Google Maps API error: MissingKeyMapError

[Ray]

Hi

On a new site I'm running Joomla! 3.6.0 with Mosets Tree 3.8.6

The issue I'm having is I cannot get Google maps to initialise.

I have in MT Configuration/Features
Clicked Show Map and filled in Default Country, Default State, Default City and Clicked Yes to show link to map

In administration Add Listing/Map it says

Oops! Something went wrong.
This page didn't load Google Maps correctly. See the JavaScript console for technical details.


In chrome inspect, I get the following 2 warnings

1. Google Maps API error: MissingKeyMapError
2. Google Maps API warning: NoApiKeys https://developers.google.com/maps/d...es#no-api-keys


On researching further the following statement is from Google

Usage of the Google Maps APIs now requires a key.
If you are using the Google Maps API on localhost or your domain was not active prior to June 22nd, 2016, it will require a key going forward.

I have since got a Google Maps API key
<script src="//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?key=##############" async="" defer="defer" type="text/javascript"></script>

Can someone please advise me further on this issue

Thanks
Ray

[dknight]

Hi Ray,

This is indeed a bug due to the recent changes in Google Maps. You can make the following modification to insert your Google Key.

FILE: /components/com_mtree/templates/kinabalu/sub_map.tpl.php

Look for this line of codes:

PHP Code:

    <script src="//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3." type="text/javascript"></script> 


and replace with the following:

PHP Code:

    <script src="//maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?v=3.&key=xxx" type="text/javascript"></script> 


replace 'xxx' with your Google API key.

I'm working towards an update and that include this fix.

[Ray]

Hi Lee

I tried your fix and it didn't work(50% of the way there)

I found that the same change also needs to be made to

administrator/components/com_mtree/admin.mtree.html.php

Google Maps now works

Thank you for your help with this.

Regards

Ray

[dknight]

Yup, that's for the back-end. Glad it helps!

[fun4uskids]

Thanks for this post it was very helpful.

I also had to fix /administrator/components/com_mtree/geocode.mtree.php