(In F2C PRO only) The Geo Coder field is used to collect location information (latitude/longitude). It will display a map in your submission form and calculate the marker position based on an address submitted by the visitor/user. If the location of the marker isn't exact, the user can select and drag the marker to the right location before save.

Please note: This F2C Field does not create a map with a marker in your Joomla article! See below how you can accomplish that.

Geo Coder field settings

The settings for this field are very logical and are about how the Google map will be displayed in the submission form. Size, default position/location etc. (image 1 & 3). This will result in the map in your form, image 2.

Adding the Geo Coder field data in your article

The template parameters used with this field are:

{$FIELDNAME_ADDRESS} = This will render the text from the address line.
{$FIELDNAME_LON} = The longitude code
{$FIELDNAME_LAT} = The latitude code

Example: Mike Reumer's Joomla google maps plugin & F2C

It is possible to display a Google map with marker (location with information) using the GeoCoder field and a Joomla Google maps plugin.

{ldelim}mosmap width='100%'|height='500px'|lat='{$FIELDNAME_LAT}'|lon='{$FIELDNAME_LON}'|zoom='15'|zoomType='Large'|showScale='1'| zoomNew='1'|mapType='Satellite'|showMaptype='1'|overview='1'|text='{$TEXT_IF_YOU_LIKE}'|tooltip='{$FIELDNAME_ADDRESS}'{rdelim}

Please note: This plugin is the best but very sensitive to spaces! We KNOW it works, so if you can't get it working check your code!.