The WP Map Factory
The WP Map Factory plugin allows any number of maps to be easily created and used in your website.
The “Basics”
Choose how from a variety of map types
- Google maps – Roadmap, Satellite and Hybrid
- Open Street Maps
- Thunderforest maps – Open Cycle, Landscape and Outdoors
Choose how to toggle between the map types
- Drop-down menu
- Buttons
- Thumbnail image
Choose how to fit the map
- Manually – pan and zoom the map to what you want
- Automatically – fit to all displayed objects
Choose what map controls are visible
- Center button
- Full screen button
- Street view button
- Zoom buttons
Set the map size
- By pixels
- By percentage
Markers
Create an unlimited number of markers defining the following type
- Marker type
- Size
- Fill colour and opacity
- Stroke colour, opacity and thickness
- Anchor position of the marker
Placecards
Create a placecard to highlight your business or location of interest
- Direction
- Link
Circles, Polylines and Polygons
Create an unlimited number of circles, polylines and polygons defining the following type
- Size
- Fill colour and opacity
- Stroke colour, opacity and thickness
- Tooltips and info windows
- Elevation chart (for polylines)
And…
To save time and hassle you can view a sample of the map prior to placing the shortcode in the post, page or widget in which the map will be displayed.
It was never so easy to create maps in WordPress!
Download & install the zip archive
The plugin package installer can be downloaded from the WP2E project tab called “code”.
1 – Select the version to download if this option is available otherwise the “latest” version of the main plugin will be used.
2 – After downloading the zip archive install the plugin package installer in you local environment and activate the script from the plugin list.
3 – Under the section “Plugins” of the admin dashboard you should see a new “Dependencies & Licenses” link. Follow the instructions from this panel to finalize the installation of the missing dependencies.
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- Give a name to your project
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- Download the Installer Package
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- Install & activate the plugin locally
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- Install the suggested dependencies
Tips: Use the WP2E panel to add/suggest new dependencies to the local installation. Press F5 in the list of dependencies if the changes are not displayed right away.