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Location Page

How to use a Location

Location is a standalone content item  used to provide information about a physical place where users can go. See an example of Location Listing page.

Watch: How to Create a Location

Learn how to create a location.

When to use a Location

Use a Location when:

  • The public can visit the place in person
  • You need to provide:
    • Address
    • Contact details
  • You can also provide hours of operation

Do not use a Location item when:

  • The contact is not tied to a physical visit,  use a general contact type
  • if you want to share information describing places that are not for the Public to visit, use a Basic Page.

Example of a location

Locations can also be linked to contacts to provide additional context and information.

What a Location includes

A typical location page may include:

  • Title (Location name)
  • Physical address (displayed prominently)
  • Office hours
  • Contact information:
    • Website
    • Email
    • Phone numbers
  • Featured image (optional)
  • Description

Required fields

There are three required fields:

  • Title is the Location name (75 characters max)

  • Summary (meta description) provides a short description of the page for search results and does not appear on the page. (160 characters max)

  • Physical address that includes the street, city, state, and zip code.

Optional fields

Additional Address

  • Add mailing address (if different from physical address)

Office hours

  • Enter hours for each day manually or use the time picker
  • Use:
    • “Add time slot” for multiple open periods in one day
    • “Copy previous day” to save time
  • Add exceptions for holidays or special hours
  • Option to mark location as temporarily closed

Contact information

  • Up to 2 websites
  • Email address
  • Up to 3 phone numbers (choose type: main, mobile, fax)

Content

  • Featured image
  • Description

Related contact (connects a person or office to the location)

  • Up to 6 related links
  • Up to 20 related files (e.g., forms, documents)

Description

Add information about the location.

Add Taxonomy (Classification)

Taxonomy helps organize and filter locations:

  • Topics (up to 5)
  • Location type
  • Location area
  • County
  • Division/section
  • Agency-specific terms

These improve search and listing functionality across the site.

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