This opens up the privacy issue again which is mentioned several times already.

Not everybody wants to show their exact location. Even Google warns for this.

In Europe it's even more strict and even punishable by law if you don't warn the users about the risks and the fact that you would use the real address. Moreover it hasn't got enough global coverage

In attachment you'll see a backend screenshot of the next version

frontend screenshot see a few posts above

status:

- set color for users/admin/mod/supermod => fixed
- Google API v2 support => fixed (major work)

Looking good, could I ask if it'll be possible to add a colour choice in admin Cp for inactive users?? Means marker could stay but its obvious that the user isn't currently using forums. TIA

In a sense that you would like to see which user is currently online ?

Or more that users that are no longer posting?


Status update on the rest of the work:

Custom usergroup permissions for viewing googlemap in admincp => fixed with default to yes

All you can see the new version in action on http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums...hp?do=showmain

stonyarc, thanks for this. Strong work.

Any chance you will be adding in the ability to have additional link types, so that admins / mods can display customized info beyond user locations?

Regards,

South Fork

I second that please, it would be be very useful. Would it be possible to link to that particular location - So if people refer to it in a thread as a hyperlink the user could be taken to that location on the map :-)

We don't ask for much ;-)

Keep up the good work

I got news for you both.

This version is the "vbgooglemap User Edition" but I'll be releasing a "vbgooglemap Hotspot Edition" too once this one is completely finished. That one will focus on nice locations, places to be, small comments, link to a thread and a small image. I'm still working on the backend for that one, the datamodel and the approval system for events or locations.

I'll try to add custom usergroup support in the v2.0.0 vbgooglemap user edition.

http://www.xboxusersgroup.com/forums...hp?do=showmain for a preview

For the xbox fans: a gamercard edition will be running soon on http://www.xboxusersgroup.com which will show our custom gamercards we have.

Have fun

I hope you can get the usergroup security in there for the user version of the hack i need that to protect the locations of my users as I operate a closed board so don't want guests to see the user locations and all that. Also the hotspot edition sounds excellent. Can't wait.

You can now set access to the usergroups.

Just a simple "allow access yes/no". Where to show the link is still up to the admin.

Sounds like the dogs dangley bits - can't wait for it to be released :cool: