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

[jarod1981?]

Hi all

I have installed VbGoogleMap and I have attivated a key for my domain but when I point my browser on GoogleMap I don't see the Map and I can't write in latitude and longitude, How it's possibile?
How Can I resolve my problem please?


Very thanks

[knimrod]

Originally Posted by jarod1981?

Hi all

I have installed VbGoogleMap and I have attivated a key for my domain but when I point my browser on GoogleMap I don't see the Map and I can't write in latitude and longitude, How it's possibile?
How Can I resolve my problem please?


Very thanks

Did you go into the admincp and enter your googlemap activation key in the vbgooglemap setup parameters?

[jmorrow]

Pk, I have this installed but for some reason the markers are not showing up. I have cleared my browser, refreshed & everything but still nothing. I'm sure it's just something I'm missing. Any ideas?

[Ig@r]

Installed, working fine with 50 users already

Thanks for great addon!!!

[jarod1981?]

Originally Posted by knimrod

Did you go into the admincp and enter your googlemap activation key in the vbgooglemap setup parameters?

Yes I have enter the activation key in the VbGoogleMap but when I point my browse on link I don't see the Map!
I don't think because it's don't work....

Link of my Googlemap is : http://www.p2psin.it/forum/VBGooglemap.php

Thanks all

[knimrod]

Originally Posted by jmorrow

Pk, I have this installed but for some reason the markers are not showing up. I have cleared my browser, refreshed & everything but still nothing. I'm sure it's just something I'm missing. Any ideas?

I went to your site and was able to see a marker on your googlemap. You can try refreshing the cached xml file by viewing the xml file in your browser (in your case: http://www.forums.thevillagestl.com/markers.xml), clicking refresh and then returning to your map. It's probably just a caching issue.

[Code Monkey]

Originally Posted by knimrod

I went to your site and was able to see a marker on your googlemap. You can try refreshing the cached xml file by viewing the xml file in your browser (in your case: http://www.forums.thevillagestl.com/markers.xml), clicking refresh and then returning to your map. It's probably just a caching issue.

I have the same problem. An no, that does not fix it. Others that have tested it for me have seen nothing as well.

[Loki12]

How about privacy concerns? Can I customize this, so only users of a certain usergroup (s) can view the map's user detail?

[PennylessZ28]

This is a cool mod

[knimrod]

I was hoping Stonyarc could give us an update on a new release with the hotspots enabled. My users are really wanting this and it would be an extremely useful tool. I thought perhaps I could add this myself but I'm concerned about future compatibility issues with anything I add now. It looks simple enough to create new entries in the database with hotspot locations but there are issues with userids, pin colors, etc. I'd want to make sure that any thing I do with regards to the hotspots would be compatible with any future versions.

Any updates, advice, etc. would be appreciated.

Thanks.