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

[Atlantean]

The markers are no longer visable on my forum http://totalopel.com/forum/vbgooglemapme.php

The info is in the database as I can see in from the control panel and it will also zoom in to the users location when you click on My Location.

Any idea what has gone wrong?

[lpetrich]

I recommend trying ZeroHour's fix in the 3.6 version of this thread. That fixed the disappearing-markers problem for me; it is due to the original version producing malformed XML for <forum-root>/markers.xml

And I invite you people to try out my fixes also.

[Atlantean]

Thanks lpetrich - I shall give it a go later!

[Atlantean]

Originally Posted by lpetrich

I recommend trying ZeroHour's fix

That did the job - markers are back again :up:

[Blaster_CGN]

Hi,

since a few weeks i have a problem with 3.01 version.
When i visit the VBGoogleMap all Browser stop the Script with Error:
Warning: Slow script
(http://www.cbf-1000.de/VBForum/vbgoo...hp?do=showmain)
- Stop or Contiunue

It allways stop on the same Number (Loaded) 539 of 546


What can i do?


Greets Blaster

[Mark Tomlinson]

Originally Posted by Blaster_CGN

Hi,

since a few weeks i have a problem with 3.01 version.
When i visit the VBGoogleMap all Browser stop the Script with Error:
Warning: Slow script
(http://www.cbf-1000.de/VBForum/vbgoo...hp?do=showmain)
- Stop or Contiunue

It allways stop on the same Number (Loaded) 539 of 546


What can i do?


Greets Blaster

When I look at http://www.cbf-1000.de/VBForum/markers.xml, marker 539 looks like this -

<marker mapid="612"  title_map="TGIF" lng="7.9487371444702" lat="48.090750620063" userid="2515" username="TGIF" text_map="Ich glaub\', hier bleib\' ich" type="green" pimage="http://www.cbf-1000.de/VBForum/images/googlemapme/noimage.png" />

Notice the part that reads

text_map="Ich glaub\', hier bleib\' ich"

This plug-in has a notoriously bad time with special characters. Try editing markers.xml and change the line to text_map is null, like the following.

<marker mapid="612"  title_map="TGIF" lng="7.9487371444702" lat="48.090750620063" userid="2515" username="TGIF" text_map="" type="green" pimage="http://www.cbf-1000.de/VBForum/images/googlemapme/noimage.png" />

That should fix the problem temporarily. A permanent fix can be found earlier in this thread.

[Trana]

Is there a way to create site markers for locations without having a member tag it? For example, I would like to hardcode some local attractions.

Can this be done in this version?

[Blaster_CGN]

Originally Posted by Mark Tomlinson

A permanent fix can be found earlier in this thread.

Thx a lot for quick help!!
Did you have the Post-Number?
I could not find the Post.

Thx
Blaster

[Mark Tomlinson]

Yes, about two pages back somone points to a fix from member ZeroHour. You can find ZeroHour's post here.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthrea...51#post1456251

[manning]

There appear to be errors on the sample page - anyone have this up and working on 3.7 and have a link to your site?