WP google map plugin provides shortcodes which helpful for a non-programmer and programmer to display maps dynamically. You can display map in frontend 2 types:
1. Using Generated shortcode
Copy shortcode from Manage Map page and paste it into your post or page.Have a look at their documentation:Display Map frontend
2. Using Shortcode combinations
You can also display map using shortcode combination. Below are the shortcode combinations you may use.
Display Map using latitude & longitude
[display_map width="500" height="500" zoom="5" language="en" map_type="ROADMAP" map_draggable="true" marker1="39.639538 | -101.527405 | title | infowindow message | marker category name"]
So you can display any number of markers using this shortcode.
Single Location:
[display_map marker1="39.639538 | -101.527405 | hello world | This is first marker's info window message | category"]
Multiple Locations:
[display_map marker1="39.639538 | -101.527405" marker2="39.027719|-111.546936"]
Let’s take an example with two location’s using latitude and longtitude.
Step 1 Go to Posts or Pages from dashboard and write code as below.
Step 2 click on “update” or “Publish” to see the changes.
Then you will see locations display in map.
Display Map using Address
Standard format for shortcode is as below.
[display_map width="500" height="500" zoom="5" language="en" map_type="ROADMAP" map_draggable="true" scroll_wheel="true"
address1="New Delhi, india | title | infowindow message | marker category name"]
Below are few examples to understand it better.
Single Location:
[display_map address1="New Delhi, india | hello world | This is first marker's info window message | category"]
Multiple Locations:
[display_map address1="New Delhi, India" address2="Mumbai, India"]
Let’s take an example with one location’s using address.
Step 1 Go to Posts or Pages from dashboard and write code as below
Step 2 click on “update” or “Publish” to see the changes.
Now you’ll see location display in map.
