We would like to add a map to our forum so that members can show where they are in the world.

Is there something similar to vbgooglemap for the forumup boards, please?

Many thanks.

pi xxx

Yes, there is it, look at the code:

Code:

<div><embed quality="high" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.frappr.com/ajax/yvmap.swf" flashvars="host=http://www.frappr.com/&origin=unknown&lo=1&mvid=137440230090" salign="l" align="middle" scale="noscale" width="600" height="400"  ></embed><div style="width:400px;text-align:left;"><a href="http://visitor.frappr.com/?sig=visitor_map&src_mvid=137440230090&origin=unknown" target=_blank><img src="http://frappr.com/i/gyo.gif" border=0/></a><a href="http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&mapid=137440161623&src=flash_map&sig=visitor_map&src_mvid=137440230090&origin=unknown&ct=seemore" target=_blank><img src="http://frappr.com/i/s.gif" border=0/></a><a href="http://www.frappr.com/?a=constellation_map&mapid=137440161623&src=flash_map&sig=visitor_map&src_mvid=137440230090&origin=unknown&ct=pendingpins" target=_blank><img src="http://frappr.com/dyn_map/137440161623/origin:unknown/p.gif" border=0/></a><a href="http://www.frappr.com/?a=feedback&type=vm" target=_blank><img src="http://frappr.com/i/h.gif" border=0/></a></div></div>

Great

Now please explain to me where I have to add this code ... in simple terms please

Thanks

pi xxx

I've just been looking at

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.... is this really where the map would be sourced from? I'm wondering if this is what we are looking for

pi xxx

Pistachio, there is a Phoogle Map (google map for phpBB) Mod, if it ever gets working properly, and another Map Mod as well, but you can't install a Mod on a ForumUp forum. And any kind of "automatic" map needs to be a Mod, as far as I can understand.

But I'm not sure exactly how you want it to work, so perhaps you can make use of something like Aardvark or Frappr:

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Frappr has got tracking ability, but it will track members and guests alike. Perhaps you can get around that by putting it in a forum description that is hidden unless you are logged on.

Otherwise the best place to embed a map would be the Footer.

FoxLeonard

Ooops, everybody posting at the same time here...

Pistachio, I don't think that you can use the code Milano provided. You need to get your own code from Frappr, to make it work.

FoxLeonard

Hi FoxLeonard

So the google map similar to vbgooglemap but esp. for forumup isn't working properly?

We were thinking of a map where members can add a tag with their name and avatar ... nothing fancier than that. The vbgooglemap is pretty good because you can zoom in and see the tag placement quite precisely.

Sorry, but what is tracking ability?

Thanks.

pi xxx

FoxLeonard, I've been looking at the Aardvark Map ... would this allow our members to add their own tags? I can't see that possibility listed.

Thanks.

pi xxx

FoxLeonard, thank you

I don't think I like the idea of tracking IPs to put pointers on the map, too much of an invasion of privacy if I understand things correctly. Anyhow the phpBB Mods aren't usable. With Aardvark it doesn't look as if pointers can be added by our members once the map is up .... I see it as being useful if you want to pinpoint your business or something like that. So that's out as well.

That leaves Frappr ... I was looking at Frapper and wondering and I'm reading through all the help/faqs section right now. If we decide to add a map from here and get a code ... where do I put this code? I would prefer to open a special area for the map, for registered members only, rather than put it in the footer where anybody can see it.

Thanks again!

pi xxx

Pistachio, you should be able to put it in a forum description field, and make that forum hidden unless you are logged in.

Frappr's server is down at the moment , so I couldn't make a real test (with the code Milano provided), but the code as such can be used that way, and I'm pretty sure that it will work as it should, just like remotely hosted shoutboxes work for logged in members only, if you hide the forum from guests.

I seem to remember that there is a "compact" map option available, which is probably to prefer, as the full size version may tend to "stretch" the forum and make it too wide for some screen resolutions, just like what has happened to this thread, due to the code...

FoxLeonard

FoxLeonard, you're a star

I noticed the frappr site was slow, I'll leave it for now and try later or tomorrow.

I took a proper look at your avatar ... In Greek mythology, according to tradition, the Hyperboreans were a mythical people who lived far to the north of Thrace. Their land, called Hyperborea, or Hyperboria — "beyond the Boreas (north wind)") — was perfect, with the sun shining twenty-four hours a day. All those languages, that's terrific, just got to wondering how the vietnamese got in there

I'll come back and let you know how I get on. I'll look into the compact map option too to avoid a scroll bar at the bottom of the page if possible. Will also go for getting our own code. So just paste it into the description field of forum ... so easy!

Many, many thanks.

Have a good evening.

pi xxx

I got my forum map from here:

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I don't know if that's what you're looking for, but I've found it's not bad.


I found the Frappr thingy a pain in the neck.