BB Code Enhancements - Interactive Google Maps In Post

No Google Maps API key, no mod install, no template edits, etc. This is based off YBMF's mod for 4.0, but a bit easier for the end user. Instead of the user having to input the full Google Maps link, just the address, name of business, etc is acceptable.

Admin CP --> Custom BB Codes --> Add New BB Code


Title: Map

BB Code Tag Name: map

Replacement: <div align="center" style="margin: 5px 5px 5px 5px;">
<table class="tborder" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1" border="0" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="thead" style="text-align:center"><iframe width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?q={param}&output=embed"></iframe></td>
</tr>
</table>
</div>

Example: [map]201 S. Grant Avenue, Columbus, Ohio[/map]

Description: This will insert a Google map of the location you input

Use {option}: No

Button Image (Optional): whatever 20x20 image you want, attached is the one we use

Remove Tag If Empty: Yes

Disable BB Code Within This BB Code: Yes

Disable Smilies Within This BB Code: Yes

Disable Word Wrapping Within This BB Code: Yes

[Videx]

FWIW, I finally got around to using Bing maps by changing the src line (the Google road names are still incorrect in my area). But I can't figure out how to automatically close the task area on the left. Oh well, this should hold me until Google gets around to correcting their map.

"http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?encType=1&where1={param}&output=embed "

[BirdOPrey5]

Just an fyi the "&output=embed" is just being ignored by Bing Maps, they don't have that option best I can tell. You are embedding the real Bing Maps page, the same one if you just went to the link.

The way to make Bing maps embedded is here: http://www.microsoft.com/maps/isdk/ajax/
But its complicated Javascript and only works based on latitude/longitude... there is no way to put a street address ans get and embedded map.

[myke2008]

Is there a way to stop the map from showing in the resent forums post widget?

[Videx]

Odd, my Recent Posts widget doesn't show the contents of the post, only the thread name and some other info. I think I'm using the built in one. Is this some modified widget? Do you have a link?

[myke2008]

I just avoid using this mod in the forum, I wanted to use it in the articles mostly anyway. I will just have to remove it if I can't find a way to block it out of the widget or a way to set permissions on it.

[Videx]

If you completely ignore questions then nobody can be of any help.

[myke2008]

Originally Posted by Videx

If you completely ignore questions then nobody can be of any help.

was not ignoring you, as I said I am no longer using it on the forums, so if I gave you a link (the site is not live yet) it would not do any good anyway. I don't want to leave a huge google map skewed off the side of the page and bulging out the side of the resent posts widget, because it looks like sh*t.

This is a brand new install of vb 4.1.1 and this mod is basically the only mod that is installed.

The real question is, is there a way to set permissions on this or some how prevent the maps from showing in the resent posts widget? Maybe there is some way to stop it from being used in the forums? or prevent registered users from using it?

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by myke2008

was not ignoring you, as I said I am no longer using it on the forums, so if I gave you a link (the site is not live yet) it would not do any good anyway. I don't want to leave a huge google map skewed off the side of the page and bulging out the side of the resent posts widget, because it looks like sh*t.

This is a brand new install of vb 4.1.1 and this mod is basically the only mod that is installed.

The real question is, is there a way to set permissions on this or some how prevent the maps from showing in the resent posts widget? Maybe there is some way to stop it from being used in the forums? or prevent registered users from using it?

There is a mod "Advanced BBCode Permissions" for 3.x that still works fine on 4.x and allows you to enable or disable each BB Code per usergroup.

https://vborg.vbsupport.ru/showthread.php?t=122942

[Videx]

But if you disable everyone's permission to see the map bbcode, then what would be the point of using it?

I'm still not understanding why your Recent Posts widget shows entire posts and not just summaries like mine does. It seems to me that with the limited space in a sidebar you'll quickly fill the widget with a single post, making it useless.

Also, articles shouldn't be showing up in Recent Posts anyway, but that's a different subject entirely.

[morrow]

Is there a way I can create a widget for this for the CMS? See... I'd like to be able to add pinpoints and stuff to a google map. For example... I have a New York page. Within the NY page, I have say 6 restaurants and 2 pizza places. I'd like to have all of these displayed within a widget.

Thanks