How to create a button to show a location in Google Maps
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Create a Google API Key
- Go to the Google Cloud Platform Console .
- Click the project drop-down and select or create the project for which you want to add an API key.
- Click the menu button and select APIs & Services > Credentials .
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On the
Credentials
page, click
+ Create Credentials > API key
.
The API key created dialog displays the newly created API key. -
Click
Close
.
The new API key is listed on the Credentials page under API Keys .
(Remember to restrict the API key before using it in production.)
- Go to the admin area.
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Click in the
Configure
category onNavigation
. -
Create a new button:
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Expand
Toolbar
element (see 1 on graphic) -
Select
Services (Architecture)
element (see 2 on graphic) -
Select type
Open dialog button
(see 3 on graphic) -
Enter the name
Open in Google Maps
(see 4 on graphic) -
Click on
New
to create the button
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Expand
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Go to the detail content of the created button element and do the following changes:
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Activated
: Activate the checkbox to enable the button -
Valid for facet
: Select theLocations
facet -
URL
: Use the following URL:https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/place?q=[ATX_LATITUDE],[ATX_LONGITUDE]&key={YOUR_CREATED_GOOGLE_API_KEY}
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Now you can open the locations (Organizations -> Locations), create or select a location with longitude and latitude and open the dialog by clicking on Services
-> Open in Google Maps
.