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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
Matt, pretty cool.
Is there an easy way to implement the map in a contact form or article comment so that a visitor can place the marker on the map and submit their location?
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
catnip wrote:
Matt, pretty cool.
Is there an easy way to implement the map in a contact form or article comment so that a visitor can place the marker on the map and submit their location?
That could easily be done using something like zem_contact_reborn. My plugin sets the value of the custom field when the map is clicked. You could similarly set the value of a hidden zem_contact field.
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
Thanks for the prompt response. I’ll have to give it a try.
What I’m actually looking to do is a project in which people post where they’re coming from and where they’re going to and create a visualisation out of that. Would I have to use two maps in the contact form?
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
@catnip –
I threw together a little code to demonstrate how location data could be included in your contact form. I can look at selecting two locations when I have more time.
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
Thanks Matt. I’m probably doing something wrong. Not sure if I need the plugin for this, but having just installed it, I can’t really see the new fields in the write tab. Do I actually need to go through this ?
BTW I’v been trying this on a 4.0.7
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
For the write tab you do not need to follow that tutorial. You’ve activated the plugin and updated your google maps api key on the Extensions tab here /textpattern/index.php?event=msd_google_map?
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
Didn’t realise it was under extensions. Was looking for the Article Location Preferences tab in Admin/Preferences. Ok, plonked my API and now I get the map interface in the write tab, but my test contact form doesn’t display a map.
Last edited by catnip (2009-04-27 23:42:35)
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
You’re missing
<script src="http://maps.google.com/maps?file=api&v=2&sensor=false&key=YOUR API KEY"></script>which should be in the head of your document.
Note: This is not related to msd_google_map plugin since it is on the public side of your site.
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
Works a treat
THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
I’ve created a demonstration of one way to use your article location data to create a map of your articles.
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
matt,
Looks promising. I’m currently working on the IMCA and I may will need this plugin. There is a problem with your demo as the images are not contained in the “clouds”, and neither are the texts.
Yiannis
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Re: msd_google_map: Easily associate a location with your articles
colak wrote:
There is a problem with your demo as the images are not contained in the “clouds”, and neither are the texts.
What browser are you using? For me the images and text are within the bubble.
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