=== Plugin Name ===
Contributors: cabraham
Donate link: http://cjyabraham.com
Tags: geo, mapping, comments
Requires at least: 2.5
Tested up to: 2.7
Stable tag: 0.1

Turns posts and pages into geo-based issue maps.  Comments are geo-located on a map.

== Description ==

Comment Geo Maps allows you to turn a post or a page into a geo-based issue map.  You create a prompt in the form of a blog post and then people post their comments.  Each comment is geo-coded and becomes a point on the map.    In this way, a geo-based discussion ensues and the map gets populated with data around a certain topic.

Maps can be started as a post, to make it more time sensitive like in mapping participation at a city-wide event, or as a page, to make it more permanent like for mapping dangerous NYC intersections.  The page format fills the whole page and the post format puts a map at the top of the regular list of comments.

You'll need to be relatively comfortable with php code to get the maps integrated into your theme.

== Installation ==

To install the plugin:

1. Unzip the plugin into the /wp-content/plugins directory on your webserver.
1. Activate the plugin.
1. Fill in the "Comment Geo Maps" settings page.  Get a Cloudmade map api key here: http://developers.cloudmade.com/projects.
1. Copy cgm-comment.php to your theme directory.
1. Edit your theme to use cgm-comments.php.  For an example of how to do this, see http://cjyabraham.com/projects/comment-geo-maps/.
1. Edit cgm-comments.php as necessary to make it work with your theme.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

Please visit [cjyabraham.com](http://cjyabraham.com/projects/comment-geo-maps/) for questions and discussion.


== Screenshots ==

1. This is the full page view, as used on [Streetsblog.org](http://streetsblog.org).
2. This is the regular post view.