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<p><em>Map pins makes it easy to create a map with locations of businesses, events, or venues on a map.</em></p>
<h4>You can:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Insert a Google Map with custom markers anywhere on your blog using a shortcode.</li>
<li>Show a scrollable list of locations next to the Google Map.</li>
<li>Order the locations based on distance from visitor location (based on browser location).</li>
<li>Oodles of information can be maintained per pin/location.</li>
<li>Business hours are defined per location. Visitors can search for currently opened locations.</li>
<li>Most options are highly customizable:
<ul>
<li>All options can be controlled by shortcode parameters</li>
<li>Show different sets of locations on various pages by using the location category</li>
<li>You can display only a map, display a map and list combination and even show only a list of locations (for example in your sidebar). All variants are searchable.</li>
<li>Includes country specific search options, for example zip-code optimized searching (powered by Google Maps).</li>
<li>Large number of marker-icons provided (courtesy of Maps Icons Collection project by Nicolas Mollet). You can add your own custom icons to the map as well.</li>
<li>Configurable admin environment to make location maintenance very easy.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Automatic scaling of the map boundaries based on locations shown.</li>
<li>English and Dutch translations are included.</li>
<li>Translatable using .mo and .po files.</li>
<li>Optimized for WordPress Multisite</li>
</ul>
<h4>Your visitors can:</h4>
<ul>
<li>Browse a Google Map with all the locations you added.</li>
<li>Use an intelligent search option to find locations close to a location (search powered by Google Maps).</li>
<li>Find locations based on their current location (using GPS / IP location via the browser).</li>
<li>Search based on business hours of a location is opened right now or not.</li>
<li>Find information about the location you added by clicking a map marker including: name, address, business hours, any text you add and a hyperlink).</li>
</ul>
<h4>Example shortcode:</h4>
<p>[mappins-map width=”500″ height=”900″ searchbar=”Y” list=”left” showmap=”show” listwidth=”40%”]</p>
<h4>List of location attributes:</h4>
<p>name, address, zipcode, city, country, telephone, category, markericon, openinghours, link URL, latitude/longitude</p>
<h4>Licenses:</h4>
<ul>
<li>The plugin uses wonderful custom marker icons from the Maps Icons Collection project by Nicolas Mollet. (http://mapicons.nicolasmollet.com/)</li>
<li>Header photo by Dave77459 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dave77459/6335868568/) cc license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/)</li>
</ul>


Map pins

Add custom markers on an embedded Google Map. Includes full search-ability, my-location via GPS, a list of nearby locations, and business hours.

ZeeMaps

<p>With a few simple clicks, you can post a customized, interactive Google Map in your<br />
blog. Follow these simple steps to post your map:</p>
<ul>
<li>Go to the ZeeMaps server (http://www.zeemaps.com) and create your map</li>
<li>Add markers, regions to your map</li>
<li>Add one marker at-a-time, using Additions->Add Marker menu item, or use Additions->Upload CSV to add multiple markers from a CSV file or Google Spreadsheet</li>
<li>After your map is done, note the map number for your map (the number on the map URL after the parameter <em>group=</em>)</li>
<li>Make sure you have the ZeeMaps plugin downloaded and activated</li>
<li>Go to edit your blog entry</li>
<li>In the second row for your blog editor menu buttons, you should see a new button with the Google marker icon</li>
<li>Place your cursor in the location where you want to publish your map in the editor window</li>
<li>Click on the Google marker icon button</li>
<li>Enter your map number and customize your published map in the resulting dialog</li>
<li>Click on the insert button</li>
</ul>
<p>This should add some text to your blog like:</p>
<p>[zeemaps 45 w=100% h=500 add geosearch]</p>
<p>This text will be replaced by the map in your blog.</p>


Create and customize an interactive Google Map using ZeeMaps and then easily publish it in your blog post.

Map pins vs ZeeMaps