To create a custom map to add to your CAN community archives for example go to Google My Maps Click 'Create a new map' Search for the postcode to zoom into the correct area To add a marker on the map search for a street, a window will pop up, click 'Add to map'. A blue marker will drop. You can then move the marker around to get it exact. Continue to add markers by searching for more streets and clicking Add to map When the blue marker has been added the panel will now have a pain bucket symbol, click on this to change the icon, there are lots of different icons to choose from You can join the icons together with a line or add routes by selecting the line icon under the search bar and drawing directly onto the map. When you have finished click Share on the left hand side panel and make sure it is set to be public for the web Next click the 3 dots next to the title of your map and click Embed on my site Copy the iframe code Back in Wordpress go to the page you want the map to appear on, in the editor switch to the 'Text' tab view Paste in the code When you switch back to the Visual editor you will see the map appear.

Kresen Kernow

Creating custom maps

To create a custom map to add to your CAN community archives for example go to Google My Maps
Click ‘Create a new map’
Search for the postcode to zoom into the correct area
To add a marker on the map search for a street, a window will pop up, click ‘Add to map’. A blue marker will drop. You can then move the marker around to get it exact.
Continue to add markers by searching for more streets and clicking Add to map
When the blue marker has been added the panel will now have a pain bucket symbol, click on this to change the icon, there are lots of different icons to choose from
You can join the icons together with a line or add routes by selecting the line icon under the search bar and drawing directly onto the map.
When you have finished click Share on the left hand side panel and make sure it is set to be public for the web
Next click the 3 dots next to the title of your map and click Embed on my site
Copy the iframe code
Back in WordPress go to the page you want the map to appear on, in the editor switch to the ‘Text’ tab view
Paste in the code
When you switch back to the Visual editor you will see the map appear.