Launched a new site today and started getting a JavaScript alert saying

This page was unable to display a Google Maps element. Please contact the site administrator. If you are the administrator of this site, please check the JavaScript console or check the following page for troubleshooting: http://g.co/mapsJSApiErrors

And in console I get js?sensor=false&v=3.5:32 Google Maps API error: Google Maps API error: MissingKeyMapError https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/error-messages#missing-key-map-error

After some research it appears that Google changed it's requirements and all new sites using v3+ of the api require an API key, as found here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/37991340/error-google-maps-api-error-...

I noticed on lines 137-146 of plugins/layer_types/openlayers_layer_type_google.incis where the check for version 2 or not happen. Only on version 2 are we adding the key to the url.

Created a patch that works for me on a production site.

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#4 2759431-google-maps-api-error.patch1.11 KBjosh.fabean
#10 openlayers-google_maps_api_error-2759431-10-D7.patch2.93 KBnikolas.costa
#3 2759431-google-maps-api-error.patch1.27 KBjosh.fabean

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tessa bakker
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Works perfect!

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hachreak commented

The patch works, but I continuous to not see the map! T_T
At least if I use "google maps hybrid" or "google maps normal".
Apparently "google maps satellite" works... @.@
It say "Google Maps API warning: RetiredVersion".
Probably is too old the 3.5 version but I don't have idea how the new stable version is compatible with openlayers-v2.. T_T
Any suggestions? :)

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sohal khatwani commented

This patch worked for us on the Google Normal Maps. We also changed the selection to maps.googleapis.com in the API key section and installed our key.

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tinohuda commented

patch #3 work perfectly

thanks.

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I removed the warning due to incorrect RetiredVersion and SensorNotRequired values submission.

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patch #10 works fine for me, so RTBC again

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akolahi commented

Patch #10 seems to resolve the issue.

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zread commented

+1 for patch #10