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WP Maps · Version history

WP Maps changelog and version history

Latest version
5.0.3
Oct 28, 2026 (11 days ago)
Releases
57
since 2016
In the last year
16
about one every 22 days
Tested up to
WordPress 7.1.4
PHP 7.0 or later

Releases each year

  • 20162 releases
  • 20211 release
  • 20221 release
  • 202311 releases
  • 202413 releases
  • 202517 releases
  • 202612 releases

202612 releases

  1. WP Maps 5.0.3Latest

    • Fix: Fixed an issue with API error messages related to HTTP referrer restrictions.
    • Security: Fixed a security issue related to the csv_column parameter for improved Wordfence compatibility.
    • New: Automatically create a default sample map when a new user activates the plugin.

  2. WP Maps 5.0.2

    • New: Store Locator feature added.
    • New: “WP Maps” Gutenberg block. Choose a map from a dropdown, with a live preview in the editor.
    • New: “WP Maps” Elementor widget. Choose a map directly, with a live preview in the editor.
    • New: “WP Maps” Divi module. Choose a map directly, with a live preview in the Visual Builder.

  3. WP Maps 5.0.1

    • New: Added OpenFreeMap tile provider support for OpenStreetMap.
    • New: Added transparent styling for map controls.
    • New: Added admin popup notifications for API errors, making it easier to identify issues such as invalid or restricted API keys.

  4. WP Maps 5.0.0

    • New: Added an option to configure the CARTO API key when using CARTO as the map tile provider.
    • Security: Hardened map location data handling to ensure that only valid numeric location IDs are stored.
    • Security: Improved handling of IN() conditions in the internal query builder by properly escaping each value individually.
    • Fixed: Addressed a potential SQL injection vulnerability involving map location data in specific configurations.

  5. WP Maps 4.9.9

    • New: Added Heatmap functionality to visualize the density of locations on the map.

  6. WP Maps 4.9.8

    • Security: Removed the unused check_products_updates AJAX action.
    • Security: Improved validation of request-supplied values used by AJAX handlers.
    • Security: Fixed a Local File Inclusion vulnerability
    • Security: Restricted dynamic AJAX method dispatching to an explicit allowlist to prevent unauthorized method execution and recursive invocation.

  7. WP Maps 4.9.7

    • Security: Added capability validation to the wpgmp_ajax_call AJAX endpoint to prevent unauthorized access.

  8. WP Maps 4.9.6

    • Fix : load Google Maps API v3.64 to prevent DrawingManager deprecation issues,

  9. WP Maps 4.9.5

    • Fix : Fixed an authenticated stored XSS vulnerability in the location_messages parameter by improving input sanitization and output escaping.
    • Fix : Resolved Select2 dropdown style conflicts with other plugins by applying plugin-specific CSS selectors in the backend styles.

  10. WP Maps 4.9.3

    • Added : Drawing feature (allows users to draw shapes such as polygons, polylines, rectangles, and circles on the map).
    • Fix : Fixed file upload security issues for custom templates by improving sanitization and adding permission checks.

  11. WP Maps 4.9.2

    • Fix : Dispatch an event within apply_filters to retrieve map_obj.
    • Fix : Fix the security issue in the shortcode parameter.
    • Fix : Fix the sql injection security issue.
    • Fix : Small UI changes for frontend map and listing.

  12. WP Maps 4.9.1

    • Fix : Implemented escaped and safer google maps HTML output.

202517 releases

  1. WP Maps 4.9.0

    • Fix : Fixed plugin version number.

  2. WP Maps 4.8.9

    • Fix : Applying WordPress’s native security and escaping functions in the security class.

  3. WP Maps 4.8.8

    • Fix : Reported security issue related to shortcode attribute fixed.

  4. WP Maps 4.8.7

    • Fix : Reported security issue related to file control fixed.
    • Fix : Sample csv download functionality fixed.

  5. WP Maps 4.8.6

    • Add : Search and Category placeholder settings now work correctly with OpenStreetMap.
    • Add : Plugin script and style files will not load on another pages.

  6. WP Maps 4.8.5

    • Add : Fix Autosuggest selected address displays the formatted address.
    • Add : Fix the frontend Font Awesome console error.
    • Add : Fix the category parameter handling in the shortcode.

  7. WP Maps 4.8.4

    • Add : API Key missing message display if opensource provider selected fixed.

  8. WP Maps 4.8.3

    • Add : Updated the doc for Infowindow Message for Locations.
    • Add : Fixed the Undefined wpgmp_api_key error.

  9. WP Maps 4.8.2

    • Add : Fixed the Fatal error htmlspecialchars_decode().
    • Add : Fixed the search control error.

  10. WP Maps 4.8.1

    • Add : Fixed the png marker default size issue.
    • Add : Infowindow open on wrong area issue fixed.
    • Add : Search control autosuggest issue fixed.

  11. WP Maps 4.8.0

  12. WP Maps 4.7.4

    • Add : Fixed the empty latitude and longitude vaildation error message.

  13. WP Maps 4.7.3

    • Add : Fixed the _load_textdomain_just_in_time issue.
    • Add : Fixed the headers already sent issue.

  14. WP Maps 4.7.2

    • Add : Fixed the security issues related to map controls.

  15. WP Maps 4.7.1

  16. WP Maps 4.7.0

  17. WP Maps 4.6.9

202413 releases

  1. WP Maps 4.6.8

  2. WP Maps 4.6.7

  3. WP Maps 4.6.6

  4. WP Maps 4.6.4

  5. WP Maps 4.6.5

  6. WP Maps 4.6.3

  7. WP Maps 4.6.2

  8. WP Maps 4.6.1

  9. WP Maps 4.6.0

  10. WP Maps 4.5.9

  11. WP Maps 4.5.8

  12. WP Maps 4.5.7

  13. WP Maps 4.5.6

202311 releases

  1. WP Maps 4.5.5

  2. WP Maps 4.5.4

  3. WP Maps 4.5.3

  4. WP Maps 4.5.2

  5. WP Maps 4.5.1

  6. WP Maps 4.5.0

  7. WP Maps 4.4.9

  8. WP Maps version4.4.8

  9. WP Maps 4.4.7

  10. WP Maps 4.4.6

  11. WP Maps 4.4.5

20221 release

  1. WP Maps 4.2.2

20211 release

  1. WP Maps 4.0.6

20162 releases

  1. WP Maps 3.1.1

  2. WP Maps 3.0.8

Questions about WP Maps’s releases

What is the latest version of WP Maps?

5.0.3, released on Oct 28, 2026 (1 week ago). It’s tested up to WordPress 7.1.4 and needs PHP 7.0 or later.

How often is WP Maps updated?

16 releases in the last year, about one every 22 days. Its first release on WordPress.org dates from February 2016.

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Release dates come from the day each version’s folder was made in WP Maps’s WordPress.org SVN repository; the notes from its readme’s changelog, as its authors wrote it.