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 Gizmo999

thats how i've been telling them to do it but its not working, i can't alter my own marker either

Do you get a message on there.

There used to be a too strick error checking in the vbgooglemapme.php but that has been gone for a while.

Are you sure you are running the latest version?

[sinucello]

Hi,

I`m too stupid or tired or both :tired: to find out how to install the "vbgooglemapme deutsch.xml" language file. Can anybody help me?

Thank you,
Sacha

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by sinucello

Hi,

I`m too stupid or tired or both :tired: to find out how to install the "vbgooglemapme deutsch.xml" language file. Can anybody help me?

Thank you,
Sacha

You can use the functions in Languages & Phrases to do just that.

Upload the phrase file

Hope this helps

[Wachtmeister]

Originally Posted by sinucello

Hi,

I`m too stupid or tired or both :tired: to find out how to install the "vbgooglemapme deutsch.xml" language file. Can anybody help me?

Thank you,
Sacha

Sprachen & Phrase -> Sprachen hochladen -> XML Datei importieren (siehe Bild: Wichtig ist, dass du DEUTSCH ausw?hlst, weil du sonst die Original Phrasen ?berschreibst)

[ogden2k]

The images are all broken, they paths are not even correct in the tempaltes.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by ogden2k

The images are all broken, they paths are not even correct in the tempaltes.

Ogden,

If you are running specific styles you need to upload the images to that directory too.

Als don't forget to set all the usergroup markers in the admincp before launching it.

You can select a usergroup marker and set the usergroup to show or not show in the legend

that should fix your issue.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by mini2

Something doesn't work with this relating to usergroups.

I have many user groups, but only have two colour markers. Light blue for every usergroup APART from Global and Forum Moderators (green) and Administrators (orange).

For some reason, some moderators appear the correct colour, some appear light blue. They all have either forum or global moderator as their primary usergroup.

Any guesses?

Hello Mini2,

Normally it should show the primary.

Make sure you force a recreate of the XML by

running the scheduled task or click your entry and the update button.

You may want to give the suggestion from DRN a try. But I'll check.

I have been trying to solve the issue of using a user's Display Group ID rather than their Primary User Group ID - and made the following change of line 71 of the vbgooglemapme.php code from:

PHP Code:

$usergroupid = $vbulletin->userinfo['usergroupid']; 


to:

PHP Code:

$usergroupid = $vbulletin->userinfo['displaygroupid']; 


[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by mini2

Still not working. For example I have a global moderator (primary usergroup) showing with the regular "registered" coloured pin. That's making the above change and re-running the cron task etc.

Can you please check what usergroupid is in the googlemapme table in the database.

I think that that isn't the correct ID.

I'll put the whole usergroupid architecture on the revision list for 2.5.2.

It will be fixed, thanks for your patience.

[Ig@r]

stonyarc,

are you aware that "Find me!" addon dramaticaly increase number of queries (double!) for showthread.php and average server Load?

Just wanna let you know. I've disabled that hook for now.

[stonyarc]

I'm aware of that as the plugin retrieves the info and builds the locator string "on the fly".

There are some things I still want to change and this is one of them.

as said before a work in progress, but the application has come a long way since the first release.