Welcome to the PortalMapBot News Channel!

If you're new to PMB read the FAQ: http://telegra.ph/PortalMapBot-FAQ-04-11
And stay tuned for updates!

PMB Update:
~Added Waze Navigation Link
~No longer need to tag the bot in a PM, it will automatically return your result when sending it a message.
~When searching by GUID, the suffix on the end (eg .12 or .16) is no longer needed.

PMB FAQ: http://telegra.ph/PortalMapBot-FAQ-04-11

PMB Update:
Since OPR was opened to all L16s, and then all L15s, almost 100,000 portals have been added to PMB's database. Amazing!
A system for more of you to help keep PMB up to date is also being developed so stay tuned!

PMB is currently down as we remove a rogue AI which forced its way in! Back soon! ❤️

We're back! We ended up keeping the AI! 💙💚

Theres now a /help guide on @PortalMapBot for new users! Check it out!

PMB will be back ASAP! Sorry! 💙💚

And we're back! 60k new portals in the last few days as well! 😘

Waze links have been improved to work better with desktop and when the app isn't installed.

Happy hacking! 💚💙

We're pleased to announce the public release of the crowdsource plugin, PortalFinder!

You can now help keep the PMB database up to date!

Download it here: https://011842.xyz/

You can also find the quick use guide there for easy reference.

Update time!

To assist new users when typing just "@PortalMapBot" and leaving the box blank, a popup now says to enter a portal name to begin using it, in addition when searching and theres no results it will now say so.

You can now make a /suggestion ! If you have any good ideas on how to improve the bot, don't be afraid to send it in, and while we appreciate all users, English is preferred. :) When making a suggestion, you can say if you want credit for the idea or if you would like to stay anonymous (which is default).

Happy Hacking! 💙💚

Some clarification on how to send in suggestions. If you want to tell us to add ponies to PMB simply type:
/suggestion dude add some ponies

You can also send:
/suggestion@PortalMapBot

And then reply with your suggestion (It should automatically force a reply).

Happy Hacking! 💚💙

The Bot API is currently down. This is a Telegram issue outside of our control.

Sorry about that, and Happy Hacking! 💙💚

Portal: #NL1331 (Intel)
Google Maps
MAPS.ME
Waze
117 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401, USA
Coords: 44.476968,-73.21268

6ddfcc922c1a4fc4a2c76786a4e7bb2b.16

And it's back!

Some of you eagle eye users may have noticed a new feature.
You can now add a "home" location!

Initiate it by typing /settings
You can then set the location and radius by selecting the appropriate buttons.
Once both are set, whenever you perform a search for a portal, PMB will prioritise matching portals from your set area.

Don't forget, if you have any more ideas, you can send them to us via the /suggestion command.
Also check out https://011842.xyz for more info on PMB and how you can contribute portals via the plugin.