So this just a quick update with a few minor changes to the app, nothing huge. Just updated some pages and Vue Components. Fixed Footer to Bottom of Page First, I fixed the footer to bottom of page. This will help with the usability of the app and make for a much cleaner flow. What […]

Building off of our last tutorial where we added custom markers to the map: https://serversideup.net/custom-markers-google-map/, the next step is to add an info window to these markers when clicked. This should be a pretty quick tutorial since we will just be binding an info window to a marker on click. Step 1: Open CafeMap.vue The […]

One of the coolest aspects of Google Maps is how easy it is to customize EVERY detail. You can change the colors, the info windows, the data displayed, and even the markers! This is a small tutorial that continues off of of the previous tutorial of displaying resources on a Google Map with VueJS https://serversideup.net/displaying-resources-google-map-vue-js/. […]

So now that we have our cafes being geocoded https://serversideup.net/geocode-address-google-maps/, we can display the cafe on a Google Map! This is extremely helpful for providing location based data. With locations you can narrow results based off of distance, show people where objects are located, calculate drive times, and a whole bunch more. Like with the […]

A nifty feature that will open up a lot of doors for functionality is the ability to have our Cafe’s address in a latitude and longitude format. This process is called Geocoding. There are a lot of services that offer Geocoding services such as Geocodio Geocodio — Simply affordable geocoding — Home and Google Maps. […]