WordPress and Instamapper

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  jamesjm · Member · Aug 13, 2008 at 8:20 pm

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  I’m am trying to embed an Instamapper map, (the code), on my Blog and can’t seem to get it to work. It will not save… each time I try part of the code is deleted.

  Occasionally I can enter the code using the HTML tab and I will see the ‘map’ when I click visual, sometimes I cannot see the map. Either way… as soon as I hit ‘save’ part of the code is deleted.

  Here’s the code provided to me by Instamapper:

  <!– BEGIN INSTAMAPPER CODE –>
  GPS tracking powered by InstaMapper.com

  <iframe style=”border:1px solid;” width=”600″ height=”335″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” src=”http://www.instamapper.com/ext?key=***removed***&width=400&height=300&zoom=13&units=imperial&coords=d”>
  </iframe>
  </div>

  I have substituted ***REMOVED*** for the key number itself.

  Once I hit save… without ever having touched the VISUAL tab, this is what will be left of the above:

  <!– BEGIN INSTAMAPPER CODE –>
  GPS tracking powered by InstaMapper.com

  </iframe>
  </div>

  The iFrame tags are gone.

  Anyone have any ideas what might be happening? Thanks, JamesJM

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  katm · Member · Aug 13, 2008 at 10:48 pm

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  iframes are stripped due the security concerns.

  My code has gone from my widget

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  jamesjm · Member · Aug 13, 2008 at 11:44 pm

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  Thanks, katm, I discovered that after posting this message… sorry about that. I was not aware it was an ‘iFrame’ problem when I posted this so I didn’t know to search for ‘iFrame’ which would have answered my question. – JamesJM

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  geekant · Member · Aug 20, 2008 at 8:40 am

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  Google Maps & Instamapper plugin now available: http://www.geekant.co.uk/2008/08/17/wordpress-instamapper-google-maps-plugin/

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 20, 2008 at 8:49 am

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  Not for WordPress.com, geekant.

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  geekant · Member · Aug 21, 2008 at 10:49 am

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  Are you not able to install custom plugins on wordpress.com, raincoaster?

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  wpvstp · Member · Aug 21, 2008 at 10:58 am

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  Custom plugins cannot be installed on wordpress.com. Period.

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  raincoaster · Member · Aug 21, 2008 at 11:14 am

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  Even regular plugins cannot be installed on WordPress.com blogs. Please see the sticky thread at the top of the forums on the difference between WordPress.com and WordPress.org.