FWIW, I’m getting “Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL” on the demo page.
I have been using a simple text link, genre ‘View [ADDRESS] on Google Maps’. I then use JavaScript to dynamically add an interactive Google Maps embed above it. If JavaScript is not available, people will still see the text link. Showing the actual image is a nice approach, but for now I’ll stick with my habit.
One thing that wasn’t mentioned in the article is how this technique affects performance. You advise against using the `<noscript>` approach, but I would recommend it to avoid the needless image request in the case where JavaScript is available (and the image will be replaced by an interactive map anyway).
Mathias Bynens
FWIW, I’m getting “Uncaught SyntaxError: Unexpected token ILLEGAL” on the demo page.
I have been using a simple text link, genre ‘View [ADDRESS] on Google Maps’. I then use JavaScript to dynamically add an interactive Google Maps embed above it. If JavaScript is not available, people will still see the text link. Showing the actual image is a nice approach, but for now I’ll stick with my habit.
One thing that wasn’t mentioned in the article is how this technique affects performance. You advise against using the `<noscript>` approach, but I would recommend it to avoid the needless image request in the case where JavaScript is available (and the image will be replaced by an interactive map anyway).