Title: Querystring removal and google maps api key
Last modified: June 15, 2017

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# Querystring removal and google maps api key

 *  Resolved [elzappa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elzappa/)
 * (@elzappa)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/querystring-removal-and-google-maps-api-key/)
 * Hi,
 * I noticed after upgrading several sites to latest version of FVM that on newer
   sites google maps no longer load and the missingapikey message is present in 
   the dev console.
 * When FVM is active is appears to strip out the querystring so… for example
 * //maps.google.com/maps/api/js?key=AIzaSyAaLhi7XNuvb2Jg3k4jh5kjhyNKri0zRD
 * becomes
 * //maps.google.com/maps/api/js
 * As a result the api key is never sent and the maps don’t load. Of course only
   a problem for sites that were not using google maps prior to google’s requirement
   to use an api key.
 * Only solution i have at present is to hard code the url into the theme.
 * Is there anyway to stop this from being stripped out? For information, i’m using“
   WP Google Maps” plugin to generate the maps. Although it also performs the same
   action when i try to add the “API KEY for Google Maps” plugin
 * Thanks!
    -  This topic was modified 8 years, 12 months ago by [elzappa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elzappa/).

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 *  Plugin Author [Raul P.](https://wordpress.org/support/users/alignak/)
 * (@alignak)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/querystring-removal-and-google-maps-api-key/#post-9232199)
 * Hi,
 * Thanks for reporting.
    I’ve found where the bug is and this will be fixed on 
   the next update, which will be available within the next couple of hours.
 * Make sure you select version 3.exp on WP Google Map, since others are deprecated:
 *  Thread Starter [elzappa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/elzappa/)
 * (@elzappa)
 * [8 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/querystring-removal-and-google-maps-api-key/#post-9233840)
 * Hi Raul,
 * Great stuff – thanks for quick response, great plugin – keep up the good work
   🙂

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