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Leaflet Maps Marker (Google Maps, OpenStreetMap, Bing Maps)
An aging map veteran that mostly just points you toward the paid upgrade.
DecliningPoor rating
47/100
The free version is officially retired and functions primarily as a demo for the Pro version.
Active installs
~15,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 10k+
Rating
4.6★
245 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-8%
Declining
24 → 22 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORverified rating is 3.89★
- MINORnot updated in 6 months
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
Declining · -8% in the last year
24/day a year ago→22/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayLeaflet Maps Marker is praised for its ease of use, good support, and as a free alternative to Google/Bing maps, but many users criticize its limited free version, heavy UI, performance issues, and intrusive ads.
What people like
- +Provides a free alternative to Google and Bing maps with useful features
- +Responsive and helpful support, often replying within 24 hours×2
- +Easy and quick map creation without needing external billing accounts×2
- +Highly customizable maps
- +Pro version considered worth the price and can make sites lighter
- +Simple UI for basic map addition
Common complaints
- −Free version is limited or unusable; many features require the paid Pro version×4
- −Heavy, complicated UI and slow performance×3
- −Excessive advertising and pop-ups×2
- −Frequent crashes or maps stop working after updates×2
- −Bugs with editing markers/layers causing loss of data×2
- −Support can be slow or unresponsive after major issues
- −Complicated workflow for tracks and markers; duplicated markers hidden and drag-and-drop issues
- −Numerous PHP notices/errors appear on activation
Review trustMostly organic
- 3.89★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.60★
- 6%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
- past spikeReview timing — up to 50% of all reviews landed in a single month
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-09-182025-02-092026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 245 total
Latest reviews · 90 analyzed
- 2024-04-20★★★★★Great Functions, Easy to Use, Amazing Supportlcpr
- 2023-08-21★★★★★OKmbs1337
- 2021-02-27★★★★★Free Version sucks …petrusmaximus
- 2020-05-06★★★★★Klasse SupportKarsten
- 2020-04-20★★★★★ouhahouamadvic
- 2020-01-07★★★★★Free version retiredpaulagaces
- 2019-03-21★★★★★Notices et publicitésJulien MA Jacob
- 2019-03-06★★★★★Great AlternativeWillOfTheWeb
- 2019-02-09★★★★★Excellent Plugin and Best Support!!smack7s
- 2018-12-20★★★★★Really free?petronellahansson
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.
20
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
22
Prior 7-day baseline
18
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
18
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
-9.1%
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.
50%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
4.00
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
70%
5★ share in analyzed sample
6%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
3.96 → 3.89★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered