Customize how your community map looks and behaves. Choose a basemap style, configure display options, and set how your map appears when embedded on other websites.

  1. Sign in and navigate to your community

    Navigate to the community you want to customize. You must be the owner or a moderator of the community to change design settings.

  2. Click the Manage button

    The Manage button only appears if you are signed in and are the owner or moderator of the community.

    Manage panel

  3. Go to the Design section

    Here you can customize your community's appearance with the following settings:

    Choose your basemap design

    A basemap is the background map layer that displays behind your places. Choose from three default styles:

    • Simple: A clean, minimal map style
    • Aquarelle: A watercolor-inspired artistic style
    • Color: A vibrant, colorful map style

    You can also use a custom basemap URL. We recommend MapTiler for creating custom basemaps. Contact us if you need help setting up a custom basemap.

    Design section with basemap options

    Globe view

    When enabled, your community map displays as an interactive 3D globe instead of a flat map. This works particularly well for global maps, especially those with a focus on the Arctic region.

    Globe view example

    Place visibility

    Control how overlapping places are displayed on your map:

    • No overlap (heatmap): Overlapping places are hidden and displayed as a heatmap instead, until the user zooms in enough to show them individually.
    • Overlapping: All place markers are shown, even if they overlap each other.

    Embed side panel default state

    Customize how your map appears when embedded on other websites:

    • Panel open: The side panel with community information and the list of places is visible by default.
    • Panel closed: Only the map is shown initially. Visitors can open the panel manually.
    Place visibility and embed panel options

  4. Save your design settings

    Remember to click Save design settings for your changes to take effect. Your community map will update immediately after saving.

    Save design settings button

  5. Custom design and data

    If you want to include custom data on your basemap—such as custom routes, boundaries, 3D terrain, ski tracks, or other geographic features—we can easily accommodate that. Just contact us to discuss your requirements.

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