Pinmapple announced that they are closing down today, which means that new posts will no longer be curated and that their worldmap with all pins will disappear soon. At TravelFeed, we aim to carry forward what Pinmapple has established and ensure that your posts continue to have a home.

To achieve this, we've built on top of Pinmapple's hivesql queries from their open-source backend. This means that just like on Pinmapple, posts from any Hive frontend using the code snippet will be added to the TravelFeed map. We are curating all these posts, just as we do with posts made directly through TravelFeed.com.

We've also rewritten the map to improve performance and mobile usability. The pin picker is similar to Pinmapple, allowing you to obtain the code snippet:

  1. Go to https://travelfeed.com/map
  2. Click the create pin button.
  3. Drag the marker to where your post should be. Zoom in if needed. You can also use the search bar (top right) or your location (left). 
  4. Copy and paste the generated code in your post (on any Hive frontend).
  5. OR login with Hive Keychain or Hivesigner and click "create post" to post to Hive directly from TravelFeed (the code snippet is not required then).
  6. Congrats, your post is now on the map!

Unlike on Pinmapple, the marker is moved via drag and drop instead of a click. This is to improve mobile usability. Otherwise, everything works similar, though we have added a cool new 3D Globe Mode:

A team around @detlev is also working to create a new version of Pinmapple, and we are in contact with him to ensure our solutions will remain compatible and travel bloggers on Hive receive the rewards they deserve.

For those using TravelFeed Hosting, you can now have a dynamic map of all your posts on your own domain. See example. 

Previously, we announced a tool to import your existing Pinmapple posts to TravelFeed. We are also considering bulk importing all previous Pinmapple posts for all users automatically. We would love to hear your opinion on this idea—please share your thoughts with us!

If you have any questions, need assistance or want to get involved in TravelFeed, feel free to reach out in the comments or join our TravelFeed Discord server. We are still looking for new curators to join the team.