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

README.md

Try out this up-to-date version:

https://github.com/mimoklef/Search-Google-Maps-Back

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);
})();

@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

Actually i realized my code works still, probably a PEBKAC error on my end

Anyone finding this, check out this script: https://github.com/mimoklef/Search-Google-Maps-Back