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Hi,
I've built a few small basic Wordpress sites over the last few days, and none of the Google maps are working on either of them.
I've created my own theme and I've been using it for a few years and all of the sites / Google maps from before 1 week ago are working fine.
Does anyone know what could be wrong? Someone mentioned that you need to authorise each map now because Google changed their API a few weeks ago?
I've built a few small basic Wordpress sites over the last few days, and none of the Google maps are working on either of them.
I've created my own theme and I've been using it for a few years and all of the sites / Google maps from before 1 week ago are working fine.
Does anyone know what could be wrong? Someone mentioned that you need to authorise each map now because Google changed their API a few weeks ago?
It has to be called from inside an Iframe. Go to the map, click on the share icon, and then click "Embed". Use that full path and it should work.
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I'm actually using the Map API in my theme as I need to add things to the map itself.
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I just found this but I have no clue what I need to do now.
https://developers.google.com/maps/pricing-and-plans/standard-plan-2016-update
01 - how do I generate a key?
02 - where do I insert it in my theme?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
https://developers.google.com/maps/pricing-and-plans/standard-plan-2016-update
01 - how do I generate a key?
02 - where do I insert it in my theme?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help.
Correct. As of June 22, google no longer supports map access without a key.
1. go to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key
2. click 'Get a Key'
Once you get the key, you simply copy/paste it into your WP Admin page.
WHERE you put it, is dependent on the Theme or Plug-In you're using.
If you don't see any button or screen to add your Google Maps API key, then contact the theme or plug-in author and ask for it.
It was required as of last month so I would be surprised if you were using a theme that didn't support it.
1. go to https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key
2. click 'Get a Key'
Once you get the key, you simply copy/paste it into your WP Admin page.
WHERE you put it, is dependent on the Theme or Plug-In you're using.
If you don't see any button or screen to add your Google Maps API key, then contact the theme or plug-in author and ask for it.
It was required as of last month so I would be surprised if you were using a theme that didn't support it.
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Cool, thanks... so do i need to get a new key for every site, or can i use the same key for multiple sites?
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Ok great, thanks Eric.