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Initial Setup

3

Installing the Plugin
Map Engine Selection Guide
Changing your Map Engine

Map Engines

8

Creating a Google Maps API key
Protecting your Google Maps API key from unauthorized use – Setting up website restrictions (HTTP referrers)
Creating an Azure Maps subscription key
Creating a Stadia Maps API Key
Creating a MapTiler API Key
Creating a LocationIQ Access Token
Address Providers
Tile Servers & Tilesets

First-time users

3

Creating your first map
Creating your first marker
Displaying your Map on your WordPress site

Map Features

50

Map Features Overview
Accessibility and WCAG Compliance
Shortcodes
Markers
Map Display
Filtering
Shapes
Performance & Analytics
Drawing Tools
Themes
Directions
- Enabling Directions
- Enabling Directions with OpenRouteService

Integrations

8

Integrations Overview
WooCommerce – Checkout Map
WooCommerce – Product Location Editor
Translating the plugin with WPML
Post Type Locations
Advanced Custom Fields

Importing and Exporting Data

5

Importing Files
Exporting Data and Settings
Bulk JPEG Import
Using KML and GeoRSS files
Improving Reliability of Scheduled Imports

Frequently Asked Questions

34

System Requirements
How to create an Administrator account for Support agents
GDPR
Licensing & Account
Map Functionality
Technical
User Generated Content
- How to allow visitors to create markers
- Separating the VGM form from the Map
Integrations
- WP Rocket – Map Won’t Load
- Real Cookie Banner – Map Won’t Load
Hosting
- One.com – Markers not loading

Troubleshooting

12

Autocomplete Disabled
Use my location is not working
I’m Getting a Maps Multiple API Error
I’m Getting a “jQuery not found” Error
My Map is Not Showing On My Website
Markers Are Not Showing on My Map on the Front-end
API Not Activated Map Error
This page can’t load Google Maps correctly
This API project is not authorized to use this API
Geocode failed (Request denied) error
My import is not working – Geocode failed (Missing address, lat and lng) (Rows: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8….)
This folder does not exist, please create it.

Customization

9

Customization Guides
Markers & Info Windows
Maps
- Map Manipulation
- Refresh Map in Realtime
Database
- Creating a Marker (PHP)
- Edit & Remove Marker (PHP)

Developers

91

Basic Changelog
Pro Changelog
Gold Changelog
VGM Changelog
Templates
- Template Overrides
Hooks
- Filters
  - Basic
- Actions
  - Basic

Archived: Legacy (V9)

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First-time users (Legacy)
Map Features (Legacy)
Integrations (Legacy)
Importing and Exporting Data (Legacy)

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Initial Setup

Installing the Plugin
Map Engine Selection Guide
Changing your Map Engine

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