It's easy to embed a map from google maps, or ridewithgps.com into a trip report or other blog post at Weekendwalk. Easy, but it must be done correctly for the map to work.
Writing Your Blog:
1. Log into Weekendwalk using your id and password.
2. Select Post Your Own from the main menu, or one of the other links for adding a blog.
3. Select the appropriate category for your blog post from the menu.
4. Write your blog, add your pictures, etc, using the editor and/or insert media buttons.
Imbedding Your Map:
1. Create your map either in your Google Maps account or in your account at Ridewithgps.com.
2. You will need to copy the code for embedding from the site you created the map on: It should begin with "<iframe width=..." followed by a bunch of unintelligle code.
Finding the Code in Google My Maps,
The code is accessed using the chainlink icon at the top of the column to the left of your map (see screenshot below). You can either select the defaut HTML below where it says "Paste HTML..." Or you can click on the "customize and preview to change the size of the map. Change the width to "100%" if you want the map to be as wide as possible.
Finding the code in Ride with GPS
To get the imbed "iframe" from RidewithGPS.com you need to have your map in the full "detailed view" so that there is a sidebar on the right. Under the "overview" tab, select the "share" tab, and then click on "Embed for Blog..." (see screenshot).
When you have found the "iframe" code be sure to select it all and copy it. Now return to your blog at Weekendwalk.
Important: Before you paste the map code into Weekendwalk, you need to toggle the "show/hide" button at the top of the blog editor, directly beneath the media manager. 
This will show you the actual code of the blog rather than your formatted text. If you don't do this, the code will appear as regular text, rather than telling the blog to go get the map.
1. Hit the "show/hide" button at the top of the weekendwalk blog editor.
2. Now you can find the place in the text where you want to paste the map. (Or at the top or bottom if you prefer.)
3. Paste the entire map code into the blog.
Be careful to paste the map in a place where it won't interfere with other formatting code. I.e. between two senteces of your writing, or at the end of the text is better than in the middle of any code you don't understand.4. Hit the "Show/hide" button at the top of the blog editor to return it to wisywig mode. Don't worry if you can't see the map, but only see a block of color where the map should be. It will show up on the site when you publish the post.
Once the map is embedded, when you change it on the site you created it on you do not need to change it on weekendwalk. Weekendwalk will always show the most recent version of the map on the site that created it.
Good luck.
--M2Go
