by Michael Aronoff 4.5 (17 reviews)

Very Simple Google Maps

Name: Very Simple Google Maps
Rating: 4.5 (17 reviews)
Author: Michael Aronoff

Contains a simple way to add an embedded Google Map to any page or post.

Very Simple Google Maps ranks #3,834 among WordPress.org plugins with 3,000+ active installations, is #201 of 2,582 in the Contact Forms category, a 4.5/5 rating from 17 reviews, and was last updated Aug 13, 2026. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Compatible with WP 7.1

vtrunk Current Version vtrunk

Updated 1 month ago Last Update on 13 Aug, 2026

Refreshed 8 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#201 of 2,582 in Contact Forms Top 10% by installs Downloads -29.3% this week

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#3,834

-5 this week

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3K+

-23.5%

KW Avg Position

28.5

0.5 worse

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44.4K

+12 today

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Rating

90%

Review 4.5 out of 5

4.5 (17 reviews)

Next Milestone 4K

Total Progress 92.4%

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Security History

Source: WPVulnerability

2 known vulnerabilities on record · 0 in the last 24 months · checked 1 month ago

Oct 23, 2023

Very Simple Google Maps [very-simple-google-maps] < 2.9.1

CVE-2023-5744 · Fixed in v2.9.1
Jan 20, 2023

Very Simple Google Maps [very-simple-google-maps] < 2.9

CVE-2023-23864 · Fixed in v2.9

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Plugin Details

Version: trunk
Last Updated: Aug 13, 2026
Requires WP: 3.3+
Tested Up To: 7.1
PHP Version: 5.6 or higher
Author: Michael Aronoff

Support & Rating

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5
Reviews: 17
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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TL;DR

AI summary of the plugin's readme

This plugin is for WordPress site owners who want to embed a Google Map on a page or post. It solves the need for a simple, shortcode-based way to add a styleable map without configuring admin settings.

Shortcode-based map embedding
No admin settings required
CSS styling support
Link marker to Google business listing

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Very Simple Google Maps

The shortcode you need to use is this: [vsgmap address="street address to display"]

The following options are available: address="street address to display" (Enter the street address for the location to be shown. NOT a Google Map URL) align="left" (default is left. Valid are left, right, center) width="400" (default is 400. Any pixel dimension is valid) height="380" (default is 380. Any pixel dimension is valid) info_window="A" (default is A which displays marker popup. Other option is near and the marker popup will not appear until marker is clicked on) zoom="14" (set the default map zoom level. Valid options are 1 through 16) companycode="" (Enter Google string cid from company maps listing URL) maptype="" (default is m, m = normal map, k = satellite, h = hybrid, p = terrain)

Find your company listing on a Google Maps result page and click the link to email the link. It will open an email and the full link will be visible. The cid # is usually easy to see. you only need the part after cid= you do not need the whole thing. You can also try this web page CID Finder: http://ryanbradley.com/tools/google-cid-finder

The plugin wraps the embed within a div so this can be achieved with with css. Simply add the following to your themes style.css .vsg-map iframe { border: 1px solid; } Of course you can change the css any way you like.