Interactive Google Maps In Post
 

No Google Maps API key, no mod install, no template edits, etc. This is based off YBMF's mod for 4.0, but a bit easier for the end user. Instead of the user having to input the full Google Maps link, just the address, name of business, etc is acceptable.

Admin CP --> Custom BB Codes --> Add New BB Code


Title: Map

BB Code Tag Name: map

Replacement: <div align="center" style="margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="thead" style="text-align:center"><iframe width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?q={param}&output=embed"></iframe></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

Example: [map]201 S. Grant Avenue, Columbus, Ohio[/map]

Description: This will insert a Google map of the location you input

Use {option}: No

Button Image (Optional): whatever 20x20 image you want, attached is the one we use

Remove Tag If Empty: Yes

Disable BB Code Within This BB Code: Yes

Disable Smilies Within This BB Code: Yes

Disable Word Wrapping Within This BB Code: Yes

What about displaying a route from A-B?

Easy as cake.

[map]Columbus, OH to New York, NY[/map]

Screenshot attached of the results.

I mean if I create a route on Google maps, how would I display that?

LINK

I made a few adjustments to this BB Code mod specifically for you (and anyone else who might need it):
https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=235632

Nice! Works pretty good too.

As it happens, Google Maps is still showing old road names around here. Can this be made to work with Mapquest or Bing/explore?

Very nice mod! Nominated and installed.

I don't suppose there is a way to get this to show up in the "Visitors Message" reply in the User Profile area?

Thanks in advance.

thanks!

I like this mod, how would I put multiple locations in, for my website I would like to put in locations of Bowling Centres in the Northwest of England, is this possible ?

Let me see what i can do.

The problem is that neither Bing nor Mapquest seems to want to take a simple URL like Google maps will, so I've had no luck with them.

Thanks

Installed and working great in 3.8.4 PL2. I must say your implementation adds far more security then the original hack because it forces the iframe to google instead of getting it passed from the user.

Nice Mod..thanks!!

Works great on 4.03

u rock...

installed and checked and rated

Can I ask why you enclosed the iframe in both a <div> and table? Seems like overkill in layout.

aweseom thanks

I wonder if this is the reason the spacing is different on the top and bottom? Seems the text is closer to the top of the map then the text is to the bottom?

Cool works great thanks...

One question please:

I want to display the name of a place with a placemarker in my map. How do I do that ?

- thanks,
Leo

I simply modified theirs to fit what I wanted.

Awesome works well and just what I have been looking for!

Installed on vBulletin v4.0.3 and works perfectly!

Thank you very much!

Seems I get an error in 4.0.4 PL 1

Did you edit or change anything from double quotes " " to single quotes' ' ? Perhaps a double single quote '' ? Looking over the text there is no error on the author's part so either something got changed or your vB is malfunctioning. Perhaps try copying and pasting the replacement again?

I simply copy and pasted the code right from this page.

I believe you, it's just damned weird, obviously many people have done it without this issue... Although I've never seen this happen before when copying into a vb text box perhaps some extra formating is being copied over for you? Try copying and pasting the code below... if that doesn't work try copying it into a text editor like notepad then re-copy from the editor and paste- that will remove any extra formatting.

If those still don't work then start removing tags from the text... yes I know it won't work right but it will, hopefully, narrow down exactly what tag is causing the issue... for instance try just:

Do you still get an error? if not try:

etc... until you find out exactly what piece of code is causing the error.

If you still get the error on even just a basic <div> </div> tag with no extras then I would look to the custom bb code immediately above this one, perhaps a quote is not closed throwing everything off... I've seen this issue cause havoc with css style sheets, never bb 's code but there's a first time for everything.

I hear ya...its odd...worked fine with 4.0.3...just getting the error in 4.0.4 PL1 :)

hmmm working great for me on 4.0.4 PL1 (can see it here - http://forums.texas-fbody.org/portal.php?pageid=tfba)
I would try removing it and reinstalling

Oh it works fine...just get that error when saving the custom BB code in admincp :)

lol oh ok, i missed that part

Odd. I just tried it on 4.0.4PL1 and it works fine. Not sure what to tell you on that one.

I also get the same error in 4.0.4 PL1 - it is the param that is causing it

I see it now on my test install of vb4...
It's perfectly safe to ignore this error and hit continue, I imagine it would happen anytime the {param} is in an http statement, I don't know if this would qualify as another 'bug' or just a poorly thought out 'feature' of vb4.

I like it very much, but can you please help me to make a little change?

when I click on the "A" (destination) it will display the address but no picture. Sometimes the location has a picture, and I would like to display it.

for example, if you put some address in the map.google.com, like the following
Redmond City Hall
15670 Northeast 85th Street
Redmond, WA 98052-3584

you will see a picture, but with your BB code, it will not show the picture :-(

Sure enough. Good catch. Yeah, that's not a problem with this but with the way vBulletin is validating the HTML.

Seems to be working fine for me. I just typed "Redmond City Hall 98052" within the map tags.