Using the shortcode [pass] with google_map

Resolved dionysos73
(@dionysos73)

10 years, 9 months ago
Hi Eliot,

i have some issue about the shortcode [pass] combined with the option google_map. If i have understand, it supposed to display a google map with the address give on the appropriate field. But, it doesn’t work for me probably because i don’t use it correctly.

that’s the code i use to try to display my map:
```
[pass field=my_location]
  [google_map my_location='{FIELD}']
[/pass]
```
And that is displayed on my page:
[google_map my_location=”]

I use the plugin ACF and i have created a field “my_location” with the Google Map field, but i’m not sure your plugin can be used with that kind of field.

So i have tried to replace the field Google Map in ACF with a textearea field where i attached the google integration code to display the map and it works. But it’s not really practical.

Do you give me some better advice to use your plugin to show a google map, please ?

Best regards.

https://ww.wp.xz.cn/plugins/custom-content-shortcode/

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Plugin Author Eliot Akira
(@miyarakira)

10 years, 9 months ago
Hello,

The first point is, this plugin does not come with a Google map shortcode. I’ll make that more clear in the documentation’s code example. There are a number of plugins that provide a Google map shortcode, for example: Simple Google Maps Shortcode.

I looked into the Google maps field for ACF. Hmm, it’s not so simple because it’s stored as an array, a collection of sub-fields. … OK, I made a new plugin update to allow passing values from an array field.

So, assuming you have installed a plugin with a Google map shortcode, you can pass the map field like this:
```
[pass array=map_field]
  [pw_map address='{ADDRESS}']
[/pass]
```
In this case, pw_map is provided by the simple map plugin I mentioned above.

I added a note about this in the documentation, under Optional -> ACF -> Google map.

—

One thing I noticed is that the ACF Google map field doesn’t store the zoom level. It would be more useful if it did.
Thread Starter dionysos73
(@dionysos73)

10 years, 9 months ago

Hi Eliot,

Really thank you again, man. You’re faster and really efficient.

I have tried with Simple Google Maps Shortcode, unfortunately this plugin seems not work anymore (maybe since the last WP upgrade) and the map would not display at all. So i have tried with Ultimate shortcode (i already use this plugin) and it works !

Thanks for this quick upgrade!

One question: in the future, did you think add some shortcode for display medias like videos or sound ?

Best regards,

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