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| − | [[Google]] maps are a wonderful interactive tool. We are using them on [[dlo]] quite a lot as well. | + | #REDIRECT [[Google map]] |
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| − | = Embedding =
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| − | If you're interesting in embedding google maps on your own web pages (please do!), our own recommendations are as follow.
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| − | == [[MediaWiki]] ==
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| − | There is a wonderful extension called (appropriately) [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Extension:Google_Maps Google Maps] by [http://www.evanmiller.org/ Evan Miller]. This is the best I have tried so far, and don't feel like trying something else (it does all that you want painlessly).
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| − | == [[WordPress]] ==
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| − | There are a lot of widgets but you may have to try many of them to find the one that fits your needs/habits.
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| − | * [http://wphostreviews.com/mappress/ MapPress] is a popular choice but a bit over-the-top for the actual services it provides. It seems to overload a lot the servers. I found out I had connexions to google maps even when posts (and that's most of them) were not containing any map.
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| − | * [http://www.matusz.ch/blog/projekte/xml-google-maps-wordpress-plugin-en Xml google maps] looks pretty good with a lot of configurable options, but it has an ugly ad to link to the plugin's webpage.
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| − | * [http://clarknikdelpowell.com/wordpress/simple-google-map/ Simple Google Map] mistakes ''simple'' with ''simplified''. Its main restriction is that it allows only one marker.
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