Embeding a Google My Maps into a forum post.

[¡Lance!]

So I have this;


www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=18tFIh0s4FjmyqDbIXyR57J5woJFyB1Wu&usp=sharing

And I'm trying to get it to embed into a forum post so you can do all the nifty features that the map allow like clicking on a highlighted area to display a blurb on information. I'd like it to actually display the map and retain to features so my members don't have to navigate away from the forum. Can anyone help me with some potential UBBC code magic by chance?

[Chris]

You can probably accomplish this using the plugin posted here but the link you've shared is not publicly accessible, which makes sense since you would not want everybody to edit the map at will. If I change the "edit" in the link you've posted to "view" then I have no problem getting the map to load.



To do this create a new allowed domain in the plugin for .google.com with maps and view in the path and mid= in the query and  allow-script and allow-same-origin selected in permissions



Then create a link in any post with the name="embed" attribute attached to that link and if the pattern matches what was entered in the plugin's configuration that link gets processed and converted to the intended source.

[a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/view?mid=18tFIh0s4FjmyqDbIXyR57J5woJFyB1Wu&usp=sharing" name="embed"]myMap[/a]

[¡Lance!]

Feb 19, 2022 17:12:05 GMT -8 Chris said:

You can probably accomplish this using the plugin posted here but the link you've shared is not publicly accessible, which makes sense since you would not want everybody to edit the map at will. If I change the "edit" in the link you've posted to "view" then I have no problem getting the map to load.



To do this create a new allowed domain in the plugin for .google.com with maps and view in the path and mid= in the query and  allow-script and allow-same-origin selected in permissions



Then create a link in any post with the name="embed" attribute attached to that link and if the pattern matches what was entered in the plugin's configuration that link gets processed and converted to the intended source.

[a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/view?mid=18tFIh0s4FjmyqDbIXyR57J5woJFyB1Wu&usp=sharing" name="embed"]myMap[/a]

Thank you so much! I'm gonna give this a shot and see how it goes. I'll give you an update soon!

[¡Lance!]

Update; it works; you are a coding god! I bow to you sir!

[Chris]

Sweet!
Just a note that you or anyone capable of creating or editing a post can now currently post google maps on your forum. If that is undesirable then you could edit the query in that plugin entry to include the full media id instead of just any media id (i.e. mid=18tFIh0s4FjmyqDbIXyR57J5woJFyB1Wu) that way only that particular map identified by that particular media id can be posted and still match the pattern. If you have multiple maps you want to post then you could include a specific plugin entry for each map using the full media id thus curtailing any unnecessary or irrelevant maps being posted and processed.

[Syko]

I am popping in to say this was very useful, thank you

Just wish here was a way to make my own terrain for the map, cuz i run a Star Wars Roleplay forum and would love to make a Google Maps style of the star wars Galaxy