When users click on the "see map" link for a location, the resulting Google map shows a markers at the correct location, but the location is given as a set of coordinates first, street address second. Is there a way via theming to get the link to output a more user-friendly map determined by the address rather than the coordinates? While they both do that same thing, it's more intuitive for users to get a street address, since in our case they're expecting the address for a business and not just map coordinates. This gets especially confusing for people when they try to get driving directions via the map.

By playing around with the resulting URL, I can get the address to show and the marker to be in the right place. There has to be a way to alter the way the module is creating the map link.

Original URL:
http://maps.google.com/?q=38.353256+-120.765900+%28813+Court+St.+Suite+2...

Altered URL to show just the map:
http://maps.google.com/?q=813+Court+St.+Suite+2%2C+Jackson%2C+CA%2C+9564...

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blemarr’s picture

I am also would like to know how to make this happen.

Reason: when i click the Goolge Maps link on my site it is displaying two different locations on the map. This happens when I use the coordinates like the (Original URL image) above. I assume default behavior of the module. If I take the coordinates out and leave just the address like the one show in the above (Altered url image) I get the correct location shown on my map.

Any ideas would be awesome.......

legolasbo’s picture

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Status: Active » Closed (outdated)

Closing old D6 issues as D6 is end of life