Max Interactive Maps

Max Interactive Maps adds a bundled SVG world map to WordPress. Place pins with a visual editor, choose their labels, destination URLs, colors and icons, then embed the published map using its shortcode. Maps do not require a third-party map service, map tiles or an API key.

Key Features

• Drag-and-Drop Pin Placement – Add and position pins on the bundled world map
• Map Areas – Show the whole world or just Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, or Australia and Oceania; the editor zooms to the same area
• Place Pins by Coordinates – Enter a latitude and longitude to put a pin exactly on that spot
• Percentage-Based Positioning – Pin anchors scale with the map’s SVG canvas
• 5 Pin Icon Styles – Choose from Simple Dot, Teardrop, Star, Flag, or Pushpin designs
• Custom Color Controls – Set land color, water/background color, border color, and individual pin colors
• Responsive Maps – Maps resize with their container and use smaller icons on narrower screens; crowded labels may need author adjustments
• Place Structured Data – Labeled pins contribute Place entries to ItemList JSON-LD, with optional latitude/longitude you enter per pin; coordinates are never generated automatically
• No Map-Service API – The map is bundled locally; WordPress supplies the editor libraries
• Keyboard Controls – Focus and edit pins from the keyboard, including arrow-key positioning and a managed settings dialog
• Save Feedback – Clear warnings for rejected or conflicting map edits and protected damaged records

Use Cases

• Travel blogs showing visited destinations
• Business locations and branch offices
• Event locations
• Real estate property maps
• Tourism and attraction maps
• Educational geography content

How It Works

1. Create a new map from the Max Interactive Maps admin menu
2. Optionally choose a Map area such as Europe under Map Style
3. Add pins by clicking “Add Pin”, then drag them into place or enter their latitude and longitude
4. Double-click pins, or focus a pin and press Enter or Space, to set its URL, label, color, icon and font options
5. Publish and copy the shortcode
6. Paste the shortcode into a post, page or widget that processes WordPress shortcodes