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

[Tyegurl]

Originally Posted by dirtycrow

all my users get a no permission error when trying to view and in the ACP there is no new postbit for googlemap permissions.

please help/

should be in the usergroups themselves....near the bottom maybe of their permissions.


omg the display pic of the map is gone lmao!! is it being updated?

[dirtycrow]

Originally Posted by Tyegurl

should be in the usergroups themselves....near the bottom maybe of their permissions.

it's there, for some reason the bit field did not upload.

[Tyegurl]

Originally Posted by dirtycrow

nope, not there.

try to reupload it and make sure the markers.xml in the forum root has been chmod to 777....other than that i think i can't help...have to wait for someone who actually knows more.

[Mastar]

Mine works flawless, got one question though, for the members to show on the map do they have to enter their info or will it take the members online from the forum's who's online.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Lance Carbuncle

Sorry to jump in with all the others at once.......

I am not showing current users or zoom level on my map and the username isn't linking to the profile.... I re upped all the files.... I know I have probably screwed up something, but just want to be sure it is just me....

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

That's because you changed styles in the previous version.

To fix that revert the templates and reenter your style changes in the vbgooglemap_display_map

using the available css

<style type="text/css" id="gamerinfo-css">
<!--

.gmballoon
{
	background: #ffffff;
	color: #000000;
	font: 10pt Verdana, Trebuchet MS,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
}

.gmtext{
	font-size:8pt;
	width:auto;
 	color:#000000;
	font-family:Verdana, Trebuchet MS,Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
	word-wrap: break-word;
	display:block;

}
-->
</style>

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Jake_TP

Very nice upgrade. Thank You.
FYI
I noticed that some of my users had been promoted to moderator since they added their Map data. I went into the table to change their user group number manually there, so I am "fixed", but is there a away to automatically pull that instead of storing it? Or maybe a clean up script?

If they go to their entry and click update the information should refresh

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by dirtycrow

it's there, for some reason the bit field did not upload.

Make sure you upload all files also the bitfield_vbgooglemap.xml to /includes/xml

The view permissions should be automatically set.

if you add/import product-vbgooglemap.xml make sure overwrite is to yes.

Check if the bitfield xml is there in the folder.

If so you can force an update of the bitfields
/admincp/index.php?do=buildbitfields

The permissions should be available
Go to admincp / Usergroups / Usergroup Manager to set the usergroup permission. To edit the permissions select ?Edit Usergroup? and click go.

Hope this helps.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Mastar

Mine works flawless, got one question though, for the members to show on the map do they have to enter their info or will it take the members online from the forum's who's online.

For privacy reasons the user has to set their own location.

This is not a version that plots the who's online.

I can make one but I think someone already has created something called worldmap that should cover that.

[xfaethorx]

totally awesome! Works great here from the upgrade can't wait for the hotspot version as that can be used with our events and meetings well done!

[jteamevil]

Originally Posted by MrSquid

When i first did the vBmap upgrade, I used my old key right away and it didn't like it right from the start. I tried several new keys, but can't figure out what site name the API is looking for. I tried my site name, the IP, sitename/, IP/, sitename/public_html, IP/public_html - nothin'... (vbMap is in the root of my html_public folder)

Having the same problem but when i click on the show map button after i get the error the map loads and shows all my markers on it. I just allways get the error the first time it loads the page.