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# glsmith7

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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Gmedia Photo Gallery] Google Map API](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-map-api-6/)
 *  Thread Starter [glsmith7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glsmith7/)
 * (@glsmith7)
 * [7 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-map-api-6/#post-10982055)
 * Had space in front of Google number (a space is added to the copy to clipboard
   from the Google site).
 * Delete the space and all works.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Gmedia Photo Gallery] How to get a Google map API?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-get-a-google-map-api/)
 *  [glsmith7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glsmith7/)
 * (@glsmith7)
 * [7 years, 11 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-get-a-google-map-api/#post-10820785)
 * I just struggled through this and found the snags. I’m working well now, so hopefully
   this will help:
 * 1) Get a Google API number:
 * [https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key](https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key)
 * 2) Put this number into the GMedia preferences box.
 * IMPORTANT: I had a problem with this because when the Google site gives you the
   API, it automatically puts it on your clipboard. So, I pasted this into the GMedia
   preferences. Turns out, when you paste it puts a blank space in front. This makes
   the number unrecognized. So, after you put the number into the proper field, 
   make sure there are no extra spaces before or after it.
 * 3) Go to the Google Cloud Platform dashboard:
 * [https://console.cloud.google.com/google/maps-apis/overview](https://console.cloud.google.com/google/maps-apis/overview)
 * 4) Click APIs in the left side.
 * 5) Activate the Maps Javascript API.
 * 6) Go to the API Credentials page:
 * [https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials](https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials)
 * 7) Click the API number, and then set restrictions if desired. (E.g., only requests
   from a given web address, or IP address.) If you don’t do this, someone else 
   can use your API number to make calls to Google’s server.
 * Hope this is helpful….
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Gmedia Photo Gallery] Refreshing tags on photo](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/refreshing-tags-on-photo/)
 *  Thread Starter [glsmith7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glsmith7/)
 * (@glsmith7)
 * [7 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/refreshing-tags-on-photo/#post-10787199)
 * Perfect, thanks. Knew I was making it too complicated. 🙂
 * GLS
 *   Forum: [Fixing WordPress](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/how-to-and-troubleshooting/)
   
   In reply to: [Update plugin error](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-plugin-error-2/)
 *  [glsmith7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glsmith7/)
 * (@glsmith7)
 * [8 years ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/update-plugin-error-2/#post-10773316)
 * Note that if the temp directory is defined otherwise further down in the wp-config.
   php file, the later definition must either be changed to the above, or deleted.
 * This arose in my installation which started as a local Bitnami WordPress install,
   but kept the same temp directory (pointing to my C: drive) when I moved it to
   a hosting provider. I had placed the above code at the top of the file, but it
   was being superceeded by the later temp folder definition that I was unaware 
   of.
 * So, try checking further down in the wp-config.php file to see if there is already
   a temp file that either doesn’t exist, or you don’t have the 755 permissions 
   set.
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
    In
   reply to: [[Gmedia Photo Gallery] Google Map API](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-map-api-6/)
 *  Thread Starter [glsmith7](https://wordpress.org/support/users/glsmith7/)
 * (@glsmith7)
 * [8 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/google-map-api-6/#post-10655967)
 * On the front end. The picture comes up, but the google map appears briefly and
   then gives the error above.

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