Store Locator WordPress vs WP Google Map Plugin
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| Feature | Store Locator WordPress v1.8.9 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.9/5 Visit Details | WP Google Map Plugin v5.0.2 · checked 23 Oct 2026 Free + paid · ★ 4.3/5 Visit Details |
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| At a glance | ||
| Active installs | 10,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Last updated | October 21, 2026 | October 9, 2026 |
| Editions | Agile Store Locator · Agile Store Locator Pro ($) | WP Maps · WP Maps Pro ($) |
| Pros | Address search and category filters on a Google Map; Stores managed as a custom post type with markers; Shortcodes and WPBakery elements for placement | Free version with markers, categories, filters and clustering; Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and Mapbox base maps; Shortcode, block, widget and Elementor options; Directions link on each listing record |
| Cons | Needs a Google Maps API key and billing set up at Google; Google setup runs through an Agilelogix connection page; Pro options show upgrade prompts | Analytics integrations and the Directions API need Pro; Pro upgrade prompts appear in the admin; Deactivation survey sends the reason, plus site URL and email unless anonymous |
| Mentioned in our posts | 1 | 1 |
| More features | ||
| Other features | Stores as a custom post type, Store locator and single store shortcodes, Address search on the front-end map with Places library, Store categories, Lead management in admin with a lead cron job, Scheduled background store jobs, WPBakery store locator, detail, grid and search elements, Distance calculation through the Google Distance Matrix API | Map shortcode, Block editor map block, Elementor map widget, Map widget, OpenStreetMap and Mapbox base tiles, Marker clustering setting, REST route for map markup, Pro-only feature messaging |
| Integrations | ||
| Marketing | — | Meta Pixel ($) |
| Analytics | — | Google Analytics 4 ($), Microsoft Clarity ($) |
| Plugins | WPBakery | Elementor, Divi |
| Other | Google Maps JavaScript API, Google Geocoding API, Google Distance Matrix API, Google OAuth, Agilelogix connect | Google Maps JavaScript API, OpenStreetMap tiles, Mapbox, Zapier ($) |
| Requires WordPress | 3.3.2 | 6.0 |
| Requires PHP | — | 7.0 |
| Tested up to | 7.1 | 7.1.3 |
| Phones home | No | Only if you agree |
| External services | connect.agilelogix.com, maps.googleapis.com, oauth2.googleapis.com | weplugins.com, maps.google.com, tile.openstreetmap.org, www.googleapis.com |
| Blocks | — | 1 |
| Shortcodes | 2 | 1 |
| Custom tables | 11 | 3 |