1.0.9 — Industria 11 (Zacatecas, MX) contact update

Updated the Industria 11 (Guadalupe, Zacatecas, Mexico) corporate contact to Oscar Ceballos, +52 (492) 158 0661, oscar.ceballosrivera@boartlongyear.com.

As with 1.0.8, the ~180 MB basemap .pmtiles is not in this ZIP — it lives at wp-content/bl-maps/ per site (see basemap/README.md). No change to the basemap in this release.

1.0.8 — self-hosted Protomaps basemap (retire expired CARTO)

Replaces the retired CARTO dark basemap (license expired, blanking the map) with a self-hosted Protomaps dark vector basemap rendered via protomaps-leaflet 5.1.0. No third-party tile provider, no API key. Falls back to OpenStreetMap raster only if the basemap archive can't load.

⚠️ Per-site install step: the ~180 MB .pmtiles archive is not in this ZIP (too large; it must live outside the plugin folder so updates don't wipe it). After installing/updating, place the archive once per site at wp-content/bl-maps/bl-basemap-world-z7.pmtiles. Rebuild it with basemap/build-basemap.sh; full instructions in basemap/README.md. Already installed on the boartlongyearproducts.com production site.

The archive is served same-origin from wp-content/bl-maps/ (HTTP Range, no CORS). Override its location with the BL_LOCMAP_PMTILES_URL constant or the bl_locmap_pmtiles_url filter. Map now caps at zoom 12 and overzooms the z7 source cleanly.

1.0.7 — Apex coords + pin recenter

What's new

• Apex Holdings Limited — corrected coordinates to Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (-6.7466, 39.2772). The previous lat/lng was still pointing at the original Mwanza location from the Allied Mining → Apex rename in 1.0.5.
• Smooth pin recenter — clicking a marker now flies the map to that pin. On desktop the center is offset by half the panel width so the active pin sits in the middle of the visible map area, not under the side panel.

Totals: 44 locations — 14 Corporate, 30 Distributor.

Update on the live site

WP Admin → Dashboard → Updates → Check Again → Plugins → BL Location Map: Update Now.

1.0.6 — Apex Holdings rename packaged

What's new

• 1.0.6 — Packaged tagged release including the Apex Holdings rename from 1.0.5. Re-inlined locations into the standalone preview.
• 1.0.5 — Renamed Allied Mining Services Limited to Apex Holdings Limited and updated the Tanzania address.

Totals: 44 locations — 14 Corporate, 30 Distributor.

Update on the live site

The plugin's auto-updater checks update.json on main every 12 h. To pull this in now:

1. WP Admin → Dashboard → Updates → Check Again
2. Plugins page should show BL Location Map with Update Now — click it.

No manual upload needed — the auto-updater downloads this ZIP directly.

Update to Apex in Africa

What's new

• Updated Apex in Tanzania

Totals: 44 locations — 14 Corporate, 30 Distributor.

Install / Update

• First install: WP Admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin → choose bl-location-map.zip → Activate.
• Upgrade from prior version: the plugin's built-in auto-updater (pulls update.json from this repo) will surface an update notice on the WP Admin → Plugins page within 12 h. Click Update Now. To force-refresh, hit "Check Again" on the WordPress Updates screen.

Place the shortcode on any page:

[bl_location_map]

v1.0.4 — Remove INDEQ Corp OÜ

What's new

• Removed INDEQ Corp OÜ (Tallinn, Estonia) from the distributor list

Totals: 44 locations — 14 Corporate, 30 Distributor.

Install / Update

• First install: WP Admin → Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin → choose bl-location-map.zip → Activate.
• Upgrade from prior version: the plugin's built-in auto-updater (pulls update.json from this repo) will surface an update notice on the WP Admin → Plugins page within 12 h. Click Update Now. To force-refresh, hit "Check Again" on the WordPress Updates screen.

Place the shortcode on any page:

[bl_location_map]