Description
Sweet Map adds a beautiful interactive map to your WordPress site — with a visual marker editor, address search, and rich popups. No coding required.
Built on Leaflet.js — the leading open-source map library trusted by millions of websites worldwide.
🆓 100% Free — No API Keys, No Registration
Unlike Google Maps or Mapbox, Sweet Map works completely out of the box:
- ✅ No Google account needed
- ✅ No API key to generate or manage
- ✅ No billing — no credit card, no usage limits
- ✅ No registration on any third-party service
- ✅ No monthly fees — ever
Just install, activate, and start adding markers.
✨ Features
- 📍 Visual marker editor — click the map to place a marker, drag to reposition
- 🗂️ Multiple maps — create unlimited maps, each with its own markers and settings
- 💬 Rich popups — title, description, photo, and a link button in every marker
- 🎨 Custom markers — choose a pin color or upload your own PNG/SVG icon
- 🔍 Address search — find any location instantly, no API key required
- 🔵 Marker clustering — nearby markers group automatically at low zoom levels
- 🧩 Gutenberg block — add maps via the block editor with a visual map selector
- 📋 Shortcode —
[sweet_map]or[sweet_map id="offices"] - 🛰️ Map styles — OpenStreetMap or Satellite view
- 📌 Geolocation — “Find my location” button on the map
- 🌍 Multilingual — English and Russian included
🚀 Add a map in seconds
Option 1 — Gutenberg block:
Click + in the page editor search “Sweet Map” select the block pick a map from the sidebar. Done.
Option 2 — Shortcode:
[sweet_map]
[sweet_map id=”offices”]
🔒 External services
This plugin uses open, free services to display maps and search addresses:
- OpenStreetMap (default map tiles) — openstreetmap.org. Copyright & terms.
- Stadia Maps (satellite tiles) — stadiamaps.com. Terms. Privacy policy.
- Nominatim (address search) — nominatim.openstreetmap.org. Privacy policy.
Map tiles load when the map is displayed on the page. Address search sends a query only when the visitor types in the search box. The plugin does not store any personal data.
Source Code
The compiled JavaScript (assets/dist/index.js) is built from Vue 3 source code available on GitHub.
Screenshots
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Sweet Map
Installation
- Upload the
sweet-mapfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin via Plugins in WordPress admin
- Go to Sweet Map in the admin sidebar to create and edit maps
- Add
[sweet_map]to any page or post, or use the Gutenberg block
FAQ
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Do I need a Google Maps API key?
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No. Sweet Map is built on Leaflet.js and OpenStreetMap — completely free, no API key, no Google account, no billing.
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How do I add a map to a page?
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Two ways: use the Gutenberg block (click +, search “Sweet Map”) or paste the shortcode
[sweet_map]anywhere on the page. -
Can I have multiple different maps?
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Yes. Create as many maps as you need in the Sweet Map admin panel. Each map gets a unique ID. Use
[sweet_map id="offices"]to embed a specific map. -
Can visitors see the address search bar?
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You control this in the map settings. Show or hide the search bar for your site visitors independently per map.
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Can visitors add or edit markers?
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No. Only site Administrators can add, edit, or delete markers. Visitors can only view the map and search addresses.
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Does it work with page builders?
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Yes — paste the shortcode
[sweet_map]in any page builder that supports shortcodes.
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial release