Update Tagging Square Merchants

Edwin Comino 2025-11-21 18:56:37 +00:00
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# Lets put those Square merchants on the map!
Great to see you here. Below youll find everything you need to help us tag the businesses that announced they now accept Bitcoin. Work at your own pace, ask questions anytime on Discord, and most of all: have fun while mapping!
Great to see you here. Below youll find everything you need to help us tag the businesses that announced they now accept Bitcoin. Work at your own pace, aim for quality over quantity, ask questions anytime on Discord, and most of all: have fun while mapping!
# What youll need
- A computer with two monitors (makes life easier)
- Access to OpenStreetMap, Gitea and Discord
- Access to [OpenStreetMap ]([url](https://www.openstreetmap.org/))(OSM), [Gitea ]([url](https://gitea.btcmap.org/))and [Discord]([url](https://discord.gg/wPqva83uzq))
- Access to Facebook & Instagram for quick verifications
- Some OSM tagging experience, or the willingness to read our guide
- A careful eye and a bit of perseverance
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If youd like, well pair you with a buddy who will walk you through tagging your very first ticket.
# Before you start
Pop into the Discord #shadowy-supertaggers channel and say hi. Wed love to get to know you a bit before you dive in.
# Step-by-step workflow
#### 1. Log in to [Gitea]([url](https://gitea.btcmap.org/))
#### 1. Log in to Gitea
#### 2. Pick a ticket
Open any open issue → click “Assignees” on the right → choose yourself
#### 3. Verify the merchant
Search engines, the company website, Facebook and Instagram are your friends.
Just like Bitcoin, its _dont trust but verify_. Search engines, the company website, Facebook and Instagram are your friends.
Rule of thumb: website data wins.
#### 4. Check OSM
Click the “OpenStreetMap editor link” in the Gitea ticket.
Zoom in/out to see if the place is already mapped.
Already there? Add the following tags:
**Already there?**
`check_date:currency:`
Add the following tags:
`check_date:currency:XBT=`
`check_date=`
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`payment:lightning:operator=square`
Not there yet?
**Not there yet?**
Only brick-and-mortar shops, cafés, offices, or other publicly accessible venues belong on OSM, purely online stores dont. If the pin drops in what looks like a house and you cant see a shop-front, logo, or street-level sign, please mark the ticket as _rejected_ in Gitea. When a clear storefront or office sign is visible, go ahead and map it.
Click “Point” in the OSM web editor and drop it on the correct doorstep.
Choose the most fitting category (restaurant, hair salon, coffee café …).
Need help picking the right category? Take a [look here]([url](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Map_features)).
Fill name and address (normal case, no ALL-CAPS, drop legal suffixes like LLC/Inc./Corp.).
Add name
Normal case, no ALL-CAPS (drop legal suffixes like LLC/ Inc./ Corp.).
Add full address
House number, Street, Suite/Unit (if provided), City, State (two capital letters) Zipcode.
Add phone number
Use syntax +1 123 456 7890
Add opening hours
(use tools like https://projets.pavie.info/yohours/)
The correct syntax for opening hours is explained [here]([url](https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Key:opening_hours)). Use [Yo Hours]([url](https://projets.pavie.info/yohours/)) and the [opening hours evaluation tool]([url](https://openingh.openstreetmap.de/evaluation_tool/?lng=en)) to to build the string.
Add phone tag
Use syntax +1 123 456 7890
Add website
Optional extras if listed: