Before you can use the WEC Map extension, you must obtain a unique Google Map API Key for your website and install it either into the extension or into the plugin. We suggest adding the API Key to the extension so that the WEC Map extension is available and functional throughout the website (globally).
Technical Stuff: New users may become confused by the two terms Extension and Plugin, but they refer to two very different “parts” of the TYPO3 experience.
Extension: An extension is like a sub-program. Extensions “extend” the capabilities of TYPO3. Most installed Frontend extensions, however, reside silently in the Backend and don't “work” until you have added the extension's plugin as a Content Element.
Plugin: A plugin is the Frontend application of an extension. It's what makes the extension do what it's supposed to do. Plugins must be applied to a page as a Content Element. A single extensions may have several plugins.
Refer to Illustration 4. Open an I
Illustration 4: Obtaining a Google Map API Key 1
nternet browser and go to www.google.com/apis/maps (1) to begin the process of getting a Google Map API Key.
Click on the link to Sign up for a Google Map API Key (2).
Refer to Illustration 5. Read the disclaimer and type the URL of your website (3). Click the Generate API Key button (4).
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Illustration 6: Obtaining a Google API Key 3
6. Your API Key will be generated and available in the text box (5). Highlight the complete key (it may be necessary to triple click the letters of the key itself) and copy the key to your clipboard (Control-C).
- Illustration 7: Adding the API Key to the Extension 1
Refer to Illustration 7. Return to the TYPO3 Backend. Using the WEC Map Admin Module (6), select API Key Settings from the dropdown box (7), and enter your API key in the text field under the right suggested domain. If the correct domain is not suggested, click on “Manually add a new API key for domain”(8), then enter the domain and key in the form that appears. Lastly, hit submit to save the changes.
