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Free Plugin by GEO-JobeGIS v1.5

Web Maps for WordPress

The Web Maps for WordPress plugin (aka. WebMaps for Wordpress) integrates the power of “where” into your pages and posts with interactive maps exposin …

Web Maps for WordPress

The facts

Rating
4.2★ from 5
Active installs
200+
Price
Free
Last updated
12 May 2022
Added
Aug 2013
Requires WP
4.6
Tested up to
WP 5.9.16
Downloads
18,174

Our analysis

AI-assisted

Web Maps for WordPress is a plugin that allows you to search and add interactive maps to your WordPress pages and posts. It integrates with ArcGIS Online, enabling users to access millions of authoritative maps and embed them easily. This plugin is suitable for bloggers, media outlets, and organizations looking to enhance their content with interactive mapping features.

The plugin includes blocks for adding web maps, configuring their settings, and creating slideshows of selected maps. Users can search for maps by keywords, view details about each map, and customize how the maps are displayed on their site. The interactive maps allow for zooming and feature identification, enhancing user engagement with the content.

Best for: This plugin suits bloggers, media outlets, and organizations that want to incorporate interactive maps into their content.

What it does well

  • Free to use from the WordPress.org directory
  • Integrates with ArcGIS Online for access to millions of maps
  • Includes blocks for adding and configuring maps and slideshows
  • Supports interactive map features like zoom and pop-ups
  • Designed for a variety of users including bloggers and organizations

Where it falls short

  • Limited information on specific features and settings
  • Directory score indicates potential issues with quality or support

Verdict

Web Maps for WordPress provides a straightforward way to add interactive maps to your site, though the directory score suggests caution regarding its overall quality.

From the developer

GEO-JobeGIS's own description of Web Maps for WordPress, lightly tidied.

Quickly and easily search and add interactive maps to your pages and posts with the “Add Web Map / App”, “ArcGIS Content Tree”, and “Add Content Slideshow” blocks. All of the features previously found in the Web Maps for WordPress Pro plugin are now integrated into this plugin for free!

Integrate the power of “where” into your pages and posts with interactive maps exposing authoritative content. Designed to bridge the gap between authoritative maps registered with ArcGIS Online and WordPress.

Functionality

While editing pages or posts, you’ll notice the addition of “Add Web Map / App”, “ArcGIS Content Tree”, and “Add Content Slideshow” blocks. The “Add Web Map / App” block is designed to provide WordPress users with a more streamlined process for embedding ArcGIS web maps, web applications, Story Maps and Dashboards in their pages and posts. The “Add Web Map / App” block puts millions of interactive maps at the fingertips of bloggers, website creators, media outlets and news organizations. For the first time, millions of WordPress users will be able to seamlessly enhance the information they’re communicating with authoritative maps exposing authoritative content from authoritative sources.

The following outlines various features of the “Add Web Map / App” block:

Searching for Maps:

  • Search millions of interactive web maps using one or more keywords.
  • All public web maps registered with ArcGIS Online that have a name or contain tags matching your keywords will be returned.
  • Search results will be displayed in a grid-view showing the name and image of the map.
  • Maps provide additional details (owner, description, etc.) that will help to inform users on whether or not this map is showcasing the right content.
  • A map details link will take you to the ArcGIS Online item details page where a variety of additional information about this map is available.

Configuring Maps:

  • Once a map has been selected, the user is presented with a variety of settings that can be configured before the map is embedded.
  • Size, Show Zoom Control, Show Scale Bar, Show Legend, Show Description, Show Location Search, Show Basemap Selector
  • Set your own custom map extents and create a map marker to display.

Viewing Maps:

  • Embedded maps are fully interactive, which means that users can zoom in/out and identify features on the map.
  • All visible data and capabilities exposed on each map layer are controlled within ArcGIS Online by the map creator.
  • For layers with pop-ups enabled, users can click on features to see additional information in a pop-up dialog.
  • Additional map controls exposed to the user (scale bar, legend, etc.) are determined on the WordPress side by the map settings.

Add Content Slideshow:

  • The “Add Content Slideshow” block is designed to provide WordPress users with a slideshow of selected maps and apps (Web Maps, Web Mapping Applications, Story Maps and Dashboards) in order to highlight the work of their organization.
  • Add Content Slideshow creates an attractive, easy to use slideshow, which will scroll through embedded apps and maps automatically but can also be controlled by the user.
  • The item’s title at the bottom of each slide contains a link to open the item in a separate window.

Add Content Trees:

  • The content tree widget is designed to provide WordPress users with a means of showcasing items, from the primary organization, on a WordPress page and filtering the items through tree view listings
  • The content tree widget is comprised of the Tree view and the Items summary page.

Configure

Read the full description on the official page →

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