[RC] phpBB Geo Topics 1.4.3 - AJAX maps OSM GOOGLE BING

[ostridm]

Modification Name: phpBB Geo Topics
Authors: ostridm

Modification Description:
Provides board users with an ability to manage maps
- personal user maps
- multiple community maps
- custom point balloon with BBCODE support
- point icons (over 700 icons from map icon collection)
- various map data source Google, Yandex, Bing, OSM, over 14 various imaginary data layers
- phpBB extra permissions to control content management
- Geo IP City database integration - automated user position tracking from registration IP
- rich ACP

Modification Version:
1.4.3 RC

Changelog:1.3.6
http://geo.krasnogorie.net/geo/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=134

+ maps moved to json
+ more icons... in editors moved to json
+ new permission for viewing board members map
+ rel-canonical support, search robots are able to walk mod content exactly one time
+ <noscript></noscript> support, search robots are able to index balloons as user see them on the map
+ map permanent link + direct marker bbcode below the map
+ few cosmetic changes

global map http://geo.krasnogorie.net/
personal user map http://geo.krasnogorie.net/?u=60&m=11&pr=2
forum map http://geo.krasnogorie.net/?f=2
topic map http://geo.krasnogorie.net/?t=129


Requirements:
phpBB 3.0.x, PHP 5.2.*

Supported Styles:

• Prosilver

AutoMOD Compatible:


Features:

• personal user maps
• multiple community maps
• custom point balloon with BBCODE support
• point icons (over 700 icons from map icon collection)
• various map data source Google, Yandex, Bing, OSM, over 14 various imaginary data layers
• phpBB extra permissions to control content management
• Geo IP City database integration - automated user position tracking from registration IP
• rich ACP
• subsilver2 support, is to be installed after main module. just click to Details link in AutoMOD

Performance & Load:

Two lightweight modes - no heavy JS at frontend & SQL at bakend - map is shown by user action directly in page without re-loading. lightweight sql queries used(done)

Screenshots:












Demo URL:
global map http://geo.krasnogorie.net/
personal user map http://geo.krasnogorie.net/?u=60&m=11&pr=2
forum map http://geo.krasnogorie.net/?f=2
topic map http://geo.krasnogorie.net/?t=129
Goolge
http://geo.krasnogorie.net/
Yandex
http://www.krasnogorie.net/geo/viewforum.php?f=8

usernames: demo, demo1, demo2, demo3 and demo4 / pass: demo1234

Modification Download:
http://www.krasnogorie.net/geo/viewforum.php?f=9
(IN DEVELOP - DO NOT TRY ONE LIVE BOARDS)

[ostridm]

Dear All

I would appreciate your feature requests if any. I do not promise to implement these features immediately but your feedback will be helpful to make this mod better.

[ViolaF]

Any Credits?

Demo URL:
http://vpoime.net/geo/geotopics.php?ymsmr=google
usernames: demo, demo2, demo3 and demo4 / pass: demo1234

Demo URL:
http://phpbblab.emosbat.com/ajaxlike/
usernames: demo, demo2, demo3 and demo4 / pass: demo123

Interesting, Mr. emosbat.

[ostridm]

I think it was nice idea to provide pre-registered users. I would like to thank Mr. emosbat for it and even the post formatting and structure I borrowed. In fact I thought it was a template.

[ViolaF]

So any credits?

[ostridm]

What do you mean?

[leschek]

I tried the MOD and I like it (I have small forum about travelling so it can be very useful).
A few features I would like to see in this MOD.
1. I would like to have option to add POI marker in reply too (or even better I would like to create POI marker on main map with link to reply or blog or somewhere else - I was using forum topic for sending pictures about travelling ( a reply every few days), but with User blog MOD it looks better, because users can reply and it doesn't break layout).
2. I would like to add gps tracks (it is possible with google maps) and it would be awesome if I can highlight one track (maybe with colour) if I click on link in post (something like "Look where I was today")
3. I would like to hide/show map on the top of the topic and forum.
4. Is possible to choose centre of the map for forums (and maybe zooming too). I mean if I have forum about Egypt I would like to set centre of a map to Egypt. If I have forum about India I would like to set centre of map to India
5. When I'm adding POI marker in topic (and hopefully in post too) I would like to choose the location on the small map - it will be helpful for people who doesn't have GPS or the skills to find their location elsewhere.

Thank you for nice MOD.

[ostridm]

hi leschek

thank you for your suggestions.

4 & 5)
I will do it before the initial release.

3 )
Please explain further. Who will hide/show map - every user?

2) 1)
Technically possible but this feature definitely is not for initial release. If it will be allowed to place single geo object to each post (POI GPX so on) - finally one topic could be a map. Good idea.

As to user Blog mod the same - next release. It is not so wide spreaded as forum so... hope you understand.

[leschek]

1 - blog MOD - I understand that you can't support every MOD (but it would be nice plugin for user blog MOD) and that's why I thought it would be enough if I can add POI markers (or GPS track) via main map and make link to article in blog.

3. I imagine that I will choose in ACP if I want show map in topic by default or if user have to click on button (or icon) ("show map") to see map. (Example - On my very old board you can try to click on blue link Kalendar (on right side under red frame) and it will show calendar. If you click on the link again - it hide calendar).

[keith10456]

Cool idea

[ostridm]

hi leschek

3) is included in scope too,

it raises usability and also brings possibility to off-load browser and server from probably unwanted behavior and load.

[emosbat]

Interesting, Mr. emosbat.

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nice mod though.

[ViolaF]

youre code-gangstas. but nevermind, have fun

[ostridm]

reworked admin panel + presentation layer

mod panel

per froum configuration


demo site updated
http://vpoime.net/geo/geotopics.php
usernames: demo, demo2, demo3 and demo4 / pass: demo1234

[emosbat]

youre code-gangstas. but nevermind, have fun

i am such merciful gentleman
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ostridm: can you intgrate it with bing map?