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<!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE -->
 
<!-- PLEASE ADD CATEGORIES AND INTERWIKIS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE -->
 
This template is used for referencing maps published by [[Google|Google, Inc.]] through their [[Google Maps]] service.
 
This template is used for referencing maps published by [[Google|Google, Inc.]] through their [[Google Maps]] service.
 
 
=== Usage ===
 
=== Usage ===
==== Normal ====
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<code><nowiki>{{Google maps|url= |title= |accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: j F Y}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
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==== Parameters ====
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* '''url''' – the URL for the map in question
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* '''title''' – use to append a subtitle onto the default URL title (will display as "''Google Maps – {{{title}}}''")
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* '''accessdate''' – the full retrieval date.
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* '''link''' – set to "no" to unlink the publisher.
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==== Examples ====
 
Normal usage with automatic inclusion of page title (i.e. "{{BASEPAGENAME}}", which is taken from the template's full page title "{{FULLPAGENAME}}"):
 
Normal usage with automatic inclusion of page title (i.e. "{{BASEPAGENAME}}", which is taken from the template's full page title "{{FULLPAGENAME}}"):
* <code><nowiki>{{Google maps | url = http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | accessdate = </nowiki>{{#time: j F Y}}<nowiki> }}</nowiki></code>
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* <code><nowiki>{{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096|accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: j F Y}}<nowiki>}}</nowiki></code>
 
generates this:
 
generates this:
* {{Google maps | url = http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | accessdate = {{date}}}}
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* {{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096|accessdate={{date}}}}
  
==== With optional title parameter ====
 
 
Using the optional '''title''' parameter:
 
Using the optional '''title''' parameter:
* <code><nowiki>{{Google maps | url = http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | title = Driving directions to RT-308 | accessdate = </nowiki>{{#time: j F Y}}<nowiki> }}</nowiki></code>
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* <code><nowiki>{{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | title = Driving directions to RT-308|accessdate=</nowiki>{{#time: j F Y}}<nowiki> }}</nowiki></code>
 
generates this:
 
generates this:
* {{Google maps | url = http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | title = Driving directions to RT-308 | accessdate = {{date}}}}
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* {{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | title=Driving directions to RT-308|accessdate={{date}}}}
 
 
=== Parameters ===
 
* '''url''' – the URL for the map in question
 
* '''title''' – use to append a subtitle onto the default URL title (will display as "''Google Maps – {{{title}}}''")
 
* '''accessdate''' – the full retrieval date.
 
* '''link''' – set to "no" to unlink the publisher.
 
 
 
 
=== See also ===
 
=== See also ===
 
*{{tl|Bing maps}}, the counterpart to this template for [[Bing Maps]]
 
*{{tl|Bing maps}}, the counterpart to this template for [[Bing Maps]]

Revision as of 21:54, 27 March 2013

This template is used for referencing maps published by Google, Inc. through their Google Maps service.

Usage

{{Google maps|url= |title= |accessdate=21 January 2026}}

Parameters

  • url – the URL for the map in question
  • title – use to append a subtitle onto the default URL title (will display as "Google Maps – {{{title}}}")
  • accessdate – the full retrieval date.
  • link – set to "no" to unlink the publisher.

Examples

Normal usage with automatic inclusion of page title (i.e. "Google maps", which is taken from the template's full page title "Template:Google maps/doc"):

  • {{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096|accessdate=21 January 2026}}

generates this:

  • Google (21 January 2026). "Google maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 21 January 2026.

Using the optional title parameter:

  • {{Google maps|url=http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=from:+E%20Market%20St/RT-308%20@41.926860,%20-73.912580+to:+RT-308%20@41.970313,%20-73.821096 | title = Driving directions to RT-308|accessdate=21 January 2026 }}

generates this:

See also