Title: PlacePress
Author: Center for Public History + Digital Humanities
Published: <strong>1 An t-Ògmhios 2019</strong>
Last modified: 1 An Dùbhlachd 2025

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# PlacePress

 By [Center for Public History + Digital Humanities](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cphdh/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/placepress.1.4.96.zip)

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 *  [Installation](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/placepress/#installation)
 * [Development](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/placepress/#developers)

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## Description

#### PlacePress

PlacePress adds Location and Tour post types, structured map blocks (for single 
and global locations), structured tour stop blocks, and custom taxonomies.

[View Demos](https://wpplacepress.org/about/showcase/) at wpplacepress.org.

[Read the User Guide](https://wpplacepress.org/about/getting-started/) at wpplacepress.
org.

## Blocks

This plugin provides 4 blocks.

 *   Global Map
 *   Global Map by Type
 *   Location Map
 *   Tour Stop

## Installation

The quickest method for installing PlacePress is:

 1. Install PlacePress either via the WordPress.org plugin repository or by uploading
    the files to the plugins directory on your server.
 2. Activate PlacePress.
 3. Navigate to the PlacePress options page at Settings > PlacePress and update the
    default options.

## FAQ

[View the FAQ](https://wpplacepress.org/about/faq/) at wpplacepress.org.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“PlacePress” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this
plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Center for Public History + Digital Humanities ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cphdh/)
 *   [ Erin Bell ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ebellempire/)

[Translate “PlacePress” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/placepress)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/placepress/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/placepress/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/placepress/) by 
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/placepress/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.4.96

 * Updated for WordPress version 6.9

#### 1.4.95

 * Minor UI improvements
 * Fixes issue where map marker becomes unresponsive in editor
 * Fixes deprecation warnings
 * Updated for WordPress version 6.8

#### 1.4.9

 * Minor UI improvements
 * Updated for WordPress version 6.7

#### 1.4.8

 * Updated for WordPress version 6.6

#### 1.4.7

 * Archive maps are now hooked into the archive template title (rather than the 
   description), increasing out-of-the-box feature compatibility.
 * Bug fixes and minor improvements

#### 1.4.6

 * Map markers on the front end are now SVG instead of static PNG file (and thus
   can be styled using CSS)
 * New option to disable click-to-zoom on marker cluster groups (removed in 1.4.7)

#### 1.4.5

 * Enables Location Type selection inside the map on Locations post type archive.
 * Fixes a bug in the JSON output feed that resulted in invalid nodes.

#### 1.4.4

 * Fixes a bug affecting desktop Safari users, in which selecting a Location Type
   from the dropdown menu on the Global Map By Type block caused unintentional dragging
   of the map.

#### 1.4.3

 * Updated for WordPress version 6.4

#### 1.4.2

 * Updates Stamen Terrain provider URL to use [new Stadia Maps endpoint](https://maps.stamen.com/stadia-partnership/)

#### 1.4.1

 * Updated for WordPress version 6.3

#### 1.4.0

 * Leaflet scripts are now served locally rather than via CDN
 * Updated for WordPress version 6.2

#### 1.3.9

 * Updated for WordPress version 6.1

#### 1.3.8

 * Fixes issue where changes to individual location map coordinates were not reflected
   in global location maps.

#### 1.3.7

 * Patch for map rendering issue in recent Safari versions ([WebKit #238589](https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=238589))

#### 1.3.6

 * Fixes misaligned editor controls in tour stop block
 * Settings page help links now open specific menu tab
 * Updated for WordPress version 6.0

#### 1.3.5

 * Updated for WordPress version 5.9

#### 1.3.4

 * Adds fix for iOS Safari bug that prevented Location Type selection on Global 
   Map by Type block
 * Adds support for Tours and Locations on Author archives
 * Adds support for Tours and Locations on Tag archives
 * Manage scroll wheel zoom on all map blocks to minimize accidental interactions
 * Minor CSS changes

#### 1.3.3

 * Fixes bug that broke Location Type selection on Global Map by Type block unless
   clustering is enabled
 * Now bypasses remote lookup when user enters valid coordinates for address query
   in Location Map block
 * Minor UX enhancements for map blocks
 * Very minor CSS changes

#### 1.3.2

 * Updated WordPress version compatibility

#### 1.3.0 / 1.3.1

 * Adds customizable text for map info windows (e.g. for street addresses)
 * Adds Help panels to all block settings inspectors
 * Bug fixes and minor improvements

#### 1.2.3

 * Updated WordPress version compatibility

#### 1.2.2

 * Improved accessibility/keyboard controls
 * Bug fixes and minor improvements

#### 1.2.1

 * Compatibility fix for subdirectory installations

#### 1.2

 * Transform between Global Map and Global Map by Type blocks
 * Bug fixes and minor improvements

#### 1.1.4

 * Adds Global Map by Type block
 * Enables block transforms in Tours (Heading => Tour Stop)
 * Marker popups open automatically when viewing map for a specific Tour Stop
 * Bug fixes and minor improvements

#### 1.1.3

 * Preemptively addresses bug/change in WP 5.6-RC1 re: Dashicon component

#### 1.1.2

 * Adds a compatibility option for themes that display pages as component sections
   within a front page template

#### 1.1.1

 * Bug fixes for Safari users (inaccessible geocode input fields, in-map user controls)

#### 1.1

 * Adds Tours
 * Adds optional Location Maps to archive pages
 * Enhanced user interface for settings page, including Help menus
 * Improved documentation in README file
 * Bug fixes and performance improvements

#### 1.0

 * Initial release.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.4.96**
 *  Last updated **5 mìosan ago**
 *  Active installations **30+**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.9.4**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4.3 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/placepress/)
 * Tags
 * [digital humanities](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/digital-humanities/)
   [history](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/history/)[map](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/map/)
   [public](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/public/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://gd.wordpress.org/plugins/placepress/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Center for Public History + Digital Humanities ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/cphdh/)
 *   [ Erin Bell ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/ebellempire/)

## Support

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