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How do I embed a Google Map on a webpage?

Add a Google Map to your webpage

  1. Go to Google My Maps >
  2. Sign in if asked
    1. Create maps in a diocesan google account rather than a personal account. If you don't have a diocesan Google account, please ask the IT Team for one by raising a support ticket.
  3. Create your google map
  4. Once finished, in the map select the 3 menu dots to the right of the map's title
  5. Select Embed on my site
  6. Copy the iframe code
  7. Log into the website if you haven't already
  8. Navigate to the webpage you wish to embed the map on
  9. Select Edit
  10. At the location you want the map to show select the + icon to add a new block and type html.
  11. Insert a Custom HTML block
  12. In the block where it says Write HTML insert the iframe code you copied in step 6
  13. Change the width to 100% inside the double quotation marks
  14. Change the height to 600 inside the double quotation marks
    1. Example of code:
      <iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/embed?mid=[mapid]" width="100%" height="600"></iframe>
  15. Preview the change
  16. Change the height to another value if you wish to reduce or enlarge the size
  17. Publish the page