Title: Google Maps shortcode not working
Last modified: August 22, 2016

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# Google Maps shortcode not working

 *  [alexreaddesign](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alexreaddesign/)
 * (@alexreaddesign)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-maps-shortcode-not-working/)
 * Hi,
 * I’m working on a site using your Olympic theme (www.ymcaalbany.org) and I’m trying
   to add a map to one of the pages using this shortcode plugin. When I copy/paste
   the shortcode from your tutorial page on your website ([http://www.cssigniter.com/ignite/ci-shortcodes/](http://www.cssigniter.com/ignite/ci-shortcodes/))
   it works great, but whenever I try to use a url generated from Google Maps’ website
   it comes up blank. I’m wondering if Google updated something that this plugin
   doesn’t support?
 * Here’s the specific page I’m working on: [http://www.ymcaalbany.org/our-y/](http://www.ymcaalbany.org/our-y/)
 * Thanks in advance for your help!
 * Alex
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/cssigniter-shortcodes/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cssigniter-shortcodes/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Anastis Sourgoutsidis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/anastis/)
 * (@anastis)
 * [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-maps-shortcode-not-working/#post-5788913)
 * Hi there,
    the shortcode doesn’t really play with the new Google Maps, as Google
   now disallows direct embedding. In order for the shortcode to work, you need 
   to visit the classic google maps, i.e. [https://www.google.com/maps?output=classic](https://www.google.com/maps?output=classic)
   Once you find the place that you want shown, click on the chain button and copy
   the first URL shown (not the iframe one). Also, please do NOT shorten the URL.
 * This is probably the shortcode that you need for your website.
    `[googlemap src
   ="https://www.google.com/maps?q=3311+Pacific+Blvd+SW,+Albany+OR+97321&hl=en&ll
   =44.610451,-123.109188&spn=0.016559,0.038581&sll=37.09024,-95.712891&sspn=37.683309,79.013672&
   hnear=3311+Pacific+Blvd+SW,+Albany,+Oregon+97321-7707&t=m&z=15" /]`
 * Let me know how everything turns out.

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 * Last activity: [11 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-maps-shortcode-not-working/#post-5788913)
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