Module talk:Location map/Archive 6

Location map mouseover help
how do i make a name appear on mouseover to a marker:

you can see my code here User:Misconceptions2/sandbox, it has a part which says "link=Rayyis", but it does not say rayyis on mouse over to the marker which has the label=Exp. of Zaid ibn Haritha (Al-Is)--Misconceptions2 (talk) 21:51, 17 March 2012 (UTC)


 * The Rayyis link appears for me (viewing with Chrome). Are you hovering over the red circle? — Richardguk (talk) 01:22, 18 March 2012 (UTC)


 * I tried it in IE 8, Firefox 11.0 and Opera 11.11 and Chrome 17.0.963.79 portable. The label text is displayed as the tool tip in these four browsers. I don't believe there is any way to change that behavior using wiki markup. Richardguk is correct that the link from the marker is to Rayyis&#32;–droll &#91;chat&#93; 03:13, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * If i put my mouse over the marker (over over red circle), it does not say rayyis. i want it to say rayyis, how do i do this--Misconceptions2 (talk) 03:26, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * It cannot be done if you specify a label.&#32;–droll &#91;chat&#93; 04:36, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * this seems to be a bug, as the temp page says that the link=x value will say x on mouseover. can the coding be changed to fix this bug?--Misconceptions2 (talk) 05:05, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * No. In my humble opinion.&#32;–droll &#91;chat&#93; 07:13, 18 March 2012 (UTC)
 * One problem is that mouseover text varies between browsers. What you see when using Firefox will not be the same as that seen in Internet Explorer. -- Red rose64 (talk) 17:03, 18 March 2012 (UTC)

Map templates in two series
Hello. I saw, that there are map templates in an other series too: the location templates of geobox. Why exist such duplicates of the map templates from Location map? I tested code in the Esperanto Wikipedia, that make it possible to use the map templates of Location map only. Do you like to test it here, too? Greetings --Tlustulimu (talk) 15:11, 22 March 2012 (UTC)

Location map of Buenos Aires
Dear co-wikipedians!

After this edit you should consider making a revert or reparing dozens of pages that use this template (or maybe install two different location maps). Before this edit, the map showed the Greater Buenos Aires region, now it just shows the official territory of the Argentine capital (Autonomous City of Buenos Aires). Using the template as it is right now for places that are some 60 km (40 miles) away (La Plata Airport for example) does not look good ;)

Please move this hint to another talk page if I misplaced it. Thanks, → «« Man77 »» 14:51, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * What about Template:Location map Argentina Buenos Aires Province? --Obersachse (talk) 14:58, 20 April 2012 (UTC)
 * This could be another option. There is the Autonomous City, there is the Metropolitan Area (Greater Buenos Aires) and there is the (huge) province of the same name. I do not want to decide how the current errors should be solved, however, I wanted to point to them so they get solved somehow. For some articles I would say that the Greater Buenos Aires map is the most helpful, but not for all, of course. → «« Man77 »» 11:36, 21 April 2012 (UTC)

Suppressing alt text for the marker
I've been working on improving the accessibility of Infobox UK feature which uses File:Red pog.svg as a marker. I've been able to suppress the link and alt text where it is defined in Infobox UK feature, but this template is fully-protected and is called from Infobox UK feature where it is used to put a marker on a location map. The problem which remains is that the marker on the location map produces an alt text equal to "", which is undesirable for multiple reasons.

It seems that this template uses a passed value of 'alt' in two places: Obviously the same named passed value is not correct for both, and the second assignment seems to me to go wrong when 'alt' is not defined.
 * line 4 where it passes an alt parameter to location map+ like this: | alt =
 * line 20 where it passes an alt parameter to Location map~ like this: | alt =

The effect is easily seen if you have 'Web Developer Toolbar' addon installed in Firefox; look at the first example (Yellowstone) in the documentation for this template, and you'll see that the map marker has an alt attribute of " ".

I think that the second parameter needs to be renamed to something like 'mark_alt' and use the syntax to pass an empty value if undefined. Unfortunately, I can't test this out here and my attempts to sandbox it in my userspace needed too many transclusions to be renamed for me to get my head around. So if anybody has any bright ideas on how to get rid of the "" alt text, I'd be most grateful. --RexxS (talk) 16:15, 4 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I'm not an admin but I've worked on this template before. I'll write up what I think the markup should be and then you can see if it does what you want. Clearly the current situation is not good. It might take a day or so. &#32;–droll &#91;chat&#93;

The modified version is in the sandbox and the test cases are here. The bug is discussed above. The new version includes the missing pipe.&#32;–<b style="color:#355E3B">droll</b> <b style="color:#704214">&#91;chat&#93;</b> 22:53, 4 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Looks to me that you've solved it with the version in the sandbox. Nice work! --RexxS (talk) 02:04, 5 May 2012 (UTC)
 * Thanks! Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 03:59, 5 May 2012 (UTC)

Having a border without a caption
I would find it useful if there is an option that allows a border even though no caption is used. Is this feasible? Having a map without a border looks unfinished and there is insufficient padding making the result look rather "ugly". -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 01:49, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * I agree and I have a revision in mind. See location mark that I wrote the markup for some time ago. Its not a very popular template but I think it has some good features that I would like to see impediment here. The problem is that it would take a major migration. I need to think on it some more. For the time being just using some caption might be better than nothing.&#32;–<b style="color:#355E3B">droll</b> <b style="color:#704214">&#91;chat&#93;</b> 02:55, 18 April 2012 (UTC)


 * The "type" parameter in your revision is exactly what I want. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 00:54, 10 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I'll do some more work on it soon, I hope. I don't think it's ready for prime time yet.&#32;–<b style="color:#355E3B">droll</b> <b style="color:#704214">&#91;chat&#93;</b> 01:05, 10 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Cape Brett Peninsula is an example that I want to fix by adding a border. -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 03:34, 10 May 2012 (UTC)


 * I would suggest removing the label and adding some caption text. Thanks for the example.&#32;–<b style="color:#355E3B">droll</b> <b style="color:#704214">&#91;chat&#93;</b> 05:18, 10 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Why didn't I think of that! -- Alan Liefting (talk - contribs) 05:21, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Broken style attribute
In, line 17, | width: px; padding:0;" seems to be a typo for | style=" width: px; padding:0;" Assuming the above styling is correct, can this be fixed, as in Template:Location map+/sandbox?

— Richardguk (talk) 06:14, 15 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Good catch. ✅. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 09:57, 15 May 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks; but I realise now that I missed an adjacent error: the closing attribute quote on the following line needs to be moved inside the previous #if block line (i.e. moved from line 18 to line 16).
 * So this:

| class="thumbinner" style="width: }} " >
 * style="width:px; padding:0;"
 * should become this:

| class="thumbinner" style="width: " }} >
 * style="width:px; padding:0;"
 * I've updated Template:Location map+/sandbox to reflect the further required amendment.
 * Sorry for not noticing this at the same time.
 * — Richardguk (talk) 12:29, 15 May 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅, thanks. Chris Cunningham (user:thumperward) (talk) 13:39, 15 May 2012 (UTC)

No location overlay
I have just added a map of Mexico to Cadereyta Jiménez massacre through copy and paste of another map. Obviously I changed the coordinates, but cannot get the two desired localisation dots to appear. Can anybody help identify what I've done wrong? -- Ohconfucius  ¡digame! 04:15, 16 May 2012 (UTC)
 * The locations are west of the Greenwich meridian, so you either need to make the longitude negative or add W. Assuming that the coordinates are correct in other respects, I've edited the article to add W and N to both of the transclusions. The markers now display on the map. — Richardguk (talk) 05:38, 16 May 2012 (UTC)

"This template uses a helper template"
I first took this to mean that the template *calls* its helper template. Perhaps this would be better as "This template is used with a helper template". --92.27.34.75 (talk) 15:17, 30 May 2012 (UTC)

location map many - markers being cropped
From the talk page for Template_talk:Location_map_many it seems that we should raise issues with that template here. I think this is a really useful set of templates but there's a couple of things that I don't think work quite right.

I think markers are being cut off at the bottom or sides. I don't get this effect if I make the pog bigger and I'm not sure what's going on. Adding a frame to the top map made the effect go from the right side to the bottom. I'm using the current Firefox on OSX.

In the two maps below - in the top one Baranavichy is missing the right side of its pog, as is Irkutsk, and in the bottom one Gabala is missing its pog bottom.

Text for markers is cropped at the map edges if I have a caption as captions bring frames. Can text overlay frames? I don't have room for all my labels! Secretlondon (talk) 05:18, 21 June 2012 (UTC)


 * The bottom/sides of pogs are not being cropped in Safari 5.1.7. I'm using Firefox 13.0.1. Secretlondon (talk) 05:26, 21 June 2012 (UTC)

Text overlapping markers
When using location map+ and location map~ with the label position as left or right, sometimes the label text appears to overlap the markers. See the example on the right.

This can be fixed by using a  parameter for location map~. <pre style="overflow:auto"> |<div style="font-size: %; line-height: 110%; z-index:90; position: relative; top: -1.5em; width: em; {{#switch: {{{position}}}   |left = left: -6.5em; text-align: right;    |right = left: 0.5em; text-align: left;    |top = top:-2.65em; left:-3em; text-align: center;    |bottom = top:-0.15em; left: -3em; text-align: center;    |#default={{#ifexpr:{{#if:{{Location map {{{1}}}|x}}| can be changed to <pre style="overflow:auto">  |<div style="font-size: %; line-height: 110%; z-index:90; position: relative; top: -1.5em; width: {{#if:{{{label_width|}}}|{{{label_width}}}|6}}em; {{#switch: {{{position}}} |left = left: {{#expr: {{{label_x|0}}}-6.5}}em; text-align: right; |right = left: {{#expr: {{{label_x|0}}}+0.5}}em; text-align: left; |top = top:-2.65em; left:-3em; text-align: center; |bottom = top:-0.15em; left: -3em; text-align: center; |#default={{#ifexpr:{{#if:{{Location map {{{1}}}|x}}| so that the parameter can be used in case of an overlap. jfd34 ( talk ) 17:29, 22 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Sorry for the late response. Can you please put the required code on {{sandbox location|Template:location map~}} and then test it thoroughly and reactivate the request? &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 18:22, 27 June 2012 (UTC)

Smaller default width for vertical maps
Would it be a good idea to add an optional defaultwidth parameter for each which has a rather tall vertical layout, so that a default width smaller than 240 may be specified in ? It's really inconvenient to have to manually change the map width for every locality in Chile, Finland, Thailand, etc. Take a look at Mathiveri (Alif Alif Atoll) for an extreme case where this is a problem.

My suggestion is to replace each instance of in with I'm not familiar with these templates, and haven't tested this yet—please check and make any necessary corrections. --Paul_012 (talk) 12:29, 28 June 2012 (UTC)

Code's at Template:Location map+/sandbox. Don't think I've broken anything. --Paul_012 (talk) 15:17, 29 June 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done Looks ok, no objections seen. Be sure to update any relevant documentation. Anomie⚔ 01:00, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

strange error when wikitable and Template:Location map in the same article
I added a Template:Location map map to the German Air Force article and now the wikitable with the aircraft is all the time on the left and overlapping with other content. The map is at German Air Force and the wikitable is at German Air Force. Before adding the map the wikitable was in the center and the layout was fine as can be seen here. If I move the map to a random position near the beginning of the article, the wikitable moves again to the center... does anyone has an idea how to resolve this error? thanks in advance, noclador (talk) 21:36, 7 September 2012 (UTC)


 * There was a spurious tag at the end of the Location map template text. I've removed that and fixed some of the other formatting, though the text in the air bases table is still a bit wide to fit within the screen width. Does it look acceptable now? — Richardguk (talk) 01:23, 8 September 2012 (UTC)


 * thank you very much for your help Richardguk!! There is even more text in the German version of the table (I copied and translated it from there), but to me it now looks fine :-), cheers and many thanks again. noclador (talk) 02:31, 8 September 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 9 September 2012
The location of Marycrest College is Davenport, Iowa, not Toledo, Ohio. Please make this correction. Thank you.

50.80.6.136 (talk) 23:59, 9 September 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: this is the talk page for discussing improvements to the template . Please make your request at the talk page for the article concerned. -- Red rose64 (talk) 11:55, 10 September 2012 (UTC)

removing from location map+
so, the location map+ template depends uses, which is not documented. the reason for this is probably that when location map was refactored into a weak frontend, this was a way to preserve the logic of the old location map. I think we should move the logic for the parameter out of location map+ and into location map. I will try to code something soon. does anyone see a problem with this? Frietjes (talk) 15:12, 31 October 2012 (UTC)

Inset maps
Last year, there was a lot of discussion about adding the ability to use inset maps. See Template_talk:Location_map/Archive_5. Did this effort just peter out? I would love to be able to add an inset map to Varanasi so users can see the location in India, not just in Uttar Pradesh. Thanks, Calliopejen1 (talk) 19:39, 1 November 2012 (UTC)

Add default_width to allow calling templates to specify width without overriding map-specific values
As a follow-up to above, many templates which transclude  currently specify a different width from the default 240 used by this template. I propose to add another parameter, default_width, to be passed from the calling template to. This would allow templates such as to request a uniform width without overriding the value for each individual map added in the last edit. My suggested edit is to replace <pre style="overflow:auto"> in Template:Location map+ with <pre style="overflow:auto"> And add <pre style="overflow:auto">| default_width = to the call in

The use of width remains unchanged, and may be specified by the final call, overriding any default value. If width is not specified, defaultwidth (intended for tall maps) is pulled from the individual map template if it exists, and if not, default_width, which is passed from the calling template, is used.

Both changes are in the sandboxes. --Paul_012 (talk) 03:07, 26 October 2012 (UTC)
 * I'm wondering if this is the right approach. when a location map reports a default width of say 150, it really means that it should be  of the default width.  it's almost like we want a default scale parameter, which would scale the defaults by a percentage.  a template like say infobox settlement, could set this scale factor to, and whenever a defaultwidth is used, it is scaled by this factor. Frietjes (talk) 15:08, 31 October 2012 (UTC)


 * The defaultwidth parameter isn't really used yet, so changing the modifying value for vertical maps to a percentage should be rather simple. The same could be done for template defaults such as in Infobox settlement, though it may be rather unintuitive to use a relative rather than absolute value. The width parameter would still need to be retained as an absolute value for compatibility, though. What do you suggest? --Paul_012 (talk) 17:38, 31 October 2012 (UTC)
 * how many of the location map "map templates" have been modified to add the "defaultwidth" option? if it's not too late to go back, I would say we change those to "defaultscale", and simply multiply instead, when a value of "width" is not set. clearly we need to keep the absolute width parameter, as you indicated. Frietjes (talk) 18:02, 31 October 2012 (UTC)


 * Not too late, since I've only added it to Thailand and the Maldives for testing. I've changed the sandbox to use defaultscale per your suggestion. It now specifies the width as:

<pre style="overflow:auto">
 * I think a separate width parameter is still needed to differentiate between end-user values which shouldn't be modified and default values e.g. the 250px used Infobox settlement which will need to be multiplied with defaultscale. It's still named default_width but if someone suggests a better name that can be changed. --Paul_012 (talk) 12:05, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
 * I think the ordering of the expressions should be flipped a bit to the following

<pre style="overflow:auto">
 * if I got it right, this would use the value of "width" if it is specified, if not then multiplies 240 by either or 1, depending on if  is defined.  we would then change templates like infobox settlement to pass 250.  does this look correct? Frietjes (talk) 18:48, 1 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes, I think this is correct. I've updated the sandbox accordingly. --Paul_012 (talk) 13:20, 2 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Yes check.svg Done, plus I made some fixes and improvements. First, I made a new subtemplate to house the width-generating code, as it was getting quite complicated and it is called five times by Location map+. The subtemplate is at Location map+/width. Second, I fixed a couple of potentially serious bugs. The first bug made the template throw out an error if the first parameter of Location map Location map+ wasn't a valid template, or if the template was malformatted in some way. The second made the template shrink to the default thumbnail size if the number generated from the defaultscale wasn't a whole number of pixels. I've fixed this by making the subtemplate round the result of default_width*defaultscale to the nearest whole number. The resulting code has worked in all my tests so far, so I went ahead and implemented it. However, this is quite a complex series of templates, so I recommend going slowly when rolling out the new code to the various daughter templates and articles in case there are any issues. Regards — <span style="color: #194D00; font-family: Palatino, Times, serif">Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 14:01, 4 November 2012 (UTC)
 * Oh yes, and please update the documentation for Location map and Location map+. Thanks — <span style="color: #194D00; font-family: Palatino, Times, serif">Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 14:02, 4 November 2012 (UTC)

I can't get this to work
I have created Template:Location map Bantayan exactly using the model of Belgium, Padang, Spain etc. But I can't get thhe parameters to work. In fact only one parameter - marksize - even shows on the page. I have included these parameters:
 * marksize
 * marker
 * float
 * default_width

But nothing works. I can specify pushpin_mapwidth in its invocation, and that works. It also seems that the pushpin size and text are actually reduced from normal.

I would really like the width available as a percentage (of client window) rather than a fixed width. And I would like to change font color because it's not very obvious on my map, or maybe that's just because it's so small. Johnmperry (talk) 07:41, 13 November 2012 (UTC)
 * you are using this template within infobox settlement, so the parameters should be set there. as far as I can tell, it's working fine. if you want to make the label more visible, try [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bantayan%2C_Cebu&diff=522857482&oldid=522835939 this]. Frietjes (talk) 17:56, 13 November 2012 (UTC)


 * See also Template talk:Location map Bantayan -- Red rose64 (talk) 20:45, 13 November 2012 (UTC)


 * Well it's not documented. And it doesn't seem to me like Location map Bantayan is working properly - for a start off, the only parameter displayed (below the map) is marksize.   None of the parameters work, for instance I wanted a yellow pushpin.
 * Are you saying I can prefix with pushpin_ (all) location map parameters within the infobox:settlement invocation? Or just offer style changes within available parameters, using curly braces?
 * I asked question twice because help didn't arrive "shortly". In fact took two days.  Johnmperry (talk) 00:25, 14 November 2012 (UTC)
 * if you are using a location map within infobox settlement, then you should follow the documentation in that template for maps. checking the code for that template, there is no way to change the size or color of the pin.  if you want to have this feature added to that template, you should make a request at template talk:infobox settlement. Frietjes (talk) 00:34, 14 November 2012 (UTC)

Help needed with Arctic map
Could someone help out at Svalbard Rocket Range ... we are using the Locator map template to identify the island of Svalberg, but the red dot is appearing too far north. Thanks. --Noleander (talk) 22:13, 9 December 2012 (UTC)


 * Fixed at Location map Arctic by Plastikspork, according to article talk. — Richardguk (talk) 01:28, 10 December 2012 (UTC)

I can't get Russia Khabarovsk Krai to work
I cannot put a red dot or triangle to mark the Bureinsky Ridge even though I entered the coordinates. -- Cybercavalier (talk) 22:00, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
 * can you provide an example? I don't see any article named Bureinskiy Range or Bureinsky Ridge at the moment, and I don't see any recent attempts to add a location map in your edit history? Frietjes (talk) 22:07, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
 * The template seems to be working as expected. Check again. &#32;–<b style="color:#355E3B">droll</b> <b style="color:#704214">&#91;chat&#93;</b> 23:34, 13 December 2012 (UTC)
 * Well, I used the mountain range template, which worked. -- Cybercavalier (talk) 00:30, 14 December 2012 (UTC)

Default label_size broken
calls the subtemplate with. So, if  is not specified when calling the main template, it is passed by default as a zero-length string. But this overrides the intended default of "90" in.

Consequently, instead of outputting the styling as " ", the templates combine to output " " (because a parameter passed to a subtemplate with a zero-length string is not treated like a missing parameter, so there is only a space before the percentage sign instead of "90"; HTML Tidy then converts the invalid space to the HTML decimal numeric entity for a non-breaking space).

This error is reproduced in all the samples on the documentation page (except for the second Rimini example, where the default label_size percentage is explicitly set to 150, as expected).

The simple solution would be to edit to replace: font-size: %; with: font-size: %; — Richardguk (talk) 01:18, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done. This quirk of template coding has caught me out more than once in the past as well. Good work on spotting it. — <span style="color: #194D00; font-family: Palatino, Times, serif">Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 01:38, 2 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. It is certainly an annoying limitation of the template syntax and an easy mistake to make! — Richardguk (talk) 03:23, 2 January 2013 (UTC)

Make intended default for label_size match what actual default has been for years
Although the intended default for label_size was 90 since was created in 2007, the actual default for the affected location maps has been 100 due to the bug described above. Therefore, location maps which have displayed the label with a font-size of 100% for years just started displaying it at 90% a few days ago, when the prior edit request was implemented. The difference is quite noticeable and that was what led me here to see what had changed in the template. I request that this be fixed by making that the default label_size 100.
 * In, replace:
 * with:
 * with:

-- Zyxw (talk) 12:42, 5 January 2013 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: I wouldn't be averse to making this change, but it's hard to say which font size is "right" in this situation. I think we need to open this request to wider discussion to find out which size would be better. Maybe you could notify relevant WikiProjects and/or start an RfC? Best — <span style="color: #194D00; font-family: Palatino, Times, serif">Mr. Stradivarius  (have a chat) 16:14, 5 January 2013 (UTC)


 * The bug seems to have existed between [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Location_map&diff=435784903&oldid=435589829 23 June 2011] and [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Location_map%7E&diff=530845621&oldid=513691160 2 January 2013]. Location map has existed in some form on enwiki since May 2006.
 * Personally, I would oppose changing the size to 100%, for the following reasons:
 * enwiki is a relatively mature wiki, so most important articles using the location map template probably first did so prior to June 2011. In other words, the "100%" error period is a relatively short time compared to the overall lifetime of the template.
 * Larger-than-expected text is more likely to cause problems than smaller-than-expected text, because larger text can overlap or spill into the margins.
 * Legibility at 90% should not be an issue, because the captions have always been at 90% (as shown in both the above examples). Though small text should be avoided to prevent articles from becoming inaccessible, 90% is within the range of accepted sizes, and location maps generally include visual mapping detail that presumes at least a moderate level of visual acuity (the size will not affect screenreaders).
 * The increase to 100% was never intentional and therefore did not reflect any previous demand for such a change or the outcome of any discussion.
 * More subjectively, I think the larger label text looks a little uglier, looming slightly larger than the caption text and other sidebar elements.
 * — Richardguk (talk) 04:30, 6 January 2013 (UTC)
 * I agree with Richardguk, and would support reducing the default to 88%, since this is the default size for infobox and related templates. there is a reason for the 88% in that it is the next smaller size from 100% that is universally recognized by browsers.  many browsers round 90% up to 100%, but 88% is always smaller. Frietjes (talk) 17:37, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

'Real' source?
I would like the real source for this template; it is broken on the Arabic Wikipedia (in two ways that I have noticed - firstly it doesn't acknowledge places 'west' of Greenwich, secondly it only reads degrees and completely ignored minutes and seconds). If you could copy the original code into the Arabic page via the interwiki link, I would be very grateful. --عبد المؤمن (talk) 16:41, 22 January 2013 (UTC)
 * These errors were not present a few months ago. Their effect is visible on the documentation page itself; Algiers is in the wrong place! --عبد المؤمن (talk) 16:42, 22 January 2013 (UTC)

Issue with map at Istanbul
An anonymous editor posted on the talk page of Istanbul that the location map in the infobox shows the city in the wrong page. I requested that he post a screenshot, since it is showing up in the correct place for me and he did. This is what he sees. For comparison, this is where it's supposed to be (and that is what I see). Might anyone have any insight into the issue? --  tariq abjotu  18:48, 30 March 2013 (UTC)
 * from the discussion on that talk page, it appears to be Windows 8, Firefox 19.0.2. I don't have windows 8, yet, but I will see if I see the same thing on any other OS/browser combinations. Frietjes (talk) 15:57, 31 March 2013 (UTC)

Link to geohack
Hello! When we use this template, isn't there any option where the coordinates can be shown as text inline and at title? Like how Template:Coord does it. That way there is also a link to geohack where the location from google maps, wikimapia and such can be reached. §§ Dharmadhyaksha §§ {T/C} 06:49, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * which article? normally this sort of thing is embedded in the infobox, which takes care of displaying the coordinates in the title. Frietjes (talk) 18:03, 3 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I was trying it on Cotton Green railway station which uses the Template:Infobox station. It has a field of coordinates. (It actually doesnt have. It just asks us to use Template:Coord over there. Which is not really helpful but fairly adjustable.) But it doesn't have any field of showing the location on a map. Hence i was wondering if the coordinates can be made visible through this template also as an option. I know that it's not always needed to show the coordinates when this template is used, for example in a larger article where the location is not the subject itself or where more than one locations are shown. §§ Dharmadhyaksha §§ {T/C} 03:40, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * since infobox station does allow you to enter the lat/long as raw numbers, I would think the best option would be to add pushpin_map or location_map to infobox station. I will start a thread there. Frietjes (talk) 17:07, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Okay! Thanks for the help. §§ Dharmadhyaksha §§ {T/C} 06:13, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * see Template talk:Infobox station Frietjes (talk) 16:37, 5 April 2013 (UTC)

going round in circles?
Someone has just changed the image_map on Bantayan, Cebu. However this is wider than previous, so the infobox becomes wider too. The parameter 'mapsize' doesn't seem to have any effect. I'm sure I went round this loop in November before giving up. Has anything changed, am I doing something wrong, etc etc? John of Cromer in Philippines (talk) mytime= Fri 11:23, wikitime=  03:23, 5 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I believe this has been resolved. Frietjes (talk) 16:38, 5 April 2013 (UTC)


 * Yeah, thanks. This is the post I thought was lost.  Just misposted is all.  John of Cromer in Philippines (talk) mytime= Sat 08:56, wikitime=  00:56, 6 April 2013 (UTC)

Overlapping labels
Can anyone help me to avoid the labels overlapping on User:Rodw/Sandbox/List of National Trust properties in Somerset I've tried reducing the size of the red dots & moving labels, left, right, bottom etc but there are several close together and I can't get the text to display properly.&mdash; Rod talk 19:00, 20 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I believe you are asking about List of National Trust properties in Somerset? I would suggest using simple numbered labels or very short abbreviations, then adding a legend.  Thanks! Plastikspork (talk) 23:43, 21 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks. Yes I moved it out of my sandbox - are there instructions anywhere for adding a legend?&mdash; Rod talk 07:04, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * I think the idea is to use short abbreviations for each label, then explain each abbreviation in the caption. for example replace Barrington Court with 1, then put (1) Barrington Court in the caption.  another idea would be to replace Barrington Court with label, which would allow you to hover over the 1 and see Barrington Court under your mouse (try hovering over the 1 here). Frietjes (talk) 19:33, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Thanks I've tried that- what do you think?&mdash; Rod talk 20:12, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * looks good to me. Frietjes (talk) 20:21, 22 April 2013 (UTC)
 * You could also make each label a ref, with fairly obscure group name such as "†" then put in the map footing.  John of Cromer in Philippines  (talk) mytime= Tue 08:28, wikitime=  00:28, 23 April 2013 (UTC)

Location map code error?
There appears to be an error in the code which causes double line-feeds to push map symbols south, as described on the below map label. Benjamin Trovato (talk) 11:00, 24 April 2013 (UTC)


 * I don't think this is fixable, without adding some complicated string parser functions to strip out the blank lines. the wikimedia software is going to turn those blank lines into br tags, and the location map+ template is going to parse those as if they were intentional.  Frietjes (talk) 16:13, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
 * 1. I have never heard of a language where blank lines in the source changed the output. Few people would expect it and it took me about 3 hours to find. 2. The error is hard to spot unless the location should line up with a shoreline or other landmark. I deliberately chose Moscow because the circular oblast makes it obvious. 3. Why should linefeeds cause the location to move or make a blank at the bottom? Looks like a bug to me. 4. I don't see anything in the syntax that would need to recognize a break/line feed. Seems like the parser should ignore them (although I have put <*/br> inside caption= which is useful). What does the parser do with line feeds? Seems like you could convert "}}br" to "}}" in all, but of corse I don't know your code.Benjamin Trovato (talk) 21:31, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
 * What are <*/br> and }}br intended to be? These are neither HTML nor Wikicode. A forced linebreak is in XHTML and HTML4+, or  in HTML (but not XHTML). -- Red rose64 (talk) 21:39, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
 * welcome to Wikipedia where blank lines are actually functional and are turned into &lt;p>&lt;br>&lt;/p>. as for other languages where whitespace is functional there is forced indentation of Fortran 77, and less useful languages like whitespace.  that said, it is possible we could do something about stripping out the whitespace, but it would definitely have some cost. Frietjes (talk) 22:31, 24 April 2013 (UTC)
 * Since I don't know the language my opinion may not be worth much, but: I don't see why anyone would want to move a locator symbol below its indicated lat/long and make a blank space at the bottom of the map. Is this a bug or feature? I think few people would guess that a blank line would change anything. If this bug or feature should not be removed it should probably be documented on the template discription. Otherwise it will continue to cause trouble. Benjamin Trovato (talk) 23:13, 25 April 2013 (UTC)

Fix for Location map+/width
please change the code for location map+/width to use [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Location_map%2B/width/sandbox&oldid=556504506 this version of the sandbox] or [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Location_map%2B/width/sandbox&action=edit&oldid=556504401 this version of the sandbox], which will allow width to be either purely numeric, or have px units. note that I have supplied two possible fixes, depending on if you want to call the lua module directly. note that location map+ always appends px to the width, so we want the px to be removed. Frietjes (talk) 23:48, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Done! Plastikspork <sub style="font-size: 60%">―Œ <sup style="margin-left:-3ex">(talk) 03:16, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Possible error with Germany map?
Hi, an editor posted at WP:EAR about Sorpe Dam, which uses this template via. The editor has noted that the dot on the map appears to be in the incorrect location, but that the coordinates are correct. Checking mapping sites for the coordinates verifies that they are correct, but indeed, the dot appears to be somewhat too far west on our map. I don't see any problems in how the infobox implements this template, nor in how the article implements the infobox. I'm not sure where else the problem could be, however. —/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 22:10, 23 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Fixed for me by changing  to  .. Template:Location map says "Do not use  ", but it's a natural mistake to make. Couldn't the template be coded to permit it? With Lua we can make efficient string manipulation like Navbox string handling templates. PrimeHunter (talk) 23:25, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I am wondering why that didn't trigger a big red error message, like it usually does. Frietjes (talk) 23:32, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * update, if I remove the caption, no error message, which explains the lack of error message. Frietjes (talk) 23:35, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * as for making it work with px, we just need to wrap the inside a replace to remove the px. Frietjes (talk) 23:37, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
 * see request below. Frietjes (talk) 23:48, 23 May 2013 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the quick response, all! —/M endaliv /2¢/Δ's/ 06:16, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".%;
I created following the same format as one I created here  several months ago. The new template is generating errors when I try to use as can be seen here: User:MrX/sandbox. As far as I can tell, my syntax is correct. Can anyone lend a hand? Many thanks - MrX 15:35, 25 July 2013 (UTC)


 * User:MrX/sandbox had a red link to Template:Location map Seminole County, Florida so I created a redirect to Template:Location map USA Florida Seminole County. Does it look right now? PrimeHunter (talk) 16:59, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
 * That did fix it and thank you. I thought that the template used the value in the name parameter, but I guess that's not how it works, since I created a redirect for the Benton County, Washington template when I set it up many months ago. - MrX 17:28, 25 July 2013 (UTC)

Can't get a map of County Durham to work
I'm trying to create a map of Durham using data from Grade I listed buildings in County Durham (if it works I can add it there) but a minimal test example, based on the first Australia example, isn't working. The markers are smeared from top to bottom of the map, the labels are centred as seen here. No idea what the problem is: the data seems right and I've tried re-entering it. The points are within the bounds of the map – Template:Location map United Kingdom County Durham – which seems OK.-- JohnBlackburne words<sub style="margin-left:-2.0ex;">deeds 21:17, 2 September 2013 (UTC)


 * Hmmm. The basic location map seems OK. -- Red rose64 (talk) 21:47, 2 September 2013 (UTC)
 * Found the problem. I was using '-' (dash) not '~' (tilde). At the size of the edit text scrunched up against 'map', or in the preformatted text in the documentation, they are hard to distinguish, and dash seems more natural. Surprised it worked at all and didn't give me an error.-- JohnBlackburne words<sub style="margin-left:-2.0ex;">deeds 22:15, 2 September 2013 (UTC)

Former countries' maps
Can somebody please make a map for Czechoslovakia (1945-1992)? - details here. I notice there is some precedent for former countries, e.g. Template:Location map USSR. Thanks, C 679 09:57, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I've had a look at this, but I'll leave the edit to someone with more experience with these templates. File:Czech Republic (1993-1999) location map.svg exists on commons, but is the correct fix to create Template:Location map Czech Republic (1993-1999), or to modify Template:Location map Czech Republic to accept the "AlternativeMap" parameter? -- John of Reading (talk) 10:37, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * The map would be File:Czechoslovakia (1951-1990) location map.png, I would imagine the fix is not to the Czech Republic template, but to create a new one, as it is legally a different country. Thanks, C 679 11:15, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I'll leave that for you to do then, as no protected page needs to be edited. The instructions are here; roughly, you copy the content from Template:Location map Czech Republic to a new page and tweak it a bit. -- John of Reading (talk) 11:32, 4 January 2014 (UTC)
 * created, as .  feel free to tweak it (or rename it) if necessary. Frietjes (talk) 17:33, 4 January 2014 (UTC)

Add overflow=hidden property by default
Please see Template:Location_map%2B/testcases. I've made a small addition to Template:Location map+/sandbox that sets by default the overflow:hidden CSS property on the map container. This should fix the minor but annoying layout bug on articles such as [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Caterham&oldid=584136945 Caterham] and [//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oxted&oldid=584113237 Oxted] (links to versions that show the bug), where an overflowing map label causes a horizontal scrollbar to appear in the browser (I've wondered since March what was messing the page layout on Caterham, and now finally found it.) To fulfill the request, simply copy&paste the content of Template:Location map+/sandbox to Template:Location map+. Thanks,

--hydrox (talk) 01:24, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done. Thanks for the fix! — <span style="color: #194D00; font-family: Palatino, Times, serif">Mr. Stradivarius  ♪ talk ♪ 02:22, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Please revert and discuss, it is better to have overflowing text than hidden text. If the problem is solely due to the map pushpin label overflowing the right-hand edge of the map, the solution is simple - reposition the label. In the case of pages using, such as Oxted, you would do . -- Red rose64 (talk) 10:52, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * It's anyway a bad idea to have relatively positioned block elements floating around the page, as those can cause strange rendering issues. Setting overflow:hidden on the container gets rid of those. I would first like to see a concrete example where this causes any issues, other than making editors aware that there are labels in the location map that should be maybe aligned differently. --hydrox (talk) 22:06, 2 December 2013 (UTC)
 * , please continue the discussion. &mdash; Martin (MSGJ · talk) 12:53, 3 December 2013 (UTC)
 * So this was essentially rejected – instead of actually engaging in a discussion and addressing my points User:Redrose64 has disappeared after the complaint? --hydrox (talk) 17:35, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
 * No, I've not disappeared. I've already indicated that the problem may be overcome using existing methods - the label_position parameter; you yourself have used them. I'm waiting for other people to demonstrate that  is a good idea, per WP:BRD and WP:CON. -- Red rose64 (talk) 17:40, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Well, there can not be consensus for introducing something entirely novel (there are zero hits in this page's archives for "overflow"). And people will not know to come discuss here if there's nothing broken. But I am okay with holding this change at least until I am next time annoyed by randomly appearing scroll bars in the page.  --hydrox (talk) 18:01, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
 * It looks to me like the real problem isn't this template, but . That template specifies a default right if one isn't explicitly specified, when really it shouldn't specify a default at all and allow this template to supply its own default. I believe this template automatically puts labels on the east side of the map on the left instead of the right, if not overridden. -- <b style="color:#FFFF80;background:#006000"> Dr Greg </b><small style="color:#006000;background:#FFFF80"> talk 19:21, 5 December 2013 (UTC)
 * Note to all page-watchers. This template has been converted to Lua, and so its code can no longer be understood. I shall therefore cease offering assistance in the use of this template, and will unwatch this page: consequently, my comment "I've not disappeared" of 17:40, 5 December 2013 no longer holds true. -- Red rose64 (talk) 21:17, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * How does Lua mean its code can no longer be understood? Lua let the code be simplified from its original form. Jackmcbarn (talk) 21:22, 13 March 2014 (UTC)
 * As the original author of the horrible wiki code, I must say that this lua rewrite hasn't improved it. 400 lines of code for a simple pushpin map seems quite bloated, and the produced HTML is now impossible to edit for a non-programmer. I haven't done any lua programming on mediawiki yet, so I'm not sure how feasible this is, buu IMHO, it would make much more sense if only the projection calculations were farmed out to lua, and the html was still produced by a (hopefully more readable) wiki template. Zocky | picture popups 01:57, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
 * The reason that isn't feasible is performance. Parsing wikitext is a lot slower than running Lua, and it sends the post-expand include size through the roof. There's several pages right now that would fail to parse if any of the work were done in wikitext, because they would exceed the allowable limits for parsing. Jackmcbarn (talk) 02:18, 2 May 2014 (UTC)
 * the backlash is not surprising considering it was never discussed before being deployed. Frietjes (talk) 14:50, 2 May 2014 (UTC)

New USA Southeast Location Map
Can anyone help with creating a location map for the Southeast of the United States. I've been trying to find a map of the Southeast US and have been unable to. The map would include: Washington DC, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana. It can include parts of other states obviously but the idea would be for it to be about the bottom quarter of the normal USA Location Map. I've tried creating one but have failed. Thanks. Mak888 (talk) 02:57, 12 January 2014 (UTC)
 * do you have an image uploaded? if you upload a cropped version of the main one, I can help with the parameters. Frietjes (talk) 16:35, 13 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I wasn't sure if that would make it more difficult since you wouldn't have the original dimensions. If you took literally split the USA location map in 4 parts and took the bottom right hand corner that should work or be close, may needs to be a little farther north.  I only have paint on my computer so can't do much. Mak888 (talk) 22:18, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
 * I'm in the same situation, but will have access to something better this weekend. just to double check, do you want all the states in dark red shown in Southeastern United States, or the ones in lighter red as well? Frietjes (talk) 22:22, 14 January 2014 (UTC)
 * hey sorry forgot about this, could use all the ones color, both light and dark red.  thanks Mak888 (talk) 05:01, 7 February 2014 (UTC)
 * if you can have someone help you make cropped versions of the two maps in Template:Location map USA and upload them, I can relatively easily make the new location map. whoever crops the images should keep track of exactly how many pixels were cropped off each side of the image.  I can do it, but I will need to install inkscape to do it properly.  you might be able to find someone to help you faster at Wikipedia talk:Graphics Lab/Map workshop. Frietjes (talk) 14:24, 7 February 2014 (UTC)