Hide / Remove Info Window / Bubble for Embedded Google Maps

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1. Brilliant!

   Just what I needed. Thanks!

2. Thanks! Many a website’s directions will benefit from this now.

   I’ve found that it doesn’t work (or the variable is different) if the map is displaying a “business” instead of a simple address, however – say the info window is pointing to a localized business instead of an address.
   But I rebuilt the map using just the address of the business, not the business marker, and it works just as well for the purposes of the contact page.

   Thanks again.

3. I couldn’t get this to work i don’t know if this has anything to do with it but in the original code it didn’t give me iwloc=addr&amp it only gave me iwloc=addr.
   so here is what google maps gave me:
   <a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=40+E+Simmons+St,+Galesburg,+IL%E2%80%8E&sll=40.963888,-90.378976&sspn=0.075701,0.181961&ie=UTF8&ll=40.955335,-90.36624&spn=0.012964,0.025749&z=14&iwloc=addr” rel=”nofollow”>View Larger Map</a>

   and when i changed iwloc=addr to iwloc=near&addr& it didn’t change anything please help i hate the bubble

4. Hi Jenny,

   All you posted there was the second part of the code google supply you with.

   The important part starts with <iframe

   To post code in a readable way to comments you must replace < with &lt; and > with &gt;

   If you can only find iwloc=addr then replace it with iwloc=near&addr

5. Post updated to clarify the steps needed for this to work.

6. I posted the entire thing the but somehow when i submitted it it disappeared. the map still doesn’t work even without the &addr i put my original code between so hopefully it works:

   <!– View Larger Map >

7. Posting code into comments on this blog is only possible if you replace all < (less than) symbols in the code with &lt; (ampersand l t semicolon) and all > (greater than) symbols in the code with &gt; (ampersand g t semicolon)
   So <iframe> would need to be posted as &lt;iframe&gt;

   As for whether the method above works. It does.

   In the embed code is an iframe tag.
   In the iframe tag is an src=”” section.
   In the src section is iwloc=addr
   replace it with iwloc=near&addr

   If you are doing this by searching for a business then I cannot confirm it will work.

   The method above works if you search a place or location, not a business.

8. Sorry about asking so many questions. I still can’t get this to work. so here is my code straight off of the maps website, i now get what you are saying about replacing the greater than and less than symbols.:
   <iframe width=”425″ height=”350″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ src=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=40+E+Simmons+St,+Galesburg,+IL%E2%80%8E&sll=40.970594,-90.391492&sspn=0.074657,0.180588&ie=UTF8&z=14&iwloc=addr&ll=40.955335,-90.36624&output=embed&s=AARTsJoZTbmzSE6EvsoDTH4fpoWKyfhvPg”></iframe><br /><small><a href=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode=&q=40+E+Simmons+St,+Galesburg,+IL%E2%80%8E&sll=40.970594,-90.391492&sspn=0.074657,0.180588&ie=UTF8&z=14&iwloc=addr&ll=40.955335,-90.36624″ style=”color:#0000FF;text-align:left”>View Larger Map</a></small>

   i noticed after the iframe tag google gives me more code that gives a link to a larger map and i wasn’t sure if i was suppose to delete this or not. the iwloc that i was changing at first was not in the iframe tag it was in a different tag after the iframe tag, so there were two iwloc sections in the code. i deleted everything after the iframe tag and changed the iwloc section that was in the iframe tag and that changed the view to show the google map search bar. I read my previous posts and they sounded a bit demanding i was not meaning to be demanding sorry ): If you can get the coding that i posted to work i would be grateful, thanks.

9. by the way this location is 40 E Simmons St, Galesburg, IL‎

10. Ok. Congrats on posting the code.
    You can indeed ignore the part after the iframe. It’s a link to the same map on the google site.

    Look carefully at your code and you will see that iwloc=addr appears as part of the iframes src=”” attribute
    Replace it as I suggest in the article and the info bubble will disappear. (I just tried it with your code and it worked)
    The pin however will now be positioned near the bottom of the map. To fix this you need to drag the pin to the centre of the map when you are at the Customise and preview embedded map stage.

    So follow the steps in the article and I can confirm (even using your code) that they work.

11. sorry but i cant get it to work can you change my original code from above to make it work?
    here is what my complete html code:

    <html>
    <body>
    <iframe width=”300″ height=”200″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ src=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=40+E+Simmons+St,+Galesburg,+IL&sll=40.970594,-90.391492&sspn=0.074657,0.180588&ie=UTF8&s=AARTsJoRFHALlDB_JUODzIkq-H9TDPsO2Q&ll=40.947038,-90.370617&spn=0.012966,0.025749&z=14&iwloc=near&addr;output=embed”></iframe>
    </body>
    </html>

    i save it on notepad as an html and then it comes up in mozilla firefox as showing me the search bar on the google maps page with the address typed in. sorry for being a pain

12. I’m a big believer in showing people how rather than doing it for them.

    In your comment posted above, near the end of the code is “iwloc=near&addr;output=embed”

    The semi colon ( ; ) should be an ampersand ( & )

    1) Copy the google maps embed code to your clipboard
    2) find all occurrences of iwloc=addr and replace with iwloc=near&addr

    I really can’t make it any simpler.

13. the ampersand and amp fixed everything thanks for all the help. i swear i tried it like that before and it didn’t work now i feel pretty stupid. thanks for all your help i appreciate it:)

14. Hey Harry, in my code there is no ‘iwloc’ inside the i-frame tag.. do you know why and what can I do?

    Cant understand why google does not make it simple..
    thanks for sharing

15. Thank you so much! Worked like a charm!

16. @Daniel

    Did you find the location using a standard search, or did you click on a business?
    This method only works with location search and not business search.

17. Excellent stuff, worked a treat.
    Thanks

18. time saver. thanks

19. I had this problem too, and here’s what I figured out:

    1) Google isn’t using iwloc=addr anymore. Now it’s iwloc=A. But iwloc=near&A works.
    2) Before you click Link, make sure the location marker is selected (with the bubble open).
    3) Daniel: Leave the bubble open while choosing map size and centering the map. If you close the bubble, the iwloc option disappears from the code….

20. (btw, it works for me using standard or business search)

21. I have to search for my address using latitude & longitude because the city recently changed the address and Google puts the pin in the wrong place. I had to tweak the L&L to get the pin in the right spot, and I have no iwloc=addr in my code. Is that because I’m using L&L to get the map? This is what I get:

    <iframe width=”425″ height=”350″ frameborder=”0″ scrolling=”no” marginheight=”0″ marginwidth=”0″ src=”http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=%2B47%C2%B0+37’+38.64%22,+-122%C2%B0+8’+12.84%22+&sll=47.620973,-122.347276&sspn=0.720151,1.820984&ie=UTF8&z=14&ll=47.633817,-122.132692&output=embed”></iframe>

22. I posted too soon. I got the pin in the right spot using the regular address this time, but the code I got from Google had iwloc=A in the iframe, not iwloc=addr as noted above. I went ahead and inserted near& in front of A and it works! Doing the dance of joy!

23. You can just replace

    iwloc=addr

    with

    iwloc=near

    there is no need for the

    &addr

    you may find this list of options helpful
    http://mapki.com/wiki/Google_Map_Parameters

24. i have no ‘iwloc’ in my embedded map? – any ideas?

25. Thanks Harry and Ersan for the update “1) Google isn’t using iwloc=addr anymore. Now it’s iwloc=A. But iwloc=near&A works.”

    Very much appreciated.

26. Al – this got me too. You need to ensure the bubble is open when you copy the html to embed. If you close it the iwloc tag is removed. If it’s removed Google default to putting it back in.

    Thanks for sharing this tip!

27. Anyone know how to get rid of the account name from the address bubble, I know its possible as I heard of it doen before.
    Thanks
    T

28. This simple trick worked for me, thanks for sharing!

29. Hi I looked at my code and could not find: iwloc=

    However, I am happy to say that you have given me enough information to solve the problem.

    First find the code:
    output=embed”>

    Second type:
    iwloc=near&amp
    right in front of it, make sure you separate out your inserted code with semicolons.

    Third double check your code it should look like: &iwloc=near&output=embed”>
    and check it out on your favorite browser.

    Thank you so much for pointing me in the correct direction!

30. very helpful, thanks!

31. Excellent!
    Thanks a lot

32. Thank you, I’ve been wanting a nice fix for this problem.

33. thank you for the tip, very useful 🙂

34. Thank for the tips…I was sure it was possible to do… The best would be Google allow users to simply choose in the custom view if they want or not add this bubble with a checkbox…but I imagine this will not serve they business 🙂

    Happy News Years 2010

35. Thanks, just what I was looking for!

36. gracias! very helpful info…

37. THANK YOU! I just spent like an hour searching for this info. Everything I found explained how to remove the bubble, but not how to fix the centering. I had no idea that dragging the preview map around affected the iframe SRC. 😮

38. That was straightforward! In the Wiki it is somehow ambiguous:

    iwloc=near will place it over the big green arrow if that’s currently displayed

    from here: http://mapki.com/wiki/Google_Map_Parameters#Info_Windows

39. Muito Obrigado, realmente o que eu estava precisando.

40. I cant find the code to take out?? is this the same for google.com and .ca?

41. Hi Roch,

    Yeah, same code. I just checked myself on .ca and found the code

    iwloc=A

    replacing it with

    iwloc=near

    gives the expected outcome.

    Harry

42. Has Google updated their embed codes to remove iwloc?

    I just copied directly from Google and this tag wasn’t included

43. Many thanx for the tip… just what I needed to kick off my weekend!

44. Hi Greyholme,

    Nope. Still the same code in most cases. Do you have steps to reproduce where you don’t get the code?

45. Thank you! I am so novice but it was so easy. Thank YOU!!!! You Rule!

46. Great!
    Thanks for the solution of the bubble problem :)))

    Dieter

47. thanks, worked for me!

48. Perfect! Just what I needed! Thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

49. You are awesome. That bubble has be bugging me for years.

50. I noticed, after much toiling, that DW CS4 displays the map with the bubble. But after I uploaded it, it displayed fine. Thought that might help some of you. Dw show the bubble when it is not “live”.

    -nice tips

51. Hi Harry,
    Thanks for you tips here. I’m hoping you can help.

    I’m using PrettyPhoto [iframe] to load a Google map and came upon your site when searching on how to remove the address on a google map.

    Basically, my window opens, Google map shows up, but the info (address etc) shows in the left pane. The user can click an arrow to slide the content closed, which brings the map into full view, which is okay, but not ideal.

    Is there a way to set the code so that the info doesn’t show up on the left – just the map? Basically, the default is to show the info of the business on the left. Is there a toggle or way to change this default so the user would have to ‘click to expand’ vs the opposite?

    I hope this is clear.

    Thank you in advance!

52. I’m afraid it doesn’t look like that’s possible mike.

    The address bar isn’t altered when you click / expand / close the left column, so I don’t think even a clever url would allow it.

53. Hi Mike,

    I did it by adding &output=embed to the end of the url. This brings up the map only.

    Joe

54. Great tip, thanks.

    I had the same problem as Greyholme, so I thought I’d try rather than replace anything with the code just add “&iwloc=near” to the string, and it worked like a charm! Hope this helps someone!

    Cheers,
    John

55. Hi John,

    I believe that only works because of the way Google parses the url of the map. The later value wins if there are two iwloc values.

    Harry

56. Blooming Brilliant just what I needed and so simple when you no how.

57. Google no longer includes iwloc in the embed code, at least not in the US version of maps. However, John is correct when saying appending &iwloc=near to the end of the embed code will in fact kill the bubble. Thanks to him for the help on that one.

58. Wonderful, just sent off a coffee by PayPal, many thanks

59. Thanks. I have been looking for this for over an hour!

60. Hi there Harry,

    Excuse the daft query, but has something changed again? I’ve been hunting around for a solution to this and this seems to be the most recent. I’ve created my own map, followed the instructions and can’t seem to get rid of the bubble, in fact the link you have provided to the fixed code (map of manchester) it still shows a bubble.

    I am wondering if I am being a completed loon? or missing something?

    my map http://cargocollective.com/studioeleven#1323647/Contact-us

61. Hi Nate,

    The ‘after’ iframe above still looks correct to me, with no bubble.
    Your map is also bubble free.

    Harry

62. Hi Harry, Appreciate the swift response.

    It’s interesting you are not seeing a bubble, I thought maybe as I was logged into google and I created the map it was only me seeing it, but I logged out and I still see this http://dev.mymindseye.co.uk/junk/bubble.png

    Very odd. I am sure the code is ok as I’ve checked and checked.

63. Hi Harry,

    Wanted to thank you for the code you offered above to add iwloc=near to get rid of that nasty Google map bubble! THANKS! 🙂

    Question for you… do you know how to remove the business labels that appear when you grab that iframe code?

    I want to embed maps on customers sites, but don’t want my customers competitors showing! That would be “bad” 🙂

    Thanks!

    – Cynthia

64. thx , coffee is not good for your health 😛

65. just remove “amp;”output=embed

66. Works brilliantly. Thanks!

67. Thanks! Much appreciated…

68. Hai Harry,
    please help me, i have a wordpress site. in my contact section i am displying Google map with my address. everthing works fine. but i need to show Directions in new window from address bubble. is there any possible to do that.

    Thanks in advance.

69. Hello Harry

    Great tutorial, I removed the bubble no problem but can’t get the pin text that shows up when you hover over the marker to dissapear, heres my code

    [Code Missing!]

70. Thank you… couldn’t find this info elsewhere… 🙂

71. Thanks for the tip, that really helped me out!

72. Awesome, that’s exactly what I need

73. Thanks, just what I needed!

74. Thanks a lot, great job !

75. Thanks, it works just fine to add the &iwloc=near on the end. Especially useful for some business where Google displays aggregated information that a business might not want to appear there. It also moves the center of the map as you mentioned (also annoying). Thanks again..

76. Its really helping.. Nice post…. Thanks a lot.

77. Love your work!

78. Thanks for this, good explanation – works a treat

79. Great, thank you! That was really what I was looking for!

80. Worked Great! Thank you 🙂

81. Perfect information, thanks so much!

82. One year later and I was still able to tack this code on! For the record, our code was so outdated that I had to tack on all of “&output=embed&iwloc=near” for anyone wondering.

83. Thanks, I’ve always wondered how I go about that. It works like a treat.

84. Thank you so much for that. I’m working on a Google Site and thought I was just stuck with that bubble – dropping that piece of code into the html works a treat! Many many thanks!

85. Cheers! Just what I needed 🙂

86. Excellent tip!

87. Great! Works like a charm! Thanks.

88. great article, very helpful, thanks! would be nice to have a list of all those parameters’ meanings..

89. Thank you so much! I needed a small map but the bubble was driving me crazy!

90. Thank You!

91. Thanks so much – been trying to figure this out for the last few days! super job!

92. Thanks’ this fixes my small map right up.

93. Thanks mate. It worked. That bubble was driving me crazy.

94. Perfect! Thanks 🙂

95. Thanks for the tip – awesome!

96. Thanks! I don’t have the iwloc on my iframe string, and putting &iwloc=near after it, it works great.

97. Finally a way to remove that annoying square bubble.

    Thanks a lot Harry.

98. Yippee, your trick still works.

99. Thanks, works perfectly!!

100. I was just looking at this board for the info. Not sure if google has changed anything, but the map code doesn’t seem to include the iwloc anymore as I was trying to make changes and cannot find the code:

      View Larger Map

     if anyone has some tips, i would absolutely appreciate your help!

101. copy this to end of the code

     &iwloc=near

     before: …..output=embed”>

     After paste: …output=embed&iwloc=near”>

     Works well

102. Just what I was looking for! Thanks a lot!

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