Major Additions - VBGooglemap Member Edition

Version 3.0.1 is currently available

This is the tested port of my 3.5.x version h(https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=99920)

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

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.x brings you a lot of new features. It?s vital that you uninstall any previous version before upgrading/installing version 2.5.x.

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 3.0.0. 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.
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

[Mrdby]

someone fix this hack.

[caliman]

Originally Posted by Ambassador

change this line in /includes/functions_vbgooglemapme.php
// $db->query_first("SET NAMES 'utf8'");

and in /includes/cron/vbgooglemapme_cron.php
// $vbulletin->db->query_first("SET NAMES 'utf8'");

Mine looks just like that. What do I change it too?

[Ambassador]

Originally Posted by caliman

Mine looks just like that. What do I change it too?

change

PHP Code:

$db->query_first("SET NAMES 'utf8'"); 


to

PHP Code:

$db->query_first("SET NAMES 'utf8'"); 


or remove this two line

change in /includes/cron/vbgooglemapme_cron.php

PHP Code:

$text_file = "<"."?"."xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"". "?"."><markers>\n"; 


to

PHP Code:

$text_file = "<"."?"."xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"". "?"."><markers>\n"; 


this work

[rotor]

I'd like a custom map made for my site ......

Stonyarc if you could either email or PM me I'd be very appreciative ....

rotor

[darkakira]

Ok. I keep reading and reading, and there is nothing I have seen yet to answer me, so I'm posting.

Heres the Deal.

I install the mod. I set permissions to marker.xml, i check the files, I generated my google API key for my domain, set the API number in settings, added cron job.

Heres the issue. NO MAP! Nothing. Like... white space when I browse to the page. I don't know why, but it is irritating. I am running vb 3.6.8. Any help would be nice.

[TSM2]

There seems to be some problem pulling the settings into the template, im having the same problem as you.

[TSM2]

Ok, on line 64 of vbgooglemapme.php, comment the line out.

$vbulletin->vbgooglemapme = unserialize($vbulletin->vbgooglemapme);

For some reason you dont need to unserialise the data. Dunt know why, im not good in vb but seems its not needed.

[darkdiver]

Hello folks,

now we are more and more users to have BIG PROBLEMS with Highslide and Googlemaps. So is there no help for us ?

Regards
Eric

[birdie]

We have installed it - working perfectly!

One thing I would like to change and can not see how to do it. In the general settings, I have set the default zoom of map to 1. I have set the Default zoom of the maps when using a link to show the marker to 6. When you click 'Show on map' from the list of users who have added a marker, the zoom of the map does go to 6 (great).

I have encouraged users to use the BB code that is generated to add 'My Location' to their signatures. When you click on the 'My Location' link in user signatures, it goes to the map with a zoom of 1 (not great) and you can not see which marker it was. I would like it to go to the default zoom of 6.

Any ideas on how to change it to a 6 when they click on 'My Location'.

BTW - this is an awesome mod --- the few users that have set markers are enjoying it and it makes them engage more with the site and helps build the sense of 'community'.

Added:
I can do it manually, by getting the user to change the 1 to a 6 in the BB code they paste into their signature (I can also do it via user profile in AdminCP).

[caliman]

Originally Posted by Ambassador

change

PHP Code:

$db->query_first("SET NAMES 'utf8'"); 


to

PHP Code:

$db->query_first("SET NAMES 'utf8'"); 


or remove this two line

change in /includes/cron/vbgooglemapme_cron.php

PHP Code:

$text_file = "<"."?"."xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"". "?"."><markers>\n"; 


to

PHP Code:

$text_file = "<"."?"."xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"". "?"."><markers>\n"; 


this work

Thanks buddy!