
ADDING A MAP
How to add a link to a MapQuest map from your home page.
Here is an easy way to add
a linked map of your area to your home page and help visitors find you more
easily. This link takes the visitor to MapQuest, opening another browser window,
which means visitors do not actually leave your site.
- From the admin page,
login. Below the Pet Maintenance List, select EDIT HOME PAGE.
- Add the following link to your
HTML file.
<a href="http://www.mapquest.com/cgi-bin/ia_free?width=300&height=200&level=9&style=2&streetaddress=
2272+e+main+street&city=tucson&state=AZ&zip=85719"
target="new">
<center> Map to our shelter<br><image src="http://mq-graphics.websys.aol.com/gif/sublogo_2.gif"></center></a>
- To insert your address into the
link, use the following format.
The html tag must be used exactly as it is shown. Change only the address
sections in red.
To make the link work properly, you will need to write your address in the
following way. Add a plus sign (+) between any words in the address, as shown
in the following examples.
(These examples show just a small part of the link, so you can view it more
easily.)
This address
5568 E. Main Street
Tucson, AZ 85719
changes to
streetaddress=2272+e+main+street&city=tucson&state=AZ&zip=85719
This address
1287 St. Peters Drive
Perth Amboy NJ 07201
changes to
streetaddress=1288+st+peters+drive&city=perth+amboy&state=NJ&zip=07201
- Test your link to see if
it provides a map of your address.
Please be aware that not all address will be recognized by MapQuest (for instance,
some rural routes).
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