Title: Different Map Backrounds
Last modified: May 11, 2018

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# Different Map Backrounds

 *  Resolved [sagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdagency/)
 * (@sdagency)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/)
 * Is there a list of stable, ongoing map backgrounds to choose from to swap out
   with tileurl=
 * I’d like to have options like a black and white map, etc. without having to build
   and code all that myself.
 * Thanks.
    -  This topic was modified 8 years ago by [sagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdagency/).

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 *  Plugin Author [bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/)
 * (@bozdoz)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271273)
 * Here’s a bit of a list, but I don’t believe many of them work:
 * [https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tile_servers](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tile_servers)
 * Hope that helps a bit at least!
 *  Thread Starter [sagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdagency/)
 * (@sdagency)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271379)
 * [@bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/) Thank you. Can you just
   make your own? Is it then hosted somewhere you can call it from?
 *  Plugin Author [bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/)
 * (@bozdoz)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271401)
 * You can with Mapnik and tilestache I believe.
 * [http://mapnik.org/](http://mapnik.org/)
    [http://tilestache.org/](http://tilestache.org/)
 * This may or may not be a good guide: [https://www.axismaps.com/blog/2012/01/dont-panic-an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-building-a-map-server/](https://www.axismaps.com/blog/2012/01/dont-panic-an-absolute-beginners-guide-to-building-a-map-server/)
 *  Thread Starter [sagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdagency/)
 * (@sdagency)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271505)
 * [@bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/) Thanks again. I was looking
   for an online interface. The map tile built into the plugin is solid, just might
   want another option like black and white.
 * Thanks!
 *  Plugin Author [bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/)
 * (@bozdoz)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271534)
 * If it’s as simple as that you probably could try CSS filters to desaturate the
   map tiles:
 * Something like:
 * .leaflet-map img {
    filter: grayscale(100%); }
    -  This reply was modified 8 years ago by [bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/).
 *  Thread Starter [sagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdagency/)
 * (@sdagency)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271553)
 * [@bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/) Looks like I can call 
   a style I create from Mapbox with a token and replace that Map Tile URL line 
   in the Leaflet settings and it works fine. Not sure how Mapbox counts views though
   whether it’s for the tiles or the map. Essentially I would be using their tiles
   and your map.
 *  Thread Starter [sagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdagency/)
 * (@sdagency)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271563)
 * [@bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/) interesting. I didn’t 
   know you could do that through CSS. Unfortunately that turned my called image
   markers gray too. Is there a list of CSS options somewhere? What a great tool
   you have.
 *  Thread Starter [sagency](https://wordpress.org/support/users/sdagency/)
 * (@sdagency)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271590)
 * This seems to work…
 * /*—MAP—*/
    img.leaflet-tile { filter: grayscale(100%); }
 *  Plugin Author [bozdoz](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bozdoz/)
 * (@bozdoz)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/different-map-backrounds/#post-10271654)
 * Yeah, that looks right.

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