Template:Infobox mapframe/doc

This template generates a mapframe map, suitable for infoboxes, with minimal user input. This template only works with single features (points, lines, or shapes); use {{maplink}} if more advanced options, such as displaying multiple features, are required.

Usage

Note: When in mainspace, parameter |id= is not required (except to use a different page's data)

Basic

{{Infobox mapframe}}

Using specified coordinates instead of Wikidata

Point feature only, no shapes or lines:

{{Infobox mapframe |coord=}}

Point feature and shape/line feature if available:

{{Infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord=}}

Specify coordinates using the {{Coord}} templates, e.g. |coord={{Coord|32.1|S|116.2|E}}

• If |coord= is specified, then by default only that coordinate will be displayed (no line or shape features)
• If |coord= is specified and |wikidata=yes is used, then those coordinate will be displayed, along with any line or shape features linked to the Wikidata item.

Specified coordinates examples
Point feature (with coordinates specified, no shape/line feature from Wikidata item): {{infobox mapframe |coord={{coord|31|56|S|115|58|E}} }} Point feature (with coordinates specified, along with shape/line feature from Wikidata item): {{infobox mapframe |wikidata=yes |coord={{coord|31|56|S|115|58|E}} }}

Customizing which features are displayed

Inverse shape

{{Infobox mapframe |shape=inverse}}

Replace the shape with an inverse-shape (geomask) by setting |shape=inverse

Inverse shape example
{{Infobox mapframe |id=Q61 |shape=inverse}}

Turn point marker on or off

Force point marker to be displayed:

{{Infobox mapframe |point=on}}

Prevent point marker from being displayed:

{{Infobox mapframe |point=none}}

Turn shape feature off

Prevent shape feature from being displayed:

{{Infobox mapframe |shape=none}}

Turn line feature off

Prevent line feature from being displayed:

{{Infobox mapframe |line=none}}

Determine zoom from object length or area

Use |length_km= or |length_mi= or |area_km2= or |area_mi2=

Zoom from length/area examples
Determine zoom from object length in kilometres or miles {{Infobox mapframe |id=Q1318331 |length_km=5.6}} {{Infobox mapframe |id=Q1318331 |length_mi=3.5}} Determine zoom from object area in square kilometres or square miles {{Infobox mapframe |id=Q100 |area_km2=232.14}} {{Infobox mapframe |id=Q100 |area_mi2=89.63}}

Parameters

All parameters are optional.

• Basic parameters:
  • id – Id (Q-number) of Wikidata item to use. Default: item for current page
  • coordinates or coord – Coordinates to use, instead of any on Wikidata. Use the {{Coord}} template, e.g. |coord={{Coord|12.34|N|56.78|E}}. Default: coordinates from Wikidata
  • wikidata – Set to yes to show shape/line features from the wikidata item, if any, when |coord= is set. Default: not specified
• Customise which features are displayed:
  • shape – Turn off display of shape feature by setting to none. Use an inverse shape (geomask) instead of a regular shape by setting to inverse. Default: not specified
  • point – Turn off display of point feature by setting to none. Force point marker to be displayed by setting to on. Default: not specified
  • line – Turn off display of line feature by setting to none. Default: not specified
  • switcher – set to auto or geomasks or zooms to enable Template:Switcher-style switching between multiple mapframes. Default: not specified
    • geomasks – switch between the geomasks specified as a comma-separated list of Wikidata items (Q-numbers) in the geomask parameter
    • zooms – switch between "zoomed in"/"zoomed midway"/"zoomed out", where "zoomed in" is the default zoom (with a minimum of 3), "zoomed out" is 1, and "zoomed midway" is the average
• Other optional parameters:
  • frame-width or width – Frame width. Default: 270
  • frame-height or height – Frame height. Default: 200
  • shape-fill – Color used to fill shape features. Default: #606060
  • shape-fill-opacity – Opacity level of shape fill, a number between 0 and 1. Default: 0.5
  • stroke-color or stroke-colour – Color of line features, and outlines of shape features. Default: #ff0000
  • stroke-width – Width of line features, and outlines of shape features; default is "5". Default: 5
  • marker – Marker symbol to use for coordinates; see mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons for options. Default: not specified (i.e. blank)
    • Can also be set to blank to override any default marker symbol
  • marker-color or marker-colour – Background color for the marker. Default: #5E74F3
  • geomask-stroke-color or geomask-stroke-colour – Color of outline of geomask shape. Default: #555555
  • geomask-stroke-width – Width of outline of geomask shape. Default: 2
  • geomask-fill – Color used to fill outside geomask features. Default: #606060
  • geomask-fill-opacity – Opacity level of fill outside geomask features, a number between 0 and 1. Default: 0.5
  • zoom – Set the zoom level, from "1" (map of earth) to "18" (maximum zoom in), to be used if the zoom level cannot be determined automatically from object length or area. Default: 10
  • length_km or length_mi or area_km2 or area_mi2 – Determine zoom level by passing in object's length (in kilometres or miles) or area (in square kilometres or square miles). Default: not specified
  • frame-coordinates or frame-coord – Alternate latitude and longitude coordinates for initial placement of map, using {{coord}}. Default: derived from item coordinates
• Deprecated parameters
  • frame-lat or frame-latitude – Alternate latitude coordinate for initial placement of map; default is derived from item coordinates
  • frame-long or frame-longitude – Alternate longitude coordinate for initial placement of map; default is derived from item coordinates

Examples for use within templates

Infobox Australian road

{{Infobox Australian road}} (as of 5 October 2019): | data3 = {{#ifexist:media:{{{location|}}}<!-- -->|[[File:{{{location}}}|270px|frameless|alt={{{location_alt|{{{loc_alt|{{{alt|}}}}}}}}}]]<!-- -->|{{{location|<!-- -->{{yesno| {{{mapframe|yes}}}<!-- -->|no=<!-- -->|yes={{Infobox mapframe | length_km={{{length|}}} }}<!-- Tracking category: -->{{main other|{{#if:{{#property:P625}}|[[Category:Infobox Australian road articles with an infobox mapframe map|{{#if:{{{coordinates_a|}}}|π}}{{PAGENAME}}]]}}}}<!-- -->}}<!-- -->}}}<!-- -->}}

FAQ

Q1: Where to file a bug report when there is a problem with the base map? (e.g. a missing lake)

A1: If the problem also occurs on OpenStreetMap, it needs to be fixed there. If the problem is only on Wikimedia's maps, it can be reported on Phabricator (you can log in with you Wikipedia account). See mw:How to report a bug for instructions (for the tags, use Maps). (Alternatively, you can try mw:Help talk:Extension:Kartographer)

Q2: Where to report other bugs or problems with the maps?

A2: This may be a problem with the Wikipedia module, or it may be an underlying software bug (there are lots of those).

• If the problem also occurs when using plain <mapframe>...</mapframe> tags, then it should be reported on Phabricator (you can log in with you Wikipedia account). See mw:How to report a bug for instructions (for the tags, use Maps). (Alternatively, you can try mw:Help talk:Extension:Kartographer)
• If the problem only occurs with Wikipedia's template/module, or you're not sure, report it here. (Alternatively, you can try Wikipedia:Village pump (technical))

Q3: Why does the thumbnail map render as a static image when viewing pages, but is interactive when editing pages?

A3: On Wikipedia, and most wikis other than Wikivoyage, the emdeded thumbnail is a static map, and the full screen map needs to be opened before the map can be zoomed or panned. This is for for performance reasons, and to present some content if javascript is disabled, and for printing.
That preview mode shows an interactive map is a bug, phab:T203863 (and also a performance issue). Further explanation can be found in the comments on phab:T202793.

Q4: Why is a line or shape feature from OpenStreetMap not being shown?

A4: There are several possible causes:

• The feature on OSM needs to be tagged with the Wikidata id, per mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/OSM.
• Only certain OSM relations (those with type=multipolygon, type=route, type=waterway and type=boundary) can be used, and not others like buildings and public transport master routes. See mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/OSM#Limitation and phab:T156433.
• It can take 1 or 2 days after tagging on OSM before the data is available here.
• Wikimedia occasionally has problems replicating OSM data (e.g. phab:T218097), or intentionally disables replication due to other problems (e.g. phab:T243609)

Q5: Why are line, shape, or point features are not shown after editing or adding a map, even though they were shown in the page preview?

A5: This is a bug related to generating thumbnail map images. It should fix itself in an hour or two. See phab:T269984 for details.

Q6: A page using mapframe's |raw= parameter is showing error messages of "The time allocated for running scripts has expired." What can be done?

A6: If the amount of raw data to be processed is too large, that timeout message may be shown. You can try moving the raw data to Commons (example) or replacing the mapframe template with the equivalent wikitext using Special:ExpandTemplates (example)

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox mapframe in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox mapframe

parameters

<templatedata> { "params": { "mapframe": { "label": "Show mapframe map", "description": "Specify yes or no to show or hide the map, overriding the default", "example": "yes", "type": "string", "default": "no", "suggested": true }, "mapframe-caption": { "label": "Mapframe caption", "description": "Caption for the map. If mapframe-geomask is set, then the default is \"Location in <<geomask's label>>\"", "type": "string" }, "mapframe-custom": { "label": "Custom mapframe", "description": "Use a custom map instead of the automatic mapframe. Specify either a Map template, or another template that generates a mapframe map, or an image name. If used, other mapframe parameters will be ignored.", "type": "wiki-template-name" }, "mapframe-id": { "aliases": [ "id", "qid" ], "label": "Mapframe Wikidata item", "description": "Id (Q-number) of Wikidata item to use.", "type": "string", "default": "(item for current page)" }, "mapframe-coordinates": { "aliases": [ "mapframe-coord", "coordinates", "coord" ], "label": "Mapframe coordinates ", "description": "Coordinates to use, instead of any on Wikidata. Use the template.", "example": "12°20′N 56°47′E", "type": "wiki-template-name", "default": "(coordinates from Wikidata)" }, "mapframe-wikidata": { "label": "Mapframe shapes from Wikidata", "description": "et to yes to show shape/line features from the wikidata item, if any, when coordinates are specified by parameter", "example": "yes", "type": "string" }, "mapframe-shape": { "label": "Mapframe shape feature", "description": "Override display of mapframe shape feature. Turn off by setting to \"none\". Use an inverse shape (geomask) instead of a regular shape by setting to \"inverse\"", "type": "string" }, "mapframe-point": { "label": "Mapframe point feature", "description": "Override display of mapframe point feature. Turn off display of point feature by setting to \"none\". Force point marker to be displayed by setting to \"on\"", "type": "string" }, "mapframe-geomask": { "label": "Mapframe geomask", "description": "Wikidata item to use as a geomask (everything outside the boundary is shaded darker). Can either be a specific Wikidata item (Q-number), or a property that specifies the item to use (e.g. P17 for country, or P131 for located in the administrative territorial entity)", "example": "Q100", "type": "wiki-page-name" }, "mapframe-switcher": { "label": "Mapframe switcher", "description": "Set to \"auto\" or \"geomasks\" or \"zooms\" to enable Template:Switcher-style switching between multiple mapframes. IF SET TO auto – switch geomasks found in location (P276) and located in the administrative territorial entity (P131) statements on the page's Wikidata item, searching recursively. E.g. an item's city, that city's state, and that state's country. IF SET TO geomasks – switch between the geomasks specified as a comma-separated list of Wikidata items (Q-numbers) in the mapframe-geomask parameter. IF SET TO zooms – switch between \"zoomed in\"/\"zoomed midway\"/\"zoomed out\", where \"zoomed in\" is the default zoom (with a minimum of 3), \"zoomed out\" is 1, and \"zoomed midway\" is the average.", "type": "string" }, "mapframe-frame-width": { "aliases": [ "mapframe-width" ], "label": "Mapframe width", "description": "Frame width in pixels", "type": "number", "default": "270" }, "mapframe-frame-height": { "aliases": [ "mapframe-height" ], "label": "Mapframe height", "description": "Frame height in pixels", "type": "number", "default": "200" }, "mapframe-shape-fill": { "label": "Mapframe shape fill", "description": "Color used to fill shape features", "type": "string", "default": "#606060" }, "mapframe-shape-fill-opacity": { "label": "Mapframe shape fill opacity", "description": "Opacity level of shape fill, a number between 0 and 1", "type": "number", "default": "0.5" }, "mapframe-stroke-color": { "aliases": [ "mapframe-stroke-colour" ], "label": "Mapframe stroke color", "description": "Color of line features, and outlines of shape features", "type": "string", "default": "#ff0000" }, "mapframe-stroke-width": { "label": "Mapframe stroke width", "description": "Width of line features, and outlines of shape features", "type": "number", "default": "5" }, "mapframe-marker": { "label": "Mapframe marker", "description": "Marker symbol to use for coordinates; see mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/Icons for options", "example": "museum", "type": "string" }, "mapframe-marker-color": { "aliases": [ "mapframe-marker-colour" ], "label": "Mapframe marker color", "description": "Background color for the marker", "type": "string", "default": "#5E74F3" }, "mapframe-geomask-stroke-color": { "aliases": [ "mapframe-geomask-stroke-colour" ], "label": "Mapframe geomask stroke color", "description": "Color of outline of geomask shape", "type": "string", "default": "#555555" }, "mapframe-geomask-stroke-width": { "label": "Mapframe geomask stroke width", "description": "Width of outline of geomask shape", "type": "number", "default": "2" }, "mapframe-geomask-fill": { "label": "Mapframe geomask fill", "description": "Color used to fill outside geomask features", "type": "string", "default": "#606060" }, "mapframe-geomask-fill-opacity": { "label": "Mapframe geomask fill opacity", "description": "Opacity level of fill outside geomask features, a number between 0 and 1", "type": "number", "default": "0.5" }, "mapframe-zoom": { "label": "Mapframe zoom", "description": "Set the zoom level, from \"1\" to \"18\", to used if the zoom level cannot be determined automatically from object length or area", "example": "12", "type": "number", "default": "10" }, "mapframe-length_km": { "label": "Mapframe length (km)", "description": "Object length in kilometres, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area", "type": "number" }, "mapframe-length_mi": { "label": "Mapframe length (mi)", "description": "Object length in miles, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area", "type": "number" }, "mapframe-area_km2": { "label": "Mapframe area (km^2)", "description": "Object arean square kilometres, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area", "type": "number" }, "mapframe-area_mi2": { "label": "Mapframe area (mi^2)", "description": "Object area in square miles, for automatically determining zoom level. ONLY use ONE of the available parameters for length or area", "type": "number" }, "mapframe-frame-coordinates": { "aliases": [ "mapframe-frame-coord" ], "label": "Mapframe frame coordinates", "description": "Alternate latitude and longitude coordinates for initial placement of map, using ", "example": "12°21′N 56°43′E", "type": "wiki-template-name" }, "mapframe-line": {} }, "paramOrder": [ "mapframe", "mapframe-caption", "mapframe-custom", "mapframe-id", "mapframe-coordinates", "mapframe-wikidata", "mapframe-point", "mapframe-shape", "mapframe-frame-width", "mapframe-frame-height", "mapframe-shape-fill", "mapframe-shape-fill-opacity", "mapframe-stroke-color", "mapframe-stroke-width", "mapframe-marker", "mapframe-marker-color", "mapframe-geomask", "mapframe-geomask-stroke-color", "mapframe-geomask-stroke-width", "mapframe-geomask-fill", "mapframe-geomask-fill-opacity", "mapframe-zoom", "mapframe-length_km", "mapframe-length_mi", "mapframe-area_km2", "mapframe-area_mi2", "mapframe-frame-coordinates", "mapframe-switcher", "mapframe-line" ] } </templatedata>

See also

• Wikipedia:Maps for Wikipedia, a list of mapping tools available on Wikipedia