Skip to content
GPLWP Guides

How to create interactive image maps in WordPress

Design & Layout Time About 30 minutes Updated 25 Oct 2026

DESIGN & LAYOUT
The short answer

You can create a basic interactive image map in WordPress with an image, a element and clickable elements inside a Custom HTML block. The manual method is fine for a few links, but responsive hotspots, tooltips and touch support are easier with a dedicated image-map plugin.

What you need

  • A WordPress page or post you can edit
  • The final image uploaded to the Media Library
  • Destination URLs or content for each hotspot
  • Administrator or editor access
The fast route

Let Image Map Pro for WordPress do it

Drag-and-drop image maps with custom shapes, pins, tooltips, and touch support; ideal when static images need clickable detail.

Get Image Map Pro for WordPress