Flexible Map
Embed Google Maps shortcodes in pages and posts, either by center coordinates or street address, or by URL to a Google Earth KML file.
4.8(66 reviews)
·7.0K+ active installs·Updated 3 months agoAs of April 2026, Flexible Map is a WordPress kml plugin with 7.0K+ active installations and a 4.8/5 rating from 66 reviews. It has been downloaded 356K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.6+ and PHP 5.6+. Available on WordPress.org since 2012. Downloads are up 13% this week. Top alternative: OSM – OpenStreetMap.
4.8/566 reviews
7.0K+active installs
356K+total downloads
14 yearssince 2012
Overview
Flexible Map allows you to add Google Maps to your WordPress website with simple shortcodes.
Features
- three ways to load a map:
- by center coordinates
- by street address
- by URL to a Google Earth KML file
- simple shortcode for adding maps to pages/posts
- PHP function
flexmap_show_map()for theme and plugin developers - supports multiple maps on a page/post
- supports responsive design — specify width / height in percent
- map marker doesn’t have to be the center of the map
- optional description for info window
- optional directions link for info window
- directions can be dropped into any div element with an ID
- minimal dependencies — just WordPress and the Google Maps API
Get started with Flexible Map.
Read the manual online.
Sponsorships
- directions on KML maps generously sponsore…
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Ratings & Reviews
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Recent Reviews
Brilliant and so simple for KML import
by chinwag·3 years ago
Implemented so quickly and easily. Worked straight out of the box for KML files. Highly recommend!
Simple and works great
by black85vette·4 years ago
Can’t get much easier to display a .kml file on a webpage. For a time Google had a hard time loading a local .kml file so I stored mine on a public Google.sites page, but that seems to have been resolved. Just paste the shortcode pointing to a local .kml file and it will automatically center the contents on a map that will have Terrain, default or satellite maps. Zoom and scroll work correctly. My page is all about the map so this makes maintaining my webpage simple.
Easy
by mickyharris·6 years ago
Just works, but you’ll need a Google maps API key.
Easy, Simple, Works Great!
by azlivin008·7 years ago
I use this on ALL of my websites – at least five as of now. This is by far the easiest and most complete maps plugin out there. No need to create a “post” for every map. Just enter your address and parameters right in the shortcode on the page. Totally awesome, simple, lightweight, and lots of ways to configure your map.
- This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by azlivin008.
- This topic was modified 7 years, 7 months ago by azlivin008.
Powerful and not overloaded :-)
by kato68·8 years ago
Perfect “simple” plugin the just does what it sould do.
Download Trends
Today: 17Yesterday: 23This week: 127Period total: 14K
Compatibility
| WordPress | 4.6+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4 |
| PHP | 5.6+ required |
Version Adoption
v1.19
44.6%
v1.17
37.2%
Other
12.2%
v1.12
5.9%
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Frequently Asked Questions
Changelog
The full changelog can be found on GitHub. Recent entries:
1.19.0
Released 2025-08-09
- security: authenticated Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability (thanks Wordfence, zer0gh0st for responsible disclosure)
Contributors
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