Map Settings

Houzez allows you to select which mapping system you want to use in your website. The mapping system available are:

• Google Maps – Paid
• OpenStreetMap – Free
• Mapbox – Free

Few words about Google Maps

Using Google Maps to a certain degree is free even if you use map viewing through API. Google will give you $200 credit each month from which you can utilize for API displays/calls. A $200 credit means that you can, for example, load 100,000 static maps, or 28,000 dynamic maps, etc. for free.

A detailed table of pricing can be found here.

Info: From Houzez .1.6.4 we’ve made considerable changes to the code that manages Google Maps API. The majority of our customers are using Google Maps for free as Google is providing a $200 monthly credit which will more than cater to most businesses’ use of the service, and the Houzez code is optimized to not exceed the $200 free monthly credit offered by Google Maps.

How to select the Map System

In your left sidebar, navigate to Theme Options > Map Settings and locate the map system you would like to use.

• Map Type: Select the map type as Road Map, Satellite, Hybrid, and Terrain
• Marker Type: Select marker type for Google Maps as Marker Icon or Price Pins
• Overlapping Marker Spiderfier: Select Yes/No to display the Overlapping Marker Spiderfier
• Default Latitude: Enter default latitude for maps
• Default Longitude: Enter default longitude for maps
• Limit to Country: Geo autocompletes limit to specific country If Enabled then selects the country from the next options given as showing in the below image: