Why you should upgrade to the pro version

When we turned our side project into a small business and developed Maps Marker Pro, we released it as a new, additional plugin, and kept the free version going. Over time, the two versions grew apart, making it increasingly difficult to maintain two versions of the plugin.

As of January 2020 we retired the free version. It will remain useable as is, available in the WordPress plugin directory as Leaflet Maps Marker Free, and we will even update it for major security issues, but we will not add any new features.

If you are still using the free version, we warmly invite you to upgrade to Maps Marker Pro, which uses the latest leaflet.js version (“the engine of the plugin”) and offers lots of additional features (see table below), for a state of the art user experience.

The non-expiring license key of the Pro version will be yours forever, granting you frequent updates and access to our support ticket system.

Comparison Leaflet Maps Marker vs. Maps Marker Pro

Feature	Leaflet Marker Marker	Maps Marker Pro
integrated leaflet.js version ("the engine of the plugin")	v0.7.7 (11/2015)	latest version
significantly decreased loadtimes for OpenStreetMap-based maps
GPX elevation charts
support for HERE basemaps
support for polylines, polygons, circles and rectangles
support for Google Traffic and Google Transit layers
multi-layer-map filtering
Marker clustering
Dynamic list of markers including search, sort and paging
geolocation support: show and follow your location when viewing maps
support for assigning markers to multiple layers
GPX tracks
support for GeoJSON import and export for bulk additions and bulk updates
HTML5 fullscreen maps
Minimaps
custom Google Maps styling
option to remove MapsMarker.com backlinks
upload icon button & custom icon directory
backup and restore of settings
advanced permission settings
recent marker map widget
Future proof APIs for developers
map parameters can be overwritten within shortcodes (e.g. [ mapsmarker marker="1" height="100" ])
list of markers - centering markers and opening popups by click on markername or icon
improved accessibility/screen reader support by using proper alt texts
bulk actions (duplice, delete, assign) for maps
optimized editing workflow - no more reloads needed due to AJAX support
Parsing of shortcodes in popuptexts
support for URL hashes for specific map views
highlight a marker on a layer map by opening its popup via shortcode attribute [mapsmarker layer="1" highlightmarker="2"] or by adding ?highlightmarker=2 to the URL where the map is embedded
XML sitemaps integration: improved local SEO value by automatically adding links to KML maps to your XML sitemaps (if plugin "Google XML Sitemaps" or "Yoast SEO" is active)
support for sorting list of markers below layer maps by distance from layer center
improved backend usability by listing all contents (posts, pages, CPTs, widgets) where each shortcode is used
"home button" to restore the map to its initial state
WPML/Polylang translation support for multilingual maps
Leaflet.EdgeBuffer support
Pretty permalinks
Support for scheduled markers
Support for sharing buttons
Additional basemaps built in by default (HERE maps, ESRI basemaps...)
Access to support ticket system (dedicated support from plugin author)
Priority support tickets		optional
Access to updates and new features
available in 46 translations
and much more - see features, changelog or try our live demo
	Leaflet Maps Marker	Maps Marker Pro

How to upgrade from Leaflet Maps Marker to Maps Marker Pro

Within your Leaflet Maps Marker Free plugin, please click on the link “Upgrade to Pro” in the plugin´s admin header:

As next step, please click on the button “Sounds good! I will try it now >>”:

The pro plugin will then be downloaded and installed as a separated plugin. Afterwards please activate the pro plugin and you will be guided through the process to receive a free 30-day-trial license without any obligations. Your trial will expire automatically unless you purchase a valid pro license. You can also switch back to the free version at any time.

How to install the pro plugin from scratch

please follow the instructions from https://www.mapsmarker.com/install

Still not convinced?

If you have any question regarding the pro version, please read the docs, FAQ or use our helpdesk and we will be glad to help!