András Guseo

<p>MapSwap for The Events Calendar replaces Google Maps with an alternative map provider on the single event pages. No API key required, no usage fees, no restrictions — just fast, reliable, and free maps powered by OpenStreetMap.</p>
<p>It requires the <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/leaflet-map/" rel="ugc">Leaflet Map</a> plugin and <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/" rel="ugc">The Events Calendar</a>.</p>
<p><strong>Want to replace maps on Venue pages and the Map view as well? Download the beta version of <a href="https://andrasguseo.com/mapswap-for-the-events-calendar" rel="nofollow ugc">MapSwap Pro</a> for FREE and give it a try!</strong></p>
<h4>Why MapSwap?</h4>
<ul>
<li>No API key needed – OpenStreetMap is free and open. No sign-ups, no billing, no quotas.</li>
<li>Privacy-friendly – OpenStreetMap doesn’t track your visitors the way Google does.</li>
<li>Works with your existing events – MapSwap uses the venue addresses you’ve already entered. No data migration, no extra setup.</li>
<li>Easy to set up – Install, activate, enable. Your maps are swapped in seconds.</li>
<li>Easy to revert – Disable the setting or deactivate the plugin and Google Maps is back.</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features of MapSwap free version</h4>
<p>Everything you need to replace Google Maps on single event pages.</p>
<ul>
<li>Replaces Google Maps with OpenStreetMap on single event pages</li>
<li>Configurable zoom level and zoom controls</li>
<li>Adjustable map height and width</li>
<li>A link to OpenStreetMap instead of Google Maps</li>
<li>Compatible with any theme that supports The Events Calendar</li>
</ul>
<h4>Features of MapSwap Pro</h4>
<p>Take it further. MapSwap Pro extends the free plugin to cover Events Calendar Pro features.</p>
<ul>
<li>Replaces the Google Maps-powered Map view with OpenStreetMap</li>
<li>Replaces Google Maps on single Venue pages</li>
<li>Individual settings for Venue pages</li>
</ul>
<h4>Requirements</h4>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/leaflet-map/" rel="ugc">Leaflet Map</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/the-events-calendar/" rel="ugc">The Events Calendar</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
<p>This plugin connects to OpenStreetMap to display an interactive map on single event pages. When a visitor views an event page with a venue address, the plugin generates a link to OpenStreetMap using that address so the map can be rendered.</p>
<p><strong>What data is sent:</strong> The venue address entered in The Events Calendar is included in the request URL sent to OpenStreetMap’s servers.</p>
<p><strong>When it is sent:</strong> Every time a visitor loads a single event page that has a venue with an address.</p>
<p><strong>Service provider:</strong> OpenStreetMap Foundation</p>
<ul>
<li>Website: https://www.openstreetmap.org</li>
<li>Terms of Use: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use</li>
<li>Privacy Policy: https://wiki.osmfoundation.org/wiki/Privacy_Policy</li>
</ul>


MapSwap for The Events Calendar

MapSwap for The Events Calendar replaces Google Maps with an alternative map provider on the single event pages.

Giorgos Sarigiannidis

<p>A map block for Gutenberg which uses <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenStreetMap</a> and <a href="https://leafletjs.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Leaflet.js</a>. It needs no API keys and works out of the box (or, out of the Block, if you prefer). Benefiting from Gutenberg’s potential, the plugin tries a different take on how to add your locations on the map and rethinks a few things, UX-wise.</p>
<p>Instead of manually adding coordinates for each one of your markers, just click-and-drop them directly on the map. You want to adjust their position? Just drag them wherever you want. And instead of filling-in custom fields to set each marker’s popup content, just open that popup and start writing in it, the Gutenberg way (it supports WYSIWYG editing, with links, images, and all). It even stores the map’s zoom level as you use it so that you don’t have to set it by hand.</p>
<span class="embed-youtube" style="text-align:center; display: block;"><iframe loading="lazy" class="youtube-player" width="750" height="422" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FGe7zJnrIgo?version=3&rel=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&fs=1&hl=en-US&autohide=2&wmode=transparent" allowfullscreen="true" style="border:0;" sandbox="allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox"></iframe></span>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://github.com/gsarig/ootb-openstreetmap" rel="nofollow ugc">Follow the project’s development on GitHub</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/gsarig/ootb-openstreetmap/releases" rel="nofollow ugc">Release history</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/users/gsarig/projects/1" rel="nofollow ugc">Roadmap</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/gsarig/ootb-openstreetmap?tab=readme-ov-file#hooks" rel="nofollow ugc">Hooks🪝</a></li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/gsarig/ootb-openstreetmap?tab=readme-ov-file#shortcodes" rel="nofollow ugc">Shortcodes</a></li>
</ul>
<h4>Features</h4>
<ul>
<li>No need for API keys. Just install and use it.</li>
<li>Support for multiple markers.</li>
<li>Support for a different icon per marker.</li>
<li>Support for polygons and polylines.</li>
<li>Marker clustering: group nearby markers into clusters that expand as you zoom in.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.gsarigiannidis.gr/wordpress-gutenberg-map-block-openstreetmap/" rel="nofollow ugc">Dead-simple interface</a>. Don’t search for coordinates and don’t get overwhelmed by too many fields when using multiple markers. Just point and click on the map to add your marker where you want it and edit it’s popup content directly from there.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.gsarigiannidis.gr/openstreetmap-place-search/" rel="nofollow ugc">Place search</a>. Find locations by typing keywords.</li>
<li>Remembers the zoom that you set when adding the markers and stores it so that you don’t set it by hand (which you can do anyway if you prefer).</li>
<li>AI integration which allows you to add markers by using commands in natural language. Just say “please” to activate (e.g. “Please, show me where GOT was filmed”). Requires an API key from an AI Provider, or a site-level AI connector on WordPress 7.0+. <a href="https://www.gsarigiannidis.gr/openstreetmap-openai-integration/" rel="nofollow ugc">Read more</a>.</li>
<li>Query Maps: Supports creating a map out of maps added on other posts or post types. This can be quite powerful when, for example, you have a custom post type for “Places” with each place having its own map, and you want to dynamically gather-up all the places on a single map.</li>
<li>Shortcode support: You can use the shortcode <code>[ootb_query]</code> as an alternative way to use the aforementioned Query Maps feature (see the FAQ for more info).</li>
<li>Support for a location custom field, which can be used to store a post’s or post type’s location, following the <a href="https://codex.wordpress.org/Geodata" rel="nofollow ugc">Geodata guidelines</a>. Read more in the <a href="https://github.com/gsarig/ootb-openstreetmap/releases/tag/2.8.0" rel="nofollow ugc">v.2.8.0 release notes</a>.</li>
<li>Adjust the map height.</li>
<li>Change the default marker icon with a custom one.</li>
<li>Enable or disable map dragging.</li>
<li>Enable or disable touch zoom.</li>
<li>Enable or disable double-click zoom.</li>
<li>Enable or disable scroll wheel zoom.</li>
<li>Set a minimum and maximum limit that the user can zoom on the frontend. Setting the same value to both fields will lock the zoom at that level.</li>
<li>Support for other Layer Providers: MapBox (using your own API key) and Stamen.</li>
<li>Option to export locations in a JSON file</li>
<li>Option to import locations from a JSON file</li>
</ul>


Out of the Block: OpenStreetMap

Just because we don't need an API license key, and we can have multiple pins per map among other things, for me this is the best mapping block. And of course, the plugin works exactly as advertised.

Until now, I was using my own map block I had created with ACF Pro, but that was just simple Google Map embed, which again did not require an API key, but was restricted to one pin per map, and of course no live data like traffic and other visuals, along with no street view.

Well done, and thank you,
Nick.

The best map block


In 5 minutes I had a map with a marker. Easy!


Loved it!

A map block for Gutenberg using OpenStreetMap and Leaflet that needs no API keys and works out of the box. Or should we say, ...Out of the Block?

MapSwap for The Events Calendar vs Out of the Block: OpenStreetMap