Creating a layer

One of the custom post types that JEO plugin provides is Layer. Layers are where you add legends, colors, and data sources to your maps. A map may contain one or more layers.

Entering the Layer post editor, you'll see a preview of the current layer (or a default layer if the current layer hasn't been edited yet) and three sidebar panels: Settings, Attributions and Legend.

Layer settings

On the Layer settings panel, you can change the layer type.

JEO supports four layer types out-of-the-box:

Type	Required fields	Optional fields	Best for
Mapbox styles	Style ID (username/style-id)	Access token	Complete styled maps created in Mapbox Studio
Mapbox tilesets	Tileset ID (username.tilesetid)	Access token	Raster data hosted on Mapbox
Mapbox vector tiles (MVTs)	Tileset ID, source layer, geometry type	Access token	Vector data with interactive features
TileLayers	Tile URL template (https://.../{z}/{x}/{y}.png)	—	Third-party tile servers (XYZ URLs)

If the Access token field is left empty, the layer will use the Mapbox API key configured in Jeo → Settings. You only need to fill this field when the layer requires a different token than the global one.

There's also an Edit interactions button. Here, you can add popups to your layer when specific actions (clicking or hovering the mouse) are made (e.g.: clicking on a building and displaying its height).

Layer legend

On the Layer legend panel, you can add legends to your layer (barscale, simple-color, icons, or circles) and customize their colors.

Attributions

Here is where you can give layer credits, setting a link to download it or access more information about it. These attributions will be shown on the bottom of the map and inside the popup that shows up when the INFO button is clicked in a map.