Micah Wood

<p><strong>Stellar Places</strong> is an intuitive plugin for easily creating, managing and displaying locations using Google Maps.</p>
<h4>How?</h4>
<p>Using this plugin is simple:</p>
<ol>
<li>Install the plugin</li>
<li>Activate the plugin</li>
<li>In the WordPress admin, click on ‘Places’</li>
<li>Click on ‘Add New’ and create a new place.</li>
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<p>Once you have added a new place, you will be able to access the listing view and single location view, both of which will automatically have maps associated with them.  If you wish to insert a map in a custom location, just use the <code>[stellar_places_map]</code> shortcode (see FAQ section for more details).</p>
<h4>Why?</h4>
<p>There are plenty of Google Maps plugins for WordPress, but very few actually use custom post types to manage locations. Additionally most don’t have a simple and intuitive interface.  Let’s take a look at some use cases where Stellar Places shines:</p>
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<p><strong>Store Locator</strong> – If you own a business that has multiple physical locations, this plugin will automatically feature a list of all store locations as well as provide a page for each store location, which is good for local SEO.</p>
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<p><strong>Local Events</strong> – If your organization sponsors or holds local events, this plugin makes it easy to display them all on a map, or even display subsets based on categories.</p>
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<p>Let us how know how you are using Stellar Places!</p>
<h4>Features</h4>
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<li>Live map preview</li>
<li>Drag and drop marker relocation</li>
<li>Location pages for better SEO</li>
<li>Unlimited locations and maps</li>
<li>Mobile friendly, responsive maps</li>
<li>Easy map embeds via shortcode</li>
<li>Clean, well written code that won’t bog down your site</li>
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<h4>Upcoming Features</h4>
<p>If there is a feature or integration that you are interested in, please let me know. What I build will be entirely based on what my users need, so let your voice be heard by using the <a href="https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/stellar-places" rel="ugc">support forum</a> or creating a <a href="https://github.com/wpscholar/stellar-places/issues/new" rel="nofollow ugc">new issue on GitHub</a>.</p>
<p><em>Banner Disclaimer</em>: The icon used in the banner was designed by <a href="http://www.iconarchive.com/show/flatwoken-icons-by-alecive/Apps-Google-Maps-icon.html" rel="nofollow ugc">alecive</a>.  It has been altered and used with the author’s permission under the <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/" rel="nofollow ugc">Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license</a>.</p>
<h4>Special Thanks</h4>
<p>A very special thank you to our plugin translators:</p>
<p>Jacques Soulé (French) – http://wordpress-pour-vous.com/</p>


Stellar Places

I've used this plugin many times on multiple sites.  It has worked as expected every time.

Great plugin

Easily create, manage and display locations in a way that makes sense.

Nicola Franchini

<p>Tired of complex Google Maps API keys, fees, and tracking cookies? VenoMaps is the lightweight, privacy-focused solution for displaying beautiful, responsive, and interactive maps on your WordPress website.</p>
<p>Based on OpenLayers and OpenStreetMap (OSM) data, VenoMaps ensures quick setup and full compliance with modern privacy standards, as the default map styles require <strong>NO API KEY</strong> and are free from tracking.</p>
<h3>Key Advantages (The VenoMaps Difference)</h3>
<ul>
<li>🔑 <strong>NO API KEY REQUIRED:</strong> Use the default OpenStreetMap styles completely free and without registration.</li>
<li>🍪 <strong>Privacy-First:</strong> The default maps are loaded without any tracking cookies, making GDPR compliance easier.</li>
<li>⚡ <strong>Performance-Focused:</strong> A lightweight library ensures fast loading times compared to heavy Google Maps scripts.</li>
<li>🎨 <strong>Fully Customizable:</strong> Upload your custom markers, create multi-stop routes, and choose from multiple map styles, or add your own custom tilesets.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li><strong>Live Marker Search:</strong> Allow users to instantly filter locations by searching marker titles and infobox content. Perfect for store locators and directories.</li>
<li><strong>Custom Routes:</strong> Create and display custom routes by selecting markers as waypoints. Ideal for travel blogs, event maps, and delivery routes.</li>
<li><strong>Gutenberg Block</strong> for easy insertion into posts and pages.</li>
<li>Manage <strong>custom markers</strong> using the WP Media Library.</li>
<li><strong>Responsive design</strong> ensures a perfect display on all devices.</li>
<li>Advanced <strong>Marker Clustering</strong> for better performance with large data sets.</li>
<li>Import large lists of markers efficiently via <strong>CSV file</strong>.</li>
<li><strong>Geolocation utility</strong> to find Latitude/Longitude from an address.</li>
<li>Supports external custom styles from Stadiamaps, Thunderforest, and Maptiler (API keys required only for these optional services).</li>
</ul>


VenoMaps – OpenStreetMap & Privacy-Friendly Geo Maps

Create beautiful, searchable maps with custom markers and routes. The simple, private alternative to Google Maps.

Stellar Places vs VenoMaps – OpenStreetMap & Privacy-Friendly Geo Maps