Title: Storymaps
Author: uiux
Published: <strong>September 3, 2015</strong>
Last modified: October 2, 2015

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This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

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# Storymaps

 By [uiux](https://profiles.wordpress.org/uiux/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/storymaps.zip)

 * [Details](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/storymaps/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/storymaps/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/storymaps/#installation)
 * [Development](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/storymaps/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/storymaps/)

## Description

StoryMapJS by Knight Lab is a free tool to help you tell stories on the web that
highlight the locations of a series of events. Storymaps WordPress plugin turns 
your WordPress into a StoryMapJS authoring tool. Categorise StoryMap slides and 
view Slide categories as their own storymap. Easily embed StoryMaps into posts or
pages with shortcodes.

Features

 * Create fantastic looking Storymaps within WordPress, quickly and easily.
 * Embed Storymaps within Posts and Pages effortlessly!
 * Storymap Slides, Storymap Slide Categories and Storymaps are easily created and
   managed.
 * Storymap Slide Categories can be viewed as their own Storymap.
 * Storymap Slide Categories have an optional Overview Slide which can be customised.
 * All the features of StoryMapJS including Gigapixel Storymaps

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Fullscreen StoryMap page template
 * [[
 * Add new StoryMap Screen
 * [[
 * Add new Slide Category Screen
 * [[
 * Add new StoryMap Slide Screen
 * [[
 * StoryMaps
 * [[
 * Storymap Slides

## Installation

StoryMaps is extremely easy to install and use.

 1. Upload `storymaps` to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory & activate
 2. Upload `advanced custom fields` or `advaned custom fields pro` to the `/wp-content/
    plugins/` directory & activate
 3. Activate StoryMaps
 4. Create a few ‘Storymap Slides’
 5. Create a Storymap and add Storymap Slides to it, order them if required.
 6. View Storymaps at its page URL or embed it into your post/page with this shortcode:`[
    storymap id="example-unqiue" name="basic-storymap-example"]` (id is a unique div
    id, name is the storymaps ‘slug’). You can also embed a storymap slide-category
    into a post with the shortcode `[storymap_archive slide_category="slide-category-
    slug"]`
 7. View Gigapixel Storymaps at its page URL or embed it into your post/page with this
    shortcode: `[gigapixel_storymap id="example-unqiue" name="basic-storymap-example"]`(
    id is a unique div id, name is the gigapixel storymaps ‘slug’)

## Reviews

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/01262f4c857be6ccdde8b054c20257d8aa638091c69e15cb89470b8b30bd2c54?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Plugin with many potential](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/plugin-with-many-potential/)󠁿

 [xanocebreiro](https://profiles.wordpress.org/xanocebreiro/) September 3, 2016

Simple operation with very attractive results.

![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/ebf9827855a389e53b54bba1d2045c4e36069c2186e0d6bf60313f9187db2c5e?
s=60&d=retro&r=g)

### 󠀁[Great plugin, great support](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/great-plugin-great-support-312/)󠁿

 [alfgago](https://profiles.wordpress.org/alfgago/) September 3, 2016

Plugin works as intended. At first, I had some trouble with slides, but I reported
the issue and it was fixed the same day.

 [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/storymaps/reviews/)

## Contributors & Developers

“Storymaps” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ uiux ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/uiux/)

[Translate “Storymaps” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/storymaps)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/storymaps/), check 
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/storymaps/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/storymaps/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/storymaps/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0

_Initial Release_

#### 1.01

*Fixing posttype filter on storymap slide relationship field

#### 1.02

*Fixing map_type field name

## Meta

 *  Version **1.02**
 *  Last updated **11 years ago**
 *  Active installations **50+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **4.3.34**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/storymaps/)
 * Tags
 * [google map](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google-map/)[journalism tool](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/journalism-tool/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://twd.wordpress.org/plugins/storymaps/advanced/)

## Ratings

 5 out of 5 stars.

 *  [  2 5-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/storymaps/reviews/?filter=5)
 *  [  0 4-star reviews     ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/storymaps/reviews/?filter=4)
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## Contributors

 *   [ uiux ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/uiux/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/storymaps/)