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controls are visible<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Center button<\/li>\n<li>Full screen button<\/li>\n<li>Street view button<\/li>\n<li>Zoom buttons<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Set the map size<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>By pixels<\/li>\n<li>By percentage<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Markers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Create an unlimited number of markers defining the following type<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Marker type<\/li>\n<li>Size<\/li>\n<li>Fill colour and opacity<\/li>\n<li>Stroke colour, opacity and thickness<\/li>\n<li>Anchor position of the marker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Placecards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Create a placecard to highlight your business or location of interest<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Direction<\/li>\n<li>Link<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Circles, Polylines and Polygons<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>Create an unlimited number of circles, polylines and polygons defining the following type<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Size<\/li>\n<li>Fill colour and opacity<\/li>\n<li>Stroke colour, opacity and thickness<\/li>\n<li>Tooltips and info windows<\/li>\n<li>Elevation chart (for polylines)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>And...<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>To save time and hassle you can view a sample of the map prior to placing the shortcode in the post, page or widget in which the map will be displayed.<\/p>\n\n<p>It was never so easy to create maps in Wordpress!<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<p>From your WordPress dashboard<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Plugins<\/strong> and then <strong>Add New<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Search for the <strong>WP Map Factory<\/strong> plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Install Now<\/strong> button. <\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Activate<\/strong> button and you're done.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id='what%20does%20this%20plugin%20do%3F'><h3>What does this plugin do?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>It allows you to easily create Google maps for your website - it is very simple to use.<\/p>\n\n<\/dd>\n<dt id='how%20is%20a%20map%20displayed%3F'><h3>How is a map displayed?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Once you have created your map, simply copy and paste the shortcode to the correct location.<\/p>\n\n<\/dd>\n<dt id='will%20i%20need%20a%20google%20maps%20api%20key%3F'><h3>Will I need a Google Maps API key?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, but this is <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/maps\/gmp-get-started\">easily obtained<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/dd>\n<dt id='can%20i%20get%20support%20if%20i%20get%20stuck%3F'><h3>Can I get support if I get stuck?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Of course! Simply email support@thewpmapfactory.com and we'll be happy to help!<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<p><strong>2.0.0 - Released 21 July 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>All features from the \"Pro\" version (which previously needed to be purchased) added to this \"free\" version. 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