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WP Map Block – Gutenberg Map Block for Google Map and OpenStreet Map by aBlocks
This lightweight map block is now a heavy hitter for dashboard advertisements.
Declining
48/100
This once simple map block now irritates users with dashboard advertisements after merging into a larger block builder.
Active installs
~25,000
our estimate · wp.org shows 20k+
Rating
4.1★
19 ratings
Trend · vs a year ago
-52%
Declining fast
151 → 72 installs/day
What to watch out for
- MINORdownloads down 52% vs a year ago
- MINORnot updated in 7 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 fast · -52% in the last year
151/day a year ago→72/day today
Reviews
what people actually sayWP Map Block was well-regarded as a lightweight, easy-to-use Gutenberg map block with no API key required, but its reputation has sharply declined after version 2.0.0 introduced intrusive in-dashboard advertising and a prior update broke custom icon functionality.
What people like
- +Easy to set up and use with no API key required×8
- +Supports both Google Maps and OpenStreetMap×5
- +Supports multiple markers with customizable icons and popups×4
- +Lightweight and simple without unnecessary settings×4
- +Developer/support team described as responsive×3
Common complaints
- −Plugin displays large, intrusive ads for aBlocks throughout the dashboard (since 2.0.0)×2
- −Custom icon feature is broken (since 1.4.10)
- −Plugin reported as not working with the latest version of WordPress
- −Marker position shifts inaccurately when zoomed out
- −Managing a large number of markers is difficult to keep track of
- −A default marker is forced onto the map (reportedly in Bangladesh) with no way to remove it
Review trustReviews look organic
- 4.69★Verified rating — holds steady vs the raw 4.10★
- 20%One-shot reviewers — most reviewers are active community members
Reviews per month · 5★ vs lower
2023-11-172025-03-112026-06-04
5★ reviews1–4★ reviews
All-time ratings · 19 total
Latest reviews · 20 analyzed
- 2024-11-17★★★★★Broken Adwaresedrubal1-shot
- 2024-10-28★★★★★New feature: advert!shelacek1-shot
- 2024-08-22★★★★★Simple, easy and lightAlex T
- 2024-02-03★★★★★Does not work with Latest WordPress versionsktan7
- 2023-11-07★★★★★The best except a small detailvaggita
- 2023-02-10★★★★★Simple …. works very well!!houston1956
- 2023-01-14★★★★★Great Map Pluginpatrik95
- 2022-11-23★★★★★Simple & it works!Davor_WP
- 2022-07-13★★★★★Awfulkaytotheworld1-shot
- 2022-06-10★★★★★WP Map Blockyleguerch
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.
73
Baseline · median of last 7 organic days
69
Prior 7-day baseline
61
Floor · 25th percentile over 14 days
78
Latest day · 2026-06-03(organic)
+5.8%
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.
20%
Max month share · biggest single 30-day window
2.32
Distribution CV · <0.6 even, >1.5 bursty
75%
5★ share in analyzed sample
20%
Solo reviewers · only this one wp.org activity
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Volume velocity · last 6mo vs prior 6mo
4.15 → 4.69★
Sample avg · raw → solo-filtered