My Map is Not Showing On My Website

please try the following steps in sequence to resolve maps display issues create a google maps api key https //docs wpgmaps com/my map is not showing on my website#tf0ty flush/empty/delete your cache https //docs wpgmaps com/my map is not showing on my website#2dwjc check your theme’s footer php file https //docs wpgmaps com/my map is not showing on my website#oafbi verify that jquery is installed https //docs wpgmaps com/my map is not showing on my website#alyni are you trying to display the map in tabs or accordions? https //docs wpgmaps com/my map is not showing on my website#hds9w determine whether your page is producing any javascript errors https //docs wpgmaps com/my map is not showing on my website#xumz2 do you have a map theme selected? https //docs wpgmaps com/my map is not showing on my website#zvcl8 create a google maps api key please ensure you have followed these instructions for creating a google maps api key docid\ e4s4n5a p2anogihdngv3 we suggest you go through that article thorougly, comparing the information there with your own google api manager project if after doing so, you are sure you have followed these instructions and that all of the required apis are enabled, then refresh the page that contains the map’s shortcode in your browser if the map is still not showing, please continue with flush/empty/delete your cache flush/empty/delete your cache please ensure that your flush (or empty or delete depending on the software used) your cache files if your web hosting provider has caching enabled on the web server, ensure that cache is emptied as well if you are using the cdn option on your caching plugin, please ensure that xml files are excluded from the cdn after doing so, refresh the page that contains the map’s shortcode in your browser if the map is still not showing or if you know you are not running any caching software in wordpress or on your web server, please continue with check your theme’s footer php file check your theme’s footer php file some custom wordpress theme developers forget to install a very important standard wordpress hook called wp footer(); which many plugins, including wp go maps, use ensure that your theme’s footer php file has this hook by doing the following log in to the admin section of your wordpress site as an administrator go to wordpress dashboard > appearance > theme editor note this function may be deactivated for security reasons and the editor option may not be present on your wordpress site if this is the case, you’ll need to view your wordpress theme’s footer php file using a text editor and ftp while viewing the footer php file make sure that wp footer(); is called just before the closing tag see the image below for an example if the wp footer(); code is missing from your theme add this line to your theme’s footer php file note this example is based on the previous line being straight html (which it normally is) if the line in your theme is php code use this code instead wp footer(); ?> if you have changed the footer php file, save it and upload it to your server to your theme’s folder (where you downloaded it) if you are working with the file via ftp if you modified your footer php file, refresh the page that contains the map’s shortcode in your browser if the map is still not showing or if you did not modify your footer php file, please continue with verify that jquery is installed verify that jquery is installed if jquery is not installed in your wordpress theme, you should be seeing the following error message where your map should be displayed if you are seeing this error message, please follow the troubleshooting steps in the i’m getting a “jquery not found” error docid\ bitgulay jgnf6bmd4uvx document if you are not seeing this error message, please continue with are you trying to display the map in tabs or accordions are you trying to display the map in tabs or accordions? if you are trying to display the map in a tab or an accordion and your map is not displaying on the front end of your site, you’ll need to modify the wp go maps code to work with your particular tab or accordion implementation we have implemented a check for this but it may not work as it should with your particular theme or plugin please open wp google maps pro/js/core js in a text editor and search for the following code jquery('body') on('tabsactivate', function(event, ui) { for(var entry in wpgmaps localize) { initmap(wpgmaps localize\[entry]\['id'],'all',false); } }); directly below this text, add the following jquery('body') on('click', ' the class name of your tab or accordion', function(event, ui) { for(var entry in wpgmaps localize) { initmap(wpgmaps localize\[entry]\['id'],'all',false); } }); replace the ‘ the class name of your tab or accordion’ with the relevant class name of the element from your plugin or theme if this code above does not work properly, you can try adding the following jquery(' the class name of your tab or accordion') click(function() { settimeout(function(){ for(var entry in wpgmaps localize) { initmap(wpgmaps localize\[entry]\['id'],'all',false); } },500); }); you can then set the timeout in milliseconds (where the 500 is) to what you require on your site, either a higher or lower number change the modified file and upload back to the appropriate folder on your web server refresh the page that contains the map’s shortcode in your browser if the map is still not showing, please continue with determine whether your page is producing any javascript errors determine whether your page is producing any javascript errors use this wordpress tutorial to help identify javascript errors on your website’s front end see https //codex wordpress org/using your browser to diagnose javascript errors#chrome https //codex wordpress org/using your browser to diagnose javascript errors#chrome alternatively, review this page for further help do you have a map theme selected? the wp go maps plugins allow you to enter custom json theme data it allows you to style the map to suit your site however, there are some cases where the lack of a theme will cause the map or the markers to no longer show on your site to rectify this, please navigate as follows to select a present theme and save the map wp go maps > maps (edit your chosen map) > themes