If you need to quickly set up a responsive (100% width, mobile friendly) map, this is a solution for you. The map works well in tabs compared to other map plugins. The map can be a classic, colored map or a black-white one. You can use the shortcode in a page, in a post, in the footer of your website or in a sidebar widget.
Shortcode examples
[resmap address="New York" style="1" zoom="10" height="300px" key="your_api_key_here"]
[resmap address="Eiffel Tower, France" style="2" zoom="14" height="500px" key="your_api_key_here"]
This is how to obtain your API key:
Google Maps API
Shortcode parameters
- address - the address you wish to show
- style - "1" for a classic map or "2" for a black&white map
- zoom - a number between 1-19
- height - in pixels, for instance 300px, or 400px
- key - a neccessary key from Google Maps API, this is how to obtain your API key: Google Maps API
Features:
- Google maps plugin to generate maps based on address
- 100% responsive and mobile friendly
- Works in sidebars, posts, pages and custom post types
- There can be more than one maps in a page/post
- No API key required
- Shows a colored (classic) map or a black&white map (styled)
- Four simple shortcode parameters
- W3C valid, does not break your website's W3C validation.
Extended version (commercial): Responsive Styled Google Maps - WordPress Plugin
- Log in with admin user and go to Plugins -> Add New
- Enter "Responsive Styled Google Maps Simplified" under search and hit Enter
- The plugin will be the first in the search results, click "Install Now"
Or if needed, upload manually:
- Download the plugin.
- Unzip it locally on your computer and upload it to your web server to wp-content/plugins/
- Open WP admin - Plugins and click "Activate" below the plugin name in the list