In the Local Guides Clean The Map-series we now have a great opportunity as temporary COVID-closures need to be reversed on Google Maps.
Here all restaurants, shops, and shopping centers have reopened and many of them are still marked as temporary closed. Not all business owners have claimed their listings and many don’t check their listings regularly.
So there are a lot of much-needed edits waiting for us as the COVID restrictions get lifted.
In my neighborhood, I can scan the listings without even opening the places pages since words like “Takeout” are listed directly on the map. They need to have the dine-in option checked again.
You can’t do this on Desktop, but on Android and IOS-devices you select the tab About
and then select Describe this place to toggle the Dine-in option ON again. So this is not done by the usual Suggest an edit routine.
I don’t know if such improvements of the description result in points. Please share, if you know this.
Thanks for your remark. I went back to check some of the Dine-in markings I made yesterday. And they are still not visible on the map. So you and @JanVanHaver are right that this is not really working (yet).
Would @sonnyNg care to share an update on this? Is this a bug and something the team is working to fix?
A couple of weeks ago, we were not able to update the Dine in feature in that About section at all, so there is definitely progress. But having this confirmed in GMB would indeed also make sense @MortenCopenhagen@Julien44
As per the current situation, description matters the most as the customer wants to know whether the business is allowing dine-in, takeaway, or not.
I do not see any point in updating the description of any business. Description can be found in the about section of any business, it may not be visible on the homepage of any listing/business.
You may want to check out your original thread again @MortenCopenhagen
As per your main post,
I don’t know if such improvements of the description result in points. Please share, if you know this
As per the latest reply,
Please share what you mean by “I do not see any point in updating the description of any business.”
Wasn’t I able to understand you properly in this?
It seems I was unable to clarify the description of any business. Great to see that takeout on that Mormors business. When this business offer Dine-in and Takeout together, will it show both words?
When I said homepage then it means after clicking on a business what we see in the maps. You were able to understand that in your below text.
It seems I was unable to clarify the description of any business. Great to see that takeout on that Mormors business. When this business offer Dine-in and Takeout together, will it show both words?
I’m not sure. My best guess is that Takeout will be replaced with the type of restaurant like Thai or Vegetarian.
I do see other places nearby listed with both: Takeout * Delivery directly on the map. My quick search did not find any places with Takeout * Dine-in mentioned directly on the map.
Hola @MortenCopenhagen en mí ciudad recién estamos comenzando las distintas fases de reapertura. Ayer pude reabrir una librería que figuraba cerrada aún. Todavía aquí no podemos reunirnos ni salir a recorrer la ciudad así que tenía pensado organizar un Meet-up virtual para seguir con la campaña #LGCTM podemos buscar sitios duplicados y también reportar fotos que no correspondan al lugar, te parece una buena idea? Cualquier consejo será bienvenido.
@MortenCopenhagen , I have tried to make edits in this section. I do not see the results yet. It is likely due to the fact that most of the businesses are claimed. The message after suggesting changes doesn’t show points. And after your question I decided to check it with my general points (I didn’t pay much attention to it as it’s not about points you know) - they haven’t changed after another edit of dine-in. I’ll keep an eye on those places and edits. It’s a pity they are not shown in the edits history - that would make it easier.
