Mapquest tiles no longer available without API key

[ehcloninger]

I enable maps on my theme (show_map = True), which activates MapQuest tiles (pin in upper right of image). In the themes, this is written in themes/*/templates/index.html during function init_maps(). As of 2016/07/11 the Mapquest tile server is no longer available for open public use without an API key.

According to their announcement, an API key can have 15,000 accesses per month. I imagine you want to set the templates up to require the user to get their own API key or else link to someone else's map tiles.

http://devblog.mapquest.com/2016/06/15/modernization-of-mapquest-results-in-changes-to-open-tile-access/

[saimn]

Thanks for reporting this. What are the alternatives ?

[saimn]

So, first option, the Mapquest plugin for Leaflet, which requires a key:
https://developer.mapquest.com/documentation/leaflet-plugins/maps/

[153957]

There are many alternative tile server providers, pick one (without an api key) you like:
https://leaflet-extras.github.io/leaflet-providers/preview/

[saimn]

Thanks @153957 , let's use leaflet-providers to give users the choice.