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+title: "Obsidian Mapbox Location Image Plugin 1.1 available!"
+pubDate: 2024-05-29
+description: "My Obsidian plugin for maps got an update with new functionality regarding markers and styles."
+author: "Aaron Czichon"
+tags: ["Plugin", "Obsidian", "Development", "Github"]
+---
+
+Since last week a new version of my Obsidian plugin is available and it brings some new features!   
+The 2 major new features are support for different map styles and custom markers. 
+## Different map styles
+
+The first version of the plugin only supported the default street style of the static images.   
+Now you have the option to set a default map style via the plugin settings and/or override the default style per code block by using the keyword: `style` and providing the supported map style.
+
+![Screenshot of Mapbox location with dark styled street](https://directus.aaronczichon.de/assets/d1e84d2b-557e-4a71-bf32-9fa4592e3397.png)
+
+Following map styles are now supported: `streets-v12`, `outdoors-v12`, `light-v11`, `dark-v11`, `satellite-v9`, `satellite-streets-v12`, `navigation-day-v1` and `navigation-night-v1`.
+
+## Maki marker and custom marker
+
+The second large feature which is now available are Maki icon marker and custom marker support.   
+Maki icons are the Mapbox owned icons which are supported by the Mapbox API and Mapbox SDKs out of the box.   
+Within a code block you can now change from the default `home` icon to any Maki icon you want by simply providing it via the `maki` keyword:
+```
+latitude: 44.64266326577057  
+longitude: -63.57530151565183 
+maki: fire-station
+```
+
+![Screenshot of Mapbox with white street style](https://directus.aaronczichon.de/assets/456e22bd-4819-433e-91c1-b6546c65b677.png)
+
+If you don't want to use the default marker of Mapbox and a completely custom icon would fit more your needs you can now do this as well.   
+There are two options here: You can either provide it through the plugin settings in the Obsidian settings panel or by providing an URL to your custom marker inside a code block.
+
+Using the settings, simply set the `Custom Marker Icon URL` to your custom marker. I recommend using an image not larger than 50x50 pixels. Only `JPG` and `PNG` files are supported.
+![Screenshot of the Mapbox location plugin settings in Obsidian](https://directus.aaronczichon.de/assets/20c91124-b59b-4830-bd6a-570bfc4dc693.png)
+
+The global settings of the custom marker URL can be overridden by providing a `marker-url` to your code block:
+```
+latitude: 44.64266326577057  
+longitude: -63.57530151565183 
+marker-url: http://yourdomain.com/my-custom-marker.png
+```
+
+Hint: You cannot use the combination of Maki icon and a custom marker. If you have set a custom marker url (either in the settings or in your code block) the `maki` keyword in your code block is ignored.
+
+## Smaller improvements
+
+Additionally to these major new features I also done some more minor ones.   
+There is now a [DOCUMENTATION.md](https://github.com/aaronczichon/obsidian-location-plugin/blob/main/DOCUMENTATION.md) file as well as a [CHANGELOG.md](https://github.com/aaronczichon/obsidian-location-plugin/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md) so it's easier to get started and see what has changed in the versions.   
+It's now also no longer required to have `latitude` as the first entry of your code block and `longitude` the second one. You can place them now where you like.
+
+## Feedback
+
+If you have any feedback (positive or negative) feel free to reach out via the [Github repository](https://github.com/aaronczichon/obsidian-location-plugin).   
+There is also a small [roadmap](https://github.com/aaronczichon/obsidian-location-plugin/milestones) on what is coming up in the next versions.