12 November 2026
WordPress plugin, embed generator and integration guides
A WordPress plugin with a Gutenberg block and shortcode, an embed generator that writes MapLibre, Leaflet, React and WordPress code, and guides for OpenLayers, React and WordPress. The demo and comparison pages now render with MapLibre GL JS 4.7. Docs cover the usage endpoint, style URLs and every library.
11 November 2026
Blog restored, sitemap and SEO work
The blog is back with its original posts, every page has canonical and social tags, there is a sitemap, and the build refuses to publish a page that contains an error.
6 November 2026
New Standard map style
A Google-Maps-like style with points of interest, road shields and familiar colours. It is now the default in the demo and the recommended style for store locators.
23 October 2026
API behind Cloudflare
api.expressmaps.com and rails.expressmaps.com moved behind Cloudflare DNS proxying. Authorization headers are handled correctly through the proxy.
17 June 2025
Live chat widget removed
The Crisp chat widget was removed from the website, which cut third-party scripts on every page. Support is by email.
10 April 2025
Address search moved to Pelias
The demo's address autocomplete now uses our own Pelias-based search at search.expressmaps.com instead of a third-party places service.
22 August 2024
Cost calculator refresh
The mapping service cost calculator was updated with revised competitor rates.
12 March 2024
New global tileset
A full rebuild of the planet tileset (tzadcr) from fresh OpenStreetMap data, with updated sprites and fonts for every style.
30 March 2023
Pricing simplified
Back to the original four plans: Free (100,000 loads), Essential, Business and Enterprise.
2 June 2022
Blog launched
First posts on Google Maps pricing and the launch of the service blog.
27 May 2022
Internal Places API
Address autocomplete migrated from Algolia Places to our own service.
6 May 2021
API documentation launched
Public reference for the key management API with curl, JavaScript and PHP examples.
29 January 2021
Toastworx integration
Partner integration completed for store locator maps.
16 October 2020
Launch
ExpressMaps opened to the public with nine map styles, a free plan of 100,000 map loads a month, a console with analytics, key management and Stripe billing.
