Universal Map2web

Installation

Usage

1. Launch the plugin

Click on the Universal Map2web icon in the QGIS toolbar, or open it from the Web menu.

General tab

• Choose the web library used to render the map (Leaflet)
• Select the basemap: OpenStreetMap, Google Satellite, or a custom tile URL (e.g. https://{s}.tile.example.com/{z}/{x}/{y}.png)
• Enable the tools you want embedded in the exported map (see Tools & Options)

Customization tab

• Set the map title shown in the browser tab and header
• Add an optional logo displayed in the header
• Pick the header color
• Choose one of the four UI themes (see Themes)

Layers tab

1. Check the layers to export (use "Select all" / "Deselect all" / "Invert" to speed this up)
2. For each layer, configure which attribute fields appear in the popup when a feature is clicked

Advanced tab

• Simplify geometries — reduces vertex count for faster loading
• Compress JSON data — smaller GeoJSON output files
• Round coordinates — trims decimal precision
• Export as ZIP — packages the whole export in a single archive
• Open automatically in browser — starts a local server and opens the map once export finishes

Wiki tab

Built-in quick-reference documentation, available in French or English depending on your QGIS language.

Exporting

1. Once everything is configured, click "OK"
2. Choose the destination folder
3. The map opens automatically in your default browser (if enabled)

Tools & Options

Each tool below can be enabled or disabled independently in the General tab before export.

Option	Effect on the exported map
Address search	Adds a search bar to locate an address on the map
GPS geolocation	Adds a button to center the map on the visitor's current position
Measure (distance/area)	Adds interactive distance and area measurement tools
Print button	Adds a button that triggers the browser's print dialog for the map
Fullscreen mode	Adds a control to expand the map to fullscreen
Overview (MiniMap)	Displays a small overview map in a corner of the main map
Scale bar	Displays a graphic distance scale (enabled by default)
Cursor position	Displays live latitude/longitude under the mouse pointer
Attribution	Displays the map/library credits (enabled by default)
Advanced filter	Adds the attribute filtering panel — see Advanced Filtering

Layer management on the exported map

• Show / hide a layer: toggle its checkbox in the legend panel
• Point clustering: enable "Cluster points" per layer (point layers only)
• Legend: colors and categories are generated automatically from your QGIS symbology (Simple, Categorized, Graduated, and Rule-based renderers are all supported)
• Expand / Collapse all: quickly fold or unfold every layer group in the legend

Themes & Customization

Advanced Filtering

When enabled, a filter panel appears in the exported map's sidebar, letting visitors query features without touching QGIS.

How to use it

1. Select a layer
2. Select a field
3. Select an operator
4. Type or click a value
5. Click "Apply" — matching features are highlighted on the map

Available operators

Operator	Meaning
=	equal to
≠	different from
⊃	contains
starts with	text starts with the given value
>	greater than
<	less than
≥	greater than or equal to
≤	less than or equal to

Tips and Best Practices

Troubleshooting

The map doesn't open automatically after export

The legend or some labels stay in the wrong language

A layer doesn't appear in the exported map

Colors or categories in the web map don't match QGIS

Requirements

Component	Requirement
QGIS	3.40 or higher (up to 4.x)
Browser	Chrome 90+, Firefox 88+, Edge 90+
Memory	4 GB RAM minimum
Internet	Required for basemaps and web libraries (Leaflet, plugins)

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