ExpressMaps for WordPress

Install the plugin

1. Download expressmaps.zip (version 1.0.0, GPL).
2. In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip and activate.
3. Create a free ExpressMaps account, make an API key in the console and restrict it to your domain.
4. Paste the key into Settings → ExpressMaps and pick a default style.

Listing on the WordPress.org plugin directory is in progress; until then the zip above is the supported download.

Add a map with the block

In the editor, add the ExpressMaps Map block. The sidebar lets you set latitude, longitude, zoom, style, height, a marker and popup text, and shows a live preview while you edit.

Or use the shortcode

Works in the classic editor, widgets and page builders:

[expressmaps lat="51.5072" lng="-0.1276" zoom="13" style="standard" height="400px" marker="true" popup="Our office"]

Attributes: lat, lng, zoom (0 to 20), style (one of the ten styles), height, width, marker, popup, controls and an optional key override.

Without the plugin

A Custom HTML block works too. Paste this and replace the key:

<link href="https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.7.1/dist/maplibre-gl.css" rel="stylesheet" />
<script src="https://unpkg.com/maplibre-gl@4.7.1/dist/maplibre-gl.js"></script>
<div id="map" style="width: 100%; height: 400px;"></div>
<script>
  var map = new maplibregl.Map({
    container: 'map',
    style: 'https://tiles.expressmaps.com/styles/standard.json?key=YOUR_API_KEY',
    center: [-0.1276, 51.5072],
    zoom: 13
  });
  map.addControl(new maplibregl.NavigationControl());
  new maplibregl.Marker().setLngLat([-0.1276, 51.5072]).addTo(map);
</script>

Why not just embed Google Maps?

• Google requires a billing account and charges after 10,000 loads a month. ExpressMaps includes 100,000 loads free, then plans from $29.
• A Google embed sets cookies and reports visitors to Google, so EU sites need consent before the map shows. ExpressMaps tiles set no cookies.
• An ExpressMaps map is roughly a quarter of the page weight of a Google embed, which helps Core Web Vitals.

Download the plugin Get a free API key