An embedded map doesn't have to open on the whole-map view. Add ?location= to the page URL and it opens straight on the landmark you name — perfect for linking "Find us at Reception" from elsewhere on your site. Turn on Deep-linking and the map will also keep the URL in step with whatever a visitor is looking at, so they can copy a link back to it.
Open on a specific landmark
Append ?location= followed by the landmark's ID to the map's URL (or the page it's embedded on). The map loads focused on that landmark with its card open:
| You want to link to… | URL |
|---|---|
| The map, default view | https://yourteam.map.au/your-map |
The landmark reception | https://yourteam.map.au/your-map?location=reception |
| A landmark on your embedded page | https://yoursite.com/our-map/?location=reception |
?location= link and QR that used it.Where the landmark ID comes from
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Open the landmark
In the editor, open the landmark you want to link to.
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Copy its ID
The ID (unique) field is its stable identifier — this is the exact text that goes after
?location=. -
Build the link
Add
?location=THAT-IDto your map or page URL.You usually don't hand-write these — a landmark's Share button builds the same link for you.
This overrides the starting view
A map has a Starting focus and Start zoom (Settings → General) for its normal opening view. A ?location= link always overrides that — the map opens on the linked landmark instead. So you can keep a friendly default view for casual visitors while your deep links still land on the right spot.
Let visitors copy a link back — the Deep-linking setting
Turn this on and the map keeps the page URL updated as visitors move around it, so the address bar always reflects the open landmark:
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Open Settings → General
In the editor's Settings tab, find the Deep-linking toggle.
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Switch it on
Deep-linking — put the open landmark into the page URL so it can be linked / shared. With it on, opening a landmark updates the URL to include its
?location=. -
Save and publish
Save the map and publish. Now a visitor can copy the address bar and send someone the exact view they're on.
?location= carries the landmark. See Point share links at your own site.Check it works
Open your ?location= link in a fresh tab and confirm the map opens on the right landmark with its card showing. If it opens on the default view instead, the ID is wrong or has changed — re-copy it from the landmark and rebuild the link.