Steps to configure google maps with nodes in Drupal

In this article, we are going to discuss about How to configure google maps with nodes in Drupal. Drupal is a free software package that allows you to easily organize, manage and publish your content, with an endless variety of customization.

Step 1: Install Locations Module

Step 2: Install Gmap Module

Step 3: Enable Gmap Location Module Which is part of Gmap Module.

Step 4: Set the Google Map Key Here admin/settings/gmap

Step 5: Go here admin/settings/location/main and select default country and check Use a Google Map to set latitude and longitude

Step 6: Go to content type edit tab and select Locations Collapsible tab, under that go to Number Of Locations and set min, max, Number of locations that can be added at once as 1,1,1 respectively

Step 7: Go to your nodes click on edit and you can see location settings, there give the address and longitude and latitude which you can pick from map or you can set. Longitude and Latitude are very important to locate a node in map

Step 8: Save the node.

Step 9: admin/settings/gmap_location go here, under node map select marker action as open link.

Step 10: Now go to map/node you can see all your nodes here.

Step 11: If you want to enable map for nodes go to blocks, enable the block called Location Map

That's it you are done.