Google Maps MyCode

[querschlaeger]

This is a very simple MyCode but useful when you want position of a location (party, meeting, event, ...) inline of posts and calender events.

Title

Map

(or whatever you like)

Regular Expression

\[map\](.*?)\[/map\]

Replacement

<object data="http://maps.google.com/?q=$1&amp;output=embed" type="text/html" width="640" height="480" class="map">
<a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=$1">$1</a>
</object>

Example

[map]1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, CA 94043[/map]

Use CSS class map to style it (maybe as block element with border, ...).

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If you want to show a route between 2 locations you have to create a second MyCode:

Title

Trip

(or whatever you like)

Regular Expression

\[map\](.*?)\[/map\][\s]*\[map\](.*?)\[/map\]

Replacement

<object data="http://maps.google.com/?saddr=$1&amp;daddr=$2&amp;output=embed" type="text/html" width="640" height="480" class="map">
<a href="http://maps.google.com/?saddr=$1&amp;daddr=$2">$1 - $2</a>
</object>

Parse Order
Have to be a smaller parse order value than the single map MyCode!

Example

[map]Washington DC[/map]
[map]New York[/map]

Whenever someone uses 2 [map] MyCodes in a row (it can be 'nothing', line breaks, spaces and/or tab stops between the MyCodes) a route will be shown instead of 2 single maps.

[FBI]

I am gonna try and use this at my local area
Also you can use the coordinate from Google. Not only the street name

[querschlaeger]

Updated post #1 with a trip MyCode.

[RArch]

Very nice, Thanks for sharing

How do you get the coordinates from Google?

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Would it be possible to add a "View Larger Map" link just below the map which would open in a new page?

[querschlaeger]

Would it be possible to add a "View Larger Map" link just below the map which would open in a new page?

Just add this above or below the <object> tag in MyCode replacement:

<a href="http://maps.google.com/?q=$1">$1</a>

Just a simple link to Google Maps.

[parand]

Well Done!

[Droid]

Its easy enough to do, why don't you add a option for the Longitude and Latitude?

[phpkiller]

the trip didnt work for me so i edit it a litle
Ex:

[trip]Washington DC/New York[/trip]

Regular Expression :

\[trip\](.*?)/(.*?)\[/trip\]

[SamSam]

Thanks for the code, querschlaeger. I was able to use it and even after all the years it's still working. Almost. I had to only add a "s" into the link. Code I'm using is:

Tittle:

Maps

Regular Expression:

\[map\](.*?)\[/map\]

Replacement:

<object data="https://maps.google.co.uk/?q=$1&amp;output=embed" type="text/html" width="640" height="480" class="map">
<a href="https://maps.google.co.uk/?q=$1">$1</a>
</object>