Best direction plugins for WordPress
The most popular direction plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Very Simple Google Maps leads with 3K+ active installs, ahead of jQuery Vertical Scroller (400+) and Car Route Planner Plugin (300+). All 8 plugins tagged “direction” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 7 direction plugins
- 1.
Very Simple Google MapsThe most installed direction plugin, with 3K+ active installs. Rated 4.5 from 17 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 2.
jQuery Vertical Scroller400+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 11 reviews, last updated 7 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.1.28.
- 3.
Car Route Planner Plugin300+ active installs. Rated 3.0 from 10 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.4.14.
- 4.
Simple Google Contact Map20+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 11 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.3.34.
- 5.
Our Geolocation10+ active installs. Only 1 review so far, last updated 12 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 3.9.40.
- 6.
WP Direction Detector10+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.
- 7.
Simple Map With ShortcodeFewer than 10 active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.9.20.
All 8 plugins tagged “direction”
Very Simple Google Maps
Up in the last 7 days:12#3,811by Michael Aronoff1 month ago
Contains a simple way to add an embedded Google Map to any page or post.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(17)
- Downloads
- 32/day
jQuery Vertical Scroller
Down in the last 7 days:6#9,775by Vamsi Pulavarthi7 years ago
Use jQuery Vertical Scroller plugin to display posts as a vertical scroll in a widget, post or page. Supports multiple instances.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.8(11)
- Downloads
- 6/day
Car Route Planner Plugin
Down in the last 7 days:8#10,305by iGuk2 years ago
Route planner for car travelers. Calculator of various values for route, such as length, driving time, fuel amount and cost, customized cost.
- Installs
- 300+
- Rating
- 3.0(10)
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Google Contact Map
Up in the last 7 days:40#26,897by praveencrony11 years ago
Simple embedded Google Map to any Post or Page Using shortcode and Widget.
- Installs
- 20+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Our Geolocation
#44,450by Ahsanullah Akanda12 years ago
Simply show your geographical location to your visitor.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- 5.0(1)
- Downloads
- 0/day
WP Direction Detector
#47,762by .fay10 years ago
This plugin auto dectects and apply the right direction (RTL or LTR) on post's titles, bodies and comments.
- Installs
- 10+
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day
Simple Map With Shortcode
Down in the last 7 days:4,511#73,464by Arjun Soni4 years ago
Admin can download the user\'s details using this Simple Map With Shortcode plugin.
- Installs
- <10
- Rating
- –
- Downloads
- 0/day