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

[ronoxQ]

ERROR: Cannot open XML File

[MrNase]

Still waiting for the new version to come...

Will there be a new version or has the development stopped?

[leitel]

Before I install your hack, I need to find a way to display a location map for hospitals. As I dig deeper, I discovered a simple googlemap works in firefox but not in IE 6.

Here it is: Simple googlemap

Strange thing is if I remove the table wrapper, it works!!!!!!!!

I ran VBGooglemaps just fine in IE and FF. Just want solve a simple problem first.

Thanks!

[ronoxQ]

Any help for the error I gave above? It's really annoying my users.

Is it a problem with the plugin or with the installation?

[S@NL - BlackBik]

Great hack, Stonyarc
To bad, Belgium and the Netherlands aren't that detailled yet, but even so, it's a nice add on to our forum.

Thanks to all contributers to this thread for answering a lot of questions I had
And thanks to Gizmo999 for the FAQ entry, that was very usefull.

Gonna follow this thread and hope the development will continue.

To add some value to this thread (i hope), here's another sollution to the text on te map buttons (Map, Satelite, Hybrid) that are not showing on boards that have a dark skin with white letters.
Add this to your style:

/* ***** class for vBGooglemap ***** */
.r_box { color: #000000; }

And the text shows. This is only valid in the style you put it in, so if you have more dark styles you'll have to repeat this for every style.
Offcourse you're free to choose another color than #000000

[Gizmo999]

thanks for that font colour change, added and it works great.

[GlitterKill]

Works with VB 3.54?

[firstrebel]

Originally Posted by GlitterKill

Works with VB 3.54?

Working OK on my dev site.

Bob

[Gizmo999]

Originally Posted by GlitterKill

Works with VB 3.54?

seems OK on mine

[tamborinegal]

Originally Posted by Lance Carbuncle

I just installed this wonderful hack today..... I am sure my users are going to absolutely love it if I can get it working properly. I am sure my problems are exactly that, but if anyone can help me get this fixed, I would really appreciate it.....

When not logged in, the balloon pops up with no user name, but the comment is there..... When not logged in, a click on the marker only re centers the map to that location, and no balloon pops up at all.......


http://www.forums.repashy.com/VBGooglemap.php

you can login as: Code Tester Pass: vbulletin

xml file appears to be saving all the right info...

xml file:http://www.forums.repashy.com/markers.xml

update... I played around some more and figured out that the username text is there, just white on white, so that is an easy fix and will probably be done before you check it out.....

The other issue about logged in users not popping up is still the same.... but I checked Firefox, and logged in users balloon works there! .... strange....

Thanks in advance, Allen

I am having this same problem but it only started happening recently.

If I use firefox (and other browsers) it works fine. If I'm a guest using IE, it works fine, BUT if I'm logged in as a member using IE, then the markers are there but it just centers on the map when clicked, I don't get the information popping up. Any idea why this would be happening Stonyarc?

I just love this hack and so do my members but unfortunately now the majority of them are no longer able to use it

Clancy