67
Easy Google Maps
A solid free map tool that becomes a ghost town once you pay.
HealthyGrowing
67/100
The free version works well but the Pro tier is a gamble due to poor support.
Active installs
~25,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 20k+
Rating
4.6★
252 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
+12%
Growing
160 → 179 installs/day
Downloads over time
real new installs per day · release spikes shown separately from the trend2025-04-302025-08-082025-11-162026-02-232026-06-03
organicrelease spikerelease tailorganic trend · 14d rolling median
Growing · +12% in the last year
160/day a year ago→179/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayEasy Google Maps is a capable free map plugin with a broad feature set, but it is held back by persistent support failures, reports of the paid version not working as expected, and refund difficulties that make investing in the Pro tier a notable risk.
What people like
- +Works well for creating maps with fixed/static markers and categorisation out of the box×3
- +Wide range of features and map themes, including 300+ in the Pro version×2
- +Support resolved at least some issues quickly and satisfactorily×2
Common complaints
- −Support is widely reported as unresponsive or non-existent, with users receiving only automated replies or no reply at all×6
- −Paid/Pro version reported as not working after purchase, with no effective support to resolve it×2
- −Refund requests ignored after Pro version failed to meet expectations×2
- −Recent updates broke the plugin's functionality
- −Interface considered confusing and difficult for non-technical end users
- −Documentation link for obtaining an API key is broken
- −No clear support for dynamically adding markers via PHP or from GPS-tagged images
Review trustMostly organic
- 4.38★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 16%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 67% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-08-192025-01-102026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 252 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2023-12-23★★★★★Gute Unterstützungdjokor1-shot
- 2023-07-31★★★★★Good idea, but this plugin has some bugspacki93
- 2023-07-31★★★★★Very few Shortcode Examples – so unsure of capabilitiesDennis Bareis
- 2023-02-27★★★★★API link brokensparkerman
- 2022-09-14★★★★★Free plugin with maps and more featuresPetrm
- 2022-06-13★★★★★Excellent Supportponxho
- 2022-06-03★★★★★Great Supportevitasng
- 2021-11-23★★★★★a plugin with no support anymorelujox
- 2021-08-02★★★★★Great plugin!sunsetbld
- 2021-07-05★★★★★Awesomegstenveld
Releases
recent versions from WordPress.org SVNFor developers & the curious
the raw signals behind the grade — none of this is on the friendly summary aboveDownload signals
Baselines are computed on organic days only — release spikes and their tails are excluded, so they're not inflated by the auto-update wave.
167
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
146
Prior 7-day baseline
133
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
348
Mean release-day peak (30d)
152
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+14.4%
Week-over-week organic trend
Review signals
Concentration and drive-by metrics drive the review-burst and fake-review flags. 30–40% solo reviewers is normal; we only flag the extremes.
67%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
4.29
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
82%
5★ share in analyzed sample
16%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.44 → 4.38★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered