[Resolved] Displaying custom icons as markers on map – related to taxonomy

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[kennethR-2]

Hi,

I've stumbled upon 2 problems I can't resolve.

1. I have to display different icons (png) in the template according to custom taxonomy (categories and subcategories). See attachment 01 and 02.

2. I have a map that displays related child posts as markers. It will be super cool if the map could display custom markers (icons) related to a taxonomy (categories). The map will use the same icons (markers) as in the first question above. You can check the map following this link hidden link

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Thanks

[Luo Yang]

Hello,

Q1) This is possible with a taxonomy view + a custom taxonomy image field, for example:
1) Create a taxonomy image field "my-icon"
https://toolset.com/course-lesson/creating-custom-fields/

2) Dashboard-> Toolset-> Views, Create a taxonomy view, for example "my-view"
- Query terms of your taxonomy "categories"
- Filter by:
Taxonomy is set by the current post
- In view's loop, display the custom image field "my-icon" shortcode

3) In single post content, display above taxonomy view shortcode, for example:
[wpv-view name="my-view"]

Q2) It is super cool, but there isn't such kind of built-in feature within Toolset plugins, and there will a problem, if a child post has 2 more category terms, which icon do you want to use for map marker icon?

[kennethR-2]

Hi Luo,

thanks for the help. Q1 is now resolved following your instructions.

Q2 - Yes, it is rather complicated to achieve this. If the child post has 2 or more category terms maybe the third icon will appear, some kind of conditional?

[Luo Yang]

As I mentioned above, there isn't such kind of built-in feature within Toolset plugins, you will need to consider custom codes, for example, create a custom shortcode with PHP function:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/add_shortcode/
In the PHP function, get term's of current post:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/wp_get_object_terms/
Find the term item you want, and return the taxonomy image field value:
https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/get_term_meta/

[kennethR-2]

Ok, thanks Luo.

For now, I will stick to the default markers. Thank you for your help with other questions.

My issue is resolved now, you can close this ticket as resolved.

Best

[Luo Yang]

Close this ticket.