So you’ve logged into your website today and found all your maps have been replaced by this rather annoying swing sign?  I have to admit it was a bit of a shock, but after shouting and throwing metaphorical rotten vegetables at my otherwise loved MacBook, I’m pleased to let you know that there’s a very simple workaround.


The problem is that the Google Maps Widget in iWeb is no longer supported by mobileme and therefore wasn’t transitioned into iCloud.

The short answer to this question is to delete your google map widgets and replace them with a standard html snippet.


More detailed instructions?  No problem!


  1. 1.Go to google maps (uk) or google maps (.com) and search for the centre of your map using your postcode / zip code

  2. 2.Click on the Link icon 


  1. 3. Copy the code titled “Paste HTML to embed in website”











  1. 4.If you’d like to change the size, zoom or appearance of the map then click on “Customise and preview embedded map.” and have a fiddle!

  2. 5.Go back to iWeb and delete your existing Google Maps widget.

  3. 6.Click the Show Media button (bottom right of screen) and drag and drop the HTML snippet widget onto your page.






  1. 7.Paste your text into the box and Click Apply!















Your new google map is now working again! Before you go, I’d like to ask you a very quick favour...


I wrote this guide to fixing your googlemaps widget because I realised that there’d be loads of people out there who’d appreciate the help. Unfortunately, I’ve shot myself in the foot because my bounce rate has gone through the roof and google uses this metric as a ranking factor.  In layman's terms, I’m not ranking as well as I used to on google because they can see people arriving on this page and leaving the website without viewing any other pages.. from this they are concluding that my website is not engaging, when the reality is that this page has solved your problem!


To help me solve my problem please go back to the top of this page and have a quick browse around my website - just a couple of pages will do the trick.  Many thanks and enjoy your new googlemaps widgets.


by Rachel Roodhardt









My Websites About Folkestone

www.hotelsnearthechanneltunnel.co.uk

www.folkestonetouristinformation.co.uk

www.eurotunnel-hotels.co.uk

www.whereistheeurotunnel.co.uk


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