Google Maps Plugin for WordPress

Posted by Sech in Tips on Apr 1st, 2008 | no responses

Since I started using WordPress fairly recently, I want to keep track of the themes, plugins I choose to use for WordPress sites I have. It is good to make notes about the installation and usage of plugins with links to developers' sites in case you need to use the same plugin again at a different site.

On one of the sites I wanted to embed the Google maps in a post. This was pretty simple to do using NucleusCMS. With NucleusCMS, embedding Google Maps, flash or video content is a snap and there is no need to use any plugins. You just copy and paste the embed code.

WordPress does not render a Google Map when you just copy and paste the embed code.

After a quick search I found Avi's Google Maps Plugin for WordPress.

This software will let you easily render Google Maps anywhere on your blog as a web service. It also includes code for easy integration with WordPress blogs, but what the code does best can actually be used with any other blog system or plain web page.

It was pretty easy install and setup the map. I needed a pretty standard map that displays a certain location with one marker. Plugin website includes detailed instructions if you need to setup complex maps.

There was one problem with the marker shown as a black square and having black background for the buttons.  Well the solution was on the same page under troubleshooting that requires to check your site's css file for “background-” related properties. Easiest way to do is to use Firefox as explained. I did not have any other problems using IE7, Firefox or Safari for Windows.

I have not had time to read through the comments of the users on the plugin page. It always is a good idea to skim through these comments and messages to see how others use the plugin and what problems if any they are reporting.  it is not uncommon to find ideas you can use that extends the use of plugin.

Thank you Avi for Google Maps Plugin for WordPress.

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