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  torontostreetcars · Member · Oct 31, 2013 at 11:57 pm

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  I have created my own map on google maps, which I now want to embed in a post. Here is a link to the map:

  https://mapsengine.google.com/map/edit?mid=zU_GJ8hPxh5Y.kS-GLCA8Yyd4

  I followed the support pages information and received the following embed link:

  <iframe src=”https://mapsengine.google.com/map/embed?mid=zU_GJ8hPxh5Y.kS-GLCA8Yyd4″ width=”640″ height=”480″></iframe>

  However, whenever I hit preview post, I cannot see the map, and if I hit Save Draft, the above link disappears altogether. What do I have to do to embed this on my site?

  Thanks in advance.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 12:51 am

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  Are you putting it in the Text or the Visual editors?

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  torontostreetcars · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 3:15 am

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  Visual.

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  edwardbrain1 · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 3:19 am

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  I just tried it in text, and it has the same problem – the info disappears if I save the draft, and does not show up in when I preview the post.

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  edwardbrain1 · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 3:56 am

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  I am wondering if the issue is not related to the information provided by Google Maps. I did this as a test and had the same issue as torontostreetcars.

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  torontostreetcars · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 3:45 pm

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  I tried it again, and I still get the problem, and yes I am getting the same information, so it’s not me.

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  azscvgs · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 9:45 pm

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  Your URL suggests you’re using Google Maps Engine. I believe that’s not yet supported at WordPress.com. See this thread:
  en.forums.wordpress.com/topic/allow-embedding-maps-engine-maps-on-wordpresscom

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  azscvgs · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 9:46 pm

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  Sorry, this thread:
  Allow Maps Engine Maps

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 9:46 pm

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  Ah, good catch. There are no value-added iterations of Google Maps that work here. ONLY the bare Google Maps embed. If you want to show a route or something, use a PNG file or something similar.

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  azscvgs · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 9:48 pm

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  Not having much luck with links, am I?
  Allow Maps Engine Maps

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  raincoaster · Member · Nov 1, 2013 at 9:50 pm

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  If only they provided a flash code instead of an iframe, there could be a workaround. There’s nothing we can do with unsupported iframes.

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