CW Quick Map

CW Quick Map

CW Quick Map is the quickest and easiest way to add a map with map markers to your Joomla website.

Simply add the module, add your map markers, set the center, zoom level, width and height, and then publish your module.

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  • Standard Joomla MVC structure
  • Add multiple maps to the same page.
  • Add multiple map markers and info windows to the same map.
  • Set the center point on the map.
  • Set the zoom level on the map.
  • Set the width and height, or control it with your own CSS.
  • All managed in the module editor.
  • GPL License

Add a CW Quick Map module to any page(s) on your site

  1. In the Joomla administrator, go to Extensions > Modules and click "New" to add a new module.
  2. Select the CW Quick Map module type.

Parameters Explained

  • API Key: Enter the Google Maps API key. You can get more information about Google Maps API keys here.
  • Map Markers: A Joomla repeatable field that enables you to add multiple map markers. In the pop-up window, click a green plus button to add a new map marker, or a red minus button to remove a map marker.
    • Caption: Enter a caption for each map marker
    • Latitude: Enter the latitude coordinate for each map marker. *
    • Longitude: Enter the longitude coordinate for each map marker. *
  • Center Latitude: Enter the latitude coordinate for the center of the map. *
  • Center Longitude: Enter the longitude coordinate for the center of the map. *
  • Zoom Level: Enter the initial zoom level of the map.
  • Width: Enter the width of the map. Leave this blank if you want to control the map width with your own CSS.
  • Height: Enter the height of the map. Leave this blank if you want to control the map height with your own CSS.

Creating a Template Override

If you want to override the standard layout, you have to create a template override as follows:

  1. Copy /modules/mod_cw_quickmap/tmpl/default.php to /templates/{YOUR_TEMPLATE}/html/mod_cw_quickmap/default.php **
  2. Modify as needed

* Note: You can get latitude and longitude coordinates at http://www.latlong.net/
** Note: If you want to have multiple template overrides, you can create multiple copies of default.php, but give it different names. Each new override will be available in as an option in the Alternate Layout parameter in the Advanced parameter tab in the module.

Basic Parameters

screenshot joomla module cw quickmap basic parameters

Add/Edit Google Map Markers

screenshot joomla module cw quickmap google map markers