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==== Parameters ====
 
==== Parameters ====
 
* '''url''' – the URL for the map in question
 
* '''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}}}''")
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* '''title''' – a "subtitle" for the map. The link text will appear as "<title>" if "title" is used; otherwise, it will be the page name.
 
* '''accessdate''' – the full retrieval date.
 
* '''accessdate''' – the full retrieval date.
 
* '''link''' – set to "no" to unlink the publisher.
 
* '''link''' – set to "no" to unlink the publisher.
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==== Examples ====
 
==== 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}}"):

Revision as of 00:40, 6 January 2014

This template is used for referencing maps published by Google, Inc. through their Google Maps service, and this template is based on {{cite map}} so it falls into the Citation Style 1 (CS1) series of templates.

Note that unlike paper maps, Google offers dynamic sizing at variable scales. Major citation style guides omit a map scale in that situation so this template does not render any scale output.

Usage

{{Google maps|url= |title= |accessdate=20 January 2026}}

Parameters

  • url – the URL for the map in question
  • title – a "subtitle" for the map. The link text will appear as "<title>" if "title" is used; otherwise, it will be the page name.
  • 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=20 January 2026}}

generates this:

  • Google (20 January 2026). "Google maps" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 20 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=20 January 2026 }}

generates this:

See also