JReviews GeoMaps Add-on

Documentation

• Geomaps Addon Documentation

Sales FAQ

How do I purchase GeoMaps Add-on if I already purchased JReviews

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• How do I purchase add-ons and upgrade packages if I already purchased JReviews

How do I install the Add-on? There's no download for it in the client area

The Add-on is installed directly from the JReviews administration. Please read the installation instructions in the manual:

• Geomaps Addon Documentation

I purchased the addon, but it still says "addon not active for this license"

Go to the JReviews admin license screen. Clear the local key text area and re-submit the license number. This will fetch a new local key that includes the addon information.

How can I test GeoMaps before purchasing?

GeoMaps addon can be seen and tested there on the demo site: http://demo.reviewsforjoomla.com

The Add-on is used in the New York City Guide:

• http://demo.reviewsforjoomla.com/new-york-city-guide

Video Tutorials

Building a City Guide Website with JReviews

• Building a City Guide Website with JReviews (21:25 min.) - Learn how to create a Website for Restaurants, Hotels and other listing types for the City Guide

Using the GeoMaps Add-on in a City Guide Website

• Using the GeoMaps Add-on in a City Guide Website (11:51 min.) - This video continues on the "Building a City Guide Website with JReviews" video - you will learn how to install the Addon, configure it and how to geocode addresses.

Tips & Tricks

Displaying the Map inside a tab

• How can I show the Map inside a tab

Hiding map from certain sections or categories

You've successfully added GeoMaps to your site, but you also have certain categories, like news and blogs and others that don't require showing maps. Read the How to hide the map from certain categories to solve this problem.

Using multiple Google Maps API keys when using domain aliases

The add-on has a setting for only one API key. If you have alias domains pointed to your main site you will need one key per domain. The following hack will allow you to do that.

/components/com_jreviews/jreviews/controllers/my_controller.php

function beforeFilter() {
 
# Init Access
if(isset($this->Access)){
   $this->Access->init($this->Config);
}
 
# Load a different google maps key for every domain alias
switch($_SERVER['HTTP_HOST']) {
   case 'www.domain-alias.com':
      $this->Config->{'geomaps.google_key'} = 'Google Maps API Key for the domain alias';
   break;
}

Troubleshooting

Marker assignment via a custom field not working

The add-on allows you to use the images assigned to custom field options as markers. This is particularly useful if you've used a custom field for categorization. If the marker is not appearing on your maps you need to check a couple of things:

1. The field needs to be a single select or radio field because it's no possible to show more than one marker per listing.

2. The marker image needs to be placed in the add-on's icon folder. This means you will need to copy the image from the theme's theme_images folder to the icon folder where the add-on can find it.