The installation, configuration and the work with Drupal obviously brings some challenges. Within this section you find some Tips and Tricks which shall help you to make your work easier.
Occasionally it might happen that you get an error message or even a fatal error after updating/installing a module or theme. If so, try to undo the recent changes first.
Using the standard administration menu often requires you to click several times to get to the desired function. To make this process faster you can install the "Administration menu" which gives you a direct access to the different admin functions (drop-down menu).
File Entity (or fieldable files) is an easy Drupal 7 solution allowing you to add files over the web interface without FTP (if admin/content/file is missing, install the File Entity module).
You might get "The website encountered an unexpected error. Please try again later." after the installation or uninstallation of a module, when you login with the admin user or in general.
Possible solutions:
run update.php
move the module installed/uninstalled outside the Drupal installation
Clear cache within the database by emptying all cache tables
The Google Maps API allow for the embedding of Google Maps onto web pages of outside developers, using a simple JavaScript interface or a Flash interface. It is designed to work on both mobile devices as well as traditional desktop browser applications. The API includes language localization for over 50 languages, region localization and geocoding, and has mechanisms for enterprise developers who want to utilize the Google Maps API within an intranet.
If the Google Maps v3 API stops working, try the following:
Did you use the GMap Module for your Drupal 7 website and you are looking for alternatives for Drupal 9 or Drupal 8? Do you need to create a Google Map view with multiple locations? Do you need a field formatter with a broad scope of options? The the Drupal 9 and Drupal 8 module Styled Google Map is the solution.
