Major Additions - DamnComp - MemberMap

ABOUT
After moving over from xenforo the one thing I was missing on my forum was a membermap. This is a map where your users can pin their location so that others can see where people are. This modification does just this.


FEATURES
Admin Settings:

Enable Membermap - Globally switches membermap and associated tabs off
Allowed Usergroups - Which usergroups can see the membermap
Can Edit - Which usergroups can add/edit markers on the map



User Functions

Add/Edit marker by drag drop on map
Add/Edit marker by searching for location by text
Online users show different colour
Popup bubble on markers with avatar and profile link
Live user search

INSTALL

Upload all files in the upload folder to your forum directory leaving their structure intact, then import the product file. If you are using a custom skin, please ensure you also add the dcmembermap image folder to your own misc directory within images

PLEASE NOTE THIS MODIFICATION IS IN BETA STAGE. SUPPORT WILL BE GIVEN ONLY TO THOSE WHO SPECIFY INSTALLED.

Changelog:
13 July 2012 - Updated failed installer
14 July 2012 - Beta 1.1 Release. Fixes missing avatars and removed unused column from database which may be causing installation issues.
14 July 2012 - Beta 2 Released. Infomation box has now been replaced so that css can be edited if required. Prefix added to install code to fix issues with install. Various other minor fixes.
15 July 2012 - Beta 3 Released - Installer prexif code amended. Who's online now fixed to show members online within map area. Avatars set from admin set avatars now working. Various other minor fixes.
17 July 2012 - 1.0.0 final Released - Final phrases added so the product is now fully phrased.
18 July 2012 - 1.0.1 Released - Phrase added for breadcrumb text, support for umlauts and other utf8 characters.
20 July 2012 - 1.0.2 Released - All phrases now utf encoded for foreign language support, avatar creation changed to reduce query and remove problems, missing table prefix added, new settings added for default longitude/latitude/zoom level.
29 July 2012 - 1.0.3 Released - Security update
29 July 2012 - 1.0.4 Released - Fixed what I previously broke due to being half asleep. That will teach me!
30 July 2012 - 1.0.4b Released - Quick fix for markers not updating correctly.

[BlueWolf_]

Originally Posted by qpurser

Thanks for all your hard work.
Even in the Beta version this looks very promising.

Quick question:
Most of my users are from the Minnesota state and really would be nice to zoom into the Minnesota area instead of the World map when loading the page/map.
Can I change some coding in your script that would zoom right into it? If that would work where do I change this.

Thanks
Michael

Line 20 and 21 in clientscripts/dcMembermap.js. First is the lat/lng of the center point and the second is the zoom level (higher numbers means zooming in more). That's a good idea for the next version, making this configurable

[basilrath]

I will try this

[qpurser]

Originally Posted by BlueWolf_

Line 20 and 21 in clientscripts/dcMembermap.js. First is the lat/lng of the center point and the second is the zoom level (higher numbers means zooming in more). That's a good idea for the next version, making this configurable

Thanks for your super quick reply. Worked like a charm.

PS.... Don't be as stupid as I am and rely on Google search....
Some pages give for a map of the USA the coordinates: 38,97.
If you do this you end up somewhere in Russia.
For locations in the US you need to put in: 38,-97 (use the minus in front of the 2nd coordinate)

[soniceffect]

Originally Posted by bzcomputers

Figured since the ideas were flying...

I run a travel website and I think adding the option of having Personal Maps for each member would be a great option. This would allow them to mark off all their past travel destinations. Just a thought.

This is actually not a bad idea and would probably fit our own site which is what we originally wrote it for. Will keep the thought in mind for sure.

Originally Posted by Mr_Running

Ha Funny... this is exactly what I was thinking. Please make it happen.

A link or the ability for the user to update their profile field would also be awesome. :up:

Edit: Also may be allow usergroups to input a message / about / details to be display in pop up.

Not sure what you mean about ability for user to update their profile field tbh. Please could you provide more detail. The usergroup info idea is something which will be possible in the next version as you will be able to add custom profile fields to it. This will mean you could add a field called "Map Info" and users could add detail to that.

Originally Posted by dsantana

Figured this out... Had root password protected because it's a test site...

But now when I set a location it doesn't save it.

Do you have a link to you site? Does it work on default skin?

Originally Posted by betts02

OK, The avatar issue for me seems to be, If a user selects an avatar from the Pre-defined Generic Avatars then they do not show

However if a user has a custom avatar uploaded then it shows

Also would it be possible to add the location of a in the pop-up along with other useful data ?

And could it be implemented that the users can not pin the location if said location does not match the IP ?

Basically so a user from say the UK can not select they live anywhere else in the world ?

Cheers again

I will test the predefined avatar issue. This may well be a bug which needs fixing.

We will not be adding any geocoding to the system for a couple of reasons. Firstly if using google it would be a lot of requests and for busy sites that would certainly cause a problem, and secondly the other way of doing it is to add a geocoding database to the server which most cannot do. I want this to be able to be run by anyone regardless of their server.

The limitation on where a user can pin would actually cause more problems than its worth tbh. For example you may have a user who is using a proxy or accessing from another location. Anpther example Im on holiday and Im on the forum wanting to add my location to the new map. I cant do so because Im not in my own country.

[Mr_Running]

Originally Posted by soniceffect

Not sure what you mean about ability for user to update their profile field tbh. Please could you provide more detail. The usergroup info idea is something which will be possible in the next version as you will be able to add custom profile fields to it. This will mean you could add a field called "Map Info" and users could add detail to that.

In regards to the profile field: Allow user to update the profile within the member map area, rather than having the user go to their setting to update field.

The key thing would be to a least have a link from Member Map to the field to be updated.

The end result some sort of connection for the user between Member Map (Dartboard ) and the field id for easy editing by linking the two, creating a flow between the two parts.

[BlueWolf_]

Originally Posted by qpurser

Thanks for your super quick reply. Worked like a charm.

PS.... Don't be as stupid as I am and rely on Google search....
Some pages give for a map of the USA the coordinates: 38,97.
If you do this you end up somewhere in Russia.
For locations in the US you need to put in: 38,-97 (use the minus in front of the 2nd coordinate)

No problem. Here's a tip for the future: Go to http://maps.google.com, right click on the location you want to center to and click 'What's here?'. The exact location will appear in the searchbox.

[orangefive]

Originally Posted by BlueWolf_

No problem. Here's a tip for the future: Go to http://maps.google.com, right click on the location you want to center to and click 'What's here?'. The exact location will appear in the searchbox.

Ace tip - done :up:

[basilrath]

well installed and working fine up to now ......... nice work

[migratoria]

I do not see the markers on the map of who's online.
I have to set anything?

[orangefive]

You need to copy the dcMembermap folder into your images > Styles > your custom template > misc if your using a custom template.