The steps for adding a new location have grown funky. Hopefully a better solution will come soon, but for now, you will need to enter the address in two places, both in the “Location OpenStreetMap” section’s search box, and again in the “Where” section. The search box will search for the address in Open Street Maps, and if it finds it, it will save the map data. The “Where” section is only saving the text address you type in, not any map data (anymore; it used to, but that’s another story).
If you fail to enter the address in both places, you will either show the map or show the text for the street address, but not both. Here are the instructions with pictures:
- Find the “Location OpenStreetMap” section below the area where you entered the event’s general description.
- Enter the street address in the search box and click the Search button.
- If the correct address is returned under “Choose the best answer,” click on it. (See picture below.)
Instructions continue below…
- Scroll down to the “Where” section.
- Enter the same address again in the relevant fields. (You do not need to enter the county or the region, just the address, city and state.)
- Save your data: At the top right of the screen, click “Save draft,” the “Publish” button, or the “Save” button (which was previously labelled “Update” in older WordPress versions), depending upon whether you are ready to publish or update.
