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# Introduction {#introduction}

## What does it do? {#what-it-does}

The Extension provides a plugin to insert a very flexible Google Map to your site.

## Features {#features}

-   Written with Extbase/Fluid
-   Works without jQuery
-   Uses Version 3 of the Google Maps API, API key needed
-   API keys can be set by editors using an extra table and FlexForms
-   Add your own markers via geocoding in the backend
-   Customize the content of the InfoWindow via RTE
-   Attach an automatic generated link to Google Maps to the content of
    the InfoWindow
-   Show a route between two markers
-   Create a form in the frontend to calculate a route to a specified
    destination
-   Configure the map (draggable, double click zoom...)
-   Import a KML file
-   Create an individual map style
-   Add Marker images for addresses or categories
-   Marker Cluster
-   Search for markers
-   Create categories for the addresses and filter them via GET-Params or
    Checkboxes
-   GDPR compatible - show an image preview, only if the user accept, the data from Google will be loaded

## Screenshots {#screenshots}

screenshot

*Example of a styled map with one individual marker and
automatic generated link in the InfoWindow, input and submit button to
calculate route*