Template:Mapframe Voyage Tips and guide

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Function

This template acts as a frame for an external map. Javascript is used to replace "mapdiv" with an iframe. See Wikivoyage:How to use dynamic maps and Wikivoyage:Dynamic maps Expedition for more information.

Usage

{{Mapframe|1|2|zoom=|height=|width=|layer=|staticmap=|align=|name=}}

Parameters

|1 latitude of the map's centre, valid range: -90.0 to 90.0

|2 longitude of the map's centre, valid range: -180.0 to 180.0

|zoom= zoom level, default=14, valid range: 0 to 18 or auto (0=Earth, 18=city block, auto=showing all markers)

|height= height of map frame in pixels, default is 420 and it should be at least 370 to provide enough space for the layers menu to expand

|width= width of map frame in pixels, default is 420

|staticmap= static map image, a normal png or svg file

|align= alignment of map frame, default is right (other values are "left" and "center")

|name= name of the location as you want it to appear in the caption; the default display is the article title with parent page and disambiguation removed. For an example of this parameter's usage, see Amsterdam/Binnenstad.

|layer= see Wikivoyage:How to use dynamic maps#Mapframe

If the coordinates are not given, they and the zoom will be deduced from the markers and the possible mapshapes etc. to be shown. This works well in some cases, but can give a strange result in others (such as if there is an airport far from a city to be shown).

Examples

 {{Mapframe|51.47766|0.00115}}

 {{Mapframe|zoom=auto}} (lat/long is not required)

 {{Mapframe|51.47766|0.00115|zoom=14|height=400|width=400}}

 {{Mapframe|51.47766|0.00115|zoom=14|height=400|width=400 |layer=W|staticmap=map.png}}

 {{Mapframe|51.47766|0.00115|zoom=14|height=400|width=400 |layer=MLSCG|align=center|name=the Binnenstad}}

Associated template

{{mapshape}} – used to create a mask, shape or line using data from the OpenStreetMap database; useful for city or region borders, or for showing routes.
{{mapmask}} – used to create a mask using manually entered latitude/longitude pairs; useful for drawing city or region borders that aren't available from OpenStreetMap.
{{maplayers}} – list of maplayer names, to facilitate adding a custom layer.

Code

Module:Map used to create <mapframe> tag with all of the parameters

Template Data

This template acts as a frame for an external map. Javascript is used to replace "mapdiv" with an iframe. See [[Wikivoyage:How to use dynamic maps]] and [[Wikivoyage:Dynamic maps Expedition]] for more information.

Template parameters[Edit template data]
This template prefers inline formatting of parameters.
Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Latitude	`1`	Latitude of the map's centre, -90 to 90 Example 51.47766	Number	suggested
Longitude	`2`	Longitude of the map's centre, -180 to 180 Example 0.00115	Number	suggested
Zoom level	`zoom`	Zoom level from 0-18 (0=Earth, 18=city block, auto=fit all markers) Example 14	Number	suggested
Width	`width`	Width of map frame Default 420 Example 400	Number	optional
Height	`height`	Height of map frame Default 420 Example 400	Number	optional
Name	`name`	Name of the location as you want it to appear in the caption Default Article title Example the Binnenstad	Unknown	optional
Alignment	`align`	Alignment of the map frame, left/right/center Suggested values `left` `right` `center` Default right Example center	String	optional
Layer	`layer`	List of layers to show, see [[Wikivoyage:How to use dynamic maps#Mapframe]] Example MLSCG	String	optional
Static map image	`staticmap`	A PNG or SVG file to serve as the static map image Example map.png	File	optional

The above documentation is transcluded from Template:Mapframe/doc.
Editors can experiment in this template's sandbox and testcases pages.
Add categories to the /doc subpage. Subpages of this template.