{"id":628,"date":"2025-08-08T13:39:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:39:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/?page_id=628"},"modified":"2025-08-08T13:42:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T21:42:14","slug":"custom-fields-for-markers-pins-or-regions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/customizing-a-map\/custom-fields-for-markers-pins-or-regions\/","title":{"rendered":"Custom Fields for Markers (Pins or Regions)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Each marker\u2014whether it\u2019s a pin or a highlighted region\u2014has associated data such as <strong>name<\/strong>, <strong>location<\/strong>, and more.<br>This data is stored in <em>fields<\/em> for that pin or region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While all pins have custom fields, highlighted regions have custom fields only when you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/create-a-map\/how-to-map-data-from-spreadsheet\/\">upload data from a spreadsheet<\/a>, e.g., to highlight US Zip Code boundaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you create a new map, ZeeMaps automatically creates four default fields:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Description<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Email<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Phone<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Website<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can <strong>add<\/strong> or <strong>change<\/strong> the fields for a map in two ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using the Map menu: Go to <strong>Map \u2192 Marker Fields<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uploading a spreadsheet: Any extra columns (beyond those used for name, location, or color) will automatically become new fields.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-editing-fields-using-the-map-menu\">1. Editing Fields Using the Map Menu<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you choose <strong>Map \u2192 Marker Fields<\/strong>, you\u2019ll see the <em>Marker Fields<\/em> dialog:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-at-11.11.32-AM-1-300x298.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-at-11.11.32-AM-1-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-at-11.11.32-AM-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-at-11.11.32-AM-1-768x762.png 768w, https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/mapping\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-08-at-11.11.32-AM-1.png 804w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Rename a field<\/strong> \u2013 Double-click its name (e.g., \u201cDescription\u201d) and type the new name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add a new field<\/strong> \u2013 Double-click any entry labeled \u201cDbl Click to edit\u201d and type the new field name.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rearrange fields<\/strong> \u2013 Drag and drop fields into your preferred order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Delete a field<\/strong> \u2013 Check the box next to the field and hit the Clear Selected button<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Submit<\/strong> to save changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-adding-fields-by-uploading-a-spreadsheet\">2. Adding Fields by Uploading a Spreadsheet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>When you upload a spreadsheet:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Columns <strong>not used<\/strong> for name, location, or marker color will be added as <strong>custom fields<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The values in those columns will be stored with each corresponding marker.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Example spreadsheet (placeholder data):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Name<\/th><th>Address<\/th><th>Color<\/th><th>Support Level<\/th><th>Customer Status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>ABC Corp<\/td><td>1212 Fun Street, Los Angeles<\/td><td>Blue<\/td><td>Gold<\/td><td>Active<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>XYZ Inc<\/td><td>2345 Noisy Street, New York<\/td><td>Red<\/td><td>Silver<\/td><td>Inactive<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-use-custom-fields\">Why Use Custom Fields?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Custom fields make it easy to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zeemaps.com\/blog\/export-list-geographical-search-map-location\/\">search your map<\/a> for specific criteria. 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