Sitecore : Habitat MapField Issue

Sitecore Habitat provides MapField to setup location related information. From July 2018 Google has deprecated keyless usage as well as their pricing model. Below the actual error when configuring MapField in Sitecore Habitat. Due to this issue Forward and Reverse Geocoding and Google Map is not displaying in Sitecore.

Before applying the solution. Please check your Google Cloud Platform Portal (https://console.cloud.google.com/google/maps-apis/overview) to check enabled applications under Google API. Please refer below image –

1. Modify XML file

   Path: src\Feature\Maps\code\Sitecore\Shell\Applications\Content Manager\Dialogs\Maps

   File Name: MapLocationPickerDialog.xml

   Change: Removed “Key=Google API Key” and appended Querystring with Google API Key value. Please refer below image –

   
2. Modify Javascript file

   Path: src\Feature\Maps\code\Scripts\Maps

   File Name: map.js

   Change: Updated Google API Key in data-key attribute. Please refer below image –

   
3. Modify CS file

   Path: src\Feature\Maps\code\Sitecore\Shell\Applications\ContentEditor\FieldTypes

   File Name: MAPField.cs

   Change: Add Google API key in GetMapImageUrl function. Please refer below image –

   

   Hope this is helpful. Happy Coding.

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