JReviews GeoMaps Add-on

Documentation Download

• Geomaps Addon Documentation

Sales FAQ

• How do I purchase GeoMaps Add-on if I already purchased JReviews
• How do I install the Add-on? There's no download for it in the client area
• Just purchased an add-on but it says it’s not active
• How can I test GeoMaps before purchasing

Video Tutorials

• 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 (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

• How can I show the Map inside a tab
• How to hide the map from certain categories

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.