[Plugin: Google Latitude History] How to add shortcode: [glatitude-map/] to a Text or HTML widget?

  • Hello,

    I want to have a widget (on the right sidebar of my website) with a small 100x100px map.

    I tried adding the [glatitude-map /] ShortCode to the default Text widget.
    I also installed another module: “Rich Text” Widget, but it also doesn’t work when adding the [glatitude-map /] ShortCode to it.

    I think I need to enable the filter on this widgets or something… (add_filters) ? I am not familiar with this..
    You are talking about “ShortCode”. Is there also a LongCode I can try?

    Kind regards,
    Roel Broersma

    https://www.ads-software.com/extend/plugins/google-latitude-history/

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  • Plugin Author peter2322

    (@peter2322)

    To use the short code in the widget sidebar, you must add add_filter(‘widget_text’, ‘do_shortcode’); to your theme’s function.php. You can use the plain “text” widget to add the shortcode. One problem that will occur with my plugin right now if the post and the sidebar have a google latitude map b/c the div ids will be the same causing only 1 map to render and the javascript variables have the same names. I need to think about how to implement this properly.

    Thread Starter roeller

    (@roeller)

    Hi Peter,

    For my sidebar, I use:
    [glatitude-map height=200 width=205 mapcontrol=false openwindow=false openoverview=false haveoverview=false disabledefaultui=true /]

    However,.. I noticed that the ‘openwindow’ is not working. It always pops-up with a windows. Whether I set it to TRUE or to FALSE.

    -Roel

    Plugin Author peter2322

    (@peter2322)

    hi roel,

    I checked about the info window and you caught a bug. Try using openinfo=”false”. The documentation didnt match the code. When I release the next version of this code I will fix it. thanks.

    also I think i have the proper solution for using the plugin in the widget area. Hopefully I ll have it this week.

    Thread Starter roeller

    (@roeller)

    Thanks Peter!

    I can’t wait to see your update on the plugin. It’s really a great thing!

    PS. Is there a stylesheet or something you can do to make the ‘openinfo’ window a bit smaller or have it a different font?

    Keep up the good work and thanks!

    -Roel

    Plugin Author peter2322

    (@peter2322)

    hello,

    I have updated the plugin (0.9.5) to handle multiple maps on 1 page and fixed the openwindow shortcode option.

    You can change the style including the font using the custom css plugin setting. If it doesnt work as it should let me know. In the next release i am adding an individual style shortcode option that overrides the plugin settings one.

    I checked about the infowindows. Unfortunately the max width you can set the infowindow is to 200px which ends up being 247px with all the padding. So it doesnt appear that infowindows are very attractive on a small map. would an option to turnoff the infowindows help? users will still be able to mouse over a point to see it location.

    Thread Starter roeller

    (@roeller)

    Hi Peter!

    It works! See: https://www.roelbroersma.nl/index.php/about

    (there you also see the sidebar problem with the big info window)
    I turned it off, but as soon as users click it.. it’s too big. A “deny infowindow” as you said would be valuable.. !

    Kind regards,
    Roel Broersma

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