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

[StarBuG]

Hi

I have this problem for a long time now.
If I view the user list which have set their marker on the map, the link "Show on map" does not work.
It brings you to the map but it does not focus nor zoom onto the member

Any Idea how to fix this?

[Za4a Tuner]

I found a "little Bug"

if someone will post -> " <- at the markers title ==> NO markers will be shown at the googlemap!!!

example:
title of the marker: my home ===> all markers will be shown!
title of the marker: "my home" ===> NO markers will be shown!!!!

[ShackMaster]

We do need a permanent fix for the markers issue. I keep having to check the map every few weeks and it seems there is always someone who has stuck something in there that makes the markers disappear and I have to go through the routine of clearing the marker and the user entry.

This product is marked as supported, but it doesn't appear to be supported since this bug has been ongoing for some time now.

A permanent fix would be great! Thanks!

[mxracer95]

I just installed this. This is awesome. I only wish it was easier to plot your location, like using your zip code.

Hi,
I installed the addon, without error messages, until I came to the cron job.
When I try to run the cron job, I get an error message:

Datenbankfehler in vBulletin 3.6.8:
Invalid SQL:
SET NAMES 'utf8';
MySQL-Error : Unknown system variable 'NAMES'
Error-Nr. : 1193
Date : Saturday, October 13th 2007 @ 02:09:05 PM
Skript : http://www.cobra-roadster.com/cobraf...ooglemapme.php
Referrer : http://www.cobra-roadster.com/cobraf...?do=addelement
IP-Adresse : x
username : x
classname : vb_database

any help apprecciated

txs
khb

[DoB Rhapsody]

How do i get a hold of that Special Xbox Live version?

[rolloffhill]

This has been working fine, but now its not. It was brought to my attention that the pins don't show up. I looked through the members and no one used quotes around anything. What gives?

[Kahuna900]

Originally Posted by rolloffhill

This has been working fine, but now its not. It was brought to my attention that the pins don't show up. I looked through the members and no one used quotes around anything. What gives?

Ditto, userlist is correct but no pins on the map.

[Kahuna900]

Also, the downloaded zip file is corrupted.

[MagiKelly]

The problem will be with the pictures the users have linked to. If they put anything in this field other than a 100% correct picture URL none of the pins will show.

This has been discussed on the thread on this mod in the 3.6 add-ons section. I ended up changing a line of the code to ignore any picture URLs and it works fine now.