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

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by MrNase

I want to rename it.

vbgooglemap.php can be renamed to banana.php but why would you want to do that.

[Lance Carbuncle]

Hello again,

I upgraded to 2.01 and see you changed the css part of the display map template.... and added some code... I played around with it again, but for som reason on my site, I just can't get the username text to show as anything but white no matter what I set the color too.... I just set all the backgrounds in the css to black, and actually like how it looks now, but it is odd that changing the color in the template has no effect on the username color..... (it is still set to red but shows white)

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

Thanks again for such a great hack, I look forward to keeping current on upgrades and really appreciate you sharing..... You need a paypal button in your profile!

Lance

[bashy]

Hi peeps

I cannot find the post i made earlier with regards to inputting a key
evrytime i create a key and input it then goto the googlemap on my site
i get this error (please se image)

I have tried this about 6 times now....
I add my url to the googlemap site and it generates my code, i paste it
in and get the error

Please help

[morrow]

Originally Posted by morrow

First, Nice hack!

ok, I'm also have the issue with the avatar not displaying, but not in IE only. Firefox just eliminates the red X.

Thanks!

Replaced the new file 2.0.0 - 2.0.1... Still, in IE, I get the red 'X' for my avatar. I'm running database avatars, not file based.

Also, I'm wondering if there's an ability to allow for multiple locations for each user. I'm not really using this for a "Hi, I'm located here." thing. I'm using it so people can post various locations they've been.

Here is a link:
http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulleti...hp?do=showmain

No problems in Firefox, just IE.

[moonclamp]

Originally Posted by bashy

Hi peeps

I cannot find the post i made earlier with regards to inputting a key
evrytime i create a key and input it then goto the googlemap on my site
i get this error (please se image)

I have tried this about 6 times now....
I add my url to the googlemap site and it generates my code, i paste it
in and get the error

Please help

You need to use the URL to your /forums directory and not your site root.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Lance Carbuncle

Hello again,

I upgraded to 2.01 and see you changed the css part of the display map template.... and added some code... I played around with it again, but for som reason on my site, I just can't get the username text to show as anything but white no matter what I set the color too.... I just set all the backgrounds in the css to black, and actually like how it looks now, but it is odd that changing the color in the template has no effect on the username color..... (it is still set to red but shows white)

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

Thanks again for such a great hack, I look forward to keeping current on upgrades and really appreciate you sharing..... You need a paypal button in your profile!

Lance

The gmlink sets the color for the div surrounding the member link.

The link itself takes from the core template you have running that is why it shows like that.

Add this to the template and you can start showing off

.gmlink a:link, .gmlink a:visited {
  font-weight       : bold;
  text-transform    : none;
  font-size         : 11px;
  color             : #000000;
}


.gmlink a:hover {
  font-size         : 11px;
  color             : #FFFFFF;
  text-decoration   : underline;
  font-weight       : bold;

}

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by morrow

Replaced the new file 2.0.0 - 2.0.1... Still, in IE, I get the red 'X' for my avatar. I'm running database avatars, not file based.

Also, I'm wondering if there's an ability to allow for multiple locations for each user. I'm not really using this for a "Hi, I'm located here." thing. I'm using it so people can post various locations they've been.

Here is a link:
http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulleti...hp?do=showmain

No problems in Firefox, just IE.

works fine for me in IE too http://www.njflyfishing.com/vBulleti...hp?do=showmain

You can enable disable avatar support in the options

[moonclamp]

Is turning avatars off going to be the only option for people using the file system?

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by bashy

Hi peeps

I cannot find the post i made earlier with regards to inputting a key
evrytime i create a key and input it then goto the googlemap on my site
i get this error (please se image)

I have tried this about 6 times now....
I add my url to the googlemap site and it generates my code, i paste it
in and get the error

Please help

Hey bashy,

Make sure you generate it for http://www.bashys-place.com/forums and enter it in the backend. Don't forget to hit save (sometimes even I forget it )

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by moonclamp

Is turning avatars off going to be the only option for people using the file system?

At this point it is

Sorry about that. It's on my todo list but I cannot make a turbo fix for that.

It is ranked on high on the vbgooglemap todo so I hope I get it fixed soon.

Problem isn't displaying it but tracking changes. eg => avatar1_1.gif new upload avatar1_2.gif or people that have change the dirs around. there are a lot of vars to take into account on that one.