Sitecore custom field type to convert address to Latitude and Longitude using Google map API Sitecore allows the user to create a custom field type as per requirement. This blog post will explain to you how to create custom field type to convert address to Latitude and Longitude, this is a super easy way to get Latitude and Longitude for Content Editor. Create new field Switch to Core Database and Navigate to this location “/sitecore/system/Field types” Create new folder “User Defined” using this “/sitecore/templates/Common/Folder“ template Create new item “LatLong” using this template“/sitecore/templates/System/Templates/Template field type” Inside “LatLong” item add control name “customfields:LatLongField” Create new folder “Menu “ using this “/sitecore/templates/Common/Folder“ template Inside “Set LatLLong”, set below values: Display name: Set Latitude Longitude Message: LatLongField:Set Inside “Menu” folder create