Field notes · 2026
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August2026
2 dispatches
AUG 25
Guides
WordPress interactive map: what you can build, and what the word leaves out
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08 MIN
A WordPress interactive map is two different products wearing one name, and most of the pages ranking for that phrase will not tell you which one they are selling. One […]
AUG 11
Guides
How to get a Google Maps API key for WordPress (and restrict it before you use it)
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11 MIN
Something on your site is showing a grey box, a darkened map with a watermark across it, or a settings field labeled API key that you did not expect to […]
June2026
2 dispatches
JUN 23
Guides
How to embed a Google Map in WordPress (and what the embed cannot do)
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09 MIN
Google gives you the code. WordPress has a block that takes it. There is no plugin in between, no account to create, and the whole job runs about five minutes. […]
JUN 9
Releases
What shipped in v1.0
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03 MIN
The first stable build of Modern Maps is out, and four patch releases have landed on top of it since. This is the note I should have written on the […]
May2026
3 dispatches
MAY 21
Notebook
Why no API key is the whole pitch
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06 MIN
When I tell people what Modern Maps is, the first thing I say is “no API key.” And every time I say it, half the listeners nod knowingly and the […]
MAY 11
Comparisons
How to add a map in WordPress: every method, and how to choose one
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10 MIN
You want a map on your site. You know roughly where it goes (the contact page, the about page, a single post). You can already picture it. The remaining question […]
MAY 3
Guides
Your first map: a 60-second walkthrough.
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06 MIN
You’ve installed plugins before. You know how this normally goes. You search the directory, install the thing, activate it, and then spend forty-five minutes wading through a setup wizard that […]
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