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Installation

Component is installed on Joomla! 3.x in a standard way through the Extension Manager.


Component supports autoupdate feature

Options

You do not need to configurate it, because component runs on Google Maps JavaScript API V3.

There are some parameters you can set in component options.

Go to component page

Press (menu):

  • Components
  • Zh GoogleMap


Press "Options" button


When you create new map objects at the opening map is automatically calculated location, if can not be calculated, then displaying center of Palace Square in St. Petersburg (if not set default place).

Default place

You can set latitude and longitude of your default place in Options page

After that when you try to create new map, placemark, path in backend, position of marker on map will be set to default.


API Key for Google Earth

If you want to use the Google Earth feature, you must obtain a key for the Google Earth API and enter it.

Despite the fact, that you can use Earth API without key, in current release you have to set it, because I can't get Maps and Earth API integration work together without key. When I can - I'll correct code and you'll have the ability to use Earth API without API Key


API Key for Google Maps

If you want to use the Google Maps API key for monitoring or billing overlimit quotas, you can obtain a key for the Google Maps API and enter it in Options page (like a Google Earth API Key)



Compatibility Mode

In some cases when on map is active Managing Placemarks by Group List, you can get an error
link.hasClass is not a function

It can be caused by conflict with JQuery and mootools in some templates, or in case mootools is disabled in joomla
In this case you can activate compatibility mode, when calling methods hasClass and toggleClass is changed to JavaScript functions which do like the same.


Compatibility Mode for Resource Files

In some cases you restrict access to administrator folder. In this folder for component by default exists assets folder , which used for storing icons, css-files for component and plugin.

If you block access to it, then when users will try to see your map will get login screen.

And just for this case there is a component option Compatible Mode for Resource Files.

Just set it to yes, and all references in document, which contains map (created as a component, or as a plugin), will be to site assets folder. Do not move any files or folders, just use it.

And you have to copy icons from admin icons folder (/administrator/components/com_zhgooglemap/assets/icons) to site folder (/components/com_zhgooglemap/assets/icons), because it is empty from installation (because if site folder will contain icons, then size of zip-archive of extension increase twice)

And if you want to use your icons for placemarks, you should copy your icons to both folders. In administrator folder icons will be used in backend (admin panel), and when displaying - from site folder.

Protocol

You can set protocol to use when you load map.


Map initialization type

In some cases your template or the other extensions can use onload function. And in this case map will not be initialized (displayed), therefore you can set domready type.


Google Maps API version

By default (empty value) loaded latest experimental version of maps API.

You can define what version you want to load. Read more about Google Maps API versioning


Map Type in Editor

You can manage what map types will be accessible when you define map objects (map, placemarks...) and there is a map in details.


Category List

You can define type of category list you can see in details Simple (plain) or Default (hierarchy)


HTML tag for InfoWin Title

Define h2 (h3...) tag for Infowin Title, for example, for placemark


powered by

You can define place to show my logo, or hide it


Creating Map

We turn to the menu "Maps".



Enter the number of maps with the correct configuration for us.

Coordinates it is convenient to choose by dragging the marker (the value is automatically substituted in the form fields ) or by clicking the mouse on the desired location.


Map properties

Title Map title
Description Description
Latitude Map center Latitude
Longitude Map center Longitude
Width Map Width,

if set to 0, map will be 100% wide

Height Map Height

if set to 0, map will be 100% height.
You can apply Zh Template Map FullScreen to your map page to show map in full screen or for the other cases

Map Details

Show Title as Placemark Show map title as a placemark
  • No - Do not show marker
  • Drop - Marker with animation (Drop)
  • Bounce - Marker with animation (Bounce)
  • Simple - Marker without animation
Open InfoWin Open InfoWindow for map title immediately
Disable AutoPan Disable AutoPan when open infowin
Map Bounds Map bounds to protect navigation outside map

You have to enter Latitude1,Longitude1;Latitude2,Longitude2
ie pair of coordinates separated by semicolon and in one coordinate has values separated by comma
The first coordinate - left bottom, the second - right top of bounds

Zoom Initial Map Zoom
Min Zoom Min Zoom for Map
Max Zoom Max Zoom for Map
Draggable Enable/disable Map dragging
Default Map Types Enable/disable standard map types in map type control
Map Type Initial Map Type
  • Roadmap
  • Satellite
  • Hybrid
  • Terrain
  • OpenStreetMap
  • NZTopomaps
  • First Custom Map Type
Google Earth The enabled/disabled state of the Google Earth
  • No
  • Yes
  • Yes (Notify)
OpenStreetMap Layer The enabled/disabled state of the OpenStreetMap Layer and ability to use Map Type Control to switch to that layer
NZTopomaps Layer The enabled/disabled state of the NZTopomaps Layer and ability to use Map Type Control to switch to that layer
Allow Custom Map Types The enabled/disabled using custom map type and ability to use Map Type Control to switch to that layers
Custom Map Types List List of custom map types ID for using on map, separator ;

Example: 1;2;5
If you set Map Type to First Custom Map Type, then first ID will be default map type

Weather Layer Weather Layer, that would be displayed on the map
KML Layer URL of the KML Layer, that would be displayed on the map
Language Language for map objects names

Example: ru-RU

Show placemark creation information You can show information about user and date of placemark creation
  • No
  • Username
  • Date of creation
  • Date of creation and Username
  • Username (after toolbar)
  • Date of creation (after toolbar)
  • Date of creation and Username (after toolbar)
Category The category that this map is assigned to

Using Google Earth

We turn to component options.

Enter the key Google Earth API.

For you map select using Google Earth

  • "Yes" - the map is displayed, but if you have not installed the plugin Google Earth Plugin, then that functionality is not available
  • "Yes (Notify)" - the map is displayed, but if you have not installed the plugin Google Earth Plugin, then that functionality is not available and displays a message that there is no plugin


Using KML Layer

If you have KML-file, you can put into accessible folder on site and fill URL in map field KML Layer.

If you want to use more than one file, you can use "feature", that path field of Paths is not required

  • go to Paths tab
  • create path
  • fill KML Layer field

And after that new layer will be displayed

Map Header

Header HTML-text HTML text on top of the map
Show Header Separator Show Separator after Header HTML text


Map Footer

Show Footer Separator Show Separator before Footer HTML text
Footer HTML-text HTML text on bottom of the map


Styles

You can create styled maps, ie you have ability to change color, hide POI and so on.

Styles Styles for map

Read more about styling Start Styling your Map


See Google Maps API Styled Map Wizard
Just press button Finish, copy code between [ and ] with them, and paste in this field

Map Controls

There are three sliders in this section

The first slider is

Map Type Control The enabled/disabled state of the Map Type Control
Pan Control The enabled/disabled state of the Pan Control
Zoom Control The enabled/disabled state of the Zoom Control
Scale Control The enabled/disabled state of the Scale Control
Overview Map Control The enabled/disabled state of the Overview Map Control
  • Yes
  • No
  • Yes (Open) - show overview map opened
Double Click Zoom Enables/disables zoom and center on double click
Scroll Wheel Zoom The enabled/disabled state of the scrollwheel zooming on the map
Rotate Control The enabled/disabled state of the Rotate Control
Street View Control The enabled/disabled state of the Street View Control
Traffic Layer The enabled/disabled state of the Traffic Layer
Bicycle Layer The enabled/disabled state of the Bicycle Layer
Home Button The enabled/disabled feature to reset map center and/or zoom to initial value


The second slider is

Find Control (geocoding) The enabled/disabled state of the Find Control (by geocoding)
Find Control width Width of Find Control field
Draw route from search point to place The enabled/disabled state of the drawing route from place which is found by Find Control
Change zoom for result You can change zoom to show result
Search region Region Localization: if you wish to alter your map to serve geocoding results towards the region.
The value is Unicode region subtag identifiers. Most Unicode region identifiers are identical to ISO 3166-1 codes, with some notable exceptions. E.g., US, ES. But as for example for Great Britain is GB, not UK


The third slider is


Map Type Control Position on a map
Pan Control Position on a map
Zoom Control Position on a map
Scale Control Position on a map
Street View Control Position on a map
Find Control (geocoding) Position on a map
Geolocation Control Position on a map
Placemark List Button Position on a map
Traffic Layer Button Position on a map
Transit Layer Button Position on a map
Bicycle Layer Button Position on a map
Home Button Position on a map

Map Properties for Placemarks

Placemark ordering Order placemarks. It is useful when you show placemark list
  • Placemark title
  • Category title and ordering
  • Category title (descending) and ordering
  • User ordering index
  • Group title and Placemark title
  • Group title (descending) and Placemark title
  • Group user ordering index and Placemark title
  • Group user ordering index (descending) and Placemark title
  • Date of creation
  • Date of creation (descending)
Show placemarks in cluster Create cluster for markers
Marker Cluster Zoom Level Zoom Level on which Clusterer starts group markers
Group Placemarks in Cluster by Group Property Create cluster for each group (and you can override cluster icon)
Remember, if you use this feature (without managing markers by group list), you have to activate group in cluster (by setting Active in Group List)
Place overlapping placemarks on a spiral Enable feature to show overlapped placemarks on a spiral
Show placemark hover text Enable feature to show infowin/infobubble on hover placemark
  • No
  • Open InfoWin
  • Open InfoBubble
InfoBubble Style If you use Open InfoBubble for Show placemark hover text feature to show hover text, than you can assign InfoBubble stype for it.

Map Properties for Placemark List

Width Placemark List Width in pixels

If set 0 then you've got 100% width.
It can be useful in bottom position and 100% map width

Height Placemark List Height in pixels
Position Values
  • No - there is no placemark list
  • ... - overlay on map
  • Left and Right - table layout
  • List-Map and Map-List - div layout
  • External - you can put ul-tag with id=GMapsMarkerUL in your place to define your place to show placemark list

For example, 

<ul id="GMapsMarkerUL" style="list-style-type: none;"></ul>
Style Values
  • Simple - predefined in CSS-file
  • Advanced - predefined in CSS-file
  • External - you can define it in your template
Background Color Background Color

Example: #EAEAEA

As for gradient in my example, I've got it from internet sites. When you specify background color #E6E6E6, I add into style line 

background: #E6E6E6

I've got this example

background: #fefcea; /* For old browsers */
    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fefcea, #f1da36); /* Firefox 3.6+ */
    /* Chrome 1-9, Safari 4-5 */
    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom, 
                color-stop(0%,#fefcea), color-stop(100%,#f1da36));
    /* Chrome 10+, Safari 5.1+ */
    background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #fefcea, #f1da36);
    background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #fefcea, #f1da36); /* Opera 11.10+ */
    background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #fefcea, #f1da36); /* IE10 */
    background: linear-gradient(top, #fefcea, #f1da36); /* CSS3 */ 
    padding: 10px;
    border: 1px solid #333;


I don't know is it true example, for all cases. But, for example, why not. I've replace start and end colors to mine. And, first background: we don't enter, because I do it.

And after all this is mine code 

#E6E6E6; /* For old browsers */
     background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, #AAAAAA); /* Firefox 3.6+ */
     /* Chrome 1-9, Safari 4-5 */
     background: -webkit-gradient(linear, left top, left bottom,
                  color-stop(0%,#E6E6E6), color-stop(100%,#AAAAAA));
     /* Chrome 10+, Safari 5.1+ */
     background: -webkit-linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, #AAAAAA);
     background: -o-linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, #AAAAAA); /* Opera 11.10+ */
     background: -ms-linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, #AAAAAA); /* IE10 */
     background: linear-gradient(top, #E6E6E6, #AAAAAA); /* CSS3 */
     padding: 10px;
     border: 1px solid #333;

I note that in IE9 there is no gradient. But it is not task to do it in my component by CSS. In any case you can do it by image and applying for class.

Action by Click Action to do when you Click on link
  • Center - center map on placemark
  • Click - execute click function for placemark
  • Center, Animate - center map on placemark and animate placemark icon
  • Click, Animate - execute click function for placemark and animate placemark icon
  • Center, Animate and Click - center map on placemark, animate placemark icon and execute click function for placemark
Placemark List Content Text from which placemark list contains
  • Title - placemark title
  • Title and Description - placemark title and desciption
  • Title and Addition HTML text - placemark title and addition HTML text
  • Icon and Title - placemark icon and title
  • Icon, Title and Description
  • Icon, Title and Addition HTML text - placemark icon, title and addition HTML text
  • Icon, Title and Description (table) - table layout
  • Icon, Title and Addition HTML text (table) - table layout
  • Title and Image - placemark title and image (thumbnail)
  • Title, Image and Description
  • Title, Image and Addition HTML text
  • Image and Title
  • Image, Title and Description
  • Image, Title and Addition HTML text
  • Image, Title and Description (table) - table layout
  • Image, Title and Addition HTML text (table) - table layout
  • Table: Title - placemark title and table layout
  • Table: Title and Description - placemark title and description and table layout
  • Table: Title and Addition HTML text - placemark title and addition HTML text and table layout
Appearance Appearance of placemark list
  • Open List - placemark list is opened
  • Icon Button - additional icon button control on map
  • Text Button - additional text button control on map
  • Icon Button and Open List - additional icon button control on map and list is opened
  • Text Button and Open List - additional text button control on map and list is opened
Search placemark field Enable feature to search by autocomplete placemarks in placemark list

Groups


Group Control Position and type of list of group, that would be displayed for marker management
  • No - there is not placemark control by group list
  • Left - List of group on the left (table style)
  • Right - List of group on the right (table style)
  • Top - List of group on the top (table style)
  • Bottom - List of group on the bottom (table style)
  • Group-Map - List of group on the top (div style)
  • Map-Group - List of group on the bottom (div style)
  • External - List of group in user defined position (special tag)
Group Type Behavior of group list
  • Toggle Group
  • Only One Active Group
Manage Placemarks Enable ability to manage placemarks by Group List
Synchronize with placemark list Show/Hide placemarks in placemark list depends on group state
Manage Paths Enable ability to manage paths by Group List
Group ordering Group order in list
  • Group title
  • Category Title and ordering
  • User ordering index
Group Column Width Column width for the left or right position of list group
Show Group Show text, icon of group in list of group
  • Text
  • Icon
  • Text and Icon
Display Show All and Hide All buttons Show buttons to show/hide all groups by one click
  • No
  • Text
  • Icon
  • Text and Icon
Search group field Display search field to find group in group list
Group CSS Type of group decoration

There are two predefined style
and one (external) – for you, which you can set style in you template. ID for tags depend on Group CSS field. See details in Placemark Grouping

Group List Title Group List Title
Top Description Description on top of the list
Show Top-Separator The enabled/disabled state of Separator on top of the list
Show Bottom-Separator The enabled/disabled state of Separator on botom of the list
Bottom Description Description on bottom of the list

Route


This options for routes, which is shown for find your way to place

  • by geocoding find feature (Map Find Control (geocoding) slider)
  • autocomplete field (Places Library slider)


Draggable The enabled/disabled ability route to be draggable
Show Route Panel Enable show route details
Address If you want not use map center coordinates as a destination point of your route (for example, Google not right geocoded your address), you can enter text address into this field, and it would be used for drawing route

Use value from autocomplete field (copy-paste) for entering more clear address for google router

Travel Mode: Driving The enabled/disabled ability to be show this travel mode
Travel Mode: Walking The enabled/disabled ability to be show this travel mode
Travel Mode: Bicycling The enabled/disabled ability to be show this travel mode
Unit System Use this unit system option when create route
  • Metric System (kilometers)
  • Imperial (English) System (miles)
Avoid Highways Use this option when create route
Avoid Tolls Use this option when create route

Using Places Library

Enable using Places The enabled/disabled state of using Places Library
Places Types Places types in single quotes, delimited by comma
for example: 'restaurant', 'store'


Google Places API: Supported Place Types

Radius Radius from map center (in meters)
If you don't want to see placemark from Places API, and only use autocomplete field, then set radius = 0

Places API show only up to 20 places!

Show Autocomplete field The enabled/disabled state of using Autocomplete field
Autocomplete field width Autocomplete field width
Places Types for Autocomplete field Places types for Autocomplete field like a places types field, values in single quotes with comma delimiter


which can be either 'establishment' or 'geocode', representing businesses or addresses, respectively. If types is not specified, both types are returned.

Show direction Show direction (by Directions API) from place, what you've found by autocomplete field (where marker is) and point on your map (which you set in map, center of map)
Search country Country Localization: if you wish to alter your map to serve places autocomplete field values the towards specified country.
The value is ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2 country code. E.g., US, BR, AU.

Using Panoramio Library

Advanced Options

Loading map objects dynamically Enable feature to load placemarks by AJAX
  • No
  • JQuery
  • Mootools
Load type Type of loading placemarks, ie load it all, or depends on some conditions
  • All
  • All (two steps: use map bounds, all the rest)
  • Use map bounds
Buffer size for placemarks You can load placemarks by parts
Loading content data dynamically Enable feature to load placemark infowin content by AJAX
  • No
  • JQuery
  • Mootools

Ie your page can contains placemark creation code, but all infowin/infobubble content can be loaded dynamically.
If placemarks loaded by AJAX it by default loads content dynamically too.

MarkerManager The enabled/disabled state of using Marker Manager

Marker Manager displaying markers on definite zoom.

Elevation The enabled/disabled state of using Elevation API

Show elevation at point where you click.

Street View Enable/disable show Street View
  • No
  • Top - street view is located above the map
  • Bottom - street view is located below the map
Street View Style Style of Street View
  • Default - with default options
Placemark Filter Restriction displaying placemarks on some rules.
Allow to user enter placemarks Enable registered users to create and/or alter placemarks on map.
Insert Allowed User can create new placemarks
Update Allowed User can update existing placemarks
Delete Allowed User can delete existing placemarks
New Placemark State Placemark Status for created user placemark.
New Contact State Contact Status for created user contact (if enabled contact integration).
Show Icon Type Selector for New Placemark The enabled/disabled state of selecting Icon Type when user creates placemark.
CSS Class The class name for map div tag
Additional CSS styles for loading List of CSS style files for loading when map is loading, separated by new line or semicolon
Additional JavaScript files for loading List of JavaScript files for loading when map is loading, separated by new line or semicolon
Placemark Rating Enable Placemark rating feature.
  • No
  • JQuery
  • Mootools
Map text override You can use this feature to override Standard text for map controls etc by using special interface in component administration area

Geolocation

Auto Positioning Auto Positioning when map is loading
Geolocation Control Show Geolocation Control
Geolocation Button Style Geolocation Button Style
  • Icon
  • Text
  • Icon and Text

Integration

Use contacts The enabled/disabled state of using contacts

You can enable using contact information and associate your placemark with contact to display contact information in placemark InfoWin.

Contact Details You can enter names of attributes to show. Separator is ;

Acceptable values

  • name
  • position
  • address
  • city
  • suburb
  • state
  • province
  • country
  • postcode
  • zipcode
  • phone
  • mobile
  • fax
  • email
  • website

You can enter it in any order, and by it the contact will be shown.

Note: postcode and zipcode – it is the same field, but different labels will be.

Check contact fields, and you'll see this pairs: City or Suburb, State or Province, Postal / ZIP Code


For example: position;name;mobile

to show position, contact name and mobile phone

Use users The enabled/disabled state of using users

You can enable using user information and associate your placemark with user to display user information in placemark InfoWin.

Display


Using Marker Manager

You can use Marker Manager with restrictions:

  • you can't use marker clustering - because cluster groups markers, and controls it displaying
  • you can't use managing markers by group list

To use Marker Manager:

  • set group for your markers
  • set Min Zoom for Marker Manager and Max Zoom for Marker Manager for each group
  • enable feature for the map


Creating Placemark

We turn to the tab "Placemarks".

Enter the number of markers bound to a specific map.

Coordinates it is convenient to choose by dragging the marker (the value is automatically substituted in the form fields ) or by clicking the mouse on the desired location.

On the other hand you can use Autocomplete field above map to find your place.

Or enter text address into Autocomplete field and press Find button to find place by geocoding.


Placemark properties

Title Placemark Title
Description Description
Tags Tags
Latitude Latitude
Longitude Longitude
Address Text address of your placemark. You can load your data into this field, if you don't have lat/lng data. In this case address will be automatically geocoded and markers are displayed. And in backend marker will be shown too. But if you move marker (change position by dragging or clicking somewhere else), new positions will be stored as lat/lng.

Displaying markers by lat/lng is more quick because there is no need time for geocoding

Map Title Title of the map, where marker would be displayed

Placemark Details

Published Published
Group Group
Protected from user correction Protected placemark from user correction, when you activate creating users placemark
Include in Placemark List Include placemark in Placemark List
Category The category that this placemark is assigned to
User ordering index Use this field to manual sorting placemarks in placemark list
Rating Rating of placemark, it can be set only by rating system
Show GPS information Show GPS information (coordinates) in infowin
Addition HTML text HTML text, that will be included in placemark InfoWin content

Be careful, if you enter email address, the other Joomla! plugin it changed, and there will be an error and map will not be shown.

Placemark full description Placemark description (HTML text) in placemark detail view (single placemark page view)
Hover HTML text Hover HTML text for placemark when enabled hovering feature

Appearance properties

Icon Type Icon Type
Icon X-offset Icon offset
Icon Y-offset Icon offset
Marker Marker Type
  • No - Do not show marker
  • Drop - Marker with animation (Drop)
  • Bounce - Marker with animation (Bounce)
  • Simple - Marker without animation
  • Infographics Icon: Drop - Marker with animation (Drop) and dynamic icon
  • Infographics Icon: Bounce - Marker with animation (Bounce) and dynamic icon
  • Infographics Icon: Simple - Marker without animation and dynamic icon
  • Marker with label: Drop - Marker with animation (Drop) and label
  • Marker with label: Bounce - Marker with animation (Bounce) and label
  • Marker with label: Simple - Marker without animation and label
Open InfoWin Execute action which described in Action by Click and Zoom by Click
InfoWin Content Content of InfoWin
  • Title and Description
  • Title
  • Description
  • Title and Article (by iframe)
  • Article (by iframe)
  • None
Action by Click Action by Click on this placemark
  • Open InfoWin
  • Open Link - link, that entered in URL Site field
  • Open Link in new page
  • Open InfoBubble
  • Open Street View - open street view for placemark position (if feature enabled in map details)
  • None
Zoom by Click Zoom by Click on this placemark

You can change zoom when you click on marker

  • Do not change - zoom is not changed
Street View in InfoWin toolbar Enable ability in infowin show button to show Street View
View Area Width for Street View View Area Width for div section in infowin
View Area Height for Street View View Area Height for div section in infowin
Street View Style Additional Street View properties, which would be applied. This properties you can create on separate component tab
URL Site Site URL to display in placemark InfoWin content
Site Name Site Name to display instead of URL
URL Image Image URL to display in placemark
URL Image Thumbnail Image URL to display in placemark list
Start Publishing Placemark start publishing date
Finish Publishing Placemark finish publishing date
Date of creation Placemark creation date
Access ACL access level to view this placemark
Infographics Type Dynamic Icon Type

Example: chst=d_fnote&chld=thought|1|0088FF|h|Why+am+I+here?
See about Infographics (Dynamic Icons)

Infographics Icon width Dynamic Icon width
Infographics Icon height Dynamic Icon height

Marker with Label

Label Class Label CSS Class
Label in background Label in background
Label X-offset Label offset
Label Y-offset Label offset
Label content HTML label content

InfoBubble Tabs

About InfoBubble you can read there InfoBubble example

It is not created by component, there is only using this code. If it works not correctly - check in example, and if there not works - you should ask in google maps forum (component only calls JavaScript code)


Style Style for InfoBubble
Add InfoWin content Add InfoWin content into InfoBubble
  • No
  • as first tab - add infowin content before all visible tabs
  • as last tab - add infowin content after all visible tabs
  • replace content - add infowin content as infobubble content, without any tab


Title Tab Title
Image You can use image to build image gallery in single placemark view
HTML Text Tab text

Integration

User User which associate with placemark
Show user prompts Type of view user information
  • No
  • Text
  • Icon
  • No prompts
Contact Contact which associate with placemark
Show contact prompts Type of view contact information
  • No
  • Text
  • Icon
  • No prompts
Contact Button in InfoWin toolbar Show Contact Button in InfoWin toolbar
Alternative Contact URL You can alternative URL to show contact page (instead of standard joomla's call)
Placemark details Button in InfoWin toolbar Show Placemark Button in InfoWin toolbar
Alternative Details URL You can alternative URL to show details page (instead of standard call detail placemark view)
Placemark Details for standard call You can override default details attributes for detail view

By default placemark detail page is opened without enabling additional loading bootstrap library and styles, without thumbnail and image gallery, without Additional HTML text and full text description.

You can change default behavior by passing parameters, separated by comma (,)

  • load bootstrap
  • load bootstrap styles
  • thumbnail
  • image gallery
  • addition html text
  • full description

For example, if you enter image gallery,addition html text,full description into field, the detail view for placemark will be with two additional description (short "Addition HTML text" and full "Placemark full description"), and image gallery will be displayed too

Article Article which associate with placemark
Article Button in InfoWin toolbar Show Article Button in InfoWin toolbar
Alternative Article URL You can alternative URL to show article page (instead of standard joomla's call)
iframe tag Article CSS You can apply CSS style for iframe tag (when use article in infowin content)

Hidden Attributes for Customization

It is for you own customization. You can enter any values in this fields, and use what you want in you code. You can rename prompt in language file


For your convenience you can also change the labels of the fields in file 

/administrator/language/en-GB/en-GB.com_zhgooglemap.ini

lines 

COM_ZHGOOGLEMAP_MAPMARKER_DETAIL_ATTRIBUTE1_LABEL 

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For example, you can enter some data into this fields.

In table columns have names 

attribute1

attribute2
...

attribute9


You can use this fields, for example, for integration with other systems or etc.

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Placemark Customization

Copy your marker images (format PNG) in the directory 

/administrator/components/com_zhgooglemap/assets/icons/

Component will automatically pick up the picture when choosing the type of marker.

The only requirement - the file name use English letters and can't contain any special character; the file extension have to be a .png ie in lower case, because names of images stored in a database without the extension, and it is appended in the output.

Don't forget about Compatibility Mode for Resource Files

Grouping

The marker may be included in one group, for this to specify a marker belonging to the group. If the field of markers grouping is set (field value Group Control is different from No), then starts an additional feature: a list of active groups (the location is determined by this same field, with the first four (left, top, right, bottom) correspond to the table form of representation, while the two latter (Group-Map, Map-Group) - based on the div, and you have the opportunity to do anything with them.

The map also has a drop-down list Group CSS - which implements the following functionality:

  • the first two styles - predefined
  • the third - you can override it in your CSS file template
  • while in three cases, just have three different names of objects, respectively, we can change the styles they like.


The following names

for the div-tag ID takes the value

  • GMapsMenu-advanced
  • GMapsMenu-simple
  • GMapsMenu-external

for ul-tag

  • zhgm-menu-advanced
  • zhgm-menu-simple
  • zhgm-menu-external

Accordingly, styles, prescribes for them. Field Show Group Icon is used to display icons in the list of groups.


Creating Group

We turn to the tab "Groups".

Enter the number of groups.


Group properties


Title Group Title
Description Description
Published Published
Icon Type Icon Type
Icon X-offset Icon offset
Icon Y-offset Icon offset
Override Placemark Icon Change icon of placemark to group icon
Override Cluster Icon Change icon of cluster when you create cluster for each group
Active in Group List Set Group state to active (show markers) when page displayed.
This parameter uses in two cases: show markers in different clusters, or show markers and set active group in group list (when use marker managing by group list)
Min Zoom for Marker Manager Zoom from which placemarks would be displayed by Marker Manager
Max Zoom for Marker Manager Zoom after which placemarks wouldn't be displayed by Marker Manager
Category The category that this group is assigned to
User ordering index Use this field to manual sorting groups in group list

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Creating Route

The route means automatic routing between way points (this functionality is present in the Google Maps API as a Directions API).

We turn to the tab "Routes".

Enter any number of routes with reference to a specific map.

Field Route - the route is entered for each route point in double quotes ("), the separator between two points is a semicolon (;)


Route Details

Title Route Title
Description Description
Addition HTML text Addition HTML text
Published Published
Travel Mode Travel Mode specifies what mode of transport to use when calculating directions
Unit System The unit system to use when displaying distance
Route Route value - text adderess waypoints in double quotes ("), separator between points is semicolon (;)

for example: "Арбатская";"Кропоткинская"; "Москва, проспект Мира 20";"Москва, Петровка 10"

Route by Placemarks Route by placemarks IDs, which separated by semicolon (;)

for example: 1;2;4;6
You have to use only placemarks defined by lat/lng, not by geocoding (text address)

Provide Route Alternatives Provide Route Alternatives specifies that the Directions service may provide more than one route alternative in the response.
Avoid Highways If true, the routes between origins and destinations will be calculated to avoid highways where possible.
Avoid Tolls If true, the directions between points will be calculated using non-toll routes, if possible.
Optimize Waypoints Optimize Waypoints to allow the Directions service to optimize the provided route by rearranging the waypoints in a more efficient order.
Show Type Map bounds for fitting the route
  • Zoom - Zoom to fit bounds of route
  • Unchange - Do not change viewport
Draggable If true, allows the user to drag and modify the paths of routes
Weight Route line weight
Color Route line color
Opacity Route line opacity
Show Panel Allow to show route panel to display the directions steps
Show total distance Show total distance of route
Show description Show description and addition HTML text of route below the map
Suppress Markers Suppress markers, which created for start point, end point, waypoints
Map Title Title of the map, where route would be displayed
Category The category that this route is assigned to

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Creating Path

The path means polylines, polygons, circles or special map objects (layers).

We turn to the tab "Paths".

Enter the necessary number of paths with reference to a specific map.

Field Path - a set of coordinates of points, the coordinates (Latitude, Longitude) are separated by comma (,), the points themselves - separated by a semicolon (;)

Coordinates it is convenient to choose by dragging the marker (values are substituted into the reference field in the form Current coordinates, from there you can copy and add a separator and value in the field Path), or clicking the mouse on the desired location.


In second part there will be described how draw polyline by tools and get values for path field.


Path properties

Title Path Title
Description Description
Path Path

for example: 59.92335689062723,30.385787878185525;59.92374467628344,30.387547407299284

Object Type Polyline, Polygon (area) or Circle
Map Title Title of the map, where path would be displayed
Category The category that this path is assigned to
Current coordinates Current coordinates

Path Details

Addition HTML text HTML text, that will be included in infowin

Be careful, if you enter email address, the other Joomla! plugin it changed, and there will be an error and map will not be shown.

Published Published
Geodesic line Create Geodesic line (circle-shaped)
Weight Line Weight
Color Line Color
for example: #FF0000
Opacity Opacity, number value between 0.0 and 1.0
Fill Color Fill Color (for rectangles, circles)
for example: #FF0000
Fill Opacity Fill Opacity, number value between 0.0 and 1.0
Radius Circle radius in meters
Group Group, it can be used for managing by Group List
Category The category that this path is assigned to

Advanced options


InfoWin Content InfoWin Content
  • No
  • Title
  • Description
  • Title and Description
KML Layer Show Type Map bounds for fitting the KML layer
  • Zoom - Zoom to fit bounds of layer
  • Unchange - Do not change viewport
Action by Click Action when you click on path
  • No
  • Open InfoWin

KML Layer

KML Layer URL of the KML Layer, that would be displayed on the map
Layer Show Type Map bounds for fitting the KML layer
  • Zoom - Zoom to fit bounds of layer
  • Unchange - Do not change viewport
Suppress InfoWin Suppress open InfoWin when you click on layer

Elevation

Elevation Enable feature to draw elevation diagram
Diagram Width Diagram Width
Diagram Height Diagram Height
Samples count Samples count in diagram
Samples count (KML) Samples count from KML file to analyse
Icon Type Icon Type to display on map current position on diagram
Baseline Baseline value
Baseline Color Baseline Color
Gridline Color Gridline Color
Gridline Count Gridline Count
Minor Gridline Color Minor Gridline Color
Minor Gridline Count Minor Gridline Count
Min Value Min Value
Max Value Max Value
Background Border Color Background Border Color
Background Border Width Background Border Width
Background Fill Color Background Fill Color

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Create Path by drawing tool

The new feature added - drawing tool

On map there are new controls


You just simple draw polyline by clicking on points. Double click to stop drawing.

When you finished draw, the Path field contain all coordinate values to build path.

If you wish to get some point coordinates, click on map in not drawing mode, and the field Current coordinates will contain it.


The Google's Drawing Library doesn't supports creating polyline with predefined points, therefore component not display drawing tools when you save, but in this case path is displaying as a editable polyline for more useful management. You can change it, or correct coordinates. To remove this polyline - clear path field with coordinates and save, in this case there is drawing tools appear again


Creating Map Type

The map type means a custom map type for getting tiles.

We turn to the tab "Map Types".

Enter the necessary number of map types.

See also: Google Maps JavaScript API v3 - Custom Map Types

Map Type Details

Title Map Type Title
Description Description
Min Zoom Min Map Zoom (for which exists tiles)
Max Zoom Max Map Zoom (for which exists tiles)
is PNG Type of tiles images
Tile Width Tile Width
Tile Height Tile Height
Get Tile URL function Implementation of function to get tile URL
Opacity Opacity
Layer Type Type of map layer
  • Map - it is Basemap
  • Overlay - it is Overlay type
Published Published
Category The category that this map type is assigned to

See also: Creating Custom Map Type Tutorial

Projection Definition

This additional section you can use to create your own map projections.

Lets check how to create Custom Map Type with Projection

All fields in this sliders is text fields and for understand its purpose see tutorial Creating Custom Map Type Tutorial


See also: Creating Custom Map Type Tutorial


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Creating Category

You can go to the tab "Categories" and add categories to the component.

Then you can walk on the map objects and tag them by category.

On the basis of categories can be further in any way extend the functionality of the component


Displaying the Map

There are a few menu item types.

The first menu item type is Map.

It can show preconfigured map. You can override some map properties.

Create a menu item and select the type of Zh GoogleMap - Map.

Select the appropriate map.

If you do not change any other fields - you'll get the map as you defined it.

For lists you have to enter IDs by semicolon as separator

Map Title Map to display
Zoom Map zoom
Width Map Width
Height Map Height
Placemark List IDs of placemarks to show on map (for example, if it from different maps).
Exclude Placemark List IDs of placemarks to not display on map
Placemark Group List Group IDs for placemarks to show
Placemark Category List Category IDs for placemarks to show
Route List IDs of routes to show on map
Exclude Route List IDs of routes to not display on map
Route Category List Category IDs for routes to show
Path List IDs of paths to show on map
Exclude Path List IDs of paths to not display on map
Path Group List Group IDs for paths to show
Path Category List Category IDs for paths to show
Placemark for map center Placemark ID for override map center
Action for centering placemark Actions for centering placemark
Placemark Filter Placemark Filter
Enable Support External Link to Placemark Enable feature to create your own placemark list feature. See also in tutorials


See also

Plugin for component


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