Obtaining and Setting a Google Maps API Key|••
The Scrivito Example App comes with a Google Maps widget you can use on any page. The location the widget should display as well as a couple of display options can be set via the widget properties. However, after closing the properties dialog, the map might not be displayed if you haven’t provided the app with a Google Maps API key. Here’s how such a key can be obtained and then set in the Example App. Obtaining a Google Maps API key First, you need to have a Google account and be logged in to it, of course. Then, open https://developers.google.com/maps/gmp-get-started#api-key. Google lets you make 1000 API requests per key for free. Click “Select or create project” and create a project if you don’t have one already and only want to look up the key. Then click NEXT to have your key generated. Afterwards, your new API key is displayed; you might want to copy it to the clipboard for pasting it to the Example App later on. We recommend to not click DONE now but switch to the “...