Magic Google Maps

March 09, 2015

Magic Google Maps Plugin

Add Google maps quickly and easily to your page. Magic Google maps is light weight plugin optimised for speed. Add Google map to your page with [map].

This plugin is created to do one thing and one thing only, that is why it is fast and does not affect badly loading speed of your website.

Plugin setup is quick, easy and very intuitive and it does not require Google maps activation key. Google maps activation key is an optional field.

Adding google map to your page never was easer. Just install and activate plugin, go to settings page, zoom in map, drag pin to desired location and hit save. Copy [map] and paste on the the page where you want it to appear.

Width of the Google maps will adjust automatically to the size of the page.

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Installation

Using The WordPress Dashboard

  1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
  2. Search for ‘Magic Google Maps’
  3. Click ‘Install Now’
  4. Activate the plugin on the Plugin dashboard
  5. Go to Magic Google Maps to configure the plugin
  6. Paste [map] shortcode code into page

Uploading in WordPress Dashboard

  1. Navigate to the ‘Add New’ in the plugins dashboard
  2. Navigate to the ‘Upload’ area
  3. Select magic-google-maps.zip from your computer
  4. Click ‘Install Now’
  5. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
  6. Go to Magic Google Maps to configure the plugin
  7. Paste [map] shortcode code into page

Using FTP

  1. Download magic-google-maps.zip
  2. Extract the magic-google-maps.zip directory to your computer
  3. Upload the magic—google-maps directory to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
  4. Activate the plugin in the Plugin dashboard
  5. Go to Magic Google Maps to configure the plugin
  6. Paste [map] shortcode code into page

Screenshots

  1. Magic Google maps settings page:

    Magic Google maps settings page:

FAQ

1. Where do I find settings page

Magic Google Maps settings page is located in the left menu bar under Magic Maps

2. Why after deleting plugin and installing it once again all my settings are gone?

To keep your database clean, Magic Google Maps remove all entries in database when you delete plugin. If you want to deactivate plugin for some reason, all your data will be kept save.

3. Do I need Google Maps API key?

The Google Maps does not require an API key to function correctly. However if you would like to find more about Google maps API read this [Google Maps API] (https://developers.google.com/maps/signup)

Changelog

1.0.4

  • Checkbox fix on Magic Google maps settings page.

1.0.3

  • Typo and cosmetic changes on Magic Google maps settings page.

1.0.2

  • New option added to disable or enable infowindow Google maps

1.0.1

  • Google maps key is optional and do not affect working of the plugin, see link to google maps in FAQ nr.3
  • Small changes in the syntax

1.0.0

*First release Magic Google Maps

Details

  • Version: 1.0.4
  • Active installations: 100
  • WordPress Version: 4.0.1
  • Tested up to: 4.1.41

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