with composer:
composer require abr4xas/gmaps-input-backpack
Add your Google Api Key to the env file:
GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY=
Add this to your backpack controller:
$this->crud->addField([
'name' => 'address-input', // do not change this
'type' => 'customGoogleMaps', // do not change this
'label' => "Google Maps",
'hint' => 'Help text',
'attributes' => [
'class' => 'form-control map-input', // do not change this, add more classes if needed
],
'view_namespace' => 'custom-google-maps-field-for-backpack::fields',
]);
Notice the view_namespace attribute - make sure that is exactly as above, to tell Backpack to load the field from this addon package, instead of assuming it's inside the Backpack\CRUD package.
Thanks to https://laraveldaily.com/laravel-find-addresses-with-coordinates-via-google-maps-api/ for the inspiration.