Title: Interactive Map advice
Last modified: August 25, 2017

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# Interactive Map advice

 *  [johnnybach4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnnybach4/)
 * (@johnnybach4)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/interactive-map-advice/)
 * I work for a local history group and we would like to add an interactive map 
   to our WordPress website.
 * I had a look at the number of plug-ins available but found it difficult to decide
   if any would do what we want. I’m hoping that someone may have just the right
   experience to advise me if such a plug-in exists.
 * We want to use an old 1900 map of the area with hotspots which will give the 
   history of old buildings, etc. shown on the map.
 * I’m looking at doing it with HTML but that is a lot of work and a plug-in could
   be the better answer. I’m a recent user of WordPress so my knowledge is limited
   and I don’t think it’s sensible to download several plug-ins just to try them!
 * I’d be grateful for any help and advice.

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 *  [staartmees](https://wordpress.org/support/users/staartmees/)
 * (@staartmees)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/interactive-map-advice/#post-9440340)
 * You’re looking for an Image Map, [https://wordpress.org/plugins/draw-attention/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/draw-attention/)
 *  [WebAssembler](https://wordpress.org/support/users/webassembler/)
 * (@webassembler)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/interactive-map-advice/#post-9440440)
 * Hi [@johnnybach4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnnybach4/)
 * You should have a look at Advanced Custom Fields Pro – it provides a way to add
   a google map to the WordPress admin meaning you could create a custom post type
   called locations and apply the map picker there. It returns a lat/lng object 
   which you can implement on a global map.
 * This tutorial shows how you can do it: [https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/google-map/](https://www.advancedcustomfields.com/resources/google-map/)
 * There is a website called Snazzy Maps that lets you customise a google map. When
   you export styles from Snazzy Maps it saves as a jSON object so you’d just paste
   that into the new_map() args in example above.
 * While google maps can be customised, Map Box provides a much better level of 
   customisation, including an old fashioned map – [https://www.mapbox.com/gallery/](https://www.mapbox.com/gallery/).
   The only downside is that if you get over 100,000 API hits it costs a lot of 
   money as opposed to Google that is basically free and offers the places API.
 * I have built exactly this on my own website using the ACF Pro, Google Maps API
   and custom code [https://www.bristolblueprint.co.uk/](https://www.bristolblueprint.co.uk/)
 *  Thread Starter [johnnybach4](https://wordpress.org/support/users/johnnybach4/)
 * (@johnnybach4)
 * [8 years, 9 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/interactive-map-advice/#post-9441583)
 * Thanks both – that was quick!
 * Thanks Staartmees – I’ll have a look at the image map, as you suggest.
 * Thanks WebAssembler, That sounds promising but I’ll have to read the tutorials
   in depth as, while I’ve got used to WordPress, plug-ins are all new to me and
   I’m learning as I go along.

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