When you say most of the features of Google Maps what do you then exactly mean by that? Do you need to save coordinates in Umbraco and have them rendered on a Google map? Or do you need to be able to customize the appearance of the map and markers from inside Umbraco as well and enable stuff like positioning based on the users current position?
What is the exact scenario? It's usually so that you need to store the coordinates in Umbraco and then have them exposed so it's possible to create the map in your template using JavaScript but there are many different ways of doing it depending on what it exactly is that you need to achieve.
For instance there are some Google Maps packages for Umbraco that let's you do different things like
The first link (routeplanner) requires aGoogleAPIkey,butthe keyis reserved forversion 2, which isexpired?Googlewrites that we now shall useGoogle mapsAPIversion 3 (which has no key).
When I try with the apiKey prevalue, I got this message: "This pagewasUnable todisplayaGoogle Mapselement.TheprovidedGoogleAPIkeyisinvalidor thissiteis notAuthorizedtwouseit.ErrorCode:InvalidKeyOrUnauthorizedURLMapError".
This extension/package canconsideredexpired,and possiblywait to see ifit comesan upgraded version ofroutplanner?
Umbraco Support for Google Maps
Hi All,
We will need to integrate most of the features of Google Maps on to Umbraco. Can any one please let us know if there could be any issue with it?
Regards
Tarunjit Singh
Hi Tarunjit
That's a very broad question you're asking.
When you say most of the features of Google Maps what do you then exactly mean by that? Do you need to save coordinates in Umbraco and have them rendered on a Google map? Or do you need to be able to customize the appearance of the map and markers from inside Umbraco as well and enable stuff like positioning based on the users current position?
What is the exact scenario? It's usually so that you need to store the coordinates in Umbraco and then have them exposed so it's possible to create the map in your template using JavaScript but there are many different ways of doing it depending on what it exactly is that you need to achieve.
For instance there are some Google Maps packages for Umbraco that let's you do different things like
https://our.umbraco.org/projects/backoffice-extensions/google-maps-routeplanner-property-editor
https://our.umbraco.org/projects/backoffice-extensions/google-maps-property-editor-w-google-places-autocomplete-lookup
https://our.umbraco.org/projects/backoffice-extensions/angulargooglemaps
But some of them only makes it easy for you to store the coordinates in the backoffice - How you're rendering the map is up to you.
So for some more specific advice you need to describe your task at hand i some more specific steps :)
/Jan
The first link (routeplanner) requires a Google API key, but the key is reserved for version 2, which is expired? Google writes that we now shall use Google maps API version 3 (which has no key).
When I try with the apiKey prevalue, I got this message: "This page was Unable to display a Google Maps element. The provided Google API key is invalid or this site is not Authorized two use it. Error Code: InvalidKeyOrUnauthorizedURLMapError".
This extension / package can considered expired, and possibly wait to see if it comes an upgraded version of routplanner?
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