ABOUT
Simple Map Locator has been developed entirely in php, html and jquery.
It’s simple and intuitive: just use the backend to create as many maps and markers you want!
Based on OpenStreetMap, no need api key and annoying quota limits! Ready to use!!
BACKEND DEMO
– Administrator Login (user: demo / passw: test1234)
MAP DEMO
View demo map here
NEED SUPPORT?
Open a ticket here
FEATURES VIEWER
– map with different styles (OSM, Maptiler, Here, Google, Custom)
– limit map view
– markers with clustering and icons
– markers list
– marker’s sheet detail with images
– marker’s connection with lines
– story
– background song
– globe view
– reviews and ratings
– directions and street view links
– social share
– geolocation
– geoJSON, KML, GPX, SHP
– geo images
– custom logo
. password protection
– google analytics integration
– responsive
FEATURES BACKEND
– simple installation
– built-in upgrade
– dashboard
– create / edit customers, editors and administrators (multi users)
– create / edit maps (logo, style, name)
– duplicate maps
– add / edit markers (details, icon, position, images)
– draw geometries
– preview
– publish (link or embed code generator)
– responsive
– multi-language
REQUIREMENTS
– PHP and MYSQL
INSTALLATION
easy, and guided with a wizard, read the readme.txt for more info
CHANGELOG
5.0 - added boundaries to limit a map view - added background song for map - added separated audio for each markers - added ability to enable TTS on markers description - added geodata shapefile support - now when you search for a marker you can also search by entering the category name - added the ability to change the geocoding provider: Nominatim (OSM) and Google 4.9 - added languages: Khmer, Danish, Norwegian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Slovak, Slovenian, Ukrainian - added the ability to change the filter mode and/or directly on the map - added the ability to insert also videos into markers - added the ability to sort media of the markers - added the ability to hide media of the markers - added the ability to auto open the info box on the map - added soft shadows to elements on the map - fixed an issue on some field not being imported correctly - fixed initial my location zoom being ignored - fixed a duplicate map issue on some systems - fixed an issue with gifs that was causing Safari to crash - fixed duplicate markers not working on editor user 4.8 - added customizable info content to maps - added the ability to change the Geolocation mode, to set a different behavior when pressing the location icon - added the ability to insert an overlay tile layer to the map - added the ability to set min zoom for street and satellite view - added PWA compatibility - added RTL support - added Bulgarian and Hebrew languages - added support for KML of Google Earth - added progress bar when map loading tiles - fixed wrong position when change from street to satellite multiple times - fixed category filter mode with no results on Geodata - fixed max zoom setting 4.7 - added the ability to set icon for categories - added the ability to sort categories - redesigned the category filter's section into the map - added the ability of excluding some categories from adding markers to the map - added the ability to set "no results" mode for filter categories to show or not markers - added home icon to the map to return to the initial view - added the ability to set "My Location - Follow", to center the map on current position when moving - added Greek language - when add extra information to markers from the map/import, it automatically detects URLs and hyperlinks them - changed encoding for emoji support - added smooth zoom effect on clustered markers 4.6 - added Google as map style - added the ability to place georeferenced images on the map - added the ability to import geo-data (geojson,json,kml,gpx) into map - added the ability to set the language for Here and Google map styles - added the ability to search inside the backend map's list - added the ability to set miles as unit map - added the ability to open a link externally or in a modal when a marker is clicked - added the ability to set the visibility of a marker in the map and search - added the ability to set a map as a template for creating new ones - added the ability to fit the map or not on the filtered markers in the categories - now when add/edit markers into backend also geometries and geojson are displayed on the map - now the geometry section has the correct map style configured with the road/satellite toggle - now the marker hover style is applied even when its tab is open - redesigned error pages and added the ability to replace them - fixed geometries not drawn if there is no markers - fixed default map view not being applied - fixed marker's icons without background color - fixed satellite style not changing correctly on backend 4.5 - added dark mode into backend - added the ability to insert intros to maps - reorganized the section to change the map style - added more maptiler / here styles to maps - added the ability to enable / disable share providers inside the backend and map settings - added more sharing providers into maps - added share map button - sharing a specific marker now retrieves the marker's meta tags instead of those of the map - added the ability to set the target (self / new window) for opening tours within showcases - added the ability to set terms and conditions, privacy policy and cookie policy - added the ability to enable Cookie Consent into backend / showcase / maps - added overall statistics - added English (British) language - reorganized backend menu - fixed an issue with deleting the showcase not working - fixed an issue that prevented the default marker icon from saving - fixed an issue exporting the markers - fixed an issue exiting the geolocation on mobile freeze the touch on the map 4.4 - added Openroute Service integration for built-in directions - added the ability to set a radius for search markers - added a parameter to the url to automatically open the "add marker" - added the ability to schedule markers - added the ability to set the default extra fields icon - added the ability to set which field to make visible when adding markers from the map - added Finnish language - updated Fontawesome icons 4.3 - added the ability to create showcases - added map loading screen - added the ability to select the map provider to show the directions of a marker chosen from Google, Bing, Baidu and Yandex - added the ability to select the map provider to show the street view of a marker chosen from Google, Bing and Yandex - added satellite view also on adding marker from backend - added a map type for large number of markers - added the ability to duplicate a marker into a different map - optimized performance and loading - fixed direction link not working on some systems 4.2 - added the ability to place a marker when hovering over search results - added the ability to open extra content instead of marker window detail - added the ability to insert/import marker without coordinates - added the ability to batch geocode all the markers that not have coordinates - added alternative font providers - more responsive on mobile - fixed generation of marker's QR codes 4.1.1 - fixed an issue that prevent add new markers 4.1 - added the ability to set a different logo for mobile - added the ability to set the size of the logo - added the ability to set an url to the logo - added hover style colors for markers - added the ability to upload multiple images into markers - added the ability to set and view marker detail windows as reduced or opened on mobile - added the ability to put custom css / js / head elements into maps and backend - added "remember me" into login page - added show/hide passwords on login page - added an alternative login page style - featured marker clicked now is highlighted - when adding/editing a marker now the map has the same style as configured in the settings - fixed an issue on some system that prevent open the direct marker link 4.0 - added the ability for markers to open the details window or not - added the ability for markers to view the popup or not - added the ability to set the marker popup image height - added the ability to set the marker popup background and color - added more bulk actions for markers - upgraded the map rendering engine - organized the markers edit page into tabs - improved the import of the marker file exported from another map - fixed categories not showing on adding a new marker from map - fixed hours and description font sizes 3.9.1 - added the ability to auto-approve markers added from map - added the ability to select multiple categories into markers added from map - fixed scroll issue on sheet detail on mobile - improved security 3.9 - added the ability to draws geometries on map - added shortcuts to simplify adding extra field values - added bulk delete markers - extended search for all fields - updated map access graph into statistics - fixed geojson colors not being applied - fixed an issue filtering by category sometimes gave empty results 3.8 - added Globe view - added Categories Filter Type (AND / OR) - added some graphical changes to the backend - added the ability to share and open the link of a map into the Publish section - added the ability to set meta tags of the map - fixed an issue with the default language 3.7 - added weather - added Indonesian language - added the ability to massively assign an icon style to markers from the map or category - now you can drag the marker to change its position on the add/edit marker sections - when you add a new marker the map is now centered based on the previously added markers - update the core map library - fixed an issue with search box when geolocation is on 3.6 - added support to geoJSON - added pop-up details when moving between markers in the story - added an option to publish the map as the first page of your domain - added the possibility to set the order of the markers by priority, name or city - when adding a new marker from the map you are now asked whether to use your position or not - fixed search issue when geolocation is on 3.5 - added featured markers - added the ability to highlight the position of the markers when you hover the mouse over the search results - fixed a flickering issue when there are many icons - fixed an issue preventing review texts from wrapping 3.4 - now adding a marker from the map takes the default style set in the settings - added the possibility to select the category in the new markers mode on the map - added the possibility to delete images in the new markers mode on the map - fixed an issue with editor permissions - fixed add marker not working when geolocation is enabled - fixed an issue that prevented the display of the marker list when the city search was active 3.3 - added Korean, Thai languages - added the ability to search location / city into maps - added attributions for maps - added the possibility to set for each marker the zoom level in which it must appear - added default style parameters for markers in map settings - added the ability to duplicate markers - increase quality of image icons - fixed an issue on geolocation - fixed an issue for some systems not displaying the markers list on the backend 3.2 - redesigned the search box which is now always visible on the map - added the story feature that allows you to scroll through the markers in a narrative way - added the ability to disable/enable search, list and categories filter - added the ability to change font for maps - added the ability to change the default view for maps (street or satellite) - added am option to set the quality of the map - added an option to activate geolocation on map load - added an option to set the default zoom for geolocation - increased number of extra fields to 20 - now import excel can also update markers if the id is provided - improved the click of markers on mobile devices - improved the performance of the list and the search with many markers - fixed an issue on saving settings - fixed an issue that prevented some markers from displaying in the backend 3.1 - restyled the viewer - added controls arrows to loop through the markers - added the ability to sort markers - added the ability to add markers directly from maps - added the validation of the markers inserted from the map - added the ability to individually disable directions, street view and reviews buttons for markers - added a customizable button to each markers that open a modal with an html content such iframe text or others - added toggle button to show or hide marker connections - on the map with a single marker some controls are hidden - hide connection between markers not visible 3.0 - added fullscreen mode - added parameter to set the density distance that allows you to group markers together - added the possibility to center the map on a selected marker - added edit next / previous marker buttons into edit marker's page - redesigned the selection of marker icons in the backend - added editor role with permissions - added captcha verification for reviews - added marker zoom's option into maps to control the zoom level when the marker is clicked - removed empty image space from popup and sheets - the icons in the marker detail tab have been moved and grouped under the name - added street view link - added popup to marker connections with customizable title and description - added edit button shortcut near map selector 2.9.2 - fixed an issue with category filters 2.9.1 - added customizable items on backend's footer - added Romanian language - move delete into the marker's list - fixed bug on adding marker 2.9 - added the ability to update the application automatically (only for administrators) - added marker's connections to draw a line between them - added custom map style - added zoom controls to map - added the ability to set background, color and size of each individual marker - added icon preview in marker's list - added the ability to set marker's custom fields values with html content - added the ability to duplicate maps - added Swedish language - modified the import template excel with all the markers parameters - fixed bug hide rating when review is disabled - fixed bug on import markers - fixed upload of icon with size too small - fixed encoding on export csv 2.8 - added multi-language backend / viewer - added language switcher for backend - added the ability to change language for maps - added the ability to change font for backend and viewer - added the ability to change theme color for backend - added custom logo for backend - added custom image for login page - added the ability to edit profile for change username, language and password - added custom css editors for backend and viewer maps 2.7 - added whatsapp field to markers - added preview box when hover the markers - added pinned flag to markers to shows on top of the list - added sub categories - added the ability to assign a marker to multiple categories - added categories in exported markers file - added statistics - added gif compatibility for icon markers 2.6 - added a button to toggle categories filter - fixed map not showing 2.5 - fixed a bug that deletes the icon library when saving marker - added the ability to administrators to change the user owner of the map - added markers size - added review system with ratings 2.4 - added cursor pointer to markers - click the grouped markers to expand them - added url variables &coord=xxxxx,yyyyy&zoom=z (xxxxx = lat, yyyyy = lon, z = zoom) 2.3 - improved search with also description and custom fields - added direct links to markers and categories - added satellite view switcher 2.2.1 - fixed import of markers 2.2 - fixed bug on generating thumbs - fixed bug on duplicating images when saving marker multiple times - added density color toggle to maps to displays different colors based on the density of marker grouping - added checkbox and counts on map's categories - reset the sort order of the marker list when geolocation is off - added a flag to the categories to be selected as default - the map is centered on the position of the first geolocation - added password to protect the map 2.1 - added custom icon library - added extra fields to markers - website url in sheet is now clickable - the address fields are now not mandatory - adjust zoom on click categories to fit the markers 2.0.1 - fixed bug on sorting list - fixed bug on search 2.0 - added categories to markers - added filter by category on maps 1.9.1 - fixed a bug on geolocation not working on iframe - ignoring not valid coordinates on viewer 1.9 - added an option to maps to auto show marker's list - added default zoom option to maps - added a search box in the marker's list 1.8 - added possibility to change single marker color 1.7 - added a button to convert marker's address to its coordinates - fixed a bug on import excel markers 1.6 - added an active parameter to markers to enable or disable it 1.5.1 - added possibility to get coordinates with gps to set marker position - added possibility to delete users - bugfix on initial map loading 1.5 - added to dashboard a chart with num markers grouped by maps - added possibility to export all markers of a map - added possibility to activate / deactivate maps - added friendly url to publish link with a custom url - added google analytics integration 1.4.1 - minor bugfix on import markers 1.4 - import massive markers with excel - added users menu backend (only for administrator): manage customers and administrators who can use the application 1.3 - added possibility to input lat / lon manually 1.2 - added marker icons (fontawesome) - added directions button - fixed gallery images 1.1 - maptiler integration 1.0 - initial release