Google Map not showing on frontend

[Fredie]

Yes, I've configured Locations and the map shows on the backend when I enter an event. I'm attaching a copy of the Locations Configuration, in case I don't have it correctly done.

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[carcam]

It seems ok to me, but for latest Google maps versions you do not need to provide an API key if you are not in heavy traffic and using a "payed" version of the API. Is this your case? Otherwise, can you please try getting rid of the API key?

[Geraint]

Hi Fredie

I found the problem - the managed locations code is using a script call to load the google javascript that worked in Joomla 2.5 but not in Joomla 3.0

I'll upload a new release the managed locations addon in a few minutes - it will be version 3.0.3

[Fredie]

Still no map on the frontend. I uninstalled locations 3.0.1 then installed the 3.0.3 version, but can't see any changes. I get the same, google is not defined error, and when I do a site search for 'maps.googleapis.com' it's only found in 'administrator\components\com_jevlocations\config.xml' and 'administrator\components\com_jevpeople\config.xml'.

[Geraint]

the config.xml file set the config options for the component which you hav set to maps.googleapis.com in your screenshot earlier.

In the location plugin file plugins/jevents/jevlocations/jevlocations.php at line 664 we get the API Url from the config and then load it a few lines later. This is in the event detail page.

Can you try this experiment - first of all make sure lines 666-673 of this file look like

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            if ($googlekey != "")
            {
               JHTML::script( $googleurl. '/maps/api/js?key=' . $googlekey . "&sensor=false", true);
            }
            else
            {
               JHTML::script( $googleurl. '/maps/api/js?sensor=false&region='.$gregion, true);
            }


if the do not then it looks as though the upgrade didn't work on your site. If that is how it looks then change it temporarily to

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            if ($googlekey != "")
            {
               JHTML::script( $googleurl. '/maps/api/js?key=' . $googlekey . "&sensor=false", true);
               echo $googleurl. '/maps/api/js?key=' . $googlekey . "&sensor=false";
            }
            else
            {
               JHTML::script( $googleurl. '/maps/api/js?sensor=false&region='.$gregion, true);
               echo $googleurl. '/maps/api/js?sensor=false&region='.$gregion;
            }
            exit();


the view the event detail page - it should now output the URL it is loading the javascript from - it that is ok then try the map under the locations list by changing components/com_jevlocations/views/locations/tmpl/locations_map.php and replace lines 13-20 with

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if ($googlekey != "")
{
   JHTML::script($googleurl. '/maps/api/js?key=' . $googlekey."&sensor=false".'&hl='.$hl, true);
   echo $googleurl. '/maps/api/js?key=' . $googlekey."&sensor=false".'&hl='.$hl;
}
else {
   JHTML::script($googleurl. '/maps/api/js?sensor=false'.'&hl='.$hl,  true);
   echo $googleurl. '/maps/api/js?sensor=false'.'&hl='.$hl;
}
exit();


[Fredie]

Thank you. I have it working now. After reading your last response, I realized that I hadn't been checking the event detail dispay. I was only cheking the backend and the default year / month listings. To be sure that I was on track with your response, I removed and re-installed locations ver 3.0.3. With it installed I was able to see the map on the backend and on the detail page, but not for the default year or month listing. To get them to work, I modified the template override to use the last code that you send (less the echo and exit). The only issue that I seem to have now is with the zoom control on the map. It's seems to be there but is distorted. I've attached a screen shot to illustrate.

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[Geraint]

Are you using the Map layout (http://www.jevents.net/products/club-layoutsthemes) is have the code already built in so there is no need for a template override.

[Fredie]

The MAP Layout View doesn't work for me. When I select MAP in the JEvents configuration Choose layout view option, all that I can get on the frontend is an Error 500, Layout calendar not found.

[Geraint]

that sounds as though the installation of the map layout didn't work properly

What version of Joomla/JEvents do you have and what version of the map layout are you installing?

Then please check the content of the folder components/com_jevents/views/map/month/tmpl/? What is there?