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Maps Widget for Google Maps v1.93
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1 === Google Maps Widget ===
2 Contributors: WebFactory
3 Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=gordan%40webfactoryltd%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Google%20Maps%20Widget&no_note=0&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest
4 Tags: google maps, maps, gmaps, widget, lightbox, map, google map, fancybox, fancybox2, multilingual, sidebar, chinese
5 License: GPLv2 or later
6 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
7 Requires at least: 3.3
8 Tested up to: 4.0.1
9 Stable tag: 1.93
10
11 Displays a single-image super-fast loading Google map in a widget. A larger map with all the usual features is available on click in a lightbox.
12
13 == Description ==
14
15 Check out some examples on the <a href="http://www.googlemapswidget.com/">official plugin site</a>, view the [Google Maps Widget video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1siX9ha7Pw) or give us a shout <a href="http://twitter.com/WebFactoryLtd">@WebFactoryLtd</a>.
16
17 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1siX9ha7Pw&hd=1
18
19 **General widget options**
20
21 * title
22 * address
23
24 **Thumbnail map options**
25
26 * map size - width & height
27 * map type - road, satellite, map or hybrid
28 * pin color
29 * pin size
30 * custom pin icon
31 * zoom level
32 * link type - lightbox, custom URL or disable link
33 * map color scheme - new & old
34 * text above map
35 * text below map
36
37 **Lightbox map options**
38
39 * map size - width & height
40 * map type - road, satellite, map or hybrid
41 * zoom level
42 * skin - light & dark
43 * show/hide address bubble
44 * show/hide map title
45 * header text
46 * footer text
47
48 > If you need a Google Maps shortcode plugin you might be interested in purchasing our premium <a title="5sec Google Maps" href="http://5sec-google-maps-pro.webfactoryltd.com/">5sec Google Maps PRO</a> plugin.
49
50
51 **What others say about the plugin**
52
53 * voted on the <a href="http://themesplugins.com/Plugin-detail/google-maps-widget-google-map-free-plugin-for-wordpress/" title="Top 100 WordPressian plugin">Top 100 List</a> by WordPressian
54 * made it on the <a href="http://tidyrepo.com/google-maps-widget/">Tidy Repo</a> list
55 * reviewed 5/5 by <a href="http://websmush.com/google-maps-widget-plugin-review/">Web Smush</a>
56 * one of 3 best map plugins by <a href="http://torquemag.io/the-3-best-map-plugins-for-wordpress/">The Torque Mag</a>
57 * "an easier way to add Google maps to your site" says <a href="http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-add-google-maps-in-wordpress/">WP Beginner</a>
58 * <a href="http://designscrazed.org/wordpress-google-map-plugins/">Design Crazed</a> puts in on the top 20 Google maps list
59 * <a href="http://www.inkthemes.com/easily-integrate-google-map-in-your-wordpress-themes-widget-area/09/">InkThemes</a> shows how easy it is to use GMW
60
61 **Translators (thank you!)**
62
63 * English - original :)
64 * Swedish - Sofia Asklund
65 * Spanish - Jesus Garica
66 * Croatian - Gordan from <a href="http://www.webfactoryltd.com/">Web factory Ltd</a>
67 * German - Karimba
68 * French - Karimba
69 * Chinese simplified - Wyeoh
70 * Chinese traditional - Wyeoh
71 * Dutch - Arno
72 * Ukrainian - Victor Shutovskiy
73 * Serbian - Ogi Djuraskovic from <a href="http://firstsiteguide.com/">FirstSiteGuide</a>
74
75 == Installation ==
76
77 Follow the usual routine;
78
79 1. Open WP admin - Plugins - Add New
80 2. Enter "Google Maps Widget" under search and hit Enter
81 3. Plugin will show up as the first on the list, click "Install Now"
82
83 Or if needed, upload manually;
84
85 1. Download the plugin.
86 2. Unzip it and upload to wp-content/plugin/
87 3. Open WP admin - Plugins and click "Activate" next to the plugin
88 4. Configure the plugin under Appearance - Widgets
89
90
91 == Frequently Asked Questions ==
92
93 = Who is this plugin for? =
94
95 For just about anyone who needs a map on their site.
96
97 = Thumbnail map works but lightbox won't open on click =
98
99 You most probably have Fancybox JS and CSS files included twice; once by the theme and second time by GMW plugin. Remove one instance of files. If that's not the case then you have a fatal JS error thats preventing execution of other JS code. Hit F12 in Firefox or Chrome and have a look at the debug console. If there are any red lines - it's a fatal error. Open a new thread in the support forums but please bear in mind that support is community based and we do this in our spare time.
100
101 = It's not working!!! Arrrrrrrrr =
102
103 A more detailed help is coming soon. Till then check 2 things: does your theme have wp_footer() function call in the footer and if there are any jQuery errors on the site.
104 If you can figure it out open a thread in the support forums.
105
106 == Screenshots ==
107
108 1. Small map is shown as a widget and since it's just one image it loads super-fast
109 2. Larger map with all features is available in the lightbox
110 3. Widget options - thumbnail map
111 4. Widget options - lightbox map
112
113 == Changelog ==
114 = 1.93 =
115 * 2014/12/03
116 * due to someone being a huge cun* we can no longer offer discounts for our Envato products in GMW
117 * so no changes to the plugin, just some messages edited
118
119 = 1.92 =
120 * 2014/11/12
121 * minor bug fixes
122 * preparations for admin JS rewrite
123
124 = 1.90 =
125 * 2014/10/20
126 * added Serbian translation; thanks Ogi!
127
128 = 1.86 =
129 * 2014/10/12
130 * updated POT file
131 * updated Croatian translation
132
133 = 1.85 =
134 * 2014/09/22
135 * added custom pin image option for thumbnail map - thanks Rudloff!
136
137 = 1.80 =
138 * 2014/09/08
139 * minor updates for WordPress v4.0
140
141 = 1.75 =
142 * 2014/07/29
143 * lightbox skins are back; light and dark for now, more coming soon
144 * updated lightbox jS
145
146 = 1.70 =
147 * 2014/07/10
148 * fixed a small bug on thumbnail
149 * finished up a todo
150
151 = 1.65 =
152 * 2014/05/06
153 * finished up a few todos
154
155 = 1.60 =
156 * 2014/04/17
157 * update for WordPress v3.9, widget edit GUI now works in theme customizer
158 * if you run into any issues please report them in the support forums
159
160 = 1.55 =
161 * 2014/04/07
162 * fixed shortcode handling in map's header & footer
163 * added Ukrainian translation - thank you Victor Shutovskiy!
164
165 = 1.50 =
166 * 2014/03/25
167 * minor bug fixes
168 * new Spanish translation - thank you Jesus!
169 * still working on those lightbox skins, sorry :(
170
171 = 1.47 =
172 * 2014/03/05
173 * minor bug fix
174 * working on those lightbox skins :)
175
176 = 1.45 =
177 * 2014/03/04
178 * switched to <a href="http://www.jacklmoore.com/colorbox/">Colorbox</a> lightbox script
179 * lightbox skin is still temporarily unavailable
180
181 = 1.40 =
182 * 2014/02/10
183 * due to licensing issues switched to FancyBox v1.3.4
184 * lightbox skin is temporarily unavailable
185 * minor bug fix related to activate/upgrade hook calls
186
187 = 1.35 =
188 * 2014/02/05
189 * added optional plugin usage tracking (<a href="http://www.googlemapswidget.com/plugin-tracking-info/">detailed info</a>)
190
191 = 1.31 =
192 * 2014/02/03
193 * WP v3.8.1 compatibility check
194
195 = 1.30 =
196 * 2014/01/16
197 * added Dutch translation; thank you Arno!
198
199 = 1.25 =
200 * 2014/01/03
201 * preparations for opt-in plugin usage tracking
202 * Spanish translation updated; thanks Jesus!
203
204 = 1.20 =
205 * 2013/12/17
206 * WP v3.8 update
207 * language files update
208
209 = 1.15 =
210 * 2013/11/25
211 * added option for thumbnail map to link to a custom URL which disables the lightbox; you can link to a lightbox, a custom link or remove the link all together
212
213 = 1.10 =
214 * 2013/11/18
215 * added option for thumbnail map to use the new look/color scheme
216
217 = 1.05 =
218 * 2013/11/04
219 * added Chinese traditional translation; thanks Wyeoh
220
221 = 1.0 =
222 * 2013/10/28
223 * WP 3.7 compatibility check
224 * added Chinese simplified translation; thanks Wyeoh
225
226 = 0.95 =
227 * 2013/10/21
228 * added French translation; thanks Karimba
229
230 = 0.90 =
231 * 2013/10/14
232 * added German translation; thanks Karimba
233 * we reached 100k downloads ;)
234
235 = 0.86 =
236 * 2013/10/07
237 * fixed a few strict standards errors; thanks Jay!
238
239 = 0.85 =
240 * 2013/10/03
241 * added Croatian translation; thank you Gordan
242
243 = 0.80 =
244 * 2013/09/28
245 * minor translation fixes
246 * added Spanish translation; thank you Jesus!
247
248 = 0.75 =
249 * 2013/09/24
250 * map language is autodetected based on user's browser language (HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE header)
251 * added Swedish translation; thank you Sofia!
252 * German and Croatian translations will be up next
253
254 = 0.71 =
255 * 2013/09/17
256 * few more preparations for translation
257 * Swedish translation coming in a few days
258
259 = 0.70 =
260 * 2013/09/05
261 * prepared everything for translation, POT file is available and all strings are wrapped in <i>__()</i>
262 * protocols should now match http/https for both thumbnail and ligtbox map
263 * <a href="http://www.googlemapswidget.com/">www.googlemapswidget.com</a> is up and running
264
265 = 0.65 =
266 * 2013/08/05
267 * updated JS for WP v3.6
268
269 = 0.60 =
270 * 2013/04/06
271 * fixed zoom bug in lightbox
272
273 = 0.55 =
274 * 2013/04/05
275 * added 2 new options - text above and below thumbnail map
276 * updated fancyBox JS to the latest version
277 * minor code improvements
278
279 = 0.50 =
280 * 2012/12/12
281 * small WP 3.5 compatibility fixes
282
283 = 0.41 =
284 * 2012/12/03
285 * removed screenshots from plugin package
286
287 = 0.4 =
288 * 2012/11/28
289 * fixed non UTF-8 address bug
290
291 = 0.37 =
292 * 2012/11/19
293 * fixed bug to use google.com instead of google.co.uk
294
295 = 0.35 =
296 * 2012/09/28
297 * added 4 skins for lightbox
298
299 = 0.31 =
300 * 2012/09/14
301 * fix for bad themes which don't respect proper sidebar markup
302
303 = 0.3 =
304 * 2012/09/04
305 * lightbox script changed from jQuery UI Dialog to <a href="http://fancyapps.com/fancybox/">fancyBox2</a>
306 * added "show map title on lightbox" option
307 * significant speed improvements
308 * preparations for lightbox skins
309
310 = 0.22 =
311 * 2012/08/31
312 * Fixed small JS related GUI bug
313
314 = 0.2 =
315 * 2012/08/28
316 * Complete GUI rewrite
317 * Added header text option
318 * Added address bubble visibility option
319 * Fixed thumbnail map scaling bug
320 * Fixed lightbox map size bug
321
322 = 0.13 =
323 * 2012/08/09
324 * Added pin size for thumbnail map
325
326 = 0.12 =
327 * 2012/08/07
328 * Added pin color for thumbnail map
329 * Fixed a few minor bugs
330
331 = 0.11 =
332 * 2012/08/06
333 * Fixed a few minor bugs
334
335 = 0.1 =
336 * 2012/08/03
337 * Initial release
338
339
340 == Upgrade Notice ==
341
342 = 0.2 =
343 Due to variable name changes footer text will be reset
344
345 = 0.1x =
346 Upgrade without any fear :)
347
348 = 0.1 =
349 Initial release