=== WP GuestMap === Contributors: Jiang Kuan Donate link: Tags: Widget, GuestMap, Google, Google Map, GeoIP, Weather, Stats, Sidebar, Statistics Requires at least: 2.0.0 Tested up to: 2.3.1 Stable tag: 1.6 The plugin is Google Map widget builder, currently four major widgets are supported: Guest Locator, Online Tracker, Stats Map and Weather Map. Now you can view your visitor's statistics via feed. == Description == [Internationalization - WP GuestMap in your own language](http://blog.codexpress.cn/wordpress/wp-guestmap-i18n/ "WP GuestMap Internationalization") If you have some problems with it, please leave a comments [HERE](http://blog.codexpress.cn/php/wordpress-plugin-wp-guestmap/ "WP GuestMap Bug report") The plugin is Google Map widget builder, currently three major widgets are supported: * Guest Locator -- locate and display the current visitor on Google Map * Online Tracker -- very similart to Guest Locator, except that it also show other online users * Stats Map -- collect visitors' geolocation and make clouds on Google Map * Weather Map -- show weather forecast of specific location on Google Map It generates HTML codes, so that you can easily copy and paste it to sidebar widget or posts/pages. (To use it as a widget, go to **Presentation** ->**Widgets**, add a **Text Widgets** and paste the code there.) **Guest Locator** The simplest widget. Just put a welcome message (plain text or HTML), and the widget will locates your visitors and welcome them. Macros like %country%, %country_code%, %city%, %latitude% and %longitude% are available. **Online Tracker** Almost the same as **Guest Locator**, except that this widget also shows other online users, and refresh every minute. You have two extra tag %online_user_count% and %online_other_user_count% besides those in **Guest Locator**. [DEMO](http://blog.codexpress.cn/ "Online Tracker Demo") **Stats Map** This widget must be enabled to take effect. It loads little by little and finally displays all your visitors' location. [DEMO](http://blog.codexpress.cn/guestmap/ "Stats Map Demo") *Output Pagesize* is maximum output count each step(you needn't change it generally). *Date of Birth* is very useful option, only visitor visiting after the birthday will be shown on Stats Map. *Authentic Key* is a private key, with which you can subscribe statistics by RSS feed. A public Daily GeoRSS is also available. [Public GeoRSS on Google Maps](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&ie=UTF8&z=2&q=http%3A%2F%2Fblog.codexpress.cn%2Fwp-content%2Fplugins%2Fwp-guestmap%2Ffeed.php%3Fvisual%3Denabled "WP GuestMap Daily GeoRSS") **Weather Map** This widget shows a simple weather report on Google Maps. You need to get your Google AJAX Feed API Key(From Google) and the location id (from Yahoo! Weather). Upgrading & Other Infomation: please visit [http://blog.codexpress.cn/php/wordpress-plugin-wp-guestmap/](http://blog.codexpress.cn/php/wordpress-plugin-wp-guestmap/ "WP GuestMap Upgrade"). == Installation == 1. Unzip the package and upload the folder **wp-guestmap** to **/wp-content/plugins/**. 1. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu in WordPress. 1. Go to **WP GuestMap** on **Options** page, configurate your Google Maps API key and other settings in **Map Settings** section. *Save the settings* (the key must be valid, otherwise you cannot do further operations). 1. Adjust map options in **Map Builder** section (you can do that with the form or manipulate the map on the right directly) 1. Generate codes and paste them to where you need. To use it as a widget, go to **Presentation** ->**Widgets**, add a **Text Widgets** and paste the code there. **For more information, please visit [http://blog.codexpress.cn/php/wordpress-plugin-wp-guestmap/](http://blog.codexpress.cn/php/wordpress-plugin-wp-guestmap/ "WP GuestMap Installation")** == Screenshots == 1. Guest Locator 2. Online Tracker 3. Stats Map 4. Weather Map 5. Visual feed for Stats Map on Google Maps == Frequently Asked Questions == 1. **The plugin doesn't work, what can I do?** First, make sure you are using the [latest version of WP-GuestMap](http://blog.codexpress.cn/php/wordpress-plugin-wp-guestmap/ "WP GuestMap Latest"). If it fails, please leave a comment [HERE](http://blog.codexpress.cn/php/wordpress-plugin-wp-guestmap/ "WP GuestMap Bug Report") with the URL of the widget, your WordPress version, and other plugins you've installed. 1. **Why I cannot get the code in the option page?** First check whether you enabled javascript. If you do, check whether there are javascript errors when you loading the option page. The plugin itself will not cause a javascript error, but it is possible that some other plugin which inserts a wrong javascript in the option panel will affect this plugin. There is [Screenshot of the option panel](http://blog.codexpress.cn/wordpress/wp-guestmap-option-panel-screenshot/ "WP GuestMap Option Panel Screenshot"). If you can see a small map near the "Map Builder", it should work. :) 1. **Why Stats Map does not load any icon?** Open this link **{your-blog-url}/wp-content/plugins/wp-guestmap/output.php** in your browser. If it cannot be loaded as an XML document (browsers will report the error), it is certain there is something wrong. If you are using a freehost that automatically appends some extra code to the page, I'm sorry this widget is not for you, because AJAX based loader cannot parse those code; otherwise try the latest version. == Changelog == ** (+ - new feature, * - bug fix or optimization, # - important notice.) ** * 2007-10-30 Version 1.6 + Add internationalization support + Add passive mode to Online Tracker * Fix a potential conflict between Stats Map and WP-Cache * Correct some typos * 2007-10-28 Version 1.5 * Correct some potential Javascript errors in Stats Map and Online Tracker * 2007-10-25 Version 1.5 Beta 4 * Try to fix XML entity bugs in Stats Map and Online Tracker * 2007-10-24 Version 1.5 Beta 2 + Add two options to Online Tracker (timeout and refresh rate) * Try to fix some bugs in Stats Map # I mean I try, but I don't know whether it is fixed or not. * 2007-10-23 Version 1.5 Beta 1 + Add Online Tracker widget * Change the default text alignment in Guest Locator and Online Tracker (from center to justify) # Recommended to replace Guest Locator * 2007-10-21 Version 1.4.1 + Cache the widget page to speed up loading # It has limited effect, I think. * 2007-10-19 Version 1.4 + Add an option to determine whether to use # or