🔍 Overview
When building a press release in Search Atlas, you can include a Google Maps link to help readers find a business location. However, Google Maps does not always provide a plain URL directly — it often gives you an iframe embed code instead. Pasting that iframe code into the press release field will cause a link error. You need to extract the URL from inside the iframe code first. This article walks you through the complete process.
📋 What You Will Need
- A Google Maps embed code for the location you want to link (available from Google Maps Share menu)
- Access to the Search Atlas platform
- A press release project open or ready to create
🗂️ Step 1: Get the Embed Code from Google Maps
- Open Google Maps in your browser and search for the business or location you want to feature.
- Click Share on the location panel.
- Select the Embed a map tab in the Share dialog.
- Copy the full iframe code that appears. It will look similar to this:
<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=…" width="600" height="450">``</iframe>
✂️ Step 2: Extract the URL from the Iframe Code
You only need the URL value that sits inside the src="" attribute of the iframe — not the entire iframe tag.
- Look at the copied iframe code and locate the part that begins with src=".
- Highlight and copy only the URL that appears between the quotation marks after src=. The URL starts with https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb= and ends before the closing quotation mark.
- Do not include the surrounding quotation marks or any other part of the iframe tag.
For example, from this iframe code:
<iframe src="https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18…" width="600" height="450">``</iframe>
You would copy only: https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!1m18…
📝 Step 3: Add the URL to Your Press Release
- In Search Atlas, navigate to Left sidebar → Authority (Press Releases) and open your press release project, or start a new one.
- Locate the Google Maps link field inside the press release editor.
- Paste the extracted URL (the src value only) directly into that field.
- Save or continue editing your press release as normal.
The platform will now correctly process the link and display the map location without generating a link error.
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Pasting the full iframe code — Search Atlas expects a plain URL, not HTML code. Always strip out the iframe tags before pasting.
- Using the short share link — The short link from the Send a link tab (e.g., https://maps.app.goo.gl/…) may not be accepted in the maps field. Use the full embed URL from the Embed a map tab instead.
- Including quotation marks — Make sure no quotation marks from the iframe code are included when you paste the URL into Search Atlas.
💡 Quick Reference
- Go to Google Maps → Share → Embed a map
- Copy only the URL inside src="…"
- Paste that URL into the Google Maps field in your press release
🆘 Need Help?
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