Google Maps has recently changed its free map feature for business websites, so that the service is only free for businesses with fewer than 28,500 visitors to their maps. This affects you in particular in that the maps on websites show information that they are not in live mode (see image above).
Enter payment card & remove API key
In order to remove the message and get fully functional maps again, you need to do two things:
1. Enter a payment card, as required by Google
2. Get an API key, by following these steps according to Google’s guide.
This API key should then be entered into the settings of your extension that manages maps.
If you do not have an extension that manages maps, the API key must be entered directly in the call to Google Maps. This is done by modifying a string in the call.
Look for the string “https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js?callback=initMap”. Then add the string “&key=YOUR_API_KEY” where you replace“YOUR_API_KEY” with the API key you received from Google. For example, our request for this site looks like this:
>Good luck with your Google Map! Don’t forget that alternatives like Open Street Map are also available, if you don’t want to use Google.