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

[BarelyHangingOn]

What key? I am getting the wrong API key. I am copying it over correctly???????

Warning: unserialize() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in [path]/vbgooglemapme.php on line 64

[HondaATC]

make sure your giving google the exactly right address to process the key. If your on a subdomain, use the subdomain. If you have a htaccess that forces you to either remove or use the www, make sure that is correct as well.

[BarelyHangingOn]

It still doesn't want to work.

Here is my website:
http://www.lab-retriever.net/board/

Here is my map:
http://lab-retriever.net/board/vbgooglemapme.php

The key is for:
http://lab-retriever.net

[HondaATC]

Bummer...I have no idea then. Mine was doing the same thing, I got nitty gritty with my link address and then it worked?

[Falcon Capt]

Originally Posted by ckgreenman

Ok I talked with StonyArc and even though he is working on an OFFICIAL vB4 release he has authorized me release my vB4 version of this mod (3.0.1-vb4 for lack of a better version).

INSTALL:

1. To Install, unpack the contents of the zip file onto your computer.
2. Upload the contents of the "upload" directory AS IS so that the vbgooglemapme.php file
resides in your forum root
3. In AdminCP go to "Manage Products" and click the "Add/Import" link at the bottom.
4. Under "Import Product", click the "Browse" button and specify the "product-vbgooglemapme.xml" file.
5. Click "Import"

To UPGRADE from 3.0.1 (if it's still installed after you upgraded to vB4):
1. In AdminCP, go to the VBGooglemapME Settings and record your googlemap API key,
2. In AdminCP, go to the "Manage Products".
3. Scroll down to VBGooglemapME and uninstall the product. (user markers are not deleted so existing markers)
4. Unpack the zip file.
5. Upload the contents of the "upload" directory. (The only files that changed are vbgooglemapme.php and incluces/functions_vbgooglemapme.php so copying those is sufficient)
6. import the new product file.
7. Go to VBGoogleMapME Settings and put in your googlemap API key (and any other settings).

Note: The permissions will not be correct when you upgrade so you will need to rebuild the bitmask by visiting the Usergroup Manager. The masks should rebuild on their own but make sure your group permissions are as you need them. Also, the "Member Map" link resides on in the Community drop down menu which is visible when you click the "Forum" tab.


NEW FEATURES:
In addition to being ported to vB4 I added a few features that had been suggested on this thread.
You can now select "Terrain" as a default map mode.
Terrain is a selectable mode when viewing the map.
You can now zoom the map using a Mouse Scroll wheel.


If you have any questions regarding THIS VERSION please feel free to contact me here or via PM.


Enjoy!!

I've installed this on my recently upgraded forums (from 3.8.5 to 4.0.5) and it was working fine but having one problem, the pins on the map keep disappearing. When someone adds a pin or something, they'll appear, but a little while later they are gone again. It appears this happens after the hourly Google Map Me CRON runs.

Need help!

[lpetrich]

My first guess is that it's the result of misparsed characters - something that ZeroHour's fix ought to cure.

So you can try comparing before-cron and after-cron versions of the markers file.

[Falcon Capt]

Originally Posted by lpetrich

My first guess is that it's the result of misparsed characters - something that ZeroHour's fix ought to cure.

So you can try comparing before-cron and after-cron versions of the markers file.

Where is "ZeroHour's" fix???

DISREGARD: Found the fix and it appears to have resolved my issue on the vB4 ported mod... THANK YOU!

ZeroHour's Fix: https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...51#post1456251




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[Diablotic]

Any news on vB4 official release?

[ckgreenman]

Originally Posted by SuperGLS

Any ideas on my error I'm getting above? Everything else seems to be working, but it's annoying to get a pop up error every time.

Happens in Firefox and Safari (and the other browsers too I'd imagine).

Have you tried just getting a new key?

Originally Posted by Burtman

What key? I am getting the wrong API key. I am copying it over correctly???????


Warning: unserialize() expects parameter 1 to be string, array given in [path]/vbgooglemapme.php on line 64

I'll look into this but it almost sounds like the key isn't getting copied correctly.

Originally Posted by Diablotic

Any news on vB4 official release?

None yet. I'll see if I can get a hold of Stonyarc and ask.

[ckgreenman]

Originally Posted by Amiga Harrison

I've just installed the vB4 version and it seems to be working perfect. Great work on the update for this.

When first installed I also could not get the markers to appear, but to fix this all I had to do was edit my own entry [Your Entry] and click Update the information (without actually editing anything) and the markers all appeared, so it seems re-saving the data fixed it.

I'm curious, did you make a backup of your markers.xml before installing the update?