Map Analytics Plug-in

Map Analytics is a Word-press mapping plugin (using Google Maps) from Information Analytics that adds advanced Google KML support (as well as GeoJSON display) in easy to use fashion to your site, including maps displaying custom icons and layer controls. Just upload a kml like you would any media and insert it on your page via an auto built short-code, it's that easy. The KML will determine the map view and you can position and size the map via normal css or short code parameters.

After the plug-in is installed.

Set your Google API key

Add Google KML|GeoJSON to a Page or Post

To add a KML (with custom icons or not) first you need a KML. It is easy to build the kml with google earth or even export the kml from your GIS mapping software (icons or images used in your kml should be uploaded on the web - most conveniently upload them to your wordpress site when you build the kml) and referenced from there in your kml as you make it.

Note: An Add Map button using information set in the Map Analytics parameter pane below and a quick Add KML button appears in the visual editor for pages and posts

Features

  • Easy insertion of uploaded or linked kml using your standard media library
  • Auto creates shortcodes so you dont have to remember the codes (and obvious codes so you probably will)
  • Custom icons - shows any icons you put in the kml
  • Enables layer control support via the GeoXml parser
    along side the map or via the widget anywhere on your pages

    Sample CSS for Layer Controls

    #sbid1 {
    display:inline-block;float: right; width: 24% !important;margin-left:1% !important; height: 640px; overflow-y:auto;
    }
    #my_map { display:inline-block;}
    .lcw a { text-decoration:none }
    .lcw img { display:inline !important;}
    .lcw li { list-style: none; margin:0px;padding:0px }
    .lcw li { list-style: none; margin:0px;padding:0px }
    .lcw ul { margin-left:0px; padding:0px; }
    .lcw ul ul , #ia_layer_control_widget ul li { margin-left:8px; padding:0px; }
    .lcw ul li { font-size: 11px; }
    .lcw ul li ul li { font-size: 10px; }
    .lcw ul li ul li ul li { font-size: 9px; }
    .lcw ul li ul li ul li ul li { font-size: 8px; }
    .inView { display:block }
    .outView { color:silver; opacity:0.4; alpha(opacity=40) }
    .ia_layer_control img { margin-right:5px !important; }
  • Focuses on use of short-code and standard uploading methods
  • Allows shortcode modification for setting of map "id" and "style" for styling and positioning of maps (via css or inline style)
  • Over-riding initial view of kml by finding your location or with a simple search
  • Show Icon At Center - for the simple case when you lack a kml and want to show just one point
  • Supports google maps static maps for those not needing interactions or kml

Coming Advanced Features

  • Built-in Google KML | GeoJSON editor.
  • Multiple KMLs via drop down selection on a single map with smooth transition after selection (no page reload - map area just slides into view).