diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ccd3e1..d38b1f8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Donate link: http://dhpress.org/
 Tags: plugin, map, open layers, markers, humanities, toolkit, video, historical, tours  
 Requires at least: 3.4  
 Tested up to: 3.8  
-Stable tag: 1.8.3  
+Stable tag: 1.8.4  
 License: GPLv2 or later  
 License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html  
   
diff --git a/trunk/css/ol-map.css b/trunk/css/ol-map.css
index dfa9512..c41eb25 100644
--- a/trunk/css/ol-map.css
+++ b/trunk/css/ol-map.css
@@ -56,7 +56,9 @@ body.fullscreen {
 	right: 10px;
 
 }
-
+#dhp-visual.olMap{
+	background: #eeeeee;
+}
 	/* Overrides most theme settings for img tags in the map only */
 .entry-content .olMap img,
 .widget .olMap img {
diff --git a/trunk/dhpress.php b/trunk/dhpress.php
index 6385f25..fc984d6 100644
--- a/trunk/dhpress.php
+++ b/trunk/dhpress.php
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Plugin Name: DH Press | Digital Humanities Toolkit
 Plugin URI: http://dhpress.org/download
 Description: DHPress is a flexible, repurposable, fully extensible digital humanities toolkit designed for non-technical users.
-Version: 1.8.3
+Version: 1.8.4
 Author: DHPress Team: Joe E Hope, Michael Newton, Pam Lach, Bryan Gaston
 Author URI: http://dhpress.org/team
 License: GPLv2
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
 define( 'DHP_REQUIRED_WP_VERSION', '3.1' );
 define( 'DHP_PLUGIN_URL', plugins_url('', __FILE__ ) );
 define( 'DHP_MAPS_TABLE_VERSION', '0.1' );
-define( 'DHP_PLUGIN_VERSION', '1.8.3' );
+define( 'DHP_PLUGIN_VERSION', '1.8.4' );
 define( 'SCRIPT_DEBUG', true );
 
 /**
diff --git a/trunk/js/dhp-maps-view.js b/trunk/js/dhp-maps-view.js
index 4359edc..9f6699d 100644
--- a/trunk/js/dhp-maps-view.js
+++ b/trunk/js/dhp-maps-view.js
@@ -92,15 +92,16 @@ var dhpMapsView = {
         };
 
         dhpMapsView.catFilter = new Object();
-
             // Create layers for maps as well as controls for each
         _.each(mapEP.layers, function(theLayer, index) {
-
             opacity = 1;
             if(theLayer['opacity']) {
                 opacity = theLayer['opacity'];
             }
             switch (theLayer['mapType']) {
+            case 'type-Blank':
+                newLayer = new OpenLayers.Layer("Blank Base Layer", {numZoomLevels: 20, isBaseLayer: true});
+                break;
             case 'type-OSM':
                 var thisLayer = dhpData.vizParams.layerData[index];
                 var arrayOSM = thisLayer.dhp_map_url.split(',');
@@ -624,7 +625,6 @@ var dhpMapsView = {
         var layerSettings = dhpMapsView.mapEP.layers;
 
         _.each(dhpMapsView.olMap.layers,function(thisLayer,index) {
-            //console.log(layer.name)
             layerOpacity = 1;
             if(layerSettings[index]) {
                 layerOpacity = layerSettings[index]['opacity'];
@@ -646,7 +646,7 @@ var dhpMapsView = {
                 step:.05,
                 values: [ layerOpacity ],
                 slide: function( event, ui ) {
-                  thisLayer.setOpacity(ui.values[ 0 ]);                
+                  thisLayer.setOpacity(ui.values[ 0 ]);
                 }
             });
                 // Handle turning on and off map layer
diff --git a/trunk/php/dhp-map-library.php b/trunk/php/dhp-map-library.php
index c39ec99..6399655 100644
--- a/trunk/php/dhp-map-library.php
+++ b/trunk/php/dhp-map-library.php
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ function show_dhp_map_settings_box()
     case 'WMS':
         $selectWMS = 'selected';
         break;
+    case 'Blank':
+        $selectBlank = 'selected';
+        break;
     case 'KML':
         $selectKML = 'selected';
         break;
@@ -224,7 +227,7 @@ function show_dhp_map_settings_box()
     echo '<tr><td align=right>*Map ID:</td><td><input name="dhp_map_typeid" id="dhp_map_typeid" type="text" size="60" value="'.$mapAttributes['dhp_map_typeid'].'"/></td></tr>';
     echo '<tr><td align=right>*Short title:</td><td><input name="dhp_map_shortname" id="dhp_map_shortname" type="text" size="60" value="'.$mapAttributes['dhp_map_shortname'].'"/></td></tr>';
     echo '<tr><td align=right>*URL:</td><td><input name="dhp_map_url" id="dhp_map_url" type="text" size="30" value="'.$mapAttributes['dhp_map_url'].'"/></td></tr>';
-    echo '<tr><td align=right>*Type:</td><td><select name="dhp_map_type" id="dhp_map_type"><option value="" '.$selectType.'>Please select a type</option><option value="WMS" '.$selectWMS.' disabled>WMS</option><option value="KML" '.$selectKML.' >KML</option><option value="DHP" '.$selectDHP.'>Custom DHP</option><option value="OSM" '.$selectOSM.'>OSM</option><option value="OSM" '.$selectTMS.'>TMS</option><option value="Google" '.$selectGoogle.'>Google</option></select></td></tr>';
+    echo '<tr><td align=right>*Type:</td><td><select name="dhp_map_type" id="dhp_map_type"><option value="" '.$selectType.'>Please select a type</option><option value="WMS" '.$selectWMS.' disabled>WMS</option><option value="Blank" '.$selectBlank.' >Blank</option><option value="KML" '.$selectKML.' >KML</option><option value="DHP" '.$selectDHP.'>Custom DHP</option><option value="OSM" '.$selectOSM.'>OSM</option><option value="OSM" '.$selectTMS.'>TMS</option><option value="Google" '.$selectGoogle.'>Google</option></select></td></tr>';
     echo '<tr><td align=right>*Category:</td><td><select name="dhp_map_category" id="dhp_map_category"><option value="" '.$selectCategory.'>Please select a category</option><option value="base layer" '.$selectBaseLayer.'>Base Layer</option><option value="overlay" '.$selectOverlay.' >Overlay</option></select></td></tr>';
 
     echo '<tr><td align=right>*North bounds:</td><td><input name="dhp_map_n_bounds" id="dhp_map_n_bounds" type="text" size="10" value="'.$mapAttributes['dhp_map_n_bounds'].'"/></td></tr>';