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This plugin allows to include instances of Google Maps in your blogs with a simple editor button. You can insert maps everywhere: in your theme files, posts and pages. The points can include custom title, description, marker and thumbnail. The plugin is designed to allow multiple interactions with the users: Animations, Slideshows, Scrolls and more.
<a href="http://web-argument.com/google-map-shortcode-wordpress-plugin/" rel="nofollow ugc">Plugin Page</a> | <a href="http://web-argument.com/google-map-shortcode-reference/" rel="nofollow ugc">Shortcode References</a> | <a href="http://web-argument.com/google-map-shortcode-how-to-use/" rel="nofollow ugc">How To Use</a> | <a href="http://web-argument.com/google-map-shortcode-modules/" rel="nofollow ugc">Modules</a> | <a href="http://web-argument.com/google-map-shortcode-wordpress-plugin/#examples" rel="nofollow ugc">Examples</a>
Special Features:
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<li>Multiple features allowed like slideshows and scrolls, to interact with the maps.</li>
<li>The plugin can handle large number of map points.</li>
<li>Points can be added using address or coordinates.</li>
<li>Addresses in different languages allowed.</li>
<li>Simple editor button to include points and maps into the posts and pages.</li>
<li>Custom markers.</li>
<li>Based on Google Maps Javascript API Version 3.</li>
<li>Faster and more applicable to mobile devices.</li>
<li>Maps in multiple languages.</li>
<li>Points under categories can be included.</li>
<li>You can customize the html of the info window box on the settings.</li>
<li>The plugin is based on WordPress shortcode and allows many options like: initial zoom, width, height, categories, post ID, specific address, marker and thumbnail.</li>
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Plugin Languages:
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<li>English – default</li>
<li>French – Thanks to <a href="http://mapicons.nicolasmollet.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Nicolas Mollet</a></li>
<li>Polish – Thanks to <a href="http://www.fry.li" rel="nofollow ugc">Łukasz Farysej</a></li>
<li>Slovak – Thanks to <a href="http://www.fry.li" rel="nofollow ugc">Branco Radenovich</a> </li>
<li>Spanish – Thanks to <a href="http://web-argument.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Alain Gonzalez</a></li>
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Please contact me [alaingoga at gmail] in order to include your language within the plugin package.

Google Map Shortcode

Real Friendly integration of Google Maps instances into your blogs. The plugin allows to display multiple maps on your pages.

Erik Fantasia

With Map My Posts, you can easily create maps plotting the location of your posts, based upon your existing tags or categories.
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<li>3 map types available: Google Maps, Google Static Maps (PNG image), and Geochart Visualizations.</li>
<li>Embed maps on any page using the shortcodes [mmp-map], [mmp-staticmap], and [mmp-geochart]</li>
<li>Associate with a country or any specific map location.</li>
<li>Map My Posts uses existing category or tag names to help define country associations.</li>
<li>Widgets available to display maps in the sidebar.</li>
<li>Full control over size, colors, and click functions.</li>
<li>Perfect for travel bloggers, touring musicians, or anyone else that wants to Map My Posts!</li>
</ul>
Get Help
Please leave a message on <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/map-my-posts" rel="ugc">the wordpress.org support forum for Map My Posts</a>

Map My Posts

Less is more. Light is better. You original idea is awesome. Keep going ! These updates would be appreciate : 
- an update to use the new Google Map API,
- make it 100% WPML compatible (join translated locations using shortcode static map)
- be able to add our own custom taxonomy from the dashboard 

Your original idea is awesome

Map My Posts allows you to display a Google Map or Geochart visualization, associating map locations with your existing categories or tags.

Google Map Shortcode vs Map My Posts