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Getting Started #

Embed Google map anywhere on your webpage. Most importantly, on the contact page, so your visitors can know where you are located. Display pre-defined locations (latitude and longitude) on an on-screen map. Just follow the step-by-step process to connect the Google Map.

Step=>1: Generate Google Map API Key #

  • Select or create a project.
  • Put a Project name and Location
  • Click CREATE
  • Your project has been created
  • Go to the hamburger menu
  • Find APIs & Services

  • Click ENABLE APIS AND SERVICES
  • Search map in the search box-
  • Click Maps JavaScript API and enable it
  • Go to Credentials
  • Now click on “Create Credentials”, you will see your API key. Copy the API Key from here.
  • Now go to Elementskit=> User data=> Click on the Google Map to Expand. Provide your API key to Connect Google Map.
  • Now Search for Google Map=> Drag=> Drop on the selected area

Step=>2: Select Map Type #

Set Up Basic Map #

Add a simple Google map with a marker to your web page. It suits people with beginner or intermediate knowledge.

  • Click on Settings=> Select map type Basic from the drop-down. You can see the basic map type appeared
  • Choose Address from the selected area=> Provide your Address
  • You can see the selected location

Get Latitude and Longitude: Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth

  • Now choose Address type: Coordinates
  • Provide Latitude: Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator.
  • Provide Longitude: Longitude is the measurement east or west of the Equator.
  • You can see the exact location showing
  • Click on Marker Settings=> Provide Marker Title=> Add Content that will show on hovering
  • Enable the toggle to Custom Marker Icon
  • Upload your marker icon
  • Control marker width
  • Control marker height
  • You can see the custom Image/ icon showing

Click on Control

  • Control Zoom Level: You can provide any number
  • Enable Street View Control: It contains a Pegman icon that can be dragged onto the map to enable Street View.
  • Turn on Map Type Control: The Map Type control allowing the user to choose a map type (ROADMAP, SATELLITE).
  • Enable Zoom Control: The Zoom control displays “+” and “-” buttons to change the zoom level of the map.
  • Enable Fullscreen Control: The Fullscreen control offers the option to open the map in fullscreen mode.
  • Enable Scroll Wheel Zoom: Each click, up or down, increases or decreases the zoom factor by 10%
  • Click on Theme=> Choose Theme Source Type: Google Standard
  • Choose Google Theme Type from the drop-down
  • Select Theme Source: Snazzy Maps
  • Choose your snazzy maps theme from the drop-down
  • Select Theme Source: Custom
  • Provide your custom style on the box
  • Click on the selected area to get JSON style code to style your map

Set up Multiple Marker Map #

Add up multiple marker on the map. Each marker being clickable to display information.

  • Click on Settings=> Select map type Multiple Marker from the drop-down.
  • You can see the basic map type appeared
  • Choose Address from the selected area=> Provide your Address
  • You can see the selected location
  • Choose Address type: Coordinates
  • Provide Latitude
  • Provide Longitude
  • You can see the exact Address showing as a Marker
  • Click on Marker Settings
  • Click over the content to expand
  • Provide Latitude
  • Provide Longitude
  • Add Tooltip Name
  • Add any content on the box
  • You can see the output showing exactly
  • Turn on Custom Icon Toggle
  • Upload your Icon
  • Select Icon Width
  • Select Icon Height

Click on Control

  • Control Zoom Level: You can provide any number
  • Enable Street View Control: It contains a Pegman icon that can be dragged onto the map to enable Street View.
  • Turn on Map Type Control: The Map Type control allowing the user to choose a map type (ROADMAP, SATELLITE).
  • Enable Zoom Control: The Zoom control displays “+” and “-” buttons to change the zoom level of the map.
  • Enable Fullscreen Control: The Fullscreen control offers the option to open the map in fullscreen mode.
  • Enable Scroll Wheel Zoom: Each click, up or down, increases or decreases the zoom factor by 10%
  • Click on Theme=> Choose Theme Source Type: Google Standard
  • Choose Google Theme Type from the drop-down
  • Select Theme Source: Snazzy Maps
  • Choose the theme of your snazzy map from the drop-down
  • Select Theme Source: Custom
  • Provide your custom style on the box
  • Click on the selected area to get JSON style code to style your map

Set up Static Map #

Static maps are standalone images in PNG format that can be displayed on web and mobile devices without the aid of a mapping library or API. 

  1. Select Map Type: Static
  2. Control Static Image Width
  3. Control Static Image Height

Set up Polyline Map #

You can use a polyline to draw lines on a map in Google Maps.

  1. Select Map Type: Polyline
  2. You can see the Polyline Map appeared
  • Provide your coordinate title
  • Provide Latitude
  • Provide Longitude

Set up Polygon Map #

A polygon (like a polyline) defines a series of connected coordinates in an ordered sequence.

  1. Select Map Type: Polygon
  2. You can see the Polygon Map appeared
  • Provide your coordinate title
  • Provide Latitude
  • Provide Longitude
  • Provide Latitude
  • Provide Longitude
  • Add any content on the box

Set up Overlay Map #

Overlays are objects on the map that are tied to latitude/longitude coordinates, so they move when you drag or zoom the map.

  1. Select Map Type: Overlay
  2. You can see the Overlay Map appeared
  • Provide Latitude
  • Provide Longitude
  • Select Overlay content on the box
  • You can see the exact content appeared accordingly
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Updated on November 16, 2023