WordPress plugin comparison

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress vs WP Google Maps Shortcode

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress

by Saidur Rahman Milon

10K+ installs4.8

WP Google Maps Shortcode

by Fahmi Adib

200+ installs4.0

At a glance

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress has more active installs: 10K+, against 200+ for WP Google Maps Shortcode.
On a typical day, Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is downloaded about 154 times, WP Google Maps Shortcode about 4.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is rated higher: 4.8 out of 5 from 173 reviews, against 4.0 from 5 reviews.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress was updated more recently: Oct 31, 2026, against Feb 17, 2015 for WP Google Maps Shortcode.
Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress is tested with a newer WordPress: 7.1.4, against 4.2.39 for WP Google Maps Shortcode.
WP Google Maps Shortcode has been around longer: since 2014, against 2016 for Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress.

Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress leads on 7 of 7 comparable lines.

Metric	Maps Plugin using Google Maps for WordPress	WP Google Maps Shortcode
Popular rank	#1,785	#12,004
Active installs	10K+	200+
Downloads, last 30 days	8K	111
Rating	4.8(173)	4.0(5)
Support threads resolved	–	–
Tested up to	7.1.4	4.2.39
Search multiplier	×0.86	×0.00
Last release	8 days ago	11 years ago
Requires PHP	5.3	–

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