=== gPress === Contributors: Mark Smalley and Jimmy Ngu (via PressBuddies.com) Tags: geotagging, geo-tagging, geo, layers, location based services, lbs, gpress, gmaps, google maps, google, maps, map, mapping Requires at least: 3.0 Tested up to: 3.0 Stable tag: 0.1.9.2 Donate link: http://pressbuddies.com/sponsorships/ gPress adds new geo-relevant layers to the press platforms so you can geo-tag your surroundings or develop your own location-based services... == Description == gPress adds new geo-relevant layers to WordPress, allowing you to create your own location-based services or to keep track of your own personal geo-tagged journies. Geo-Tag posts using native WordPress Mobile Applications, or create new places and share them with friends and family using native WordPress controls that utilizes custom post types and newly included widgets. For a live demonstration; please visit our [Demo Site](http://smalley.my/gpress/) At present, we are in an EXTREME state of BETA-NESS, but the future of gPress is one where you can develop your own completely customizable, fully-interactive and entirely immersive geo-relevant social-layers using combinations of movements, actions and consequences whilst geo-tagging, trailing and interacting with locations, people and objects. Create new geo-relevant states of social-roleplay by defining language and lingo, customizing context and integrating with other social-networks. However, again, be warned that in its present state, gPress is only capable of adding, editing and viewing Places, or geo-tagging posts and disaplying auto-generated maps from native WordPress Mobile applications - it is presented as a proof of concept - where its lead developers are working on this in the very little spare personal time they have left at the end of each day, but do have a plan, do have a roadmap and know what they need to do, so please be patient as we continue working towards the future. For more information; please visit us at [PressBuddies](http://pressbuddies.com/projects/geopress/) To-date, the following MAJOR milestones have been completed: 1. Places 2. Place Types + Tags 3. geoRSS Support 4. Favorite Place Widget 5. Recent Places Widget 6. Map Options per Place + Geo-Tagged Post 7. Support for Native Mobile Applications 8. Ability to Geo-Tag Posts (if using Mobile App) 9. gPress Options Page with Component Control 10. General Map, Brand and Credit Settings You can also check-out our [Roadmap](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gpress/other_notes/) and [Change-Log](http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/gpress/changelog/) == Installation == 1. Check you have WordPress 3.0+ 2. Download the plugin 3. Unzip and upload to plugins folder 4. Activate the plugin 5. Smile at how easy life with WordPress can be! 6. To geo-tag posts with mobile-integration, you will need to download one of the mobile applications from Automattic and then enable XML-RPC from the Settings > Writing tab in the wp-admin == Frequently Asked Questions == = Why does nothing happen after I activate the plugin...? = gPress will only work with WordPress 3.0 (tested on rc3 or more), and once activated, the only new addition you will see at this point is the new places tab in the administrative back-end, right below the Posts tab and above the Media tab. If you activate gPress on anything less than WP 3.0, this additional tab will not show-up. = Do I need to apply for a Google Maps API Key...? = Since gPress uses Google Maps API 3 it does NOT require an API key. = Why does the styling not match my theme...? = To be honest, at this point, we have ONLY tested the plugin using the default Twenty Ten theme. We will run more tests in different themes as we reach version 0.2 onwards, but at this stage, we're focusing on functionality and testing that functionality by using the Twenty Ten theme... == Screenshots == 1. This is a demonstration of the administrative panel for adding new places... 2. This is the public end-view for a place, as seen in the Twenty Ten theme... == Upgrade Notice == = 0.1.9.2 = CRITICAL UPDATE - gPress is in an extremely early BETA stage of development, which makes frequent upgrades essential... == Changelog == = 0.1.9.2 = * CRITICAL UPDATE - FIXED errors due to faulty SVN upload with Version 0.1.9.1 = 0.1.9.1 = * CRITICAL UPDATE - FIXED an error with super_admin options if not logged-in as super_admin = 0.1.9 = * WordPress 3.0 Compatible * gPress Options Framework * gPress Component Control * Component 1 = Geo-Tagged Posts * Component 2 = geoRSS * Component 3 = Places * General Settings * Setting 1 = Default Map Height * Setting 2 = Default Map Type * Setting 3 = Default Map Zoom * Advanced Settings * Brand Settings * Credits Settings * NEW Icons for Admin = 0.1.8.6 = * Corrected Typos * NEW Markers for Favorite Places and Posts * Ability to EDIT (Location, Type and Zoom) of Geo-Tagged Posts * Only show geo-edit form if geo_ fields are being used = 0.1.8.5 = * Added Support for Automattic's Mobile Applications * This allows you to geo-tag posts = 0.1.8.4 = * PRIORITY fix for Empty Map Options = 0.1.8.3 = * CSS changes to places with images only that are smaller than window size * Added Map Options (Map Type and Zoom Control per Place) = 0.1.8.2 = * Renamed 'Place Types' to 'Types of Places' * Corrected typos in README.txt = 0.1.8.1 (Minor Patch) = * Fixed faulty filter for the_content that removed non-place content = 0.1.8 = * Markers are now centered upon initialising and only pan AFTER clicking on them * Added geoRSS Places to RSS Feed (with geoRSS support for places) * Added Recent Places Widget * Added Favorite Place Widget = 0.1.7 = * FIXED - Place Type Pages and Place Tag Pages (Multiple Maps on Same Page) = 0.1.6 = * Optimised CSS for Map Pages = 0.1.5 = * Optimised images to reduce plugin size * Improved trim_me function for place descriptions = 0.1.4 = * Important CSS Changes to Places (Public View) * Moved Place Types and Tags into InfoBox Associated with Place = 0.1.3 = * MAJOR Improvement to Non-WP 3.0+ Activations - Preventing Errors by Skipping ALL Functionality * gpress-core/meta/places.php - Created accurate character count for future Twitter intgeration * gpress.php - Added IF / ELSE to check version number and if less than WP 3.0, the plugin will not do anything * GENERAL Improvements to Styling of Places UI (Back-End) = 0.1.2 = * gpress-maps.php - Improved functionality for handling empty descriptions, images, or both * gpress-maps.php - Better styling of images and descriptions based on mapCanvas width() = 0.1.1 = * CSS fixes only... = 0.1 = * This was our initial commit... == The Neverending Roadmap == gPress will ultimately consist of several CORE modules and also be Buddypress compatible, but for now, with the limited free time and resources we have to work on this personal project, we are focusing on the following key-components: == Milestones Already Completed == 1. Added Places (Post Types) 2. Added Place Types + Place Tags 3. Added Places to RSS 4. Added geoRSS Support 5. Added Favorite Place Widget 6. Added Recent Places Widget 7. Added Map Options per Place 8. Added Support for Native Mobile Applications 9. Added Ability to Geo-Tag Posts (if using Mobile App) 10. Added gPress Options Page with Component Control == Highest Priority - planned for gPress v0.2+ == 1. Place / Post Arrays and Shortcodes (Multiple Places within one Map) 2. Social-Media Integration (GET and PUSH Functionality for Twitter, Foursquare and Facebook) == Future Modules Include - gPress v0.3+ == 1. Movements (move with linear, non-linear and stealth motion) 2. Actions (interact with locations, people and objects) 3. Consequences (customise the way things interact with each other) 4. Markers (leave references points, check-points and crumbs) 5. Locations (places can be public, private or communal) 6. People (relationships with acquaintences, strangers and characters) 7. Objects (collect and trade rewards, commodities and equipment) == gPress v1+ == 1. Launch standalone website promoting gPress 2. Start developing web-service for hosted gPress installs 3. Develop gPress plugin and API frameworks 4. Develop method for networking different geo-environments