Installing and Configuring the Gmap and Location Modules
In part 1 of this 2 part video tutorial, I install and configure the gmap module and location module to association locations with nodes. I also create a custom content type that has locations enabled and enable the location block so that the node has its own google map of the location.
In the part 2 of the video tutorial, I create a postal code search that returns nodes wtihin a given proximity using views.
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Thank you very much,your
Thank you very much,your video helped me alot and made my job easier.
That's great to hear. Glad I
That's great to hear. Glad I could help!
pete
Thank you for the helpful
Thank you for the helpful videos! I have one question though, when I click on the google link that shows the map on the google maps website, it does not show the address in a readable way. It shows the coordinates and the address on a single line. Is there something I need to do to fix this?
Not sure I follow you, do you
Not sure I follow you, do you mind if I email you to follow up? If I saw a screen shot, it would probably help...
pete
Yes you can email me but here
Yes you can email me but here is the google link:
http://maps.google.com/?q=37.696194+-121.805346+(267+East+Airway+Blvd.,+Livermore,+CA,+94551,+us)
Oh yeah, that is weird.
Oh yeah, that is weird. Looks like its the data that is being passed to Google. Let me look into it and get back to you.
pete
You kick ass. Cheers from
You kick ass.
Cheers from Kelowna, BC!
That's awesome, thanks
That's awesome, thanks Dooley!
Pete
Totally bizarre. It won't
Totally bizarre. It won't show up.
I've created Taxonomy, and tried that route as well, but the GMap will not show up.
I've been Googling since I posted, trying to find a solution, but to no avail.
Everything else works... but I can't get a Google map to show up.
lol And without explanation,
lol
And without explanation, the second Content Type I generate, works fine.
*shrugs*
Thanks again, mate!
HA, I love those kinds of
HA, I love those kinds of solutions.
Very helpful video for
Very helpful video for someone starting out with GMap. Any thoughts on pros and cons of using Location CCK instead of Location?
Thanks! And feel free to contact me directly.
Hello, Thank for this helpful
Hello,
Thank for this helpful video
I stopped half-way to let you know it isn't easy understanding everything you are saying
Maybe a mic to capture the audio would offer a better sound quality. A decent headset will do trick i think.
Please note i'm not critizing or complaining in any way !!
Consider this as feedback to improve your videos quality
Cheers
P.s : i'll be back with more comments after finishing watching the video and playing around with those modules :)
Hey RS, thanks for the
Hey RS,
thanks for the feedback! You're definitely right about the audio, it's something I know I have to fix with the videos. It's a little better in the newer ones as I bought an HD webcam with a better mic but I still have some issues to tackle with my soundcard.
Happy New Year,
Pete
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This video streaming tutorial saved me a lot of work and research. Excellent!
Many thanks :-)
Just what I was looking for
Just what I was looking for thank you for your help!! Will watch part 2 now :-)
Hi Peter! Your video tutorial
Hi Peter!
Your video tutorial heled me a lot with lightbox2 image galleries....You made tutorial so easy to follow...thanx a lot...:)
Can I ask you , I would like to make an video gallery as well, with lightbox2 on the same site, but I didn't find a tutorial on that, did you not make that tutorial, or I don't know how to search well...:))
Thanx in advanced,
Magic
Good points overall... This
Good points overall... This video streaming tutorial excellent and made my job easier.... . Thanks for sharing
This vide tutorial beats
This vide tutorial beats everything I've seen before concerning this topic! Thank you very much!
Is it possible to display a
Is it possible to display a Google Map on a Drupal page with locations that the author enter into the site? I've been trying to find a tutorial for this and I'm not having any luck. I'm wondering if this is even possible.
Thanks in advance for your help!
Hi Melissa, sorry for my
Hi Melissa,
sorry for my late response, this one slipped through the cracks... not exactly sure what you mean. Do you have users with permissions to create content on your site? If they have permissions to create nodes with location fields, why couldn't you display them on a google map -- unless i'm missing something, it seems pretty straight forward with the Location and Gmap modules...
Pete
Great tutorial. Thanks. One
Great tutorial. Thanks.
One question:
Is there any way to set the location using the information provided by the google bar?
--> Config/Gmap/Map Behavior flags/"googlebar : Enable Google Bar"
I mean, use the google bar to make the search and use that information without having to fill any field or having to make clicks + zoom + dive + zoom etc. in the map.
Thanks a lot.
THANK YOUUUU. so much better
THANK YOUUUU. so much better than anything google or drupal provided
Hi, I just went through all
Hi,
I just went through all these steps and was easily able to follow your directions, but I got to the end and went to 'blocks' to change it from 'disabled' to 'content' and i dont have a 'content' option. I have a 'content top' and 'content bottom' and I chose 'content top' and still nothing was displayed on my node view.
help? you can message me directly if possible or feedback here.
thank you
Yeah, when configuring your
Yeah, when configuring your blocks, whether or not you have content, content top, content bottom, etc. is all dependent on your theme. The theme I was using just happened to provide me with a region called content - this could be something different for you.
When you enable the block, you need to make sure that the node you are viewing has a location associated with it, otherwise the block will have nothing to display... Other than that, it should work. Let me know if it doesn't and we can try to work through it.
Pete
Do I have to create seperate
Do I have to create seperate nodes for each location, or can I add them all to one?
I have followed both of your
I have followed both of your video tutorials, using the most recent dev version for 6, but the search function isn't displaying any results, or just displaying all of the results for 0 miles. Not sure if anyone is having the same issue.
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