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Clickable user location using google maps · **Released**: 04-19-2007

Introduction:
Have you ever wondered where Orange, CA was? Well now you can click on a users location and it'll bring it up in a new window via google maps.

Hack Requirements:
None

Original Version 1.0
Installation:
Find

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>

Replace it with

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=$post[field2]" title="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" target="_blank">$post[field2]</a></div></if>

UPDATE:
I've changed it from the complete location being a link, to an image of a globe before their location. The globe is now the link, it's a much cleaner install

Upgrade instructions:
FIND in your postbit, or postbit_legacy

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=$post[field2]" title="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" target="_blank">$post[field2]</a></div></if>

REPLACE WITH

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']">
<div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=$post[field2]" title="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg" src="images/globe.gif" alt="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" border="0" /></a> $post[field2] 
</div></if>

Fresh install of new version
FIND in your postbit, or postbit_legacy

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>

REPLACE WITH

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']">
<div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=$post[field2]" title="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg" src="images/globe.gif" alt="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" border="0" /></a> $post[field2] 
</div></if>

Demo:
4x4Mecca.com

venomx · #22 06-02-2007, 02:51 AM

That link takes me to a Washington 138 miles away from me.

4x4 Mecca · #23 06-02-2007, 04:00 AM

Maybe if you wanted to add an extra option field that is required for user zip codes, you could use that one.

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