Publishing map problem

  • Resolved ccrussell

    (@ccrussell)


    10 months, 2 weeks ago

    I have just started using the Waymark plugin. I created a map, and published it. I added the shortcode to a draft post. If you go to my website and search for a key word that is used in the map title, the user will see the published map, as if it is a post. This isn’t what I want to happen, I only want the posts to show in a search, not the map separately. If, for example, you search for “Kruse”, you get a post from 2018, AND the map from 2025 that is embedded in a post that hasn’t been published yet. Is there a way to prevent this? If, for example, I create a map, DON’T publish it, but use the embed code in a post that is published, will the map show up properly in the post? It won’t be found in the search if I do that. I’m not certain if there is a problem with embedding a map code without the map being “published”. Thank you.

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  • Plugin Author Joe

    (@morehawes)

    10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Hi @ccrussell,

    Thanks for reaching out. Yes this is the default behaviour – a Map post (custom post type waymark_map) is created for each Map, which themes may treat as regular posts (i.e. appearing in search results etc). I am actually surprised this has not been requested before.

    I have reviewed the source code and run some tests and I see no reason why the Map can be unpublished (i.e. set to draft) or privately published. The Waymark Shortcode only cares that it is a valid Map ID that has not been deleted (i.e. in trash).

    I hope this helps. Please do let me know if you encounter any issues.

    If you like the plugin and you (or your organisation) benefits from Waymark, please consider supporting the continued development of the plugin through sponsorship 🙂

    Cheers,

    Joe

    Thread Starter ccrussell

    (@ccrussell)

    10 months, 2 weeks ago

    Thank you for the quick reply!

    You said ” I see no reason why the Map can be unpublished”, I assume you meant that you see no reason why the Map cannot be unpublished? I did some tests, leaving the map as a draft or pending status, as well as publishing it as “private”, all seemed to work. And from what you are saying, I assume that there won’t be a hidden “gotcha” in there. So, thank you, this should work for me.

    Plugin Author Joe

    (@morehawes)

    10 months, 2 weeks ago

    I assume you meant that you see no reason why the Map cannot be unpublished?

    Apologies for the typo – that is correct.

    Joe

    Plugin Author Joe

    (@morehawes)

    7 months, 3 weeks ago

    Hi @ccrussell,

    I just wanted to reply before this thread gets archived, as I have given some more thought to this.

    Currently, the Waymark Shortcode will display a Map with the provided ID if it exists, no matter the Post Status of the Map. On reflection this doesn’t feel quite right. I think both the Shortdcode and Map Details page should honour the status of the post (draft/public/private etc)

    I realise that I offered this as a work-around to your situation (i.e. using the Shortcode to display unpublished Maps so they do not appear in search results), but I just wanted to give you a heads up that this may change in the future.

    If/when this does change, I think I will add a Setting that excludes Maps from search results using the exclude_from_search option. This should work with your search solution.

    All the best,

    Joe

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