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

[hoatran]

Oh my God, you are the hero man...

[Cigarcritic]

Originally Posted by BirdOPrey5

I see you have since removed the google map from that post... before it was gone I was able to see that whatever is causing it seems to be part of your css.php file... when I removed the css link to this file the map was normal sized, though of course everything else was bad without the css.

I'm not really sure what this means, possibly a mis configured stylevar... I can't really troubleshoot anymore from here.

One more thing to try, in the replacement code for the BB Code get rid of the table tag, the only code you really need is:

<iframe width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?q={param}&output=embed"></iframe>

See if that gives better results.

Thank you!!!! That corrected my issue with a narrow map in Firefox.

[The Fathom]

I am getting a 404 when trying.....

USing version 4.1

[The Fathom]

Ok it works for 50%. USed Disable Automatic Link Parsing Within This BB Code and now i see it. But it only fills 50% of the frame

[The Fathom]

And replacment is
<iframe width="100%" height="600" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?q={param}&output=embed"></iframe>

And it works fine for 4.1! Awesome mod!

[giaguaro]

hi.
I tried it on my site, it says: {param}it's no good.It seems it wants " .
Could help me? thx!!

EDIT: IT WORKS THE SAME thx, great mod.
How to have different measure?
And: how to let the user calculate his road to the place?

[fulviods]

I need a thread per street with a google map inside. But also a general google map with a link to all the street-threads. How can i do that? Thanks!

[Videx]

I suppose there's nothing stopping you from doing it manually. I sure can't imagine software that would automatically scan a map and create a subforum for each street on it. Or a thread, though I don't know what good a single thread per street would do.

[Rofo]

Thanks for the code, seems to be working fairly well. Only problem I have is that it displays on my forum like this and not in "full screen". I made changes to the HTML code Google gives you in the 'Share' Option but made it worse. Anyway to make it wider?



Installed / 4.1.1

[BirdOPrey5]

Originally Posted by Rofo

Thanks for the code, seems to be working fairly well. Only problem I have is that it displays on my forum like this and not in "full screen". I made changes to the HTML code Google gives you in the 'Share' Option but made it worse. Anyway to make it wider?



Installed / 4.1.1

I posted code in Post #64 that should resolve this issue.