Description
What’s New in 2.2
- Added support for Google Maps API Key, which is now required by all Google APIs
- New option in plugin settings page to add your own Google Maps API Key
- Some performance improvements with respect to WordPress 4.5.3
WPME Google Maps adds Google Maps feature to your website. The simple yet intuitive interface allows to insert a map anywhere on your post or page, in less than a minute.
The powerful short code offers 2 modes to place a map directly – Basic and Advanced.
This is as simple as:
[wpme-gmap address=”123 ABC Building, Street 99, Sydney – 12345, Australia”] (Basic Mode)
[wpme-gmap map=”99″] (Advanced Mode)
Basic Mode
- Add a map by adding attributes directly to the short code
- Useful when you want to use a map at a single place only
- Supports single location
- Uses address as a content for marker’s info popup
- Supports all attributes and highly customizable via easy to use GUI
Advanced Mode
- Create and save several maps short codes
- Supports multiple locations
- Supports custom marker for each location
- Supports custom content for each marker’s info popup
- Just pass the Map ID using ‘map’ attribute to the short code
- No more mess of several attributes
- Edit a map or locations anytime from your Dashboard
WPME Google Maps Features
- Multiple Locations on a Map
- Custom Marker for Each Location
- Clickable Markers to Show Attached Content
- Custom Content for Each Marker’s Info Popup
- Full Street Address (address)
- Width of Map, %age or px (width)
- Height of Map, %age or px (height)
- Marker Image (marker), select from available markers supplied by the plugin or use your own
- Zoom Level (zoom)
- Map Type, ROADMAP, SATELLITE, HYBRID or TERRAIN (type)
- Scroll Wheel Support, enable/disable (swheel)
- Map Controls, show/hide (controls)
- Cache Control, enable/disable (cache)
- Map CSS Class (class)
- Map CSS ID (id)
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Installation
- Download plugin zip file to your computer and extract into a folder
- Upload
wpme-google-maps
folder to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
FAQ
- Installation Instructions
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- Download plugin zip file to your computer and extract into a folder
- Upload
wpme-google-maps
folder to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Does WPME Google Maps require a Google Maps API Key?
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Yes, all of Google APIs now require an API Key. You can set your own key under ‘WPME Google Maps’ -> Settings (page) -> Settings (tab) -> ‘Google Maps API Key’ input option.
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Contributors and Developers
“WPME Google Maps” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Change Log
2.2
- Added support for Google Maps API Key, which is now required by all Google APIs
- New option in plugin settings page to add your own Google Maps API Key
- Some performance improvements with respect to WordPress 4.5.3
2.1
- Compatibility and performance improvements related to WordPress 4.5
2.0
- Major update
- Added support for multiple locations
- Added support for clickable markers with InfoWindow
- Added support for custom marker for each location
- Save Maps and Locations
- Added new attribute ‘map’ to render a saved map using Map’s Post ID
- New pages added to Plugin’s Admin Menu for Maps and Locations Management
- Previous settings and help page renamed as “Settings” and moved under ‘WPME Google Maps’ admin menu
- Several code improvements
- Several performance improvements
1.1
- Added 10 new markers
- Built-in pages for plugin Settings, Help and Support
- Dedicated menu option for plugin, in Word Press Admin left side menu
- Settings Page: Control plugin icon’s visibility
- Help Page: Quick reference short code usage and attributes, and link to online User’s Guide
- Support Page: Links to plugin support, questions, change log and previous versions
- Some performance improvements
1.0.1
- add_query_arg() vulnerability fix for potential XSS attack vectors
- Compatibility testing up to Word Press 4.2
1.0
- First release