Topics:
Installation & Setup
- Upload the Google Maps Route plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory.
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
After installation:
After installing the plugin, you will need to setup the plugin for use:
- Create a Google Maps API key here.
- Put your Google Maps API key in Map Routes > Settings and save it. Also, we have provided options for you to customize the looks of route / path. So, you can specify the color, line width and transparency of the route on Google Maps.
- You can add locations by going to Map Routes > Add New Location.
- You can manage the added locations easily by going to Map Routes > List Locations.
- You can show the map by either using shortcode [route] or widget.
Shortcode
[route height=”500″ width=”500″]
Where:
- height represents the height of Google Map
- width represent the width of Google Map
Screenshot of an example shortcode:
Widget
- Go to Appearance > Widgets.
- Drag and drop Google Maps Route to the desired location.
- Screenshot of an example of Widget output
Please feel free to ask any questions that you may have. You can download it from here.
I’ve installed the plugin and can see a map using the shortcode but cannot add locations. I click “Add location,” complete the form and submit it, but the information is never saved. Even after multiple entries when I click on “List locations” I get “No records found!!!”
I am using WP 3.1.1
Hi Glenn,
Sorry for the inconvenience. I have fixed it. Please upgrade to 1.0.1
Thanks
Hi…this plug-in has some good potential. Is there a way to modify the sequence/timeline of the locations? Also, seem to be seeing issues with the pop-ups where the place markers are not being rendered and the shade for the sign post is causing blank tiles on google maps.
Thanks!
Hi Dan.
Thanks. Right now the functionality to rearrange the locations is not there. Can you give the link to your website ?
Hi Parshwa,
Site is http://www.travelwayoflife.com. I am currently not using the plugin due to some of the missing features but would love to utilize it in the future..hopefully soon.
Dan
What features are you looking for ?
Hi Parshwa,
– the ability to reorder the list in case there is a change of plans or if a new destination gets inserted.
– a list view of the destinations
– display geo-tagged images
Thanks for asking!
Dan
This plugin would be amazing if there was just a few more things added.
I am from a non-profit organization and we have a team of drivers with different routes that we need to manage.
It would be great if this plugin allowed us to create and save multiple routes. Even better if those routes could be on one map and differentiated by the color of the markers and paths. (Instead of having to show one map for each route)
I’ll keep this plugin on my radar and hopefully in the near future, I can use it.
Hi Alison,
We have thought about this feature and its in our road map.
HI,
I installs the plugin but cannot add locations.
They are never saved. I’m using WP2.9.2. and version 1.0.2.
Hi, Can you give me the admin access to your website, so that I can check what is going wrong ? My email is services[at]netmadeez.com
it don’t work in FireFox????
thks tho
Hi, It works in all browsers. Please check if your website is generating any javascript error. You may give me the URL, so I can check and let you know.
I have installed everything but get the following error when trying to save the location: Fatal error: Call to undefined function: curl_init() in /var/www/02/38/20/weight-vision.nl/www/wp-content/plugins/google-maps-route-plugin/php/nme-admin-map.php on line 16
What did i forget?
Hi Petra,
Plugin uses CURL to get longitude and latitude of the location. Please check if your server has CURL installed.
I have curl installed and still get the error. any thoughts?
If curl is installed then you shouldn’t get the undefined function error for curl_init.
how can i install google maps on the post side instead of the Wiggets side ,also when i stroll over the icon nothing appears. please help! sign would to use this service.
Please check this regarding how to add maps inside post. In widget there is option to Enable / Disable Pop up.
I have save my API key but when i request the map i have a pop up saying this application get an API key…
Is the API key for your website ? API key dependent on Site URL.
It is… tho the map is in a subdomain. In google’s indication it says it’ll work as well…
Please create API key with your sub domain. It will work
i stil don’t see the map but don’t have the API error message anymore.. do i need to identify the map ex :[route=”1″ height=”500″ width=”500″]
[route height=”500″ width=”500″]
No need to put route=”1″
ok.. still i get a blank map… how do i identify to which map i’m refering if i have more than 1?
This is a plugin to display route of the locations which you have added. Have you added locations ? It doesn’t have functionality to show different routes yet.
i have added a location, but i had plan to add a few more
Please give me access to your website. My email id is: parshwa[at]netmadeez.com
I’m using WordPress and not understanding hope to put a map with directions right into a page/post.
Hi Bob,
This plugin is not for directions. It is to display route by adding locations from Dashboard.
Hi guys,
Nice Plugin but its not working, the route is displayed but not the map..
see here:
http://www.baguslife.ch/travel-map/
what did i do wrong?
thanks
ben
Hi. I apologize for my English, I know it is not the best. Please, is ther any way to open the Google Maps Page in a _blank target, when the users click on the marker (widget)? Thanks.
Yes that is possible, but mostly the browser will treat it as pop up and will block it.
Thanks for your quick reply.
Please, be patience… I would like to try…How to do?
Hi, I have emailed you the file. There is just a small change in file
google-maps-route.phpon line number 100.I changed
window.location = "' . $result['gmaps_url'] . '";to
window.open("' . $result['gmaps_url'] . '", "_newtab");Hi, can I add several maps to my blog? Or is just one map possible?
We’re going sailing and I’d like to have one map for each trip. Does this works?
Best regards
Nane
Right now it only supports one route. We are planning to make it support multiple routes on different maps.
Thanks! So I’m waiting a little bit….
Is there a way for me to import existing KML data and still display it using a widget?
Can you provide me the data ?
Does this plugin support multisite? Can each blog have their own route map?
Yes it should. Please try it out. If it doesn’t then I will work on it to support Multisite
Uploaded the plugin…it worked for several days. Now all I have is a white area where the map should be. I’ve tried deactivating and deleting to no avail. Help? Thanks!
Thats very weird. Can you give me the URL of the page ?
It is http://www.tandemrevolutions.com
Hi there, how can I make the plugin available to authors?
I was able to get an API key and add locations to the route, but all I have is a whie area where the map should be. I put the shortcode in the page: [route height=”500″ width=”500]. Thanks for the help!
Just to let you know, it does work in the widget, just not with the shortcode.
Hi Erin,
Please give me URL of page where you are getting blank space
This is the page: http://www.literacylaboratory.com/the-route-so-far/
In description of Location have you added line break ? If yes, try removing the line break and check
Thanks, that fixed it! My next question is that I see the two locations I added, but there is no route line between them. http://www.literacylaboratory.com/the-route-so-far/
What is the value of Transparency and Color in Settings page of Route plugin ?
Ah, never mind, I was able to fix it! (I didn’t realize that there had to be a # sign in front of the hex color.) Thank you!
Just wanna say that this is handy , Thanks for taking your time to write this.
This is an awesome plug in, but i have one question. I’m using it for our company website, and i wanted to know if there was a way to for when you clicked the map, it would redirect whomever clicked it the google maps site and give them directions to the set location.
Do you want to show the directions from a fixed location ? If yes then, I think you can do that by giving proper URL of Google maps website.
Firstly, thanks for making a great plugin. Unfortunetly I cannot get it to display properly.
As you can see here: http://www.boundtowander.com/?page_id=13
It creates a blurred effect that I have no idea how to fix. Any ideas?
Have you added any locations ?
Hi, great functionality in this plugin! I was wondering how I would go about changing the color of the event description rollover text. It is very difficult to read. It would also be extremely helpful to be able to deactivate and reorder individual events.
Thanks for your advice and hard work!
Hi, You can use HTML tags and use class to add / edit color, font etc.
Hi Parshwa,
I have tried this, but am experiencing a truncating error when attempting to save the Title and Description of Locations with html code included. See this screenshot:
http://www.penbros.com/list-locations-error.png
I appreciate your advice, many thanks.
can i add multiple colors ballons to show multiple location for this wordpress if yes .
how to add and posible?
Hi, Sorry, it cannot be done.
Hi Parshwa thanks for your nice job! I’ve got a problem with the plugin.. I’ve installed it correctly and even the parameters, such as transparency etc, have been stored succesfully. But when I try to set a location it returns me with a fatal error.. you can see it here -> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17326090/GMplgn_error.PNG …any solutions :(? thanks again for your job!
Hi Jack,
It seems that CURL is not installed on your server. CURL is being used to get Latitude and Longitude from Address.
Thanks a lot!! 😉
Is there a way I could enter a set of gps coordinates in the location field, something formatted as N 45
Hi, Right now only address is being used to get coordinates, since its easy for users. But yes with modification we can use GPS coordinates.
Twenty Eleven theme applies CSS to images and which leads to gray map. It can be easily fixed by commenting the following line in the style.css of the twenty eleven theme:
.entry-content img, .comment-content img, .widget img {
max-width: 97.5%;
}
great plugin but I do have a problem with it. when I try to enter a location I get an error:
Fatal error: Call to undefined function curl_init()
It seems that CURL is not installed on your server.
Hi, Great Pluggin! I am running into a problem though, my map locations and some of the hover functions are showing up as black. Here is a link to the page with the map so you can see what it looks like.
http://www.vernalgroove.com
I do not know how to fix this problem. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Sorry, the direct link is
http://www.vernalgroove.com/travel-map/
Fixed, right?
Yes! Actually it was a bit of code I had to change, the transparency color was black in my theme so I changed it to white and it worked.
I just ran into a new problem after using your plugin for the past 2 months updating my travels. I had originally had two locations on the map in the beginning that I just recently deleted. Now whenever I add a list location it adds it to the top of the list instead of at the end, so the lines aren’t going in chronological order anymore. Any help is greatly appreciated
It would be very nice to be able to organize the locations in case I add in a bunch and then go back and add more.
Thanks!
The Google API is no longer needed…
Can you update your plugin please…
Thank you kindly.
Eric
I mean of course the API key is no longer needed…
Thanks
Hi Eric,
Thanks, I will update it soon.
Hey,
Is there any chance to create connection between a POST and a new location ?
Mine would like to be a travelling blog, and i would like to create a new location automatically with adding a post… which creates a dynamic growing of the route, my latest position, and the crosslinks between locations and posts…
I think that really make sense.
It would be great to change color for different part of the route also. And it would be great to have a parent for locations which lets your create more routes…
like [route id=1 width=500 height=500]
Hi,
No, but it can be customized to do. Let me know if you want me to customize it.
Hello,
I am using your tool on my webpage. Thank you very much for it! Can you please help me with one question: Is there any possibility to only show the last few targets on one map and on another map show all targets?
This would be very nice!!
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Hi Samuel,
No, it is not possible. But I am sure that it can be customized to do so. Let me know, in case you want something customized.
Hi,
I have been trying to use this plug-in. But when I list locations, I do not get the line in between the locations.. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Hester,
Have you entered a proper six digit hex code for color of the path? Also the thickness of the path? If yes, kindly provide URL, so that I can debug.
Hi,
I’ve installed the plugin and have a couple of issues:
1. The description box that pops up when you hover over a location is scrambled and weird looking…
2. Other browsers seem to have issues seeing it correctly, saying that they see nothing but a grey box..?
Thanks!
Hi Christy,
Please provide URL to the map page, so I can see what is causing the problem.
Hi Prashwa, thax for this very nice plug-in! Google changed the handling about Google Maps API. The plug-in on my travel website is not working anymore. can you explane how to get it work again? thanx
Hi Philip,
What seems to be the problem?
Hello Again,
I was hoping to get a fix for this problem I am having soon so I can continue to update my travel blog.
I ran into a new problem after using your plugin for the past 2 months updating my travels. I had originally had two locations on the map in the beginning of the list that I just recently deleted. Now whenever I add a list location it adds it to the beginning of the list instead of at the end, so the lines aren’t going in chronological order anymore. Any help is greatly appreciated
It would be very nice to be able to organize the locations in case I add in a bunch and then go back and add more.
Thanks!
Hi Again,
Can you please respond to my issue? I haven’t been able to get any other map plugins to work and yours is completely broken. I have tried uninstalling and re-installing the plugin more than once and deleting ALL of the map locations and every time I try to re-add my map locations it will add about 3 in consecutive order and then will place the 4th or 5th randomly within the list screwing up my travel path.
PLEASE HELP!!! Thanks.