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



Feel free to support this mod and make a paypal donation to admin@stonyarc.com



(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[kalisekj]

Bummer This Mod Is Not Working On My 3.8.2 , no Map Shows Up at all. AND NO SUPPORT OBVIOUSLY!

[David Regimbal]

I'm having a problem with this too. I confirmed members but they don't show on the map nor in the user list. I followed all the instructions and everything.

As far as the map not showing, make sure you have latitude and longitude filled in and not left empty in the settings. I have mine just set to 0

[lpetrich]

I'd installed this add-on in a vBulletin 3.8.2 installation, and it has worked fine in 3.8.3 and 3.8.4.

You may want to review the fixes and additions mentioned in this thread by ZeroHour and myself -- had you added them? ZeroHour's fix of the XML-file generation successfully gets rid of the malformed XML that causes the markers to disappear.

[Itchy Nips]

this was working perfectly until now. One of my users noticed that only 1 pin is appearing on the map. Everyone's entries are still there...they're just not showing up on the map

any ideas?

[Tolden]

I installed the application, I can see my pin when I click the menue point for my own link, but on the start map the pin is not visible. What am I doing wrong?

[vwdforum]

Originally Posted by lpetrich

I'd installed this add-on in a vBulletin 3.8.2 installation, and it has worked fine in 3.8.3 and 3.8.4.

You may want to review the fixes and additions mentioned in this thread by ZeroHour and myself -- had you added them? ZeroHour's fix of the XML-file generation successfully gets rid of the malformed XML that causes the markers to disappear.

Could you please list what changes we need to do?

[lpetrich]

Various bug fixes and feature additions by ZeroHour, Falcon Capt, and myself:

ZeroHour: marker-display fix
Keeps info-balloon text from causing XML-parsing errors and aborting the marker display if it contains certain characters

Me: several
Me: markers
Me: terrain display
Me: marker positions
Mouse-over showing username when info balloon is absent
Mousewheel zooming
Marker in location editor becomes vbGM red marker
Marker position in map fixed; it "points" to the right place
Added the option to show the terrain maps
Centers image in info balloon and imposes maximum size

Control of info balloon:
Admin CP > Vbgooglemap ME > ME Settings > Enable the mouseover support on the markers?
Set to No

Falcon Capt: position and zoom as URL args
Changed $HTTP_GET_VARS(...) to $_GET(...)[/QUOTE]

[DeanoUK]

Any ideas as to why the cron won't run anymore?

Googlemap ME Cron

Warning: include_once([path]/./includes/cron/vbgoolemapme_cron.php) [function.include-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in [path]/admincp/cronadmin.php on line 113

Warning: include_once() [function.include]: Failed opening '[path]/./includes/cron/vbgoolemapme_cron.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php') in [path]/admincp/cronadmin.php on line 113

Done

[Woodstock23]

hello i upgraded my 3.6 board to 3.8.4 but now the pins are gone. i used the fix from a few posts befor and now i can see the ballon tips but not the pins. when i try to start the cron job i get the following error msg:

Googlemap ME Cron
Cannot open XML File

when someone trys to put a pin on the map, the same error apears.

anyone know what i have to change?

thx

[vwdforum]

see the latest edition at https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=123148