Share links & QR codes

Every map has a short link and a matching QR code, and so does every landmark on it. Use them on signage, in emails, on printed handouts — anywhere you want someone to open the map, or open it already focused on a particular place. The Links & QR tab gives you both, ready to copy or download.

Get a link and QR code

1. Open your map in the editor

   Go to map.au, sign in, and open the map. Publish it at least once so the link works.

2. Open Links & QR

   Choose the Links & QR tab. (There's also a small QR beside the map title that opens the same screen.)

3. Choose what to link to

   Use Link to to pick the whole map, or any single landmark. Pick a landmark and the link opens the map already focused on it.

4. Copy the short link

   The Short link updates to match your choice. Click the field or the Copy button to copy it — you'll see a ✓ Copied to clipboard confirmation.

5. Download the QR code

   The QR image below the link matches it. Click the image, or ⬇ Download QR, to save it as a PNG ready for print or signage.

Let visitors share from the map

You can also add a share control to each landmark's popup, so visitors share places themselves without you handing out links.

1. Turn on the landmark share button

   On the Links & QR tab, tick Show share button on landmark popups. This adds a small share control — copy link, device share, Facebook and WhatsApp — to every landmark's popup card, on desktop and mobile.

Point share links at your own website

If you've embedded the map inside your own site, you'll usually want share links to land on your page rather than on the map's own address.

1. Open the Settings tab

   In the editor, go to the Settings tab and find Override all share link URLs.

2. Enter your page URL

   Enter the page on your website where the map is embedded, e.g. https://yoursite.com/our-map/. Every share link and QR then points there instead of at the map's own short link.

   The chosen landmark still travels with the link as ?location=… — that's what tells the embedded map which landmark to open. Leave the field blank to use the normal short links.