Title: Disable Google Maps?
Last modified: January 10, 2019

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# Disable Google Maps?

 *  Resolved [jgold723](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgold723/)
 * (@jgold723)
 * [7 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-google-maps-3/)
 * Is is possible to disable the Google Maps function, since we don’t want to pay
   for the API?

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 *  [xchristiandianne](https://wordpress.org/support/users/xchristiandianne/)
 * (@xchristiandianne)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-google-maps-3/#post-11085187)
 * Hey [@jgold723](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgold723/)
 * Since no one has bothered to respond to your super-simple question, and I just
   happen to be here…
 * You don’t actually have to pay for the API–you get $200 free usage each month
   for maps, and generally, most websites don’t go over that. I’ve never paid a 
   cent for it and use it for multiple websites.
 * From the Google Maps Platform Pricing Guide ([https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/](https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/pricing/)):
 * **Can I still use Google Maps Platform for free?**
    “Yes. When you enable billing,
   you get $200 free usage every month for Maps, Routes, or Places. Based on the
   millions of users using our APIs today, most of them can continue to use Google
   Maps Platform for free with this credit.”
 *  Thread Starter [jgold723](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgold723/)
 * (@jgold723)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-google-maps-3/#post-11086940)
 * Hey, thanks for the answer – I appreciate it.
 * That said, I’m still hoping I can find a way to disable the API or change the
   map to a different (i.e. free) source.
 * Google has created a logistical problem for website developers like me — my client
   doesn’t want to put their credit card out there and I don’t want to put a bunch
   of sites on my credit card and leave myself exposed for someone that I don’t 
   have an ongoing relationship with.
 * I also hope plugin developers will take note of this and look for other solutions.
 *  [Benjamin](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bsokic/)
 * (@bsokic)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-google-maps-3/#post-11087685)
 * Hi [@jgold723](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgold723/)
 * We do not currently have alternative maps, but we plan to integrate OpenStreetMaps
   and you can also submit a feature request for our Development Team to consider
   implementing for a future release of the calendar: [https://ideas.time.ly](https://ideas.time.ly)
 * If you do not enter “Event location details”, the map will not appear on the 
   frontend, and if you want to remove this feature from the backend, then unfortunately
   this is not possible, at least not without changes in the plugin code.
 * Best regards,
    Ben
 *  Thread Starter [jgold723](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgold723/)
 * (@jgold723)
 * [7 years, 2 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-google-maps-3/#post-11097182)
 * Thanks Ben.
 * For anyone following this thread, I was able to make the blank map window go 
   away using some CSS:
 * div.ai1ec-gmap-placeholder{
    display:none; }
 *  [rayasunn](https://wordpress.org/support/users/rayasunn/)
 * (@rayasunn)
 * [7 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/disable-google-maps-3/#post-11220768)
 * [@jgold723](https://wordpress.org/support/users/jgold723/) THANK YOU!!

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