A group is more than a label. Give it a colour and a small icon and it earns a distinctive filter chip, while every landmark in the group picks up the same colour on the map — a tidy, consistent look with almost no effort.
Open the group you want to style
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Open your map in the editor
From Manage your maps, open the map and switch to the Advanced editor if you're in the Standard one — group styling lives in the Advanced editor only.
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Go to the Groups tab
Click Groups in the editor's tab bar. You'll see every group listed, each with a colour swatch and its name.
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Expand the group
Click Edit on the group to open its fields. A grey swatch on the left means the group has no colour set yet.
Set the group's colour
In the Colour field, pick a colour. This one choice does two jobs: it tints the group's filter chip icon, and it becomes the fill colour for the pins and map areas of every landmark in the group — unless a landmark sets its own colour to override it.
Add an icon to the chip
The Icon is the small image shown on the group's filter chip in the directory. You have two ways to set it:
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Upload an image
Click Upload next to the Icon field and choose a picture — a small logo or a simple symbol works best. Mapvera stores it and drops the address into the field for you.
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Or type an icon reference
If you already have an image address or icon id, paste it straight into the Icon field instead of uploading.
Square, simple artwork reads best at chip size. Busy photos shrink into mush.
Check it on the map
The preview updates as you go. Look at the filter chip strip along the top of the directory — your group's chip should now show its icon and colour — and tap the chip to confirm its landmarks light up in the right colour. When you're happy, Save and publish.