How to add a google map image to a post

 

Google Maps

To embed a Google Map follow these steps:

1. Go to Google Maps and find the location you want to show.
2. Click the link icon and in the drop down that appears copy all the text that appears in the "Paste HTML to embed in website" section.
3. Goto your post and enter the following:
   
   PHP Code:

   [gmap]the text you copied from Google Maps[/gmap] 

4. And thats it, submit your post and wait for comments.

Important Notes on Google Maps

For this to work you can only use the Standard post editor, if you use the Enhanced editor your map will fail to display. To check your current settings go here:

http://www.thespainforum.com/profile.php?do=editoptions

and look for the "Miscellaneous Options -> Message Editor Interface" section.

If you create and post a route this should be saved into your Google account. It is possible to create routes that are not saved to an account however it seems that Google periodically purges these from their site.