Module talk:Mapframe

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Frequently asked questions (see also: mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer)

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. It is not enough to just set OpenStreetMap relation ID (P402) on the Wikidata item.
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)

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Copying template to another language wiki

Hi, I would like to request that this template, together with its dependencies be copied over to the Bulgarian wiki. There are a lot of pages that would benefit from it and there is currently no alternative template to use. The parameters can be left as is, but if needed I can translate them over.

Inserting textual markers

Hi, is there any way to place textual markers? For example to show different faculties of Sharif university we need textual markers, i.e., for:

a textual marker for Electrical faculty, another for Computer faculty etc. is needed. How can I mark them with pointers? Thanks,

Hooman Mallahzadeh (talk) 07:23, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

You can't have points that show text on top of the thumbnail map on {{infobox mapframe}} or {{mapframe}} Kartographer based maps, only when they are clicked on in full screen. If you want multiple points, have to use {{mapframe}} only. So:

{{mapframe
|frame=yes
|plain=yes
|width=250|height=200
|type=shape-inverse
|id=Q2096604
|title=Shape
|description=Desc of shape
|frame-coord={{coord|35.703|51.351|display=i}}
|zoom=14
|stroke-width=1
|type2=point|coord2={{coord|35.7062|51.3495}}|title2=Point A|description2=Description of point A|marker2=college
|type3=point|coord3={{coord|35.7061|51.3510}}|title3=Point B|description3=Description of point B
|type4=point|coord4={{coord|35.7020|51.3519}}|title4=Point C|description4=Description of point C|marker4=college
}}

Regards, The Equalizer (talk) 22:36, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@The Equalizer I really propose to implement textual markers. And I don't think its implementation would be hard. Such textual markers are really helpful. Do you agree? Hooman Mallahzadeh (talk) 05:38, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Alternatively you can use the older map tools at Wikipedia:Maps for Wikipedia. If to be proposed, search Phab first as I am certain this will have been asked before, there likely may even be an open request for it. I am unsure why the powers that be chose to go with the icons only, maybe as going forward it was to be implemented as an update. The Equalizer (talk) 08:13, 13 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@The Equalizer The Template:OSM Location map exactly implements the same idea. Thanks, Hooman Mallahzadeh (talk) 08:53, 29 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Is there a way to avoid {{maplink}} appearing as a "frame within a frame" in the infobox? (This seems to be a desktop-specific issue.) Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 18:54, 22 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Is the affected user using a different skin or have bespoke Wikipedia:Common.js and common.css scripts. Regards, The Equalizer (talk) 09:13, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

With thanks to RoySmith, the map was fixed probably before you saw it, The Equalizer. Looks like it needed |display=inline and |plain=yes parameters to look better. :-) Ed ^{[talk] [OMT]} 18:09, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

As a follow-on to that, is there any way to get maplink to use something other than a mercator projection for the base map? Because north of the arctic circle. RoySmith (talk) 15:35, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I doubt it as Mapframe uses the mw:Extension:Kartographer module and only accesses Wikimedia maps which are based on OSM as you're all too well aware I am sure, see https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Mercator. Using Mercator has known shortcomings, and that very scenario is acknowledged at Conversation about interactive map use#Pros and Cons of interactive maps. Regs, The Equalizer (talk) 18:59, 3 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

"The JSON content is not valid GeoJSON+simplestyle." error message

A new error message has been appearing where mapframe maps used to appear. The error message is "The JSON content is not valid GeoJSON+simplestyle." See this version of the Norfolk Southern–Gregson Street Overpass article, where I believe that a mapframe map used to appear. I wonder if something changed on the MediaWiki end of things, and how it might be addressed. I don't know if this is the talk page where I can find an answer, but I thought I would start here. Anyone? – Jonesey95 (talk) 12:34, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, am a bit late to the party. Looks like you've worked it out and fixed it with the revert. The error usually occurs when the |map_type parameter is removed from the infobox code, which is what happened on one of the prior edits during a cleanup. Regs, --The Equalizer (talk) 23:09, 13 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for fixing my signature. I thought I had canceled this post entirely. Hmm, it was strange. I don't think my revert at the infobox template did anything to |map_type=. A bit of a mystery. – Jonesey95 (talk) 01:27, 14 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

JSON problem

Hi. I'm trying to use "mapbox|from=Muro_da_Mauá.map" (with the surrounding double curly braces) at en:Mauá_Wall#External_links, but nothing shows up. commons:Data:Muro_da_Mauá.map seems fine (except for the zoom view, which I plan to fix later, adding bboxes). Any ideas, please? (I've exported the JSON becase relation:site is not supported yet.) Thanks! fgnievinski (talk) 02:11, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed if you want to check. Regs, The Equalizer (talk) 21:30, 20 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Many thanks! What was wrong? I tried to follow mw:Help:Extension:Kartographer/OSM#How_to_get_a_single_object_from_multiple_lines. fgnievinski (talk) 06:40, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The json had errors so needed to be rebuilt. The Commons preview tolerates them but Wikipedia doesn't. Regs, The Equalizer (talk) 16:01, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Link to OSM relation

Is it possible for {{mapframe}} to include a link to the OSM relation, please? Currently I use {{OSM relation}} separately. Thanks. fgnievinski (talk) 06:55, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Use the instructions on Kartographer in your earlier question, and change the type parameter for the shape on OSM to one of the four accepted, boundary is best. After some hours the Wiki maps server will copy the shape over and then you can call it using Mapframe and the Wikidata Q-number. Regs, The Equalizer (talk) 16:07, 21 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I meant to ask in the more specific case of using a GEOJSON. The reason is I'm mapping an OSM relation of type "site", which is not currently supported by Wikimedia importer. fgnievinski (talk) 05:33, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Such as {{mapframe|frame=yes|from=Muro_da_Mauá.map}} ?

Map

Regs, The Equalizer (talk) 08:15, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, but the external link to OSM could point to the relation https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/17981605#map=14/-30.02738/-51.22937&layers=N instead of just the center coordinates https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=14/-30.02738/-51.22937 fgnievinski (talk) 23:56, 23 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

The Wikidata page is the central go-to point for all related features of an article. It already has a link to the relation on OSM, which usually gets cross-linked after adding the Q number to the relation on OSM. The Commons data page should also be added there. Regs, The Equalizer (talk) 09:47, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I've now linked the geoshape in Commons to Q9046732. But when I include the parameter "id=Q9046732", mapframe complains "The JSON content is not valid GeoJSON+simplestyle." But let's consider a simpler case: a Q-item whose OSM relation is well supported at Wikipedia, such as "maplink|frame=yes|type=line|id=Q1094308". Even in that case, there's no backlink to the relation at OSM, only to the center coordinates. fgnievinski (talk) 21:37, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

From External links, you can't get to the OSM relation. I think the relations are meant to be accessible but not easily, and doing so only from the Wikidata page or by performing a find for local features in OSM itself is a good compromise. But, you could request it as a new feature in Phabricator. Using the Q number will only work if |type= is one of the four supported, as the parameter is still 'site', the wall shape is therefore not available on Wiki's maps. The Commons map file is not fetched with the Q number, it's only linked. Regs, The Equalizer (talk) 01:08, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Feature label

The hovering label shown when clicking on the map is taken from the current page's title. It'd be nice to be able to set it manually, especially when invoking maplink multiple times in the same page. For example:

Map

. Thanks! fgnievinski (talk) 21:46, 24 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Add |title=

{{maplink|frame=yes|type=line|title=Budapest|id=Q1094308}}

Map

Regs, The Equalizer (talk) 01:21, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thank you! Not sure how I missed that information already in the documentation. fgnievinski (talk) 05:35, 25 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Can't disable map in infobox

I would like to disable the map in the infobox but 'mapframe=no' does not work. The article is Leys Institute. It might just be a Wikidata thing. Traumnovelle (talk) 19:09, 30 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please do not ask the same question in multiple places, per WP:TALKFORK. I already explained in detail how to do this, but I understand that technical syntax is not everyone's cup of tea. I have disabled the map for you, even though I disagree with hiding the useful map in that article. – Jonesey95 (talk) 18:10, 1 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

default caption (text=map)

Hello, I propose to change the default text of the caption to be empty. In my opinion "map" doesn't really say anything meaningful. It is also a hurdle for other languages using the module.--McBayne (talk) 23:51, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]