Once installed, the Geolocation plugin allows you to geolocate individual items on a Google map that is browseable on the public website and through the admin interface.

Configure Geolocation

  1. Install the plugin, then click Configure.
  2. Fill in the form as best you can, you can return to the form and edit the configurations at any time.
    • Number of Locations Per page: this is the number of items loaded on the public map per page.
    • Default Latitude and Default Longitude: determine where you want your map centered by adding default longitude and latitude values.
    • Default Zoom Level: this number (0 where 0 is the entire earth, and 15 is an extreme closeup of the coordinates) represents how closely you want to zoom in on the default location.
    • Width and Height for Item Map: these measurements will determine the size of the map displayed on the items/show page. If left blank, the default width will be 100% and default height, 300 px. These values may effect how other data is displayed on the items/show page along with the map location, so you may want to test different sizes.
    • Add Link to Map in the Items/browse navigation: checking this box will add a link to the items page for browsing the map (see image below).

      • Map Browse on the items page

    • Add Map to Contribution Form: if using the Contribution plugin, checking this box adds a field and map to the public contribution form for users to map their contributed item.
  3. Save Changes and the plugin is configured.

Admin Map
After installing Geolocation, a Map tab appears in the Dashboard’s navigation. Clicking on the tab, brings you to a map of items in the archive and allows those logged into the admin Dashboard to browse and search the geolocated items.