I have GMap and Location modules set up and working. I have a working API key. The node with the location field can store long/lat or address data which I am using to populate a view. All of this works. The only problem I am facing is that I want the node creation form to use the GMap widget, so that users can click the map to populate the location field. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out how to enable this feature. I've checked everywhere that I can think of- any help is appreciated.
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Have you checked out the Geolocation Field Module? It works with the Google Maps Api v3 and does exactly what you are trying to do. You add the map as a field/widget within your content-type. The Field stores lat/lon values.
For the benefit of others who stumble on this question in future - If you are using a Drupal 7 site, then you can use Location and Gmap modules for this.
To allow picking of coordinates from a map you would have to edit the location module settings at admin/config/content/location
and CHECK the option for using a google map as shown below
If you creating a service with maps and GeoTagFields, that you want to develop and improve in future - you should to install Drupal 7.
- Sooner or later you have to go to D7 - Do it right now!
- There a lot of new location modules for d7 which is unique and haven't versions for d6.
- In August we expect в8 core and programmers instead of improving d6 versions of modules, will write new for d8.