How to allow visitors to create markers
You can allow visitors to create markers on your maps if you have purchased both the Visitor Generated Markers and Pro Add-ons
The Following Plugins need to be installed and active
- WP Go Maps
- WP Go Maps Pro Add-on
- Visitor Generated Markers
The Visitor Generated Markers (VGM) feature can be enabled for your map by navigating as follows, and enabling the "Allow Submissions" option:
WP Go Maps -> Maps (edit your chosen map) -> Settings -> Visitor Generated Markers
Once enabled the form is displayed on the front end as follows:
The following settings can be configured for the add-on:
This enables or disables the VGM feature for the map
Select Everyone from this dropdown if you want public visitors to add markers or Registered users if you only want your registered WordPress Users to have this capability.
Note: The submission form will not be visible on the front end at all to non-registered users when this is set to "Registered"
To enable users to capture a Description for the marker, select Yes
To enable users to select a Category that the marker should belong to, select Yes
To enable users to upload images for their markers, select Yes
To enable users to capture Links/URLs for their markers, select Yes
All Form labels and input field placeholder text can be customized according to your preference. The following label overrides are available:
Global VGM Settings can be accessed by Navigating to:
WP Go Maps -> Settings -> Visitor Generated Markers
The Following Global settings govern the Visitor Generated Markers feature's behaviour across all instances on your site
When this is enabled, all new visitor generated markers are automatically approved and will be displayed on the map
Enabling this will strip all HTML tags in descriptions and titles
When enabled, this will send an email the nominated address whenever a new marker is added
This will enable the modern Form Layout, this is feature is still in beta
This will require consent before user submission is allowed
