With the Interactive World Maps Plugin, you can create unlimited maps featuring colored markers, continents, countries, and regions—all easily managed through this WordPress plugin.
While in maintenance mode, this plugin will only receive essential security updates, with no plans to add new features.
Showcase Unique Areas
Included are hundreds of map types for display:
- A comprehensive global atlas.
- Large and small landmasses (including all the sub-continents of Africa, Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Oceania).
- Individual countries (featuring popular nations like the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Brazil, India, and Australia).
- Country breakdowns into regions.
- U.S. territories.
- Major cities within the United States.
- Individual U.S. states viewed in terms of their major cities.
Highlight Areas with Colors or Markers
You can represent colored, interactive map areas in two ways:
- Color the entire continent, subcontinent, country, province, or U.S. state with your chosen hue.
- Use colorful markers to indicate specific areas, whether they are individual cities, states, or whole countries.
Enhance Engagement
You can add interactive elements to the highlighted areas:
- By default, the information will appear as a tooltip on mouseover.
- Upon clicking a responsive area, you can configure various actions, such as opening a new URL or displaying a message. Advanced users can write custom Javascript functions for tailored tasks, like showing content in a lightbox.
Customizable Features
You have complete control over your maps’ appearance:
- Color scheme
- Box border dimensions and colors
- Inactive area colorization
- Unique colors for each hotspot
- Marker dimensions
- Map width and height
You can embed maps on any page of your site, including articles, pages, and sidebar widgets, using a shortcode or simple PHP code for seamless integration into your design.
Responsive Design
Without a specified width, the element will automatically adapt to fill the entire width of its parent container. This means it can load and resize for mobile devices, tablets, and desktops. However, once loaded, it won’t adjust to the new window dimensions.
The plugin has supported responsive mapping since version 1.4. If the browser window changes size, jQuery will detect the adjustment and redraw the map accordingly.
Cross-Platform and Browser Support
Using SVG to create maps instead of Flash ensures compatibility with Apple devices.
Simple CSS Customization
While the Google Geochart API has some limitations, the plugin’s ‘Custom CSS Generator’ allows for easy additions, such as hover color changes, font icon integration for markers, and border color customization.
Use Cases
Utilize this plugin for various applications:
- Tourism Websites: Leverage mapping tools to showcase locations and provide detailed information.
- Travel Blogs: Highlight visited destinations on a map.
- Multinational Corporations: Create maps of cities and countries where you operate.
- Businesses of All Sizes: Mark your headquarters on a global map.
- Non-Governmental Organizations: Build world maps to display NGO initiatives.
- Infographics: Use maps to simplify complex data sets and create engaging visuals. Don’t hesitate to explore!
Important Notes
For each country, the primary regions are represented on regional maps. While labeled as “Provinces,” these may be referred to differently depending on the country, as they represent the basic organizational units of each nation. For example, the United Kingdom consists of just four regions (ENG, NIR, SCT, and WLS), while some countries, like Malta, may not have regionally segmented maps available. Please reach out through the support menu to confirm regional map availability.
User Testimonials
“I think this plugin is fantastic. Quick to learn and implement. Strongly recommended for anyone in need of a mapping service. Excellent work!”
— SBMAG
“This is the most user-friendly add-on available. I purchased it for a global business client’s website and was relieved, as they only needed a simple way to showcase their work worldwide. The value for money is excellent; I will return to buy more when I have new clients needing the same features.”
— Bradley, Benjamin
“Don’t hesitate to purchase this plugin if you’re interested. It’s the best out there. If you think $18 is too much, you’ve never struggled with creating maps. I would have happily paid ten times the asking price for such a time-saver. I’ve spent a lot on expensive software over the years trying to reduce the effort and time needed to create interactive maps. Interactive World Maps is truly a treasure!”