Create a custom map featuring your own locations or an interactive map where anyone can add location pins without registering. New locations will wait for your approval before getting published.
The map is based on Leaflet Map JS and offers you many free map and marker styles. You do not need an API Key, Access Token or any other external registration (like Google). Additionally you have access to awesome MapBox map styles.
Integrate a customized and clear map showcasing only your own location markers, without the option for other users to add new locations. Additional features will be deactivated by default.
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Create a community map! Visitors to your page can add new location markers to the map. You will receive a notification to approve each location before it is published. Your visitors can search for addresses or markers worldwide to quickly find the right spots. You can add custom fields and descriptions to the form to collect the data you need. Image and audio uploads are possible and much more. Let your users collaborate!
How your website visitors add new markers to your map:
Just by clicking a “+”-Button a form will popup to let the visitor enter location details the same comfortable way you can do it in the backend. After submit the location proposal will be “pending” and wait for your review approval to get published.
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Add regional navigation tabs and let your visitors ‘fly’ back and forth between locations that are far apart from each other. See the Demo Map.
More than 60 options to customize
Use the Gutenberg Block or Elementor Widget to integrate your map or place the shortcode anywhere on your site. Close by locations will group together in clusters. Make use of Custom Fields to create the form accoding to your needs.
Free Features:
frontend adding (can be disabled)
admin approval for pending locations
based on Leaflet
no API Keys
multiple map styles (including MapBox)
GDPR ready map tiles (Server in Germany)
multiple marker styles
Regions as tabs ????
full width map size
keep map focus in fixed position (stay in an area)
scroll wheel zoom (optional) ????
Search for Markers ????
Search for Address (OSM geosearch)
locations with custom fields! ????
private custom fields
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 & audio
Shortcode with with custom settings
Gutenberg Block with custom settings
Elementor Widget with custom settings
marker clustering
fullscreen option
refresh, redirection 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
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The Open User Map plugin is also available in a professional version which includes more styles, more funtionality and more flexibility!
More custom field types
Add custom fields like links, radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdowns and even HTML. Social media links will automatically be rendered as icons.
Export & Import locations
Maybe you already have a list of places you need to show on the map. No problem – just make use of the CSV Export & Import feature. This also comes in handy for bulk editing a lot of locations.
Email user notification
Users get notified by email after their location has been approved.
Email Admin notification
Send notifications to an Admin email account on incoming location proposals.
User restriction
Restrict “Add location” feature to registered users only. Redirect your visitors to the registration form.
Auto-publish
When activated registered users will publish directly without admin approval. This can also be enabled for unregistered users.
Extend user registration
Integrate the “Add location” feature to the WordPress user registration form.
Custom filesizes
Customize max. filesize for image/audio uploads (default: 10MB).
Custom marker icons
Use your own custom marker icon.
Custom UI Elements color
Pick a color for buttons and icons that fits your theme.
Current location
Add a button that relocates the map to the users current location.
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.
Limit visible locations
You can limit the locations to be shown by marker categories and by post ids. So it is possible to show only locations of a specific type or to render only one single location. This can be done in the block settings or with shortcode attributes.
Single pages for locations
Per default locations will not have a single page. This should ensure that all the locations wont negatively affect your SEO. But if you’d like to add more content to locations you can easily enable it in the PRO version.
Default template for Single pages
If Single pages are enabled locations will automatically have a post thumbnail, an excerpt as well as a default content template. And you can show locations within query loop blocks to setup 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 easily display a value from a location. You will need this when creating single pages for locations. See all the available values in the Help section of the plugin settings (Open User Map > Settings > Help).
Show all location images as gallery
Use the shortcode [open-user-map-gallery] to get a nice gallery view of all the location images. Each image is linked to the location marker on the map.
Show all locations as list or grid
Use the shortcode [open-user-map-list] to get a list view of all the locations. Alternatively you can use the native query loops block to build a custom list or grid.
Allow registered users to edit their locations
Open User Map PRO extends WordPress capabilities to allow backend access. If assigned to the user role registered users get access to read, edit and delete their locations from within the backend.
You want to build a collaborative map service where your visitors can add locations on their own. This could be a travel blog or a something like a bar and restaurtant guide. Where are the top locations for food and drinks in your city? Ask your audience for their recommendations! Prepare some categories like food, drinks, music etc. and let them drop the markers right in the frontend. Watch your map grow fast!
???????? Community building
Extend the WordPress user registration form with an “Add location” input. Your new users can drop a marker on the map to share their location. Use it to build an awesome user map and help your audience connecting.
???????? Sound map
Get your audience a soundmap. Your visitors can not only upload text and images to their locations but audio as well! This way e.g urban (or remote) areas can be discovered by its specific soundscape.
The possibilities are endless. We are very curious about what you are building with the help of our plugin. Please don’t hesitate to let us know or ask for feature requests in the support forum. As this plugin is under constant development we are keen to know what are the features that you need? Contact us!
Do I need an API Key or some external registration?
No, the plugin is based on Leaflet.js and offers you free map styles that don’t need any kind of registration.
How to integrate the map?
Use the page editor or Elementor to insert the “Open User Map” block or just place the shortcode [open-user-map] anywhere in your content. Or integrate it within your theme template with PHP:
echo do_shortcode("[open-user-map]")
you can also override the initial map focus with shortcode attributes:
No. Add a new location simply by droping a marker on the map. You can search for addresses as well. If you want to use GPS coordinates though, there is an option for that.
I want my own fields. Is this possible?
Yes. You can add custom fields in the settings and use them instead of “subtitle” and “description”.
Can I use Gutenberg?
Yes! You will find the “Open User Map”-Block under widgets.
Can I use Elementor?
Yes! You will find the “Open User Map”-Widget. The minimum required Elementor version is 3.7.0. PHP needs to be at least version 7.3.
Can I use marker clustering?
Yes! This is enabled by default. You can disable it in the settings.
Can I search for Markers?
Yes, you can. Just enable the “Search for Markers” feature which will render a button or full searchbar on the map. It is a fulltext search.
Can I go fullscreen?
Yes! There is a fullscreen control button on the top left of the map. You can disable it in the settings.
Can I use custom styles?
Yes, we encourage you to do so. This plugin is supposed to be developer friendly. Feel free to override the .open-user-map class in css to create your own awesome design.
Can my users upload audio files?
Yes! This is a new fun feature. Your visitors can upload mp3, wav, mp4 and m4a files and after your approval little audio players will be attached to the locations. The world needs soundmaps!
Is there a max. filesize for image/audio uploads?
Yes, per default it is 10MB. You customize that with the PRO version. Be aware that that you may need to increase upload_max_filesize and post_max_size on your server accordingly as they set the general limit for uploading files.
Can I disable specific form fields?
Yes, all default form fields can be disabled. You can use custom fields.
Can the “link” field handle multiple URLs?
Yes. They need to be separated with the | symbol.
How can I access field values of a location?
Use this shortcode (PRO)
[open-user-map-location value="YOUR VALUE" post_id="POST ID (optional)"]
to display a value from a location. You will need this when creating single pages for locations. See all the available values in the Help section of the plugin settings (Open User Map > Settings > Help & Getting started).
How to allow registered users to manage their locations?
Make use of these capabilities: ‘edit_oum-locations’, ‘edit_published_oum-locations’ and ‘delete_oum-locations’. Additionally you need to ensure the user has ‘upload_files’ capability if you want them to edit/upload images in the backend.
You can assign them to any user role with plugins like e.g. User Role Manager.
Can I automatically open a location (eg. for sharing)?
Add ?markerid=123 to the URL to auto-open a specific location. 123 can be the post_id of any public location.
The map doesn’t show up with content preloading.
Some themes/plugins make use of content preloading. This can break the loading of the OUM map. In this rare case please disable preloading for the map section. Alternatively you could manually trigger the oumMap.invalidateSize() method after the content has been loaded. This reinits the OUM map.
How can I import/export locations to CSV?
There is a Import & Export feature available in the PRO version.
Can I use condtionial fields?
Yes, there is an (experimental) feature available. It can be done with a Javascript function. Find more details in the Help section (Open User Map > Settings > Help & Getting Started).
How do I use WordPress Hooks?
Open User Map includes Hooks to let you customize the code. Please see details and examples in the Help section (Open User Map > Settings > Help & Getting Started).
Can I use ACF fields?
Yes, you could use the Advanced Custom Fields plugin to extend the WordPress user registration form with your own fields. Please see Open User Map > Settings > Help & Getting Started > Hooks to learn how to show these field values inside the location bubble.
I want to submit a feature request.
Please do so! You can use the support forum to let us know about your ideas helping to make this plugin better.