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thydzikGoogleMap v1.4.5 – an inline Google map plugin for Wordpress

Thursday, January 15th, 2009

thydzikGoogleMap v1.4.5 is now available with significant improvements, including

  • The Google Maps Javascript and thydzikGoogleMap Javascript is downloaded only as needed, speeding up page loading of all pages without maps.
  • Removal of <head> code means thydzikGoogleMap will only be present when called.
  • Compressed thydzikGoogleMap code.
  • Multiple maps can now be created in a single post!
  • Map type can be changed from default by providing an additional ‘map type’ parameter.

thydzikGoogleMap produces valid XHTML and allows for easy creation of Google Maps in your Wordpress posts from XML map data.

Grab the latest from the Wordpress repository.

Examples of the newest functionality below:

Using either: Normal, G_NORMAL_MAP, N or left out; i.e. thydzikGoogleMap(example.xml), thydzikGoogleMap will produce a default styled map

Using either: SATELLITE, G_SATELLITE_MAP, S; i.e. thydzikgooglemap(example.xml, 4, S), thydzikGoogleMap will produce a satellite styled map. Note I have included a zoom of 4, and used the abreviation ‘S’.

Using either: HYBRID, G_HYBRID_MAP, H; i.e. tHyDzIkGoOgLeMaP(example.xml,hYbRiD,450,225), thydzikGoolgeMap will produce a hybrid styled map. Note I have included a width and height, and proved that capitalisation is not of concern.

Finally, using either: PHYSICAL, G_PHYSICAL_MAP, P, TERRAIN or T; i.e thydzikGoogleMap(example.xml,TERRAIN), thydzikGoogleMap will produce a terrain styled map.

As always, comments and suggestions welcome. In a future update I will try to incorporate rounded corners :)

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thydzikGoogleMap v1.4

Monday, January 12th, 2009

thydzikGoogleMap version 1.4 has been released with two major improvements.

  1. Manual zoom parameter added. Google uses an integer value from 0 to 17 (where 0 is the furthest away), to determine the map’s zoom level, this value can now be incorporated into thydzikGoogleMap as follows: thydzikGoogleMap(example.xml, 4). The zoom is an optional parameter and if left out the automatic zoom calculation will be used as before. The width and height of the map can still be added if desired as thydzikGoogleMap(example.xml, 4, 480, 640) or thydzikGoogleMap(example.xml, 480, 640, 4).
  2. The thydzikGoogleMap code is disabled if the site is viewed from a proxy, i.e. Google cache. Before a user viewing the blog would receive ‘The Google Maps API key used on this web site was registered for a different web site. You can generate a new key for this web site at http://code.google.com/apis/maps/.’ thydzikGoogleMap now detects this and disables the maps.

Example with the new zoom functionality

Future improvements will include

  • Option of choosing Map, Satellite or Terrain
  • Disabling all code if no thydzikGoogleMap are present
  • Creating multiple maps in a single blog post

Grab the latest from the Wordpress repository.

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Pimsleur’s Mandarin Chinese 1 Units 22 to 26 transcripts

Tuesday, June 24th, 2008

Here’s are 5 more transcripts

Pimsleur’s Mandarin Chinese 1 Units 22 transcript by thydzik

Pimsleur’s Mandarin Chinese 1 Units 23 transcript by thydzik

Pimsleur’s Mandarin Chinese 1 Units 24 transcript by thydzik

Pimsleur’s Mandarin Chinese 1 Units 25 transcript by thydzik

Pimsleur’s Mandarin Chinese 1 Units 26 transcript by thydzik

I have also created a Firefox Search Engine Plugin to translate the search to Mandarin using mandarintools.com

Install here

Update: I received a Notice of Copyright Infringement for posting the transcripts, read this post for more information
Copyright Infringement – Pimsleur transcripts (Simon & Schuster)

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thydzikGoogleMap – an inline Google map plugin for Wordpress

Friday, January 18th, 2008

thydzikGoogleMap is a Wordpress plugin that creates inline Google maps in your Wordpress posts. There are two main advantages over other existing Google maps plugins and they are:

  1. Ease of use, to create a Google map simply type thydzikGoogleMap(mapdata.xml, 600, 480) in your post on its own line.
  2. thydzikGoogleMap uses XML map data, this allows for maximum configurability, and supports multiple points and lines.

Please note, this is my first attempt at any ‘real’ php coding and my first attempt at creating a Wordpress plugin. I am pretty sure I have not coded things optimally, the main thing is it does work. I have tried to minimise the return of errors and the plugin not working. Comments welcome on any suggestions or bugs.

Few notes:

  • a markers folder is included with numbered pointers, these are used only when icon=”x” (where x is an integer), if this is excluded or pointers are alphabetical default Googles pointers will be used.
  • if width and height is excluded, the default width and height (460 and 345 respectively), found in the configuration page will be used.
  • thydzikGoogleMap automatically centres and zooms in on the points and lines, this may not always give the best results.
  • thydzikGoogleMap will produce a Google map only if the XML file is found, this was made so that examples i.e. thydzikGoogleMap(mapdata.xml) could be posted without producing a Google map.
  • thydzikGoogleMap searches post text using the_content and replaces valid thydzikGoogleMap with HTML and Javascript to produce a Google map. This might not be the best way to achieve this.
  • Only 1 Google map per post with be converted, however, multiple maps can exist when multiple posts are displayed.
  • thydzikGoogleMap produces valid XHTML.
  • thydzikGoogleMap has only been tested on the default Kubrick theme, Wordpress version 2.3.2.

Download thydzikGoogleMap

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