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| − | * For the 10 000 [[IP]] hit on our web, we displayed a map with locations of visitors. You can read [[Geolocation of IP|how we did it]]. | + | * For the 10 000 IP hit on our web, we displayed a map with locations of visitors. You can read [[Geolocation of IP|how we did it]]. |
| | * We have the project to make a map of our trips with a selection of our best photos. | | * We have the project to make a map of our trips with a selection of our best photos. |
Revision as of 12:33, 22 November 2009
Google maps are a wonderful interactive tool. We are using them on dlo quite a lot as well.
Embedding
If you're interesting in embedding google maps on your own web pages (please do!), our own recommendations are as follow.
There is a wonderful extension called (appropriately) Google Maps by 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).
There are a lot of widgets but you may have to try many of them to find the one that fits your needs/habits.
- 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.
- 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. Also it's a bit of an overkill if you want simple things (but looks strong for more complex applications). Finally, documentation is exasperating.
- Simple Google Map mistakes simple with simplified. Its main restriction is that it allows only one marker.
Applications
- For the 10 000 IP hit on our web, we displayed a map with locations of visitors. You can read how we did it.
- We have the project to make a map of our trips with a selection of our best photos.