Google Map Shortcode

Displays a Google Map.

Shortcode:

[googlemap]

Attributes:

id
This is the "name" of the Google map. It is used as an identifier if you have multiple different maps on the same page. Use any string for this value (e.g. "myMap") but each one needs to be unique

type
The type of map to be displayed. Please refer to the guide below for the possible options you can set here...

  • road - displays the default road map view
  • satellite - displays Google Earth satellite images
  • hybrid - displays a mixture of normal and satellite views
  • terrain - displays a physical map based on terrain information.
latitude
Latitude of the marker. To find the coordinates you want you can use service such as the one at https://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

longitude
Longitude of the marker. To find the coordinates you want you can use service such as the one at https://itouchmap.com/latlong.html

message
This is the message that will be displayed when somebody hovers over the marker...

zoom
Sets how far the map is zoomed in or out. Can have any interget value between 1 and 19. Default is 9.

Examples:

The following will display a Google Map with a message...

[googlemap id="myMap" zoom="9" latitude="21.306944" longitude="-157.858333" message="We are here"]
Back to Shortcodes »