Due Date: 7/31/2021
Description:
I propose creating a Version 2.0 of the ‘WordPress issues with Google Maps’ resource to document Google Maps-related WordPress plugins and themes.
This resource would include a schema to show the desired information to include about each plugin, such as.:
- Theme or plugin Name (required entry)
- Purpose of the plugin (if not apparent from the name)
- Is there a free version of the plugin? Premium?
- Unify or Vector cases where the plugin was seen in the wild
- Link to the plugin’s entry at https://wordpress.org/plugins/
- Link to the developer’s support page
- Maps APIs actually required or used (including the endpoints – JS versus web service)
- Screenshot of the theme’s or plugin’s Maps API configuration in the WordPress dashboard. (this would require setting up the plugin on a test WordPress install, unless a customer’s screenshot from a case is available)
- Screenshot of the theme’s or plugin’s WordPress configuration under common error conditions (Geocoding or Places API not enabled, Maps JavaScript not enabled, billing disabled, etc)
- Screenshot of the plugin or theme in use (from a test install)
An additional part of the solution would be a mechanism to nominate new themes or plugins for analysis. This mechanism could be a bug, or could be internal to the document (similar to the “Pending Questions” section of go/maps-tos-faq )
Also, to facilitate multiple contributors, the document should include a “How to contribute” appendix. This appendix could include how-tos for setting up or accessing a test WordPress install,
After creating the document and adding all the plugins and themes in the current ‘WordPress issues with Google Maps’ , I will complete a project one-pager to use the new version in place of the current one.
Progress:
- Installed XAMPP and Bitnami WordPress on Google Cloud VM – 6/3/2021