Title: Maps by Cartes.io &#8211; live community and private maps for anything
Author: M Media
Published: <strong>January 20, 2021</strong>
Last modified: August 19, 2022

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# Maps by Cartes.io – live community and private maps for anything

 By [M Media](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mmediagroup/)

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

 * [Details](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/cartes/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/cartes/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/cartes/#installation)
 * [Development](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/cartes/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cartes/)

## Description

This plugin lets you create free anonymous live maps on your website. You can also
unlock your maps so that other people can contribute to it.

Need to show all your business locations? Create a private map and mark the spots
so that your customers know where to visit you.

You can also create maps that your visitors can contribute to! For example: want
to gather your customers favorite restaurants? Create an unlocked and public map
for restaurants that anyone can contribute to!

Need more inspiration? Install the plugin and check out “Discover Maps”.

#### Create custom maps

To create a map, follow these easy steps:
 1. Install and activate the plugin 2.
Under “Maps”, choose “Add New” 3. Edit your map as needed (and create markers on
your map by right clicking) 4. Use your map anywhere on your site using the `[cartes_map]`
shortcode, or use one of the alternative ways to share the map as presented on the
map screen

#### Discovering community maps

To integrate a public map, follow these easy steps:
 1. Install and activate the
plugin 2. Under “Maps”, choose “Discover Maps” 3. Open the map you are interested
in 4. Use your map anywhere on your site using the `[cartes_map]` shortcode, or 
use one of the alternative ways to share the map as presented on the map screen

### Features

 1. 100% free
 2. Make private or public maps with custom markers
 3. Lockable maps: Lock your map from new markers or unlock it to allow all your site
    visitors to contribute
 4. Live data from maps around the world: use an existing public map (or create your
    own) to get live data from the community
 5. Integrate with Zapier or API – create markers on your maps via Zapier (or via the
    Cartes API)

### Privacy policy

Location data can be quite sensitive, so we take great care in protecting your privacy.
Here’s a link to the Cartes.io [privacy policy](https://cartes.io/privacy-policy),
the service provider.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Create and manage maps and markers right from the admin dashboard.
 * [[
 * Discover awesome public and interactive maps made by the community.
 * [[
 * Place your maps anywhere on your site with shortcodes. You can also let your 
   website visitors contribute to your maps, if you want.

## Installation

 1. Search for the “Cartes.io maps” plugin in Plugins > Add New.
 2. Press “Install Now”.
 3. When the installation is complete, press “Activate plugin”.
 4. Go to Maps > Add New to create your first map.

## FAQ

### Is it free?

Yes, this plugin is free to use.

### What is Cartes.io?

Cartes.io is a platform initially used to report incidents that may be dangerous
during times of unrest or protest. Now it allows anyone to create maps and markers
for any purpose; inspired by anonymous image hosting sites like Imgur, this is the
map equivalent.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Maps by Cartes.io – live community and private maps for anything” is open source
software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ M Media ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mmediagroup/)

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### Interested in development?

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

## Changelog

#### 1.0.1

 * Version bump.

#### 1.0

 * Initial commit.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.2**
 *  Last updated **4 years ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 4.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.0.11**
 *  PHP version ** 7.2 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/cartes/)
 * Tags
 * [leaflet](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/leaflet/)[map](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/map/)
   [maps](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maps/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://ewe.wordpress.org/plugins/cartes/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ M Media ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/mmediagroup/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/cartes/)

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