OSEmbed Documentation

Embed Google Maps with OSEmbed

This is a feature of OSEmbed Pro.

Step #1. Get the Google Maps URL

  • Visit Google.com/maps/ and find the location you would like to embed in your Joomla site.
  • Click the "Share" link on the left-hand side.

click share

  • Next, click "Embed a map":

click embed a map

  • Copy your Google Map URL You will find it between the double quotes after the src=, as shown in the next image.

IMPORTANT: Please, do not copy the link under the "Link to share" title. OSEmbed doesn't work with URLs containing "goo.gl".

copy the map url

 

Step #2. Add the Google Maps URL to a Joomla article

  • Go to your Joomla site administrator panel.
  • Add your Google Map URL to the required Joomla article. 
  • Visit the article on your site's front end. You will that the embed will work perfectly:

google map displayed at frontend