Comments on: Embedding Google Maps in vBulletin (BBCode) http://nslog.com/2008/05/01/embedding_google_maps_in_vbulletin_bbcode The Weblog of Erik J. Barzeski Sun, 06 Jul 2008 00:06:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2008/05/01/embedding_google_maps_in_vbulletin_bbcode#comment-47509 Erik J. Barzeski Sun, 04 May 2008 00:22:51 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4777#comment-47509 [quote comment="47506"]Couldn't your users embed an iframe of the google map? You could write something that took the Google Map iframe URL, parsed it and created a custom "google map tag". Then when you render the post, transform that back to the iframe.[/quote] Perhaps. I'll have to look at that. You can't really "parse" anything with a bbcode, but you could just take a URL and use it as the source of an iFrame, probably. If you're allowed to do that, of course. Google might not allow off-site use in that manner. I'll look into it. EJ said on May 3, 2008:

Couldn't your users embed an iframe of the google map? You could write something that took the Google Map iframe URL, parsed it and created a custom "google map tag". Then when you render the post, transform that back to the iframe.

Perhaps. I'll have to look at that. You can't really "parse" anything with a bbcode, but you could just take a URL and use it as the source of an iFrame, probably. If you're allowed to do that, of course. Google might not allow off-site use in that manner. I'll look into it.

]]> By: EJ http://nslog.com/2008/05/01/embedding_google_maps_in_vbulletin_bbcode#comment-47506 EJ Sat, 03 May 2008 22:03:13 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4777#comment-47506 Couldn't your users embed an iframe of the google map? You could write something that took the Google Map iframe URL, parsed it and created a custom "google map tag". Then when you render the post, transform that back to the iframe. Couldn't your users embed an iframe of the google map? You could write something that took the Google Map iframe URL, parsed it and created a custom "google map tag". Then when you render the post, transform that back to the iframe.

]]> By: Erik J. Barzeski http://nslog.com/2008/05/01/embedding_google_maps_in_vbulletin_bbcode#comment-47491 Erik J. Barzeski Sat, 03 May 2008 17:36:16 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4777#comment-47491 [quote comment="47490"]It's just an IMG tag (or whatever the BBCode equivalent is).[/quote] Thanks, I've built that. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to allow you to choose between the "mappy" view and the "satellite" view. For the forum, a satellite view is often the preferred method of showing a map because usually we're looking at a golf course or something. :-P Good idea, though. Thanks. Mike F said on May 3, 2008:

It's just an IMG tag (or whatever the BBCode equivalent is).

Thanks, I've built that. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to allow you to choose between the "mappy" view and the "satellite" view. For the forum, a satellite view is often the preferred method of showing a map because usually we're looking at a golf course or something. :-P

Good idea, though. Thanks.

]]> By: Mike F http://nslog.com/2008/05/01/embedding_google_maps_in_vbulletin_bbcode#comment-47490 Mike F Sat, 03 May 2008 16:46:05 +0000 http://nslog.com/?p=4777#comment-47490 I don't know much about vBulletin, but it seems like your best bet would be to use the Static Maps API, assuming a static map is sufficient for you: http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/index.html It's just an IMG tag (or whatever the BBCode equivalent is). I don't know much about vBulletin, but it seems like your best bet would be to use the Static Maps API, assuming a static map is sufficient for you:
http://code.google.com/apis/maps/documentation/staticmaps/index.html

It's just an IMG tag (or whatever the BBCode equivalent is).

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