{"id":115,"date":"2017-10-10T04:05:53","date_gmt":"2017-10-10T04:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.easymapmaker.com\/support\/?p=115"},"modified":"2019-03-27T19:53:21","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T19:53:21","slug":"use-custom-markers-pins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.easymapmaker.com\/support\/use-custom-markers-pins\/","title":{"rendered":"Use custom markers (pins)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pro and Premium users are able to use their own markers (pins).\u00a0 <strong>We don&#8217;t provide custom pins<\/strong>, but we allow custom pins to be uploaded in batches up to 50 at a time.\u00a0 \u00a0When using more than 1 custom pin, the group drop down should be selected.<\/p>\n<h5>To use your own pins do the following:<\/h5>\n<ol>\n<li>Click &#8220;<strong>Show Advanced Options<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Click the &#8216;<strong>show<\/strong>&#8216; link next to &#8220;<strong>Custom Images<\/strong>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Upload pins near the &#8220;<strong>Marker (pins)<\/strong>&#8221; label<\/li>\n<li>After uploading the pins, set the drop down in the <strong>Type<\/strong> column (only necessary when grouping (more than 1 marker type) is enabled).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The supported file formats are: jpg (or jpeg), gif, ico, and png.<\/p>\n<p>The following are <strong>not supported<\/strong>: svg and bmp (bitmap).<\/p>\n<p>Uploaded images (custom markers) must be<strong> less than 50KB<\/strong> in size each.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-133 aligncenter\" style=\"filter: drop-shadow(4px 4px 4px gray);\" src=\"https:\/\/www.easymapmaker.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/custom_images_example.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"461\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.easymapmaker.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/custom_images_example.png 699w, https:\/\/www.easymapmaker.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/custom_images_example-300x245.png 300w, https:\/\/www.easymapmaker.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/custom_images_example-60x49.png 60w, https:\/\/www.easymapmaker.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/custom_images_example-150x123.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>A video to demo adding custom pins<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QDcBRDtAKg0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pro and Premium users are able to use their own markers (pins).\u00a0 We don&#8217;t provide custom pins, but we allow custom pins to be uploaded in batches up to 50 at a time.\u00a0 \u00a0When using more than 1 custom pin, the group drop down should be selected. 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