CivicMap WP - Community GIS and Incident Reports

CivicMap WP is a community-powered Geographic Information System (GIS) and incident reporting plugin for WordPress. It enables municipalities, local communities, organizations and civic platforms to create interactive maps where citizens can report incidents, explore geographic information and monitor local issues.

Users can submit geolocated reports for public safety incidents, road damage, infrastructure problems and other community concerns. Administrators can review, moderate, update and manage submitted reports through a dedicated WordPress dashboard. The platform integrates Google Maps with location markers, point-of-interest layers, map clustering, heatmaps, geographic visualization, advanced filtering and statistics. Its responsive interface supports both English and Spanish. CivicMap WP is suitable for community portals, municipal information systems, neighborhood reporting websites, public safety dashboards and location-based civic projects.

Features

- Interactive Google Maps integration - Community incident reporting with geographic coordinates - Anonymous and registered-user submissions - Report categories and subcategories - Crime, public safety and infrastructure incident reports - Custom map pins and category icons - Administrative moderation and report management - Approve, edit, reject, resolve and delete reports - Map marker clustering - Heatmap and choropleth geographic visualizations - Location-based filters and map exploration - Points of interest: hospitals, schools, banks, police and fire stations - Incident statistics and reporting dashboards - Report details and photo support - Shortcode and Gutenberg integration - Responsive layouts for desktop, tablet and mobile - Multilingual interface: English and Spanish

Requirements

- Self-hosted WordPress installation - Web hosting compatible with the plugin's supported WordPress and PHP versions - MySQL or MariaDB compatible with the installed WordPress version - Google Maps API key with the required APIs enabled - Internet connection to load Google Maps services - WordPress administrator permissions for installation and configuration - HTTPS-enabled website recommended

Instructions

1. Download the CivicMap WP installation ZIP package. 2. Log in to your WordPress administration dashboard. 3. Navigate to Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin. 4. Select the installation ZIP file and click Install Now. 5. Activate CivicMap WP. 6. Open the plugin settings and configure the required Google Maps API credentials. 7. Configure incident categories, subcategories and map markers. 8. Adjust available reporting and moderation settings. 9. Add the interactive map to a WordPress page using the supported shortcode or Gutenberg block. 10. Publish the page and verify that the map loads correctly. 11. Submit a test incident report and review it in the administration panel. 12. Configure the desired public interface language and begin using the system.

For advanced configuration, consult the installation and administration documentation.