{"id":1960826,"date":"2024-06-11T06:29:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T10:29:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?post_type=tec-guide&#038;p=1960826"},"modified":"2024-06-11T06:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T10:31:02","slug":"google-maps-handbook","status":"publish","type":"tec-guide","link":"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/guide\/google-maps-handbook\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Maps Handbook"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/product\/wordpress-events-calendar-pro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Events Calendar Pro<\/a>, you will get the Map View and dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/venue-and-organizer-pages\/\">Venue page<\/a>s, plus it also offers the ability to perform smart location-based searches when filtering calendar events. A lot of this is powered by Google Maps and its API. 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1960826_4573af-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1960826_4573af-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1960826_4573af-b8\"]{margin-bottom:34px;font-size:28px;line-height:36px;font-weight:bold;font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1960826_4573af-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1960826_4573af-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1960826_4573af-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1960826_4573af-b8 kb-guide-title wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-theme-palette-1-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1960826_4573af-b8\">Tweaks<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"related-kb-articles-block_1331921b739aa9ce5d4c45a36f92f1e6\" class=\"related-kb-articles\">\n    <ul class=\"related-kb-articles__list\">\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1951543\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Change the Google Maps Localization Option            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1896538\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Change the Height and Width of Google Maps on Event Pages            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/customizing-google-maps\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Customizing Google Maps            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n        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class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1960826_ade266-2f > 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has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1960826_cec9a3-ed\">Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"related-kb-articles-block_62b87ea27983717cc5c4a068eb387c48\" class=\"related-kb-articles\">\n    <ul class=\"related-kb-articles__list\">\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/troubleshooting-google-maps\/\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Troubleshooting Google Maps for The Events Calendar            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n                    <li class=\"related-kb-articles__item\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/theeventscalendar.com\/knowledgebase\/?p=1954683\" class=\"related-kb-articles__link\">\n                Resolving the &quot;You have venues for which we don&#039;t have geolocation information&quot; Notice            <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n\n        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