Who should use Spotmap?

Spotmap is a consumer product built for wordPress site owners needing live GPS tracking.

Does Spotmap have a free plan?

Yes — Spotmap is free to use.

What platforms does Spotmap run on?

Spotmap runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.

Is Spotmap still active?

The GitHub repository shows 252 commits in the last 90 days.

What projects are similar to Spotmap?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WP Maps, Mapster WP Maps, and Travelers' Map.

Who develops Spotmap?

Spotmap is developed by techtimo.

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Spotmap

Name: Spotmap
Author: techtimo

wordpress.orgOther productivity

Spotmap is a free WordPress plugin that enables live GPS tracking by displaying positions from devices like SPOT, Garmin inReach, and others on interactive maps. It stores location data in the site's own database, supports photo geotagging, and allows posts to be mapped, making it ideal for site owners who want to visualize real-time locations without relying on external cloud services.

FreeGPL-2.0WebSelf-hostedEmbeddable

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6features

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Overview

6 features

In the Other productivity space, Spotmap takes a focused approach. It focuses on displaying real-time GPS locations from multiple devices on a self-hosted WordPress site without third-party cloud services. It is built as a consumer product for wordPress site owners needing live GPS tracking. It is available for free. It runs on the web and embeddable surfaces, and it can be self-hosted.

Behind Spotmap is techtimo, and it first shipped in 2018. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 252 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 6 catalogued features are Live GPS tracking, device integration, and interactive maps. The interface is available in English and Chinese.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Live GPS tracking
Device integration
Interactive maps
WordPress integration
Photo geotagging
Custom post locations

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License

GPL-2.0

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Frequently asked questions about Spotmap

What does Spotmap do?: Spotmap focuses on displaying real-time GPS locations from multiple devices on a self-hosted WordPress site without third-party cloud services. It is catalogued under Other productivity on PulseGate.
Who should use Spotmap?: Spotmap is a consumer product built for wordPress site owners needing live GPS tracking.
Does Spotmap have a free plan?: Yes — Spotmap is free to use.
What platforms does Spotmap run on?: Spotmap runs on the web and embeddable surfaces. It can also be self-hosted.
Is Spotmap still active?: The GitHub repository shows 252 commits in the last 90 days.
What projects are similar to Spotmap?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include WP Maps, Mapster WP Maps, and Travelers' Map.WP Maps Mapster WP Maps Travelers' Map
Who develops Spotmap?: Spotmap is developed by techtimo.
How long has Spotmap been around?: Spotmap first shipped in 2018.

At a glance

Pricing: Free
Platforms: Web · Api
Languages: English, Chinese
Open source: Yes · ★ 3
License: GPL-2.0
Built for: WordPress site owners needing live GPS tracking
Model: B2C
Solves: Displaying real-time GPS locations from multiple devices on a self-hosted WordPress site without third-party cloud services.

Registered as

GitHub: techtimo/Spotmap
WordPress.org: spotmap

Developer

techtimo

Small team

GitHub

Open source

View on GitHub

Stars: 3
Forks: 1
Open issues: 10
Last commit: 26 Jun 2026
Commits 90d: 252
Contributors: 4
Authorship: Small team
Default branch: main
Latest release: 1.0.0 · 27 May 2026

Index record

Identity confidence: High · 96.2
Indexed: 29 Jun 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 29 Jun 2026

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Slug: spotmap-wordpress-org
Lifecycle last checked: 8 Aug 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 29 Jun 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model, checked against the page's own declaration.
Canonical URL: https://wordpress.org/plugins/spotmap

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