Bring back the google maps button and make map image clickable when searching on google

README.md

Google Search Maps Fix

Bring back the "Maps" button and make some map tiles clickable again.

How to install

1. Install a userscript addon like Violentmonkey
2. Click HERE to install the user script

google_search_maps_addon.user.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         Google Search Maps Fix
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      2024-06-05
// @description  Bring Google maps button back (originally based off of Daan Grashoff's script)
// @author       Delivator
// @match        https://www.google.com/search*
// @include      https://www.google.tld/search*
// @icon         https://www.google.com/images/branding/googleg/1x/googleg_standard_color_128dp.png
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
    'use strict';

    function addMapsLink() {
        // Get the search query from the URL
        const searchQuery = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search).get('q');

        // Construct the Maps link with the query
        const mapsLink = `${window.location.origin}/maps?q=${searchQuery}`;

        // Select the menu container and map
        const menuContainer = document.querySelector('.crJ18e > div[role="list"]');
        const mapImage = document.querySelector('#lu_map, #dimg_95');
        
        if (menuContainer) {
            // Create a new list item div
            const listItem = document.createElement('div');
            listItem.setAttribute('role', 'listitem');

            // Create the link element
            const link = document.createElement('a');
            link.href = mapsLink;
            link.className = 'nPDzT T3FoJb';
            link.setAttribute('jsname', 'VIftV');
            link.setAttribute('role', 'link');

            // Create the inner text div
            const innerTextDiv = document.createElement('div');
            innerTextDiv.setAttribute('jsname', 'bVqjv');
            innerTextDiv.className = 'YmvwI';
            innerTextDiv.textContent = 'Maps';

            // Append the inner text div to the link
            link.appendChild(innerTextDiv);

            // Append the link to the list item
            listItem.appendChild(link);

            // Insert the new list item as the second-to-last element
            if (menuContainer.children.length > 1) {
                menuContainer.insertBefore(listItem, menuContainer.children[menuContainer.children.length - 1]);
            } else {
                menuContainer.appendChild(listItem);
            }
        }

        if (mapImage) {
            // Create a new anchor element for map element
            const anchorElement = document.createElement('a');
            anchorElement.href = mapsLink;
            mapImage.parentNode.insertBefore(anchorElement, mapImage);
            anchorElement.appendChild(mapImage);
        }
    }

    // Run the function to add the Maps link when the page loads
    window.addEventListener('load', addMapsLink);
})();

hi @Xornop , can you tell me what exactly is broken? For me it still works that the "Maps" tab is added but clicking on the map sometimes doesnt work.

@Delivator yeah same for me, thats my issue. I dont use the maps tab, just in cases where it doesnt give me a minimap when i think it should have