Introduction

Embed Google Map is a plugin for embedding one or more Google Maps to Joomla articles. Adding maps to an article is very simple, just add the address or the coordinates which location you want to show an a map inside google_maps tags to an article, and that's it! It's also possible to define the version of Google Maps (Google Maps, Google Maps Classic, Google Maps Embed API), the type of the map (normal, satellite, hybrid, terrain), the size of the map, the language of the Google Maps interface, zoom level, border layout and link to the full size map. Embedding maps created in Google Maps Engine is supported as well.


Features

  • It's possible to embed one or more Google Maps within an article.
  • The address or the coordinates which location is shown on a map is given as a parameter.
  • Define Google Maps version to be used: Google Maps (no API key), Google Maps Classic (no API key), Google Maps Embed API (API key required).
  • Define the language of the Google Maps interface.
  • Define the type of the map (normal, satellite, hybrid, terrain).
  • Define the size of the map.
  • Define the zoom level.
  • Define the border width, border style and border color.
  • Define the title attribute of the map's iframe element.
  • Add link to the full size map.
  • Embed maps created in Google Maps Engine.
  • Multilingual features for front-end:
    • Use the system language as Google Map language.
    • Use translatable strings as map label, e.g. {TRANSLATABLE_STRING}.
  • Improve performance by loading Google Maps after the rest of the page has loaded.
  • Disable mouse scrolling on embeded Google Map.
  • English, French, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese and Finnish language support for back-end.

Basic usage

To embed a map in an article use the following code:

{google_map}address{/google_map}
{google_map}address|version:classic{/google_map}
{google_map}address|zoom:10{/google_map}
{google_map}address|zoom:10|lang:it{/google_map}
{google_map}address|lang:system{/google_map
{google_map}address|width:200|height:200|border:1|border_style:solid|border_color:#000000{/google_map}
{google_map}address|width:200|height:200|link:yes|link_label:Label|link_position:top{/google_map}
{google_map}address|link:yes{/google_map}
{google_map}address|type:satellite{/google_map}
{google_map}address|show_info:yes|info_label:Label{/google_map}
{google_map}address|link_full:yes{/google_map}
{google_map}address|title:iframe title attribute{/google_map}
{google_map}address|https:yes{/google_map}
* {google_map}latitude,longitude{/google_map}

*latitude,longitude = coordinates in decimal degrees

Example 1

Replace the "address" string with the address which location you want to show on the map.

{google_map}Sunset Boulevard West Hollywood{/google_map}

Example 2

Replace the "latitude" and "longitude" strings with the coordinates which location you want to show on the map. The coordinates must be expressed as decimal degrees.

{google_map}60.1705,24.9384{/google_map}
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Thanks for This!



Posted on 08 March 2016
Functionality
Works great and looks good.
Ease of use
Very easy to install and get working on my website
Support
I haven't required any
Documentation
Read the documentation if you are a novice like me because it will help. The instructions are well written and easy to understand.
I used this to: A community website (tennis club) to show visitors where we are located.

Thanks to developers such as Petteri, volunteers can use excellent and useful extensions like this on their websites without costing a lot of money or requiring an IT expert to get it working. Cheers :)
Functionality
Easy and quick to get up and running. Does a perfect job.
Ease of use
Code is very easy to insert into your article.

Sencillo y eficaz



Posted on 03 June 2015
Functionality
Instalado y puesto a funcionar en un minuto.
Ease of use
Muy práctico, se pueden incluir las referencias del mapa por dirección real.
Support
No ha sido necesario
I used this to: Geo ubicación de negocio.

Works excellent



Posted on 13 May 2015
Functionality
I installed it on J3.4.1 and it worked instantly.
Ease of use
Really easy.
Documentation
It's just what I need: Examples in the plugin.
Functionality
When I want to show Google maps block in my contact detail (miscellaneous information), it just show the plug syntax in Joomla! 3.4.1.
Ease of use
just few setting then easy to go.
Support
Documentation
Functionality
simply doesn't work in J3.4
Ease of use
configuration seems to be straight forward

Exellent



Posted on 09 February 2015
Functionality
Excellent plugin !!
Ease of use
I used this to: www.omkoi-resort.com
Functionality
Perfect functionality, does exactly what is needed.
Ease of use
DEAD SIMPLE! Had it running in under 60 seconds. Seriously easy.
Documentation
Great. Explains how to do a simple setup, then how to tweek all the settings you need.
I used this to: I put a Google Map in an article. Took 60 seconds, just had to enable the plugin then add this to the article: {google_map}MUSHERS Dog Sled Tours{/google_map} and it was done!
The Embed Google Maps plug in works wonderfully. I started out with some problems and received excellent -- actually outstanding -- customer support. I'd recommend it to anyone. [For some installations you may need php 5.4 or better. My problems stemmed from php 5.2]

Nice and simple



Posted on 11 October 2014
Very nice and simple extension, easy to set up and use.

Would be nice to grab coords from External Reference article param.
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Embed Google Map

Version:
3.0.2
Developer:
Petteri Kivimäki
Last updated:
May 11 2025
5 months ago
Date added:
Nov 19 2014
License:
GPLv2 or later
Type:
Free download
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Compatibility:
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