Locations Posts

Locations posts show users where specific locations are on a map that can be embedded on pages or posts. You can add a title and short description to each location to provide users with more information.

Request the locations posts
Locations posts do not come with Arts CMS website by default. If you would like to request this feature, please get in touch.

How to add/edit a location

The following instructions will add a location pin to your map. Please keep in mind that adding a locations post will add the location to your entire site and not just one specific map.

Find the location coordinates

  1. Go to https://maps.google.com/ 
  2. Type in the address of your location into the search bar
  3. Click Search
  4. Right-click on the pin for your location
  5. Click on the coordinates to copy
  6. Paste them into a text editor application (Notepad, TextEdit, etc.)

Create a location post

  1. Go to your site Dashboard
  2. Go to Locations from the left menu
  3. Click Add New 
  4. In the Title field, enter the name of your location
  5. In the Rich Content Editor field, enter a description of the location. (when users click on the pin, the description will appear in a comment box)
  6. Under the Locations Fields section, enter the coordinates in their respective fields
  7. (optional) Fill in the Location URL (when users click on the pin, the location title will direct users to this URL when clicked on)

How to add/embed a map

Find the location coordinates

  1. Go to https://maps.google.com/ 
  2. Type in a location into the search bar (e.g: British Columbia)
  3. Click Search
  4. Right-click on the center of the location
  5. Click on the coordinates to copy
  6. Paste them into a text editor application (Notepad, TextEdit, etc.)

Add a map shortcode

When editing this code, make sure that you add your values in between the quotation marks of each respective value.

  1. Go to edit your page or post
  2. Click on the “Text” view tab of the Rich Content Editor field
  3. Insert the following shortcode:
    [arts_cms_map zoom="5" lat="latitude-coordinates" lng=" longitude-coordinates"]
  4. Replace the latitude and longitude placeholder text with the coordinates copied from Google Maps
    • Example: [arts_cms_map zoom="5" lat="49.26050015150444" lng="-123.24606890369978"]
  5. Then adjust the Zoom parameter in the code with a number. This may need to be adjusted several times to get the scale you’re looking for.
  6. Click Publish
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