Google Maps - Getting Started TNG v6-8.1.3
Get a Key
- Get a key for your web site by going to the Google Maps API.
You must have a User ID on Google in order to get a key. If you are already signed up for Google Mail, you can use that User ID, otherwise you will need to create a User ID.
It is recommend that you not use the www in your URL when requesting a key, so that the key will also work with subdomains, such as
http://subdomain.yourdomain.com
You do have to supply the
http://
Setup Map Settings
Google Maps in TNG are controlled based on your mapconfig.php which is created / updated by going to Setup >> Configuration >> Map Settings |
You should save the Google Map API key you obtained for your web site in the Map Key field of Map Settings. You can set the Map Type display to
You can also set the Default Zoom for the initial map display. |
Set option for Hide Admin Maps to Start:
- No - means the Admin Place Edit will show the map
- Yes - means the Admin Place Edit will show the Show / Hide Clickable Map button
Set option for Consolidate Duplicate Pins:
- No - means each event will get a separate pin number
- Yes - means that events at the same place location will be combined to a single number
Localhost key
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Latitudes and Longitudes
With TNG 7.0, there are basically two ways to add latitude and longitude to your Place location names:
- Import them from Legacy
- Use the TNG Place Geocode interface to Google Maps
With TNG 9.0, you can also use the new Geocode Function that allows you to geocode 100 places at a time.
Related Links
- Managing Latitude and Longitude How to manage Latitude and Longitude in Legacy and TNG
- [[Individual Event Map|How Event Map displays on Individual's page
- Maintenance - Places with no maps provides an SQL Report for Places with no latitude and longitude sorted in descending order of event references with links to Admin Places to help geocode
- Maintenance - Places - Zoom & Place_Levels provides an SQL Report for Places with no Zoom or Place Levels sorted in descending order of event references with links to Admin Places to help geocode