Suitecrm: Google Maps do not work - possibly due to Google API Change

[easaw]

Fresh install on shared hosting, PHP 5.6 - maps broken 😢

Hard to recommend OSS to clients when simple functions are broken.

Anyone having the same issue?

_(I notice the maps is 3rd party?)_

[horus68]

Maps is from JJWDesign http://www.jjwdesign.com/google-maps-for-sugarcrm/
Latest version: 2.1.20 - 05/25/2015

Google Map is working in the official demo.
Google Map API requires you to register for your own key (this only apply to sites not using the API before June 22, 2016)

We no longer support keyless access (any request that doesn't include an API key). Future product updates are only available for requests made with an API key.
https://developers.google.com/maps/pricing-and-plans/standard-plan-2016-update ).

To register for a key see: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key

SuiteCRM Code is located here:
https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/blob/932b87108edc154dd3c9c86b57ceaa24acd40835/modules/jjwg_Maps/jjwg_Maps.php#L58

Else you can use this:
http://suitecrmtweaks.blogspot.pt/2017/02/google-map-location-for-leads-contacts.html

[easaw]

I thought the API had to be put in using the Admin GUI, didn't think I would have to put it in manually! 😄

[daniel-samson]

I have a fix #2536 waiting to go into a future release.

[horus68]

@easaw esaw Before June 2016 an API key was not required! Hope this PR is merged soon!

[gody01]

For clustering images try this pull request:
https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/pull/3089

For missing reply after Add to Target List try this pull request:
https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/pull/3091

I tried on 7.7.9 and 7.8.0/1.
You should of course geocode Your data (on admin page are instructons what to put into the cron job for this to happen)

[shogunpol]

@horus68 - Thank you for you question. However, We use github primarily for reporting of Core SuiteCRM Issues and we feel your question would be more suited to our Community Forum. We will be able to help you with your issue there.

[horus68]

@shogunpol this is not a forum topic for me. This is an error with Gogole Maps that no longer allows keyless access to API for new installations.
Note: It keep on working on sites installed before June 2016, not on newer.
There is a PR to solve this (by creating a new setting to input the site key)... but not merged yet!
https://github.com/salesagility/SuiteCRM/pull/2536
This I think would be relevant to address!

[shogunpol]

@horus68 , you right, just your title confused me :) , next time i will advise do not use [question] in title please :)

[horus68]

this was not my question :) but maybe you could edit the title!

[easaw]

@shogunpol & @horus68 Title amended as requested 😃

@gody01 I'll look into your fixes, thanks.

[horus68]

@samus-aran This should be tagged as BUG and Medium as it affects module work on any new install
PR needs to be merged too!

[Dillon-Brown]

Issue should now be resolved.