VBGooglemap Member Edition

I'm proud to announce that the new version is currently available to you all !!!


You can now nominate hacks yourself for hacks of the month. There is a link on the right of hacks on top of the files.



Function
This will display the members of the Bulletin Board based on their lattitude and longitude coordinates on a googlemap.

Don't forget to hit install !!!!!!!
Please read the guide before asking for support !!!!!!!

Feel free to support this mod and make a paypal donation to admin@stonyarc.com

INSTALL

HOTSPOT EDITION AVAILABLE ON : https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=114149
Detailed installation instructions and screenshots in the included pdf file.

Current Features



NOTE:
VBGooglemap 3.0.0 contains the vulnerability fix. Please upgrade immediately. Version 3.0.0. also contains all features from 2.5.X

As always you use modifications at your own risk.

VBGooglemap Member Edition 2.5.1 brings you a lot of new features. It?s vital that you uninstall any previous version before upgrading/installing version 2.5.1.

Upgrading from version 2.5.0 is easier. Instruction are available in the guide.

As the uninstall function will not remove your googlemap data in the database but only the templates and files you can safely remove an older version. As a precaution you should always take a backup. This should be done on each major change you make to your bulletin board.

IF YOU ARE RUNNING VERSION 1.0.3, 2.0.X AND YOU CHANGED TEXT DIRECTLY IN THE TEMPLATES YOU NEED TO SAVE YOUR CHANGES AS VERSION 2.5.0 REQUIRES YOU TO UINSTALL PREVIOUS VERSIONS.

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission.

Changes in this version

SEE FIRST POST FOR FULL ROADMAP AND HISTORY

Planned Features
- TBD

Volume warning

high volume of users may slow down the load. Currently a load counter is included.

Languages

Thanks to Wachtmeister there is a German translation available to you all. Feel free to use it.

The translation will be updated on each new version.

Special

- Read the attached PDF for more information. The pdf is also included in the zip file.
- You'll need a googlemap key for your domain. Get your own key for your domain view http://www.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html for more information.
A googlemap key is only valid for a specific domain. You'll need a specific google account to create one.
All is explained on the googlemap link indicated above.
- Set the file permissions on the marker.xml file to 777
- The googlemap script can handle non-registered users. They will only see the main map and won't be able to enter information. This is reserved for logged in users (detected automatically)
- usergroup permissions are available in the backend
- To change location just drag the map while holding the left mouse key or by using the zoom and key functions on the left
- First time loading of the map may take a few seconds longer because of Google API hosting


Special Xbox Live version
http://www.xboxlivenation.com/community/gamermap.php

Credits

This has taken quite some work and still will take a lot more. Please give credit where credit is due. You cannot remove any notice without prior written permission. Instructions are included in the pdf file (vbgooglemap2.5.0_guide.pdf)
Special credits to Google, Pyg for the javascript tips.


FAQ

The FAQ is included in the pdf file.

INSTALL



Feel free to support this mod and make a paypal donation to admin@stonyarc.com



(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[Trana]

Is this hack still being supported? I cannot seem to get it to display any pins.

[Pulsey]

Ditto - I installed everything as per instructions (even though a couple of steps aren't 100% clear I figured it out), set the permissions, CHMOD'd the xml and still, no markers being saved.

vB3.6 - help would be appreciated as this app looks great!

[Pulsey]

Aha - fixed it. I had it set to "moderate" the posts... I didn't see where those were, but whatever, it works great now!

[tweakmonkey]

For me the pins did not show up until I went into the VbGoogleMaps control panel and manually configured the icon for each usergroup.

[Kwikms]

Can someone please explain exactly how to install the german language? Mod is working finde, but I dont know how to install the german file.

thanks.

[mjayEE8]

Nice work. I installed it in my Tesforum.

But I have the same problem like some others.

When I try to set my marker, it says that I have to fill out all required information.

Maybe I'm too stupid...
There ist text in every field and a marker on the map.

What's wrong?

@Kwikms: Admin-CP: Sprachen & Phrasen -> Sprachen hochladen/herunterladen -> XML-Sprachdatei importieren.
(Sorry for german, but I only know the german translation of the menu )

[thetootall]

Excellent mod, thanks! Did a clean install on vB 3.6.0 and it works perfectly! *clicks Install*

[engedi05]

I just install it. So i get an empty map.. I still dont understand how this one is working..

Does all my members have to insert their locations by themselves?

[MagiKelly]

Yes.

[thetootall]

Is there anything I can do to speed up the load time? Since I installed it 5 days ago I now have over 100 entries, and it sometimes hangs for a minute while loading.