Basic Instructions???

  • Resolved ConservationDigest

    (@conservationdigest)


    3 years, 10 months ago

    I can find no basic instructions that tell me where to put data I want to have displayed once the map area is selected by the user. My use case is supplying a listing of native plants by county on a map of Wisconsin counties.
    Where do I put the data to be displayed once the user selects the county? Does it need to be entered through an interface, uploaded as a file or either? How is that data to be formatted?
    This seems to be the most basic of information about how the plugin works but I cannot find it anywhere.

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  • Plugin Author html5maps

    (@html5maps)

    Hello,
    We apologize for these difficulties.
    It seems obvious to us since we are the authors of the plugin.

    Here is a screenshot from the pro version of the Wisconsin map plugin
    https://i.postimg.cc/25n9ZH89/screenshot-2021-01-16-20-38-10.png

    And detailed explanations:

    • open the “Detailed settings” tab
    • Select the county in the drop-down list or via the “Choose on map” button
    • In the “What to do when the area is clicked” option, select “Show more info”
    • Add content as in a classic editor, or use any HTML code.
    • Click the “Save changes” button at the bottom of the page.

    Also, the premium plugin allows export/import via CSV file. You can try adding data for one county through the plugin interface and then export it to a CSV file. This will show you the structure of the columns and can add data to the spreadsheet if it’s faster than using the interface.

    Thread Starter ConservationDigest

    (@conservationdigest)

    Thanks for the prompt response. Someday you might pick up a copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a cult classic from the 1970s by Robert Pirsig. In the first part of the book the main character recounts his experience as a technical writer for a manufacturing company that built barbecue grills. Shortly after reading the book I went to work developing training materials and later worked both as a programmer and systems analyst. That book taught me lessons that I carried the rest of my career. The rest of the book is a great read, but completely off subject for this message.

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