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Issue #583 • September 19, 2024
The following is a paid product review for No Code Map App, a platform for building custom interactive maps from almost any data source, no coding required.
It's pretty common to find maps on websites and apps today. Whether you're a solo developer or working for an agency or other business, it's possible you regularly need to implement some kind of mapping solution.
That's where No Code Map App comes in. No Code Map App is a simple but powerful solution for easily building and including interactive and fully branded maps in any app or website, powered by Google Maps.
Some of the primary features of No Code Map App are:
- Import up to 50 columns of custom data from any spreadsheet, Google Sheets, Airtable, or Webflow CMS
- No coding required, so it's easy for beginners but feature-rich and powerful for professional engineers
- Customize anything and everything, including color, font, map filter, image, language, and more
- Performance data allows you to track how well your maps are doing
After you sign up for an account, you can immediately start building your custom maps using a simple 3-step process.
Step 1: Choosing a Template
The first step is to select one of the prebuilt templates. Current available templates include general, timeline, event calendar, restaurant, product locator, property, and real estate. Choosing from prebuilt templates on No Code Map App
Step 2: Choosing a Data Source
After you've selected a template, step two is to import your data. You can copy and paste from a spreadsheet or import from Google Sheets, Airtable, or Webflow CMS. Depending on the data source you choose, you'll be asked to enter the necessary info (URL, API key, etc.) to generate the map using your data.
Choosing a data source to generate your No Code Map
If you're using Google Sheets, Airtable, and Webflow CSM, after you've connected your data, you can set up automatic data sync so you don't need to login again to sync new data. You can choose how frequently you want to update your data – daily, weekly, biweekly, or monthly. Hourly data sync is also in the pipeline and will be available starting next week.
Setting up auto data sync in No Code Map App
Step 3: Customizing Your Map
Once you've selected your data source, the third step is to customize your interactive map using more than a dozen different settings including:
- Add custom map filters that users can apply to the current map view
- Embed images, audio, and video to each location
- Add calls-to-action and connect your favorite apps to your map
- Adjust the font and colors for various map elements
- Customize what items to show in the pop-up box when a location is selected
- Change the appearance of the map marker
That's just a small sample of the 15 or so settings, many of which have various ways they can be customized, making the customization options quite extensive while being easy to use.
Viewing the different customization options in No Code Map App
The customization settings also allow you to add or remove various elements to supercharge your map's interactivity, including custom map zoom, a search bar, and visitor's current location.
Maps commonly allow users to click locations directly on the map itself or view those same locations with further info in a list view. No Code Map App allows you to customize your map's list view by choosing one or two columns and defining which fields to show and what kind of data to display for each location.
Customizing a map's list view in No Code Map App
One popular map type that's available using one of the templates is the Store Locator map. This could be used by businesses that want to list all store locations or all possible vendors for their products. You can check out an example store locator map here.
An example of an interactive Store Locator map
If you want to create your own store locator map, select the "Product Locator" template before entering your data source. From there you can customize as needed using any of the aforementioned settings depending on the needs of your map.
Publishing Your Map
Once your map is complete, you can use the Publish button to make the map public. Toggle the "Publish this map" option to enable publishing for the map, then you'll have the option to either link directly to the standalone page or use the provided embed code.
Publishing a map using No Code Map App
Even after a map is live, you can update the data in your data source at any time and the changes will be reflected in the live view for anyone visiting and interacting with the map.
If you want to see some examples of No Code Map App used on real websites, you can check out their use cases page. Here you'll find a small but diverse sampling of real-world maps used by real businesses.
A customer using No Code Map App for a cafe locator app
No Code Map App is an impressive solution for businesses looking to make custom, interactive maps accessible to both programmers and those who aren't so tech savvy. Just about anyone can create a beautiful, branded, easy-to-use map with this platform.
No Code Map App offers a 7-day free trial, no credit card required. After that, you can consider one of the paid plans.
So be sure to check out No Code Map App if you're in the market for a simple to use but robust interactive map building solution.
Now on to this week's tools!
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React Tools
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Testing & Debugging Tools
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yocto-spinner — A tiny terminal spinner that's fast, has customizable color, text, and animations, and has a single dependency.
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Opengist — A self-hosted pastebin powered by Git, where all snippets are stored in a Git repository and can be read and modified using standard Git commands, or with a web interface.
termshot — A terminal screenshot tool that takes the console output and renders an output image that resembles a user interface window.
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Commercial Apps & Classifieds
Blacksmith – Speed up GitHub Actions by running them on high-performance gaming CPUs.
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Techpresso – A free daily email with the most interesting tech news and insights in 5 min. AD
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Retcon – A macOS app that enables you to easily rewrite your Git history using drag-and-drop functionality.
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Autoflow – A cross-browser automated testing tool for modern QA teams, no coding required.
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BotGauge – A generative AI, low-code test automation tool for comprehensive end-to-end testing.
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reposhare – A platform to monetize your GitHub repositories securely in minutes.
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