Reply To: Google Map problem

07/04/2016 at 9:34 am #381440
Steven Zahm
Keymaster

@ Raymond

re: Are you saying that the map showing then throwing keyerror is a bug needing fixed?

No, this is definitely not a bug. Google is locking down their maps API. For years it was available to use without key. As of June 22 all new sites are required to use a key. By Oct 12 all old sites will require a key. I suspect this is step one in a longer term plan to start charging for access to this API. Time will tell.

I kind of suspected this day was coming after noticing this warning in the browser console which is why I started adding support for the browser and server keys. I had fully implemented the server key completely, just not the browser key. The beta I just sent has the browser key fully implemented so it should resolve this issue.

re: paste this into /wp-content/themes/yourtheme/header.php before the /head> tag…

I strongly recommend undoing this change.

I just sent you a beta copy of the next release of Connections which has fully implemented the browser and server keys for the Google Maps API.

You can set them on the Connections : Settings admin page under the Advanced tab. With the beta installed and the keys added, you should not longer receive the Google Maps error.

Let me know.