Map Key
You must get a "key" from Google in order to use Google Maps on your site. You can obtain a key here: http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html. After you receive your key, paste it into this field. If later you decide not to use Google Maps, simply remove the key from this field and the maps and map-related fields will no longer display.

Map Type
Choose which type of map will be displayed first: Normal, Satellite or Hybrid (a satellite image with streets laid out on top).

Starting Latitude, Starting Longitude
These coordinates determine where the default "center" of the map is for any place that does not yet have any assigned coordinates. The pin will start at that location.

Dimensions, Individual Page
Enter the dimensions (width must be in pixels "px" or as a percentage, height must be in pixels) for the map displayed on each person's individual page. For example, to make the map be 500 pixels high, set the Height to 500px. To make the map reach 80 percent of the way across the allotted area, set the Width to 80%.

Dimensions, Headstones Pages
Enter the dimensions for the maps displayed on all headstone-related pages (width must be in pixels "px" or as a percentage, height must be in pixels)

Dimensions, Admin Pages
Enter the dimensions for the maps displayed on all Admin pages (width must be in pixels "px" or as a percentage, height must be in pixels)

Hide Admin Maps to Start
To hide the maps on the Admin pages until the "Show/Hide" button is clicked, select "Yes" here. To have the maps displayed by default when the pages are displayed, select "No".

Consolidate Duplicate Pins
If multiple events for an individual occurred at the same location, setting this option to "Yes" will prevent duplicate pins from being created for non-unique place names. Note: Setting this option to "No" will cause duplicate pins to obstruct each other.

Place Levels Pins: Labels and Colors
Each geocode location can be associated with one of six "Place Levels" (e.g., Location, Town/City, County/Shire, etc.). The labels for these levels can be found in the alltext.php file in each language folder, and you may override them in your cust_text.php file.

The pin colors are determined by values set in mapconfig.php. If you would like to change the pin colors, go to the TNG downloads page and download the full palette of 216 different pin colors, then open your mapconfig.php file in a text editor and enter the number of the new pin color next to the corresponding place level variable. Finally, upload the new pin image file(s) to the "googlemaps" folder on your site.