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



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(c) 2007 Stonyarc

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Gizmo999

Hmm, just noticed a small problem in 2.0.2 clicking on the map used to centre the map to that point, it no longer does this, I need to double click, is this just my mac/safari/firefox set-up or has anyone else noticed this in Windoze??

updating a pin doesn't seem to work either, i double click to move my entry but the lat and long don't change

Try uploading the version 2.0.2 now online. There have been some minor changes.

There was a naming issues in the update screen which was causing the effect your describing.

Just handle it as a normal update like in the pdf only the template xml needs to be uploaded and overwrite to yes

[Gizmo999]

Originally Posted by stonyarc

Try uploading the version 2.0.2 now online. There have been some minor changes.

There was a naming issues in the update screen which was causing the effect your describing.

Just handle it as a normal update like in the pdf only the template xml needs to be uploaded and overwrite to yes

thats fixed the edit entry lat and long updating but it still needs a double click to get map to move to centre, wonder if its another hack i have added causing it?

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Gizmo999

thats fixed the edit entry lat and long updating but it still needs a double click to get map to move to centre, wonder if its another hack i have added causing it?

As it's indicated in the text above the map it does require a double click as I want the single click to be free for future use.

Sorry about that. It's needed for some cool new thingy I'm trying to create

And yes I'm teasing with the screenshot.

If all goes well I'll have an ALPHA version running on sunday of vbgooglemap Hotspot Edition.

So any potential ALPHA testers just send me a PM

[stonyarc]

Hey,

I got a few screenshots of googlemap hotspot edition.

Dev is going ok

Also see post just above this one

[steven s]

I can't wait.
I want to develop a new forum and need this.
Could there be two urls?
One I need to go to a specific website and the other to a particular forum.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

I can't wait.
I want to develop a new forum and need this.
Could there be two urls?
One I need to go to a specific website and the other to a particular forum.

there is no interaction between vbgooglemap member and hse they can even run on the same site without a problem

[Dusty Miller]

It's looking really good - will we be able to link to the marker so i will be in the centre of the map? and will we be able to specify a zoom level? Will we be able change the Tab Names to something like Details and Image?

Can't wait to get my hands on it !!

Keep up the good work

[devguru]

stonyarc, I have a Googlemap vbulletin plugin in my forum too. It's a little different from yours:

1) it uses Google Map wrapper class for google map API: PHP GoogleMapAPI
http://www.phpinsider.com/php/code/GoogleMapAPI/
2) it has the of geocoding ability (the ability to convert a street address to latitude and longitude , for example support a Canadian Postal Code or Address for eg. M2J 3R7 or 277 Wellington Street West Toronto )
3) it supports query information by distance.

you can see these functions in this website:
http://www.iask.ca/

I am not sure to release this as a new vBulletin plugin, do you like to intergrate them into your code?

[stonyarc]

Devguru,

Thanks for the tip.

And I'm writing all this code It's a good training.

There is a slight problem with the class. It's not API v2 compliant as the vbgooglemap is since the V2.0.0. I'll have a check if I can rewrite the class to make it compliant as google will discontinue v1 somewhere in the future. I was even writing my own class so I think I'll probably integrate it if you don't mind. There's not a lot of point in multiple mods doing the same things.

vbgooglemap has also support for custom markers

I'll release hotspot edition as is and take it from there. Address support isn't possible on a global scale so that's not integrated in the vbgooglemap. It would be nice but there's the privacy thingy again.

There are some sites that offer global address support but these are paying services where you have to pay for each query you launch so that's not a possibilty. Moreover the database for global support is HUGE.
Hotspot Edition will do just that and even more. Thanks for asking.

[stonyarc]

Originally Posted by Dusty Miller

It's looking really good - will we be able to link to the marker so i will be in the centre of the map? and will we be able to specify a zoom level? Will we be able change the Tab Names to something like Details and Image?

Can't wait to get my hands on it !!

Keep up the good work

If you click your entry on the Member Edition you'll see that this is already supported. So yes, it's also supported in the HSE

I even released a how to for the postbit integration.