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Clickable user location using google maps · **Released**: 04-19-2007

Introduction:
Have you ever wondered where Orange, CA was? Well now you can click on a users location and it'll bring it up in a new window via google maps.

Hack Requirements:
None

Original Version 1.0
Installation:
Find

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>

Replace it with

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=$post[field2]" title="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" target="_blank">$post[field2]</a></div></if>

UPDATE:
I've changed it from the complete location being a link, to an image of a globe before their location. The globe is now the link, it's a much cleaner install

Upgrade instructions:
FIND in your postbit, or postbit_legacy

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=$post[field2]" title="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" target="_blank">$post[field2]</a></div></if>

REPLACE WITH

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']">
<div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=$post[field2]" title="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg" src="images/globe.gif" alt="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" border="0" /></a> $post[field2] 
</div></if>

Fresh install of new version
FIND in your postbit, or postbit_legacy

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']"><div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: $post[field2]</div></if>

REPLACE WITH

Code:

<if condition="$post['field2']">
<div>$vbphrase[location_perm]: <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=$post[field2]" title="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" target="_blank"><img class="inlineimg" src="images/globe.gif" alt="Find $post[username] on Google Maps!" border="0" /></a> $post[field2] 
</div></if>

Demo:
4x4Mecca.com

4x4 Mecca · #2 04-20-2007, 04:48 AM

I don't need to reserve this post

HMBeaty · #3 04-20-2007, 04:58 AM

To work with MEMBERINFO, change

HTML Code:

$post['field2']

To

HTML Code:

$userinfo['field2']

4x4 Mecca · #4 04-20-2007, 05:01 AM

Thanks! I'm new to this, should I update the mod with that option for users with an older version or something?

HMBeaty · #5 04-20-2007, 05:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4x4 Mecca

Thanks! I'm new to this, should I update the mod with that option for users with an older version or something?

MEMBERINFO should be in all in versions. Thats the template for the members profile page. The postbit and profile page just use 2 different variables

EDIT: However, you may want to rephrase your installation instructions and change "Find" to something like "In postbit/posbit_legacy find...."

PoetJA-1975 · #6 04-26-2007, 03:51 AM

Thanx for sharing this modification.
Question: What if someone has a "parody" as their location?
example = Location: Cyberspace, Tennessee

Jacquii.

4x4 Mecca · #7 04-28-2007, 10:52 PM

Then google maps finds some silly results.... A member on my board has "So Cal"
Another has "At Home"

PoetJA-1975 · #8 04-29-2007, 02:39 AM

LOL - OK - Thanx for the mod

Jacquii.

Chicago_VLNU_4s · #9 05-07-2007, 10:53 PM

seems decent but if people are spelling their city, not everyone will spell it right meaning no results. Like for example, Chicago. Some of us spell it "Chicago", "Chi-Town", "Chi Town", "Windy City", "The GO" ect.

l3it3r · #10 05-08-2007, 10:20 AM

And you'll get interesting results in google.
I made a similar mod for phpBB3 nice work.

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