User:DTankersley (WMF)/misc/how to: map template


 * This how-to guide will focus on adding maps using the Map template and Visual Editor. If you'd like to add map links to your page using wiki markup, see this page for detailed information.

Let's add interactive maps for a richer experience using Visual Editor and the Map template!


This is a how-to guide for creating simple but beautiful maps that use OpenStreetMap data and Wikimedia tile images. We've recently created a method to add maps to articles - using a link for users to click and view an interactive map - and wanted to have a step-by-step guide for new users. This new method is called maplink and more detailed information about the Maps project can be found here.



Adding a map to your page can be done using the visual editor - by selecting "Map" from the "Insert" menu. Adding a map in this manner gives you the ability to:
 * * define physical size and alignment as displayed on the page
 * * coordinates of the center of the map - it's latitude and longitude
 * * zoom level of the map
 * * addition of push-pin markers, lines and polygons

Video how-to of using the visual editor and map template:
 * * using map link (adding a map image to a page)