To see a whole bunch of different features in action, you can check out our older examples site here!
Mapster WP Maps is built with developers in mind. We are developers ourselves (obviously) so it was important to make sure this plugin was properly extendable. That being said, it’s your choice whether you want to build your maps completely from custom or to use Mapster WP Maps as a starting point. If you’ll need […]
Mapster WP Maps tries to make it as easy as possible to import your various kinds of geographic files along with all their properties. In the Free version, this works great for files that contain up to 100 features, but might slow down or time out if you do more than that. That being said, […]
One of the most valuable features in Mapster Pro is the ability to edit more than one feature at once. Whether you’ve imported a ton of features, or suddenly realized you need to change something small, the Mass Editing allows you to change just about any information on sets of features you’ve already created. We […]
If you’re a heavy user of Mapbox, Mapster WP Maps might just be a great plugin to ease your workflow. Mapster WP Maps integrates completely with Mapbox Tileset Service (MTS), allowing you to generate large datasets into tilesets and update them on demand. This is quite an advanced feature but can let you power a […]
Mapster comes packed with some basic shortcodes. mapster_wp_map This is the general map shortcode. It loads any map that you create in Mapster, with a few options: mapster_wp_map_search Search for posts that can be edited (part of the User Submission feature). mapster_listing_posts Create a listing map. There are also a number of built-in blocks that […]
There’s a built-in loading icon for Mapster WP Maps, but there’s a lot to choose from — we include all the ones you find on https://samherbert.net/svg-loaders/. You can also add your own loader, if you want! […]
For really big maps, caching is a must. While we don’t really recommend using Mapster WP Maps for maps that have more than 10,000 features on the map at once, it can definitely be done. But it’s important to cache the map, so that your database isn’t trying to fetch and sort all those features […]
You can actually transform your WordPress installation into a proper spatial database using Mapster WP Maps. This is a very advanced feature that will properly require you to write some custom SQL, but Mapster will set up the infrastructure for you. Plain SQL does have some decent spatial query possibilities — it’s not PostGIS, but […]
The default map field in Advanced Custom Fields (ACF) is based on Google Maps. This can be a little annoying as you need a license key, and it also doesn’t allow the storage of more complex types of geometries, like lines or polygons. This can help you organize your site according to what you want, […]
Gravity Forms is a great way to store your own data or collect data from users. But it’s missing a map form! With Mapster Pro, you can have a great and flexible map field to store map data with your Gravity Form. You can collect point data, line data, or polygon data, and show it […]
