Google Maps API

[Jo Swan]

Google Maps API Key Integration & support.

I’ve installed the plugin, uploaded a couple of gpx files, pasted the short code but the maps load and disappear again with a java error – after investigating the error, it turns out all newly created G-Maps (since 22-06-16) needs an API key. Got the API key but where do I integrate the API key? I’m not a programmer so I would not know where to start looking. The Google documentation suggests: “Locate the file that contains the Google Maps script code on your website, and append your API key to it as a parameter:
1 <script async defer src=”//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR GOOGLE API KEY” type=”text/javascript”></script>

If there aren’t other parameters, just add ?key=YOUR_API_KEY at the very end of the src path; otherwise, add &key=YOUR_API_KEY instead, like this:
1
<script async defer src=”//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.exp&sensor=false&key=YOUR_API_KEY” type=”text/javascript”></script>
Obviously, in both cases you must replace YOUR_API_KEY with your actual API key code.

Where do I find this “file that contains the Google Maps script code”?

Alternatively, what are the steps to integrate the API key?

Thanks.

[Richard]

I would like to know the same!

This page gives the following information:
https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial

<script async defer
src=”https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=YOUR_API_KEY&callback=initMap”&gt;
</script>

API key can be requested here:
https://console.developers.google.com/apis/credentials

[Henson]

Since the WP GPX Maps plugin doesn’t provide you with a settings field for inputting your newly acquired API key, you will need to install another plugin as a work around. The new plugin is called Google API KEY, and can be found at the following link: https://wordpress.org/plugins/api-key-for-google-maps/

I hope this helps.

[Autore]

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