Map Block

The Map Block allows you to add a map to any post or page on your site.

Requirements

To use the map block, you need a Mapbox Access Token.

1. If you don’t already have a Mapbox account, go to https://www.mapbox.com/signup/ and create a free account.
2. Sign in to your Mapbox account.
3. Go to https://www.mapbox.com/account/ and look for the Access Tokens section at the top menu.
4. Copy the Default public token to your clipboard.

Adding the Map Block

You can add the Map Block to any post or page by selecting it from the Jetpack section of the block picker:

See our Jetpack Blocks page for more information on adding Jetpack blocks.

If this is the first Map block you’ve added to your site, you’ll see a prompt to enter your Mapbox access token.

• Paste the Default public token you copied to your clipboard earlier into the token field in the Map block.
• Click Set Token.

The map will load with a text field for you to add a location marker.

Type the location you want to display on the map. This can be as general or specific as you wish, and the location will autocomplete as you type. Click the correct location to add it to your map.

You can then click on the red marker symbol to edit the title and caption of the marker.

Note that editing the address in the caption field here will not change the position of the marker, only what text is displayed on your map when the marker is clicked.

Adding Additional Location Markers

You can add additional location markers to the same map. For example, if you have a chain of restaurants and you want to display all of their locations on one map, you can add a marker for each.

To add a location marker, click Add a Marker and enter the location details as before.

When you add more than one location marker, the map will zoom out to display all markers.

Map Block Settings

When the Map block is selected, you’ll see some settings which can be customized in the sidebar.

To customize the appearance of your map, you can select the map theme, choose to show street names or not, edit the color of the location markers, set a height, add a zoom level, and include a full-screen option.

The Markers section lets you edit all of your markers. Editing a marker here works exactly the same as if you click on the marker itself and edit there, but using these settings may be easier if you have a lot of markers to edit.

In the Mapbox Access Token settings, you can update or remove your Mapbox access token. If you have multiple maps on your site, removing an access token from one map will remove it from all of your maps, but your location markers will be saved, so they will still be there if you add a new access token.

Troubleshooting

The location marker is not accurate.
If an address is not correctly located in the map, Mapbox allows you to improve its data by suggesting an edit through their map utility at https://www.mapbox.com/contribute/.

Advanced

The Advanced settings allow you to add a custom CSS class to your map so that you can do your own custom CSS styling if desired.

Privacy Information

This feature is activated by default. It cannot be deactivated; the Map block is always available in the Block Selector.

The Map block uses Mapbox. Their privacy policy can be found here: https://www.mapbox.com/privacy/.

Data Used
Site Owners / Users Mapbox API key. Search terms are sent to Mapbox when looking for locations. Map tiles are loaded from Mapbox.	Site Visitors None.
Activity Tracked
Site Owners / Users We don’t track anything. Refer to the Mapbox privacy policy for details of any activity they track.	Site Visitors We don’t track anything. Refer to the Mapbox privacy policy for details of any activity they track.
Data Synced (Read More)
Site Owners / Users Mapbox API key. Post contents. We also sync options that identify how the feature’s available settings are configured.	Site Visitors None.