Open User Map – Interactive Leaflet Maps

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About this tool

Open User Map is a flexible map plugin for creating custom maps, community maps, directories, store locators and location-based projects. You can add your own markers — or let website visitors submit new markers directly from the frontend. New submissions can wait for your approval before they appear on the map, so you stay in full control. No Google Maps API key is required. Open User Map is based on Leaflet Map JS and includes free OpenStreetMap and MapBox based map styles, marker styles, address search and flexible embed options for Gutenberg, Elementor and shortcodes. Want to test all premium features? Start the 7-day Open User Map PRO Trial — no credit card required. 🚀 Start 7-day PRO Trial (No Credit Card) | 🔥 See Live Demos | 📖 More Info | ❓ Help What can you build with Open User Map? 📍 A simple custom map – Show your own markers on a beautiful interactive map. 👥 A community map – Let visitors add new markers directly from the frontend. ✅ A moderated map – Review and approve new marker submissions before publishing. 📡 A store locator – Showcase business locations and help visitors find nearby places. 🔎 A filterable directory map – Organize markers with categories, search and custom fields. 😎 Personalized user maps – Show individual maps for signed-in users. Why Choose Open User Map? ✅ Beautiful interactive maps – Create modern maps that do not feel like boring default map embeds. ✅ Made for WordPress – Embed maps with Gutenberg blocks, Elementor widgets or shortcodes. ✅ Frontend marker submissions – Visitors can add pins without backend access. ✅ Approval workflow included – Keep control over what gets published. ✅ No Google Maps API key required – Avoid API setup, access tokens and Google Maps restrictions. ✅ Multiple map styles – Use OpenStreetMap, OpenFreeMap vector, MapBox and other flexible map styles. ✅ Powerful search options – Marker search, address search and category filtering. ✅ Customizable forms & fields – Collect the exact location data you need. ✅ Media-rich markers – Add descriptions, images, audio, videos and more. ✅ Perfect for directories, community maps, travel blogs, events, local guides and business locations. Get a Map in 1 Minute 🍿 Watch Video on YouTube: Getting Started with Open User Map 🌏 How to create a Simple Map Create a clean, customized map that shows only your own markers. This is perfect for business locations, travel spots, event places, real estate listings or any other collection of places you want to display on your website. You can disable visitor submissions and use Open User Map as a simple custom map plugin for WordPress. 🍿 Watch Video on YouTube: How to create a Simple Map 👩🏾‍🚀🤵👩🏻‍🎤👩🏽‍🌾👩🏿‍💻 How to create an Interactive Map Create a community map where visitors can add new markers directly from the frontend. You can receive a notification for new submissions and approve each location before it is published. Your visitors can search for addresses or existing markers worldwide to quickly find the right spot. You can add custom fields and descriptions to the submission form to collect the data you need. Image, video and audio uploads are possible as well. Let your users collaborate and watch your map grow. How your website visitors add new markers to your map: Visitors simply click the “+” button on the map. A form opens where they can enter the location details in a comfortable frontend interface. After submitting, the new marker can be saved as “pending” and wait for your review before it gets published. 🍿 Watch Video on YouTube: Add a new Location 🆕 Regions Add regional navigation tabs and let your visitors fly back and forth between locations that are far apart from each other. This is useful for maps covering multiple cities, countries, regions or large areas. See the Demo Map . 🍿 Watch Video on YouTube: Regions More than 60 options to customize Use the Gutenberg Block , Elementor Widget or shortcode to add your map anywhere on your WordPress site. Nearby markers can be grouped together with marker clustering. You can customize the map size, marker styles, map focus, search options, frontend form fields, text labels, redirects, thank-you messages and much more. Custom fields allow you to adapt the marker submission form to your exact use case. Free Features: frontend adding of markers (can be disabled) frontend editing of locations for registered users admin approval for pending locations based on Leaflet no API keys required multiple map styles including MapBox GDPR-ready map tiles with servers in Germany multiple marker styles Regions as tabs 🆕 full-width map size keep map focus in fixed position (stay in an area) optional scroll wheel zoom 🆕 search for markers 🆕 address search with OSM geosearch auto-generate address from marker location with reverse geocoding 🆕 locations with custom fields 🥳 private custom fields pre-filter locations by custom fields pre-filter locations by date or date range conditional fields (🪄 experimental, please see Help section) “subtitle”, “description”, “image”, “audio” and even “title” fields can be disabled “subtitle” field links to Google route every text bit can be customized locations with images and audio multiple images as slider per location 🆕 shortcode with custom settings Gutenberg Block with custom settings Elementor Widget with custom settings marker clustering fullscreen option refresh, redirect or thank-you message after submit use URL parameter &markerid=123 to highlight a specific marker on the map get a specific value from a location by using the PHP function oum_get_location_value( ‘YOUR VALUE’, $post_id ) use WordPress hooks to extend the plugin functionality with your own code, including a hook to modify location data before rendering 🆕 use shortcode [open-user-map-form] to display the “Add Location” form stand-alone custom JS inputs custom CSS inputs 🚀 PRO Open User Map PRO gives you more control, more automation and more flexibility for advanced community maps, directories and professional map projects. You can try all PRO features for 7 days — no credit card required. 🔥 Start 7-day PRO Trial (No Credit Card) ⭐️ Filterable Marker Categories Organize locations in multiple filterable marker groups. Each group category can have an individual marker icon and will be accessible to visitors. ⭐️ Lines & Areas Add Lines and Areas as additional location types. Visitors can draw routes, paths, zones or boundaries directly on the map. ⭐️ Live Marker Filter Use the search bar to filter markers as you type. Instantly see relevant locations on the map. ⭐️ Advanced Filter Interface Create a filter sidebar next to your map and let visitors filter locations by any custom field you have configured. You can also add custom HTML content sections to display additional information or branding. Video ⭐️ Custom Image Map Style Add a custom image layer to your map or replace the map entirely with a custom image, such as a floor plan, event map, seating plan or fantasy map, while keeping interactions, clustering and popups. ⭐️ Pre-filter locations by user or role Use shortcode attributes to filter locations by current user, user ID or role. This works for maps, lists and galleries. ⭐️ Vote button for locations Add a customizable button for likes, upvotes or flagging, with flexible privacy controls. ⭐️ Star Rating Let visitors rate locations with a customizable star rating system. ⭐️ More custom field types Add custom fields such as links, radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdowns, opening hours and HTML. Social media links can automatically be rendered as icons. ⭐️ Additional geosearch providers Use additional geosearch providers including Geoapify, HERE and MapBox. ⭐️ Videos from YouTube & Vimeo Use videos instead of images to highlight each location. ⭐️ Export & Import locations Already have a list of places you want to show on the map? Use CSV export and import to add, move or bulk edit locations more easily. ⭐️ Email user notification Notify users by email after their location has been approved. ⭐️ Email admin notification Send notifications to an admin email address when new location proposals are submitted. ⭐️ Zapier/Webhook Integration Trigger an external webhook when locations are created or updated. ⭐️ User restriction Restrict the “Add location” feature to registered users only and redirect visitors to your registration form. ⭐️ Auto-publish Let registered users publish directly without admin approval. This can also be enabled for unregistered users. ⭐️ Extend user registration Add the “Add location” feature to the WordPress user registration form. ⭐️ Custom filesizes Customize the maximum filesize for image and audio uploads. The default is 10 MB. ⭐️ Custom marker icons Use your own custom marker icons. ⭐️ Current location Add a button that moves the map to the visitor’s current location. ⭐️ Limit visible locations Limit the locations shown on a map by marker categories or post IDs. This makes it possible to show only locations of a specific type or render a single location. This can be done in the block settings or with shortcode attributes. ⭐️ Single pages for locations By default, locations do not have single pages. This helps prevent large numbers of location posts from negatively affecting your SEO. If you want to add more content to locations, you can enable single pages in Open User Map PRO. ⭐️ Default template for single pages When single pages are enabled, locations automatically get a post thumbnail, an excerpt and a default content template. You can also show locations within query loop blocks to create your own list or grid view. ⭐️ Shortcodes for single location values Use the shortcode [open-user-map-location value=”YOUR VALUE” post_id=”POST ID (optional)”] to display a value from a location. This is useful when creating single pages for locations. You can find all available values in the Help section of the plugin settings under Open User Map > Settings > Help. ⭐️ Show all loc

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Getting started

From your WordPress dashboard Visit Plugins > Add New Search for “Open User Map” Install and activate Open User Map from your Plugins page Use the default WordPress editor or Elementor to insert the “Open User Map” block onto a page. Alternatively, you can use the shortcode [open-user-map] . You can manage locations in the “Open User Map” menu. You can manage styles and features under “Open User Map > Settings”.

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need Google Maps or a Google Maps API key? No. Open User Map is a WordPress map plugin based on Leaflet, OpenStreetMap, OpenFreeMap vector and MapBox based map styles. You can create custom interactive maps without setting up a Google Maps API key. Can I create a custom map with Leaflet, OpenStreetMap, OpenFreeMap or MapBox styles? Yes. Open User Map includes free Leaflet-based map styles and supports OpenStreetMap, OpenFreeMap vector and MapBox based styles. You can use it as a simple custom map plugin or as an interactive community map. The available shortcode style keys are managed from the plugin’s central map style registry; OpenFreeMap vector keys include OpenFreeMap.liberty , OpenFreeMap.bright , OpenFreeMap.positron , OpenFreeMap.dark and OpenFreeMap.fiord . Can visitors submit markers from the frontend? Yes. Website visitors can add new markers or location submissions directly from the frontend. You can enable or disable frontend marker submissions in the settings. Can I approve marker submissions before they appear on the map? Yes. New frontend location submissions can wait for your approval before they are published. This makes Open User Map useful for moderated community maps, directories and collaborative projects. Can I create a simple custom map without visitor submissions? Yes. You can disable frontend submissions and use Open User Map as a simple custom map to show your own markers, business locations, travel spots, event places or other locations. Can I add marker search, address search and filters to my map? Yes. Open User Map supports marker search, address search and filter options. You can help visitors find locations on the map and organize markers with categories and custom fields. Can I use marker categories or filter markers by category? Yes. Marker categories can be used to group, style and filter locations. In Open User Map PRO, marker categories can also have custom icons and advanced filtering options. Can I embed the map with Gutenberg, Elementor or a shortcode? Yes. Use the WordPress Block Editor, Elementor Widget or the shortcode [open-user-map] to embed your map. You can also use the shortcode in a theme template with PHP: echo do_shortcode("[open-user-map]") Can I create a store locator, business directory or community map? Yes. Open User Map can be used for store locators, business directories, community maps, travel maps, event maps, real estate maps and other location-based projects. Can I import or export map locations? Yes. Open User Map PRO includes CSV import and export for locations. This is useful if you already have a list of places, want to bulk edit markers or need to migrate location data. Can I show only specific markers, categories or locations? Yes. You can limit visible locations by marker categories, post IDs and shortcode attributes. This is useful for showing different maps, directory sections or location groups on different pages. Can users upload images, audio or videos to markers? Yes. Locations can include descriptions, images and audio. Open User Map PRO also supports videos from YouTube and Vimeo, plus additional media and field options. Can registered users edit or delete their own locations? Yes. Open User Map supports frontend editing for registered users. Depending on your settings and capabilities, users can edit or delete their own submitted locations. Can I show the visitor’s current location on the map? Yes. You can enable a current location button so visitors can move the map to their own position. This is useful for local maps, nearby places, directories and store locator use cases. Can I customize marker icons, colors and map styles? Yes. Open User Map includes multiple marker styles, map styles and UI color options. Open User Map PRO adds custom marker icons and additional styling options. Can I use custom fields and developer hooks? Yes. You can add custom fields to collect the exact location data you need. Developers can also use WordPress hooks, custom CSS and custom JavaScript to adapt the map output. Where do I find help or report security bugs? Please check our Knowledge Base and search the Support Forum . Security bugs can be reported through the Patchstack Vulnerability Disclosure Program .

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