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

[tamborinegal]

Thank you so much stonyarc for this extension. You've done a great job!

I just have one little problem with it that I can't seem to figure out. When I change the map over to either Satellite or Hybrid mode the zoom level changes from the default (15) to 17 which makes the map repeat itself. Do you have any idea why this would be happening and how I could go about fixing it.

Thanks again.

Clancy

[al-moslem]

You did a very nice job 'stonyarc', and thanks for that. I install it in my forum and it works fine, but my forum language is one of the right to left languages, and the controls field comes in left to right direction. I tried to fix this by adding this code:

<html dir="rtl">
</html>

To "VBGooglemap.php" file. But it did not work.

If any one have solution for that I will be appreciated.

[Renae]

I had a map on my IPB forum before I switched to vBulletin. I was really sad about losing my usermap, so I was extremely excited when I saw this! I have already installed it, it went great, and was super easy!

Thanks so much!

[MrNase]

So, where are we now..? Are there any updates with the long-awaited new features?

My members really want something like this. The suggested a similar feature without knowing this one exists!

[PixelFx]

Originally Posted by MrNase

So, where are we now..? Are there any updates with the long-awaited new features?

My members really want something like this. The suggested a similar feature without knowing this one exists!

any idea when 1.4 will be out? looks like a cool mod ... how hard is it to change the name of the php file from vbgooglemaps.php to say maps.php or atlas.php?

[Parture]

This is too cool.

Apostrophe's don't work by the way. For example if you want to say "Troy's Place" it shows up as "Troy s Place".

I created a blue box at the top called "Meeting Place Finder" to take you to the google map. Does this look ok?

[Parture]

How do we extend the allowable characters to more than 30 for the marker text for our entry? I'd rather ask than make a mistake.

[Lugnut]

This is a great mod.

Is there any way for users to add more than 1 entry?

[fkatzenb]

I installed it. I love it. I wish though that you can default to the satillite or hybrid map.

[Parture]

How do we edit markers or delete markers placed on the map?