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 !!!!!!!

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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



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(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Bhuwan

Installed, however, the screen is blacnk --- there is no map

Can you check if you set the file permissions to 777 on the markers.xml file ?

Did you set the overwrite to yes?


Bhuwam, I think I see the issue. You need to reenter your Googlemap key in the backend.

It's included in the instructions that you need to save it to a seperate location.

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by stonyarc

Can you check if you set the file permissions to 777 on the markers.xml file ?

Did you set the overwrite to yes?


Bhuwam, I think I see the issue. You need to reenter your Googlemap key in the backend.

It's included in the instructions that you need to save it to a seperate location.

I reenterd it...and it still is blank
I am reinstalling now (that's probably why you saw the kEY issue)...

[Bhuwan]

take a look now....
http://www.planetsrk.com/forums/vbgooglemap.php

-rwxrwxrwx Apr 10 18:34 markers.xml



EDIT:
definately related to vbgooglemap (1.0.3 worked fine).

Check out google: http://www.planetsrk.com/forums/google.html

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Bhuwan

take a look now....
http://www.planetsrk.com/forums/vbgooglemap.php

-rwxrwxrwx Apr 10 18:34 markers.xml

Bhuwan,

If you look at the source of the page half the template isn't there. The map div is missing.

Can you revert the vbgooglemap templates and reimport the xml file please. I did 11 installs and there were testusers too. Never one reported blank.

[TTG]

Can I revert back to 1.0.3 .. lost all my members markers and no map !?

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by TTG

Can I revert back to 1.0.3 .. lost all my members markers and no map !?

You should be able to do that.

Can you please post a link so I can check to see what is the issue

[Bhuwan]

Originally Posted by stonyarc

Bhuwan,

If you look at the source of the page half the template isn't there. The map div is missing.

Can you revert the vbgooglemap templates and reimport the xml file please. I did 11 installs and there were testusers too. Never one reported blank.

Revered all my templates! that did the trick! thx boss!

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Bhuwan

Revered all my templates! that did the trick! thx boss!

I told you.

I think it's maybe safer to uninstall the 1.0.3.

That won't effect the data as it stored in the db

Uninstall won't drop the table.

[Bhuwan]

Any idea why the avatars are broken?

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Bhuwan

Any idea why the avatars are broken?

The googlemap loads the avatar using the image.php function available in vbulletin

eg image.php?u=72 that doesn't seem to work on your forum