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

[Bounce]

My members are gonna love this , thanks

had the previous non vb version which they liked but now its part of forums they will love it..

One small Q : is it possible to put either a uploaded pic or the avatar on the person's info ?

apologises if posted on this thread,went straight to reply after installing it , easy install btw

[KevNJ]

I see this would be a "hot spots" option and your working on a new release, I look forward to it, any idea when itll be out?

But will this feature only work for a certain area? My website is area specific, dont really want information entered from other countries, states etc.

[Stoneyreef]

Well ours quit working, the markers are there, but you can no longer click on the balloon and find out who set the marker. It only centers the map on that balloon.

[Lance Carbuncle]

I just installed this wonderful hack today..... I am sure my users are going to absolutely love it if I can get it working properly. I am sure my problems are exactly that, but if anyone can help me get this fixed, I would really appreciate it.....

When not logged in, the balloon pops up with no user name, but the comment is there..... When not logged in, a click on the marker only re centers the map to that location, and no balloon pops up at all.......

http://www.forums.repashy.com/VBGooglemap.php

you can login as: Code Tester Pass: vbulletin

xml file appears to be saving all the right info...

xml file:http://www.forums.repashy.com/markers.xml

update... I played around some more and figured out that the username text is there, just white on white, so that is an easy fix and will probably be done before you check it out.....

The other issue about logged in users not popping up is still the same.... but I checked Firefox, and logged in users balloon works there! .... strange....

Thanks in advance, Allen

[Lance Carbuncle]

Hello again,

I have played around with this quite a bit now and just can't figure it out... In Firefox 1.5.01 . everything works great.....

In IE 6.0.29 .... everything works fine for a non logged in user, but once logged in, clicking on the marker only re centers the map to that point.... no balloon popup at all.... Seems really strange that it works like this.... I tried from anothe computer with the same results.... Re booted, re installed, deleted cookies, closed window..... nothing seems to change it.....

Thanks, Lance

[Parture]

If someone adds their marker and then they get deleted from the forum, how do we remove the marker after that?

Answer: use phpmyadmin to remove the line for the googlemap databse.

[dbase]

I am trying to integrate Phoogle . That script will convert geocode data. I might have something ready in the next couple of days.

Thanks and great work

[G3MM4]

Originally Posted by G3MM4

I installed this plugin, and made sure I read and followed the steps in your instructions. However, when I clicked on the Googlemap link in my navbar, I got this message:



What happened, or what have I done wrong?

Any ideas for fixing the error I got above? I uninstalled the hack since I don't want to cause further errors on my board (which I'm still working on).

[Parture]

Improvements needed:

- Someone who registers, but does not validate their email OR is not approved for posting or is banned should not be able to place their marker on the map. And when the person is banned or deleted, the marker should automatically disappear also.

- *** Also, if you have several questions that are required to be answered when registering, and if they are not answered correctly, the person should not be able to put their marker on the map. Though the person would be registered, yet since they did not give the right answer to the questions, they can not put the marker on the map.

[cos]

Hi

I have tried to read all the 500 plus posts but could not find the answer

My question is --

Is there a way that all members could automatically be added through their ip address instead of them doing it themselves when they are online

I ve seen it on another forum

Once again sorry have tried to find the answer but my eyes have gone