Places, categories and labels

Edit a place’s information

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A shape describes where something is; a place holds the information about it. For example, a shop’s outline can link to its name, description and website. Several objects can link to the same place.

1. Select the object on the map and open Place details, or find the record in Places mode.
2. Fill in the fields available in its current template. Use clear visitor-facing names and concise descriptions.
3. Use Linked place to connect an existing place to an object and control whether visitors can select it.
4. Open Preview, search for the place, and select it to check the visitor card. Save when you are happy with the result.

Use categories consistently

Assign a category in Place details or Geometry → Label. Categories supply shared label defaults such as colour, icon and floating or surface style. A shape’s fill colour is a separate setting.

1. Owners and admins can open Settings → Categories to add or rename categories and choose their defaults.
2. Assign a suitable category to each place, such as Food & drink for a café.
3. Archive categories you no longer need for new assignments. Existing places keep their archived category; it can be restored later.

Style and position labels

1. Select a space and open Label. Choose the field displayed on the map; it can differ from the name in the place card.
2. Choose a surface label to place text on the space, or a floating label to keep it above the map.
3. Use the category defaults or override colour, icon and size for this label.
4. Drag the label text to reposition it within the space, or use Move label and the position fields. Reset label position finds a suitable position again.

Press T to move the selected label with the keyboard. ↑ / ↓ / ← / → move it 0.1 m; Shift + ↑ / ↓ / ← / → moves it 1 m. Escape finishes label editing. In this mode, Delete removes the label rather than the whole space.