Modify DOM output of markers

Hey there,

I just read all the documentation relative to using custom markers on the map.

The problem is this workaround of yours works with an external plugin + couple functions in the backend, enabling category images via plugin and THEN replacing the marker for the category image it pertains to.

I was wondering if there’s a cleaner, simpler way to do this.
Many map-oriented templates just print the category the marker pertains to as a html attribute, therefore it gets output on the structure of the page itself and then later you can style the marker the way we want just with a few CSS lines.

We are wondering if there’s a similar approach to this or if it has been done, and if so, the pertinent documentation so we can build it the same way.

Thank you,