CODEWITHSUNDEEP
wordpressgoogle-maps-api-3
user3460974
user3460974

Reputation: 131

How would I go about creating an interactive map using google's API in Wordpress?

I'm working on a Wordpress website for a friend and want to put a calendar on a page that when the mouse scrolls over a country for the country to light up and display some information as well as give the user some options to download a pdf about that country.

See http://us.fulbrightonline.org/countries/selectedregion/23 to get an idea of what I mean.

Just need to get a sense of what technologies and tools are needed to make something like this work. I know I will need to utilize an API but the hovering and attaching a pdf to each country is new to me.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 729

Answers (1)

meisterpixel
meisterpixel

Reputation: 51

You could try to use the Google Geochart API for your problem. It allows to create interactive maps and to capture click events. It also allows to color countries individually and to display tooltips. You can find more information and examples here: https://developers.google.com/chart/interactive/docs/gallery/geochart

I created a plugin for WordPress that uses this API. It integrates all the needed scripts and allows to build a map from the admin panel. You can find more information here: http://meisterpixel.com/interactive-map-builder/

Upvotes: 2

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