Mapme provides a flexible design that adapts itself to a broad range of map use cases, for example, you can configure the content layout for text-based content or content-rich media.
Content Layout Styles
You can customize the layout for the List, Expanded, Compact, and Minimized views
For each view, you can choose which content items and which image styles are displayed.
- Content items – select which content item to include: address, description or images/videos
- Media style – choose thumbnail, cover or inline
We have summarized the options available for each view
List View
Expanded View
Compact View
Minimized View
What is it?
Category list. Search results. Storytelling style.
Full content view of a location
Card is swiped halfway down
Card is swiped all the way down
Where is it?*
Landscape mode
&
Portrait mode
Landscape mode
&
Portrait mode
Portrait mode only
Portrait mode only
Content Options
Name
Address
Summary or full description
Name
Address
Full description
Name
Summary Description
Media Options
Cover style
Thumbnail
Cover style
Inline images
Cover style
Thumbnail
Thumbnail
Disable View
Not available
Not available
Optional
Not available
* Landscape mode is the usual display mode on large screens like desktop and laptop as well as the landscape view on phones and tablets. Portrait mode is the default display on phones and tablets.
Layout Styles Presets
In your Mapme editor, for each view, you can choose from different preset styles. Got to:
Settings > Layout Styles
List View
Style
Content included
Name
Address
Short description
Name
Direction Link
Full description
Media Style
Small thumbnail
Cover Image
Default
On landscape mode
On portrait mode
Use cases
Category maps
Category maps
with large amount
of data
Story maps
with flow
(no categories)
Examples
Expanded View
Style
Thumbnail gallery
Content included
Name
Direction link
Full description
Name
Direction link
Full description
Media Style
thumbnail gallery
Default
Yes
Use cases
Map with large
amount of media
media focus
Examples
Compact View*
Style
Cover
Summary
Media Style
Cover image
Thumbnail
Default
Yes
Examples
* This view is only available on small screens (smartphones) in portrait mode.
To view the examples, open with your smartphone
Minimized View*
Media Style
Small Thumbnail
Examples
* This view is only available on small screens (smartphones) in portrait mode.
To view the examples, open with your smartphone
Desktop and mobile devices
You can choose different layout styles for landscape and portrait mode using the display toggle.
Landscape mode is usually the display mode for desktop.
Portrait mode is usually the display mode for phones and tablets. However, mobile users might choose to change the orientation of their phones to the landscape viewing mode.
In portrait mode, Mapme lets you customize which view to display when the user taps on a marker or on a list result.
Which layout style should I choose?
The choice of the layout style depends on your type of map, your map content and your audience.
For example, for storytelling maps, we recommend using the Story style.
For a map with categories and a high number of locations, we recommend using the Minimal or Summary style.