map
A Google map image
Add block - Utilities - Social - Contact
This uses a simplified google static map image address
There are a whole load of other parameters you can use to create more detailed map images but here we will just deal with the ones used by the XtGem map function
- Street address
The location to center the map on
There are a whole load of different ways to specify the center of your map
You may just need to specify a town or city a postal code or use your address or you can even use longitude and lattitude
Note: the location information is included in the image address so care should be taken not to include exact personal information in the address details
- Map dimensions in pixels
Select the size of your map from the options
- Zoom level
Select the zoom level of your map from the options
The higher the value the closer the zoom
Using HTML there is another option
- mark
You can use this to add more locations replace Marker with a pipe symbol | followed by a second location on the same map
You can also use the static map api to create your owm maps
Google static maps
The image has the class xt_image
I live near here
