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



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(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[RedGTiVR6]

I'm running it on 3.6.8 currently. Been running it since 3.6.4 I believe?

[msudawgs64]

just installed it last night on my board. Very nice. Only had one glitch but that was a user error, me being the user. Got that figured out. Since I run a college sports related board, I use the image section to put an image of my favorite team's logo.

[MagiKelly]

I reinstalled as soon as the new version came out and it worked fine. Updated to the latest and it still worked fine but for some reason I am now getting an error on the page message and the markers are not being plotted.

If I go to the list view I can see the members who have added themselves and all the information so that is still working. The map also displays okay but no markers. I have not added any new modifications and have checked the file permissions. I even uploaded the files again just in case they had got corrupt.

Anybody any idea what has happened?

[Blackhat]

what about yahoo maps?
http://maps.yahoo.com

[DiJaexxl]

Hello,
in my board i have a problem.
http://www.cbf-1000.de/VBForum/vbgooglemapme.php
After start the googlemap it dosn?t load the Members. The map ist emty, but i have 120 Users in the Googlemal List.
What?s the misstake??

Dirk

[Huthy]

THANK YOU!!!!!

I have been reading pages of "solutions" for this problem, and your tip of loading the XML in Firefox to locate the dodgy entry is PURE GOLD.

Found the error, removed the problem and at last... my Map is showing the members markers.

Again... thanks for your post.

Originally Posted by Reynaldovb

Exact same problem here. About 65 markers in the database. XML file permission is set to 777 and I forced an update by manually running the CRON and it still doesn't work.

Yesterday it was working fine.

Edit: I found the problem with mine. A user added an image and used full html code to it which broke the XML. If you are having the same issue and can't find where it is, open http://www.yourdomain.com/yourforumpath/markers.xml with Firefox and check where the error occurs. This only applies if you had the addon working and it suddenly broke for no reason.

Remember to manually run the cron tab after editing the offending marker, otherwise the file markers.xml won't be updated right away.

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Hi guys,

About the markers. Had the same problem, they didn't show.
They all came back after I went to the admin panel and designated other marker colors to the usergroups in "ME Usergroup marker" in the admin panel. After running the googlemap cron, all markers showed again.

Hope this will help.

[MagiKelly]

I found my problem to. One of the recent entries had an & symbol and that caused the error.

[jimjam]

I am looking to build a map of football team locations so when members look at a map they can see push-pins. When they click on the pin the details will appear. Will this mod allow me to do this or is it strictly members locations only

[mash]

Yes, there appears to be a problem when entering http: location for image other than the default. xml fix works as a workaround, but any long term fix?