Map for each post

[pluckvermont]

Hi,

Will this plugin allow the creation of a unique map for each post, using the post interface (i.e. not creating a map and then using a shortcode)?

Ideally, I’d like to have fields on the posts page where I could add coordinates that would create a map, on the posts page.

Is this possible without custom development?

[Dylan]

Hi there,

Thank you for getting in touch, we do appreciate your time.

Yes, this is supported with the built-in functionality of the plugin. These maps are considered ‘Dynamic’ and are generated on the fly, as needed.

We have detailed documentation on how to achieve this below:
– https://www.wpgmaps.com/introducing-maps-by-custom-fields/

I hope this helps?

[pluckvermont]

Thank you!

Should the Custom Fields be set to Text, or Number?

[Dylan]

Hi again,

My apologies for not clarifying earlier. In the case of WordPress custom fields, only a single type is support, the ‘text’ type assigned by default within the WordPress post editor.

Specifically, you should not be using the Maps -> Custom Fields functionality, and instead, you should use the WordPress custom fields as documented here: https://wordpress.org/support/article/custom-fields/

I hope this helps?

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[pluckvermont]

Yes, that worked–thanks so much!

[pluckvermont]

Yes, that worked–thanks so much!

[Dylan]

Hi there,

Fantastic news, so glad to hear that helped.

Please do let me know if you need anything else in the future, I would gladly assist.

Have a nice day further! 🙂

[gezorastislav]

Hi we are also using these plugin for maps on every posts and we are using custom fields like documented here: https://www.wpgmaps.com/introducing-maps-by-custom-fields/

We have a problem that the map is showing only at the bottom of the page. Is there any way how to specify the exact position in every single post?

Thanks

[Dylan]

Hi there,

Thank you for getting in touch, your time is appreciated.

Unfortunately, this functionality uses the WordPress content filter to add a dynamically generated shortcode to the bottom of the page/post content.

As such, it is not currently possible to move this dynamically. However, the shortcode this generates can be found below:
[wpgmza id='1' lat='39.095963' lng='-103.890122' parent_id='1']

With that said, you would need to change the parameters for each attribute in the shortcode (id, parent_id, lat, lng). You can add this shortcode manually to each page instead of using the custom fields functionality.

I hope this helps?

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