Bing Maps for WordPress
Plugin Info
Plugin Name: Bing Maps for WordPress
Plugin URI: http://redyellow.co.uk/plugins/bing-maps-for-wordpress/
Download URI: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/bing-maps-for-wordpress/
Description: Bing Maps for WordPress allows you to place either a static or dynamic Bing map on your blog post with a simple shortcode
Author: Rich Gubby
Version: 1.2
Author URI:http://redyellow.co.uk/
Bing Maps for WordPress allows you to create maps easily with a
[bingMap]
shortcode in your posts. You don’t have to worry about how the maps are displayed, the plugin takes care of that. You can create dynamic maps that allow your visitors to pan and zoom, or static maps that don’t have those features. You can create Road maps, Aerial views, Aerial views with roads marked on them, or even a 3D Birdseye view.
How to use – quick example
Add a [bingMap] shortcode into a post, configure it, and you’re done! Here is a quick example:
[bingMap location=”Beunos Aires, Argentina” zoom=”13″]
Installation
- To install through WordPress Control Panel:
- Click “Plugins”, then “Add New”
- Enter “Bing Maps for WordPress” as search term and click “Search Plugins”
- Click the “Install” link on the right hand side against “Bing Maps for WordPress”
- Click the red “Install Now” button
- Click the “Activate Plugin” link
- To download and install manually:
- Upload the entire bing-maps-for-wordpress folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
- Activate the plugin through the Plugins menu in WordPress.
FAQ
How do I use it?
Once you have the plugin installed, edit a post, and use a shortcode of [bingMap] to create a Bing Map on the page.
If you just put
[bingMap]
on your page you’ll get something, but it centers the map on Timbuktu, so you might want to change some attributes:
-
location
– Specify where you want your map centered. Be as specific as you can, include the country code, an example would be “Birmingham, West Midlands, UK”.
-
width
– Define how wide you want your map to be. Default is 400px.
-
height
– Define how high you want your map to be. Default is 400px.
-
title
– Define a title for your map – displays above the map.
-
type
– “static”, or “dynamic”. If you leave it blank, it will default to dynamic.
-
maptype
– In static mode, options are: “Road”, “Aerial” and “AerialWithLabels”. In dynamic map mode, “Road”, “Aerial”, “AerialWithLabels” or “Birdseye”. Default is “Road”.
-
zoom
– Define the zoom level. the higher the more zoomed in. If you are in Birdseye mode, zoom is quite restricted.
-
pp
– Where to place a pushpin on your map. If you don’t include a `pp` attribute, the center of the map will be used. Turn it off by setting `pp` to “false”.
-
pp*
– Add pushpins to your map. Use pp1=”", pp2=”" and so on. Bear in mind there is a limit to the number of pushpins you can actually have. If you’re not in Birdseye mode, the map will automatically zoom out so all pushpins can display.
Screenshots
Changelog
1.2
- Fixed some more CSS issues by fixing settings fields
1.1
- Fixed CSS issue
1.0
- Added Bing Static Maps
- Added Bing Dynamic Maps
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I installed it using the WordPress Control Panel installer. I am using WP 3.0.1. I receive the following error message:
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at /home/…
The message appears when I update, whether or not I have inserted a Bing short code in my test page. Deleting the plugin eliminates the error message.
Is there any chance you can copy the full error message in? You can remove the actual paths, but I’d like to know whether it’s the Bing Maps plugin that is causing the error or whether it’s something else.
I’m receiving this error:
Warning: Cannot modify header information – headers already sent by (output started at …/wp-admin/includes/plugin.php:1598) in …/wp-includes/pluggable.php on line 890
I’ve removed the full path for security reasons.
Hi,
I just installed the PlugIn (Version 1.1) to WordPress 3.0.1 and when it is activated, it immediately breaks the admin interface.
Since 1.1 already fixes some CSS issues there might be more…?
Martin
@Martin – Problem fixed – if you upgrade to version 1.2 when it’s available on your site, it’ll fix the errors
@David – Which version of WordPress are you running?
Hi
when i try to save api key get an error page that says that the options page was not found.
Using 3.01 and plg v. 1.2
thanks
I’m having the same issue a LCross
Hi,
The same problem like Lcross is having.
WP 3.01 is running on localhost and plugin is v.1.2
Thank You
Problem fixed – upgrade to v1.3 when you can and all will be well.
Apologies for the error – I fixed a CSS bug in v1.2 but indadvertedly broke the admin panel – sorry!
well it is working but i’m have some trouble with the directions codes…
i just put :
[bingMap location=“Birmingham, West Midlands, UK”]
and i get a “Unknown location” msg…
and this is the same with all the adresses i tryed…
only [bingMap] load the timbuktu map!
What kind of quotes are you using? I’ve just copied and pasted your code in, and didn’t get anything – but when I replaced the quotes with proper ones, I got a result back..
Can you try copying this into your post:
[bingMap location="Birmingham, West Midlands, UK"]
And let me know if it works? I’ll be working on a fix to tidy up other quotes in the meantime.
i got it ….
when i pasted the code the HTML tags got screwed up….
just go to html and replace the code for the quotes
cool, thanks a lot
No problem – I’m looking at how to escape strings a bit better for future versions as well!
I installed the plugin and got the developer key. When i try to use it with the following shortcode: [bingMap location=”Beunos Aires, Argentina” zoom=”13″] I get “unknown location”
Using WordPress 3.01, Windows7
Here is additional information.
Here is the code in the post:
[bingMap location=”Beunos Aires, Argentina” zoom=”13″]
I installed the plugin “Bing maps for WordPress” by Rich Gubby version 1.4.
I then created the developer key and added it to the settings for Bing Maps.
Here is the link to the post: http://thegaryphotoblog.com/archives/719
I was just trying to check it out before I put allot of effort to including it in my travel photography posts
The issue is the quotation marks – if you replace them with a standard “, it should be ok. try this code:
[bingMap location="The Washington Monument" zoom="13"]
I’m still working on getting better parsing of quotes – but I guess that’s more of a wordpress issue rather than the plugin – still, I’ll carry on plugging away at it!
Rich,
that doesn’t help. Besides, I don’t know what you mean by “standard” quotation marks. On the keyboard there is only one version hex0022.
Is there another way to designate the location? By going to Bing and copying the address bar??
Can you try a single quote instead of double ones? That might help!