Places, categories and labels

Keep the Places list tidy

Places mode normally shows destinations linked to map objects. Show → Unplaced lists places with no object on the map, including information kept for reuse or left behind by older edits. Hidden objects and objects on other floors still count as links.

1. Deleting a space also removes its place when no other object uses it. Choose Delete Object, Keep Place in Geometry if you want to attach that information to another object later.
2. To remove old unplaced records, choose Review Unplaced Places. Review the names and select only records you no longer need, or use Select All after reviewing the list.
3. Choose Remove Selected Places. Undo restores the removed information. Save the draft to keep the cleanup; published maps change only when you publish again.

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.

Add hours, contacts and photos

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1. Choose Set opening hours and enter the venue’s timezone, such as Australia/Sydney. Each day can be Not known, Closed, Open 24 hours, or Set times. Add another interval for a split shift; use Closes next day for overnight hours.
2. Add date exceptions for holidays or special opening days, then Apply hours. Visitors see status in the venue’s timezone. Clear removes the schedule entirely.
3. Set Website using a full HTTP(S) address and optional link text. Phone and Email become contact actions in the visitor card.
4. Choose Add photo. Upload a still PNG, JPEG or WebP up to 10 MB and describe what it shows for screen readers. Apply photo adds it to the draft; Cancel leaves the current card unchanged.
5. Check Preview, Save, then Publish. Clearing a photo is undoable and does not affect the current publication until you publish again.

Create reusable place cards

1. Owners and admins open Settings → Place templates. Start with Shop / restaurant or Campus / school, or choose New template.
2. Expand a field to edit its label, public/private setting, required setting and card widget. Move fields up or down to set the form and card order. Add fields for the information your venue needs; the preview uses example values.
3. Save the template, then choose it as a Default place template in Categories. New spaces in that category use those card settings. Existing places keep their information.
4. To update existing places, open Place details → Choose template. Select the template and optionally all places in the category. Review the affected places, label/privacy changes and retained fields.
5. Save and apply template saves the draft and starts a fresh Undo history. Places sharing the same card settings receive the changes listed in the review. Publish separately when the cards are ready.

Use a logo in the card and map label

1. Open Settings → Place templates and edit the place’s template. Choose Add logo, or set an existing image field’s Card widget to Logo (card and selected map label). Each card can have one logo.
2. Save the template. For existing places, use Place details → Choose template to review and apply the update.
3. In Place details, upload the tenant’s image to the Logo field and add an image description. Preview the card, then save and publish when ready.

The logo appears beside the card heading and in a larger outlined pin on the map when a visitor selects the space. The pin has a pointed bottom like the category icon. Images keep their proportions. A Photo widget remains a card photo; it does not become the map’s logo.

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. Set Label style to On surface to place text on the space, or Floating to keep it above the map.
3. Use the category defaults or override colour, icon and size for this label.
4. Choose No icon for a simple text-and-dot floating label. When a visitor selects the space, its title grows slightly and its dot is highlighted.
5. 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.

For an On surface label, drag its round arrow to rotate the text without rotating the space. Hold Shift to snap to 15° angles, or enter Label angle (°). With the Rotate surface label handle focused, ← / → turns 1°, Shift + ← / → turns 15°, and Enter or Space turns 90°. Floating labels do not rotate.

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.

Use a logo or image on a space

1. Select a space and open Geometry → Label. Choose a Map label field if the space has no label, then set Label style to On surface.
2. Choose Add surface image. Upload a still PNG, JPEG or WebP up to 10 MB and fill in Image description for screen readers. Leave the description empty only for a decorative image.
3. Choose Apply image to replace the surface text, or Cancel to leave the current label unchanged.
4. Set Image width (m), drag the image to position it, and use the round arrow or Label angle (°) to rotate it. Proportions stay fixed, and the image shrinks to fit inside the space.
5. Check Preview, wait for All changes saved, then publish when the image is ready for visitors.

The image changes the map label, not the place name used in search or the place card. Use a template Logo field for the card heading and selected map pin, or add a Photo field for a larger photo inside the visitor card.