kksou Joomla Plugins

[Joomla News] Drop Down Menu Apple style for Joomla 2.5

Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:42:05 GMT

The Drop Down Menu Apple style plugin for Joomla 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5 is now available! The Drop Down Menu Apple style is a very neat and cool javascript-based drop down menu that supports infinite levels of sub menus! New Features Native support for Joomla 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5. The default menu is "Drop Down Menu" or "topbar". Demo here. There is now an additional "sidebar" menu ...

[Forum] Re:Works in Firefox but no IE

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:19:44 GMT

Yah the template is definately my suspision to, but it is in my mind one of the best free templates arround also the most used by developers . Cant change the template serious pity, cause I really like this module. Thank you for your response!

[Forum] Re:Works in Firefox but no IE

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 07:11:50 GMT

Hi, If you try the demo with IE here: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/Google-Weather-Module-AJAX-version.php]http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/Google-Weather-Module-AJAX-version.php[/url] You can see that it\'s working fine in IE. There\'s also another demo page here: [url=http://www.kksou.com/t1510/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77:googleweather-module-demo-1&catid=36:googleweather&Itemid=58]kksou Google Weather module demo #2[/url] So I believe it\'s a conflict with your Joomla template. It\'s difficult for me to help you here because I\'m not familiar with your template. Templates are very common in Joomla. There are many other google ...

[Forum] Works in Firefox but no IE

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:32:54 GMT

Hi Firstly thank you to the developer for this module! I am using Joomla 2.5.1 with the JSN Dome template. Plugin works perfectly in Firefox but not IE, please assist http://www.demodesign.co.za/mfm/

[Forum] Joomla 2.5 version?

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 17:50:43 GMT

Is there a Joomla 2.5 version available or coming out soon? Cheers

[Forum] Re:Help with error

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 13:43:57 GMT

Hi kksou, The site isn\'t live at the moment. It is not far off being live, so for the time being I have just disabled the module until I\'m ready to go live with the site. I am hosting it within my works servers so I\'ll have full access to change anything I need to. Once the site is live I\'ll post back and get ...

[Forum] Re:Display code instead of content in Joomla 2.5

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:29:51 GMT

HI, Thank-you for the quick answer, it\'s working. Regards, RC

[Forum] Re:Help with error

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:44:35 GMT

Hi, Sorry for the late reply. Can you please email me the URL of your page so that I can do a view source to find more clues as to where might be the problem. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Display code instead of content in Joomla 2.5

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 06:43:47 GMT

Hi, Most likely it\'s the order of the plugins. 1) Go to Plugin Manager. 2) Check the order of both plugins. 3) You have to make sure that the order of the include_content_item plugin is BEFORE that of the \"Simple Picture Show\" plugin. i.e. if the order of the include_content_item plugin is 3, then make the order of the \"Simple Picture Show\" plugin 4 or 5. What ...

[Forum] Display code instead of content in Joomla 2.5

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:53:53 GMT

Hi, I am using \"Include Content Item\" on articles which include a slide show with \"Simple Picture Slideshow\" plugin. With Joomla!1.7 the article copy was perfect with the slide show, but with Joomla!2.5 (with the new version and the old as well of include content item), I just have my html code {besps}myFolder{/besps} in the copied article. I don\'t know the origin of ...

[Forum] Help with error

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 21:25:05 GMT

Hi there, Having trouble getting the weather module working within my website. I\'ve installed the module no worries, however when I view my website I get no information displaying at all. I\'ve been over a number of posts within the forums but havent had any luck getting it work yet. cURL is enabled and working & simplexml is also enabled I enabled the error tracking within php ...

[Forum] Re:Sorting output by date

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 18:55:08 GMT

I figured out where t ad the code - problem solved.

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections - To Here - plugin Tutorial 07: Display Directions in your Local Language

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:01:23 GMT

This is part 7 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin. You can display the Google Directions in your local language with the lang parameter. You can look up the entire list of supported languages here.

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections - To Here - plugin Tutorial 06: Display Directions below the Map

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:07:54 GMT

This is part 6 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin. By default, the Google Map is displayed on the left and the routing directions on the right. If you prefer to display the directions below the map, you can use the keyword

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections - To Here - plugin Tutorial 05: Display Directions on the Left

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:02:39 GMT

This is part 5 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin. By default, the Google Map is displayed on the left and the routing directions on the right. If you prefer to display the map on the right and the directions on the left, you can use the keyword

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections - To Here - plugin Tutorial 04: Unit Systems - miles or km

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:56:30 GMT

This is part 4 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin. By default, directions are calculated and displayed using the unit system of the origin's country or region. For example, a route from "Chicago, IL" to "Toronto, ONT" will display results in miles, while the reverse route will display results in kilometers. Origins expressed using latitude/longitude coordinates rather than ...

[Forum] [SOLVED] Sorting output by date

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:34:08 GMT

I\'m using googleSearch CSE on my site. It works great, however I would like to sort the search output by date. The Google API has instruction on sorting output by date here: [url]http://code.google.com/apis/customsearch/docs/js/cselement-reference.html[/url] But I\'m in over my head on where to change the code in the component to add this sort. Could anyone help me out on how to go about implementing this change? ...

[Forum] Re:Sudden failure of include content item

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:17:53 GMT

Solved. Yes, you were right. The cause in my case was that I had mistakenly copied the whole page code with lot\'s of include to one of the included files. Hence circular references. Thank you for your prompt reply.

[Forum] Re:Sudden failure of include content item

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:33:30 GMT

Hi, Please check your include tag. I suspect you might have included some recursive articles i.e. article 1 include article 2, article 2 include article 3, and article include article 1. The recursive calls will cause your PHP to go into an infinite loop, hence the error message that you see. To test this, for the problem article, put the keyword \"nested=0\" to stop any recursion. Details here: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/Include-Content-Item-plugin.php#nested]Nested ...

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:25:48 GMT

Hi, Please try it again with the latest version of the googleDirections plugin. I\'ve changed the code that should allow the plugin to work with most tab module. Let me know if it works with your tab module, ok? (By the way, which one are you using?) Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:directions below map?

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:52 GMT

[b]apessi wrote:[/b] Hi Attilio, Have added your request to the latest version of the GoogleDirections - To Here plugin. It now supports vertical alignment! You can see a demo here: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Tips-Techniques/googleDirections-To-Here-plugin-Tutorial-06-Display-Directions-below-the-Map.php]googleDirections - To Here - plugin Tutorial 06: Display Directions below the Map[/url] Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Sudden failure of include content item

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:22:05 GMT

joomla 2.5 it was working fine. get this message: Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in /home/uniquein/public_html/joomla17/plugins/content/include_content_item/include_content_item/include_content_item.lib.php on line 78

[Forum] Re:Doesn\'t work on IE7!!!!

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:21:00 GMT

[b]GIOCAR wrote:[/b] Hi, Please try it again. The latest version of googleMaps works with IE7! It works with IE6 too! Regards, /kksou

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections - To Here - plugin Tutorial 03: Travel Modes

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:44:00 GMT

This is part 3 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin. When displaying Google directions, you need to specify which transportation mode to use. The following travel modes are currently supported by Google: DRIVING indicates standard driving directions using the road network. WALKING requests walking directions via pedestrian paths & sidewalks (where available). BICYCLING requests bicycling directions via bicycle paths ...

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections - To Here - plugin Tutorial 02: Adding Label to Home Address

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:17:48 GMT

This is part 2 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin. You can add a label to the Home Address with the keyword home_label. The label will be displayed when you hover the mouse over the red marker, or when you click on the red marker. Note: The label with the red marker will only be shown when the ...

[Forum] Re:echo {plugin}

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:58:44 GMT

Thank you!! The bars in the statement(sql=[b]\\[/b]\"SELECT), made it work. Thank you also for your suggestion to make password a variable, but i don\'t want to that. I use Myvar just to detect if the user is redirected from an specific link. In that case, show the plugin, and that the user can use their email as password. Everything works fine now, you solved my problem. THANK YOU ...

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections - To Here - plugin Tutorial 01: Getting Started

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:09:34 GMT

This is part 1 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin. Using the googleDirections plugin is as easy as 1-2-3: Specify your Home Address - i.e. the end point, or where you want your customer to go to. This can be real address or in latitude/longitude. Specify the width, height and dir_width. This sets the size of your map ...

[Forum] Re:Joomla 1.7 / 2.5 support for drop down menu apple

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:26:20 GMT

Hi Piero, Have just emailed you Drop Down Menu Apple style for Joomla 1.7 and 2.5. You can view a live demo here: 1) [url=http://www.kksou.com/t173/index.php/test1/73-test-of-drop-down-menu-apple-style]Topbar menu[/url] 2) [url=http://www.kksou.com/t173/index.php/test1/74-test-of-drop-down-menu-apple-style-sidebar]Sidebar menu[/url] Let me know if it runs ok on your system, ok? Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:echo {plugin}

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:57:25 GMT

Hi, 1) Please tell me the order number for the 2 plugins that you see in the Plugin Manager. 2) Try putting your 2 PHP lines in a standalone .php file and run it from command prompt. If the 2 lines are what you\'ve typed, then you should see some error messages - because of you are using single quotations within single quotations. Guess ...

[Forum] Re:echo {plugin}

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:59:57 GMT

Hi, thanks for your time. i\'m using ContentPassword plugin. Using the following code everything is fine. The ContentPassword plugin, is showed correctly. [code][/code] But when i use sql option, doesn\'t work (i added a simple echo, to test). [code][/code] No errors, no warnings. Hello world is showing, but no plugin at all, like if it wasn\'t loaded. The order of plugins seems like are ok. Of course, i tested the ...

[Forum] Joomla 1.7 / 2.5 support for drop down menu apple

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:00:12 GMT

I use extensivly Drop Down Menu Apple style on joomla 1.5 (see www.varazzeclubnautico.it ). A wonderful and unic extension to have menu embedd into articles. What about migration to 2.5 ? Than You Piero

[Forum] Re:Joomla 1.7 / 2.5 support???

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:34:39 GMT

Hi, Sorry for the delay. Have just emailed you the Glossy Accordion Menu for Joomla 1.7 and 2.5. Please give them a try and let me know if it works ok with you before I release them to the public. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:echo {plugin}

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:37:15 GMT

Hi, 1) When you say \"it doesn\'t work\". What did you see on the screen? Are there any error or warning messages you see on the screen? 2) Also, please go to the Plugin Manager and make sure that the order of the DirectPHP is before that of your acymailing plugin. e.g. if the order of the DirectPHP is 8, make sure that order ...

[Joomla News] New Release - googleDirections - To Here plugin v2.58

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:51:55 GMT

The googleDirections - To Here plugin has just been updated: v1.0.8 (for Joomla 1.0), v1.5.8 (for Joomla 1.5), v1.6.8 (for Joomla 1.6), v1.7.8 (for Joomla 1.7), v2.5.8 (for Joomla 2.5) New Features added support for Joomla 2.5 add flag w3c=1 => w3c compliant support for IE7! allow googleMaps to display in tabs now allows address to include ' (apostrophe) support for vertical alignment Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension-specific/extensions-specific-non-sorted/8682

[Joomla News] New Release - googleDirections plugin v2.5.12

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:49:39 GMT

The googleDirections plugin has just been updated: v1.0.12 (for Joomla 1.0), v1.5.12 (for Joomla 1.5), v1.6.12 (for Joomla 1.6), v1.7.12 (for Joomla 1.7), v2.5.12 (for Joomla 2.5) New Features added support for Joomla 2.5 add flag w3c=1 => w3c compliant support for IE7! allow googleMaps to display in tabs now allows address to include ' (apostrophe) Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/maps-a-weather/maps-a-locations/map-directions/8487

[Joomla News] New Release - googleMaps plugin v2.5.18

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:46:07 GMT

The googleMaps plugin has just been updated: v1.0.18 (for Joomla 1.0), v1.5.18 (for Joomla 1.5), v1.6.18 (for Joomla 1.6), v1.7.18 (for Joomla 1.7), v2.5.18 (for Joomla 2.5) New Features added support for Joomla 2.5 add flag w3c=1 => w3c compliant support for IE7! allow googleMaps to display in tabs now allow address to include ' (apostrophe) Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/maps-a-weather/maps-a-locations/maps/8213

[Forum] Re:Default City Bar

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:43:50 GMT

Oh, I see. thanks! great modules!!

[Forum] Re:Default City Bar

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:53:12 GMT

Hi, That one is from the template itself, not the module. If you take a look at the demo page below which uses the standard Joomla 1.5 template http://www.kksou.com/t1510/ You will see that there\'s no border around the module. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Default City Bar

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:44:44 GMT

works great! thanks for your help. btw, how can I put a box around this module like you did to these two google weather sample in this page: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/Google-Weather-AJAX-version.php appreciate your help. sj

[Forum] Re:Default City Bar

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:54:52 GMT

Dear SJ, Sincerely apologize for the late reply. Please unzip the file mod_kksouGoogleWeather_v2.57all.zip. You will see 5 folders. They are the installation files for the respective Joomla versions. For your case, you need to use the folder mod_kksouGoogleWeather_v1.77a for Joomla 1.7 I will also email you a copy of the installation file just for Joomla 1.7. Please give it a try again and let me know if ...

[Forum] Re:Default City Bar

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:01:34 GMT

Hi, I paid through paypal. just installed the file \"mod_kksouGoogleWeather_v2.57all.zip\" and the Parameters area is missing in the back end. I am using Joomla 1.7.0. thanks. SJ

[Forum] Re:Toggle off the \'start position\' marker

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 07:19:04 GMT

Great kksou!! effectively.... simple and powerful. Many thanks

[Forum] Re:Toggle off the \'start position\' marker

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:53:42 GMT

Hi, Add a marker=0 (googleMaps addr=\"46.4232591,9.6698143\" zoom=12 width=100% marker=0 height=480 lang=it maptype=HYBRID control=GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl kml=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/48084215/SeptimerPass.kml) note: replace brackets above with curly brackets. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Toggle off the \'start position\' marker

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:46:05 GMT

Hi folks, I\'m using the GoogleMaps plugin on J251. All works fine, but I have this question: how can I toggle off from the map the start position\'s red marker ? In other words, my definition is: {googleMaps addr=\"46.4232591,9.6698143\" zoom=12 width=100% height=480 lang=it maptype=HYBRID control=GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl kml=http://dl.dropbox.com/u/48084215/SeptimerPass.kml} I see the red marker with the label \'46.4232591,9.6698143\', but I don\'t know how to hide it.... Thanks for ...

[Joomla] Are there still anyone using my plugins and modules for Joomla 1.0?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:54:26 GMT

Now that Joomla 2.5 is out, I need to maintain ALL 5 versions of Joomla every time I release a plugin or module - for Joomla 1.0, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5! As you can imagine - writing the codes, making sure they work for all platforms and setting up the downloading packages and zip files - all these take a lot ...

[Forum] echo {plugin}

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:07:25 GMT

Hi. I want to call a plugin (contentPassword) if exist a variable. [code][/code] That\'s ok, works. But the plugin have an option to use an sql statement as password. So, when i try to use it, doesn\'t work. [code][/code] suppose i must to do the sql statement in other way, but i\'m not sure. Joomla 1.5.25 Any idea o suggestion? Thank you very much

[Forum] Anyone still using my plugins for Joomla 1.0?

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:10:14 GMT

Dear Friends, Now that Joomla 2.5 is out, I need to maintain ALL 5 versions of Joomla every time I release a plugin or module - for Joomla 1.0, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5! As you can imagine - writing the codes, making sure they work for all platforms and setting up the downloading packages and zip files - all these take a ...

[Forum] Re:Map not show until till clicked.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:22:40 GMT

Hi, As mentioned in the [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleDirections-To-Here-plugin.php#how_to_use]documentation page[/url], instead of homeaddr, it should be [b]home_addr[/b]. So your tag should be: (please replace brackets with curly brackets) (googleDir_tohere width=400 height=360 home_addr=\"1452 Welcome Arcadia Road, Lexington, NC 27295\") The result is as follows: {googleDir_tohere width=400 height=360 home_addr=\"1452 Welcome Arcadia Road, Lexington, NC 27295\"} Please give it a try again and let me know if it works this time. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Map not show until till clicked.

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:31:09 GMT

This is my first time with the extension. I am having trouble getting it to show up correct. Until you enter an address in the coming from field the map is blue. In addition to that error I can not get the directions to show up at all. Here is the code I am using: (googleDir_tohere width=400 height=360 homeaddr=\"1452 Welcome ...

[Forum] Re:Map not showing until direction is requested

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:56:26 GMT

Hi, As you can see above, you tag is ok and displayed correctly. Have checked your site and do a view source. It\'s due to conflict with your other plugin \"BreezingForms\". It overwrites all other onload() functions so that only itself can run the onload(). As such, the googleMaps doesn\'t get run to display the first map. To test this, you can try unpublish your ...

[Forum] Re:Maps not showing in IE Explorer

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:59 GMT

I have searched in the web and discover something about this issue. Google no longer have support to IE7/Firefox3.5 browsers. So, when have an update in some javascript based API, the code probabbly crash. That is my case, because the Google Translator and PlusOne button doesn\'t work in IE7 too.

[Forum] Re:pass parameter to loadposition?

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:38:02 GMT

Ok, sorry I was not clear. I am loading a module into an article. I have written some custom code that will allow me to create events (start date, end date, title, desc, category for discussion purposes). I then created the module that will create listings of these custom records and am then loading it a position in an article to create a listing of ...

[Forum] Re:Joomla 1.7 / 2.5 support???

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:15:45 GMT

That would be great. If you want someone to help test, let me know.

[Forum] Re:Map not showing until direction is requested

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:45:16 GMT

as it does show the result here, in stead of the code: this was the code, but with \"( )\" in stead of \"{ }\"... (googleDir_tohere home_label=\"SHINZO sushi lounge & grill~Piushaven 17~5017 AN Tilburg~013 - 581 28 17\" home_addr=\"Piushaven 17, 5017 AN Tilburg, The Netherlands\" lang=nl add_p=1)

[Forum] Re:Map not showing until direction is requested

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:42:50 GMT

Dear Kksou, Thanks for your reply. My code is: [b]{googleDir_tohere home_label=\"SHINZO sushi lounge & grill~Piushaven 17~5017 AN Tilburg~013 - 581 28 17\" home_addr=\"Piushaven 17, 5017 AN Tilburg, The Netherlands\" lang=nl add_p=1}[/b] There is no apostrophe in the address, however there is an ampesant. The temporary design page is at the moment: http://djdutchy.com/index.php/contact

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:36:43 GMT

Hi, Found a solution that will work with the SP Accordion. Have emailed the solution to you. Let me know if it works before I release this new version to the public. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:16:07 GMT

So I removed it from the first test page and now all the maps show. The module I\'m using is SP Accordion from JoomShaper.com

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:10:29 GMT

Hi, Think it\'s your cache - because I tried it on my side, the map shows on the first one. Can you please change the first address on your test page 1 to see if it works? Also, the other 2 maps won\'t show on your page with the accordion effect. Try do some googling. You\'ll know it\'s a known problem with Google Maps API ...

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:04:11 GMT

Ok, I checked all the addresses here http://www.mgdesignstudio.com/bchn/health-centers/bchn-community-based-health-centers.html and none have any apostrophe. I delete the apostrophe from the other page http://www.mgdesignstudio.com/bchn/health-centers/bchn-school-based-health-centers.html but still the same.

[Forum] Re:Map not showing until direction is requested

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:57:33 GMT

Hi, Please refer to the post: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/index.php?option=com_fireboard&func=view&catid=39&id=5129&limit=5&limitstart=15#5129]Re:googleDirections plugin [/url] Can you please check if there\'s an apostrophe in your address, such as: \"710 Saint Ann\'s Avenue\". This will cause the map not to show. Will handle this in the following release. In the meantime, please try removing the apostrophe e.g. \"710 Saint Anns Avenue\" Let me know if it works, ok? Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:56:23 GMT

ok, will check. Thanks.

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:54:45 GMT

Hi, Have found out where\'s the problem! It\'s your first address: \"710 Saint Ann\'s Avenue\" because of the apostrophe! Will handle this in the following release. In the mean time, please use the address: 710 Saint Anns Avenue (without the apostrophe) Google Maps API is smart enough to locate the address. Alternatively, you can use urlencoded address: 710 Saint Anns Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455 Google will understand this too. Let ...

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:36:57 GMT

Ok, here is the link http://www.mgdesignstudio.com/bchn/test-3.html Thanks very much for your assistance.

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:23:31 GMT

Hi, Thanks for the setup of test page 2. Can I confirm that on your side, test page 2 works ok i.e. the map is displayed and the directions are ok too. Would you mind create test page 3 - with only 2 maps. Just want to confirm the that the problem occurs as long as there are more than one map. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:pass parameter to loadposition?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:19:57 GMT

Hi, Would you want to elaborate a bit more about your questions e.g. - What do you mean by \"9 areas\"? Are the 9 areas within the same article? Or \"9 areas\" refers to 9 different articles? - Is your custom module content the same for all the 9 articles? - Not too sure why would you want to create a module and insert into an ...

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:12:34 GMT

Ok, the link is http://www.mgdesignstudio.com/bchn/test-2.html

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:06:15 GMT

Hi, Would you mind set up one more test page with only a single map. Want to see if the problem occurs only when there are more than one map. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:49:35 GMT

I forgot, I\'m using all the latest versions for Joomla 1.7

[Forum] pass parameter to loadposition?

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:30:56 GMT

Hi there. I love your plugin. I am using Joomla 2.5 with the newest version of DirectPHP. I have a question. I have searched the forum and have not seen it mentioned. Forgive me if I missed it. I have created a custom module and am loading it in an article. My question is this. Can I send a parameter to be used within ...

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:14:08 GMT

I\'m using all the latest versions.

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:08:17 GMT

Hi, As you can see the maps appear ok on my site. Can you please let me know the version number of the following plugins you are using? - googleMaps - googleDirections - googleDirections - To Here Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:02:10 GMT

http://www.mgdesignstudio.com/bchn/test.html [googleDir_tohere width=330 height=360 home_addr=\\\\\\\"710 Saint Ann\\\\\\\'s Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455\\\\\\\"] [googleDir_tohere width=330 height=360 home_addr=\\\\\\\"278 Reservoir Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468\\\\\\\"] [googleDir_tohere width=330 height=360 home_addr=\\\\\\\"100 West Mosholu Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10468\\\\\\\"] {googleDir_tohere width=330 height=360 home_addr=\"710 Saint Ann\'s Avenue, Bronx, NY 10455\"} {googleDir_tohere width=330 height=360 home_addr=\"278 Reservoir Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468\"} {googleDir_tohere width=330 height=360 home_addr=\"100 West Mosholu Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10468\"}

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 08:01:08 GMT

Hi, By the way, can you also let me know the version number of the following plugins you are using? - googleMaps - googleDirections - googleDirections - To Here Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:57:33 GMT

[b]mgdesignstudio wrote:[/b] Hi, Is it possible for you to email me the URL of the test page that you\'ve mentioned - the one you said without the accordion, and the maps didn\'t render at all. Can you also include in the email the tags that you\'ve used to produce the test page. Need to take a look at the actual output of the test page and ...

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:52:22 GMT

That might be the cause. Although, a while back a made another website using the same plugin and had multiple addresses on the page and worked fine. And I also believe there are samples here that show multiple maps in one page.

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:46:10 GMT

Checking the source of the page using google chrome, I see the following message: \"Warning: you have included the Google Maps API multiple times on this page. This may cause unexpected errors.\" Maybe the plugin is loading one script for each map stance... It\'s only a guess, but maybe it\'s a good start point solve this issue

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:36:39 GMT

I did a test page to include all the maps without the accordion. The maps didn\'t render at all for all but the Get Directions worked for all. With the Accordion only the on in the first tab works. The rest don\'t render the map or the Get Directions works.

[Forum] Re:Joomla 1.7 / 2.5 support???

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:25:47 GMT

Hi, Will try to work on it this weekend. Will let you know when it\'s done, ok? Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:24:37 GMT

without accordion effect all the DirectionsMaps are rendered in the page?

[Forum] googleDirections plugin

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:39:52 GMT

Hello, I\'m using the Directions plugin and I\'m running into a problem. I\'m using a module with an accordion. I\'m having a different address in each tab. Only the map on the first tab will show,it won\'t for the rest. Here is the link: http://www.mgdesignstudio.com/bchn/health-centers/bchn-community-based-health-centers.html Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

[Forum] Re:Maps not showing in IE Explorer

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:12:39 GMT

[b]kksou wrote:[/b] Unfortunately I have to make the plugin work in IE7... in IE8 and above, the map render fine

[Forum] Re:googlemaps suddenly not working

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:07:41 GMT

You can upload via FTP all the files for google maps plugin directory, or using the uninstall function before trying to install again

[Forum] Re:Doesn\'t work on IE7!!!!

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:05:18 GMT

in file /plugins/content/googlemaps/googlemaps.lib.php near line 222/223 change: if (startZoom==0 || startZoom==\'\'){startZoom=10;} var mapdiv = document.getElementById(\\\"{$this->mod}_gmap\\\"+id); var myOptions = { zoom: startZoom, center: latlng, }; to if (startZoom==0 || startZoom==\'\'){startZoom=10;} var mapdiv = document.getElementById(\\\"{$this->mod}_gmap\\\"+id); var myOptions ...

[Forum] Joomla 1.7 / 2.5 support???

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:50:26 GMT

Just wondering if you\'ll be updating this extension to support Joomla 1.7 and/or 2.5? Specifically, I\'d like the glossy menu to work in 1.7 and to support the revealtype: \"clickgo\" setting. So, any chance that we\'ll see a 1.7 compatible version of this extension? Thanks

[Forum] Re:googlemaps suddenly not working

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:08:41 GMT

Hi Allen, Not sure why the files disappeared on your system. For the benefits of others who encounter similar situation, 1) Yes, you can just download a fresh copy of the installer, unzip the file, and copy all the files into the folder \"plugin/content\". The latest version of googleMaps API v3 does not require the google API key. 2) You can also go to your backend ...

[Forum] Re:Map not showing until direction is requested

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:54:49 GMT

Hi, Can you please email me the tags that you have used so that I can try and test the tag on my end to see why the map you mentioned is not showing. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Map not showing until direction is requested

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:40:00 GMT

I use googledirections to-here in Joomla 1.7. I\'ve installed it a little while back and worked without any problems. Over the last few days I\'ve worked on the site, making many changes to the template and adding extra plugins and modules. I now find that googledirections to-here is not displaying the map anymore on the contact page. Only when I enter an originating ...

[Forum] Re:googlemaps suddenly not working

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:14:23 GMT

Ok. I answered my own question. I unzipped the googleMaps folder on my local computer then dumped the contents into the plugins/content folder via FTP. The maps are back. I didn\'t even have to re-enter the google API code as it was still in the database. Next question is: why did the files get eaten in the first place?? --Allen

[Forum] googlemaps suddenly not working

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:11:49 GMT

I\'ve a Joomla 1.7.0 site w/ Googlemaps that was running just fine for months. Suddenly I get the syntax showing in the articles. I tried to edit the plugin but got an error saying the googlemaps.xml file is missing. So I tried to reinstall to replace that file. Joomla reports that Googlemaps is already installed. Damned if ya do; damned if ya ...

[Joomla News] New Update - Pausing up-down Scroller module v1.63, 1.73, 2.53

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:22:12 GMT

This new version support HTML tags in the scrolling messages for Joomla 1.6, 1.7 and 2.5. Thanks to Rusty for highlighting this. The Pausing up-down Scroller plugin for Joomla 2.5 is also now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-display/articles-display/news-tickers-a-scrollers/6946

[Joomla News] New Release - Pausing up-down Scroller plugin for Joomla 2.5

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:13:03 GMT

The Pausing up-down Scroller plugin for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-display/articles-display/news-tickers-a-scrollers/6728

[Forum] Re:up down scroller still strips html tags

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:36:53 GMT

Hi kksou, Thanks for the quick reply. 1. Yes I have installed both the plugin and module 2. Yes, it works great in an article with the HTML tags. The tags are not removed when I save the article. 3. Yes, the problem only occurs when using the module. The text scrolls great but the HTML tags are always deleted when I hit save. Thanks, Rusty

[Forum] Re:up down scroller still strips html tags

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 23:50:34 GMT

Hi Rusty, Can I confirm that 1) You have installed both the up down scroller plugin and module. 2) The up down scroller plugin works ok within an article - including the HTML tags. 3) The problem you mentioned only occurs when you are using it within the module. Are the above correct? Regards, /kksou

[Forum] up down scroller still strips html tags

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:03:35 GMT

The up down scroller works great but it still strips html tags from the content. I use Joomla version 1.6 and no text editor. I think I have the settings correct as I don\'t have any problem entering tags and javascript in articles and modules. Can someone please advise? Thanks, Rusty

[Joomla News] New Release - Yahoo Currency Converter for Joomla 2.5

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:08:32 GMT

The Yahoo Currency Converter for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/Yahoo-Currency-Converter-AJAX-version.php

[Joomla News] New Release - Google Currency Converter for Joomla 2.5

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:52:41 GMT

The Google Currency Converter for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/financial/currency-a-exchange/5795

[Joomla News] New Release - Google Weather Module for Joomla 2.5

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:17:08 GMT

The Google Weather Module for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/maps-a-weather/weather/weather-forecasts/10274

[Joomla News] New Release - googleDirections - To Here plugin for Joomla 2.5

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:40:45 GMT

The googleDirections - To Here plugin for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/extension-specific/extensions-specific-non-sorted/8682

[Joomla News] New Release - googleDirections plugin for Joomla 2.5

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:36:05 GMT

The googleDirections plugin for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/maps-a-weather/maps-a-locations/map-directions/8487

[Joomla News] New Release - googleMaps plugin for Joomla 2.5

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:31:15 GMT

The googleMaps plugin for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/maps-a-weather/maps-a-locations/maps/8213

[Joomla News] New Release - Include Content Item plugin for Joomla 2.5

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:22:18 GMT

The Include Content Item plugin for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/news-display/articles-display/content-embed/4809

[Joomla News] New Release - DirectPHP plugin for Joomla 2.5

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:31:06 GMT

The DirectPHP plugin for Joomla 2.5 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/edition/custom-code-in-content/4470

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] How to enter HTML tags, javascript and PHP codes in Joomla 2.5?

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:22:08 GMT

If you are using DirectPHP, you can use the following to enter PHP codes in your article: Login as administrator. Goto Global Configuration. Click the tab "Text Filters" (first one from the right). For all Filter Groups, the default is "Black List". For the respective Filter Groups, change the Filter Type from "Black List" to "No Filtering". For example, ...

[Joomla News] Yahoo Currency Converter - 62 more currencies than the Google Currency Converter

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:18:18 GMT

The Google Currency Converter provides a total of 93 currencies. [view complete list] The Yahoo Currency Converter provides 62 more! Below are listed the additional currencies that are supported by Yahoo but not Google.

[Joomla News] Yahoo Currency Converter for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:04:23 GMT

The Yahoo Currency Converter for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 is now available! The Yahoo Currency Converter provides a lot more currencies than the Google Currency Converter. The Google Currency Converter provides a total of 93 currencies. [view complete list] The Yahoo Currency Converter has a lot more: 153 currencies! [view complete list] So if you are using currencies such as Malawi Kwacha (MWK), Bhutan Ngultrum (BTN) ...

[Forum] Re:Search

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:12:02 GMT

[URL=http://www.jpeghost.ru/i51507og][IMG]http://s1.jpeghost.ru/i2/000/051/i51507og.jpg[/IMG][/URL]

[Forum] up-down-scroller Module

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 07:26:35 GMT

Hi, it is a cool Module. And so i will make 3 Module instance from this are this will not work. Only one will work. Every People any Idear? Thanks, Axel (timi11)

[Forum] Re:directions below map?

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 04:34:01 GMT

Hi Howard, Have just emailed you the plugin. Please give it a try and let me know if it works for your site. Don\'t forget to use width=100% if you want the map to display across the full width of your articles. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Getting rid of \"Joomla Gadgets\" text

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:26:02 GMT

Why, on earth, can\'t you acknowledge the work done by someone else? Surely it\'s the very least you can do.

[Forum] Re:directions below map?

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:13:06 GMT

Grief - you\'re on the ball! I\'m using Joomla 1.7 at the moment and teaching myself how to use it. I expect to start using 2.5 once it comes out. My plan was to have a big map (say 600 pixels wide - the full width of my articles) with the directions box underneath it if anyone wanted to use it. Regards Howard

[Forum] Re:directions below map?

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:08:32 GMT

Hi Howard, Which version of Joomla are you using? I\'ll do a customized one for you first, and maybe make it an option to the public version as a new rollout in 1 to 2 weeks time. All you need is to have the direction (together with the input filed) below the map, right? Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:directions below map?

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:35:03 GMT

Wow! That was quick. I had a look at file you mention but my editor (notepad++) spaces out the text so I think the lines you mention are further down. Unfortunately, my very rudimentary HTML knowledge needs a bit more support on what changes, exactly I need to make in your php file :-( PS I\'ve added a review on the ...

[Forum] Re:directions below map?

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:03:30 GMT

Hi Howard, 1) Goto the folder: /plugins/content/googleDirections_tohere 2) Edit the file: googleDirections_tohere.lib.php 3) In line: 80 => You will see the start of table I formulated the map as a 1 row - 2 column - table table - tr - td - map - /td - td - directions /td /tr /table All you need to do is to change this to a 2 rows - 1 ...

[Forum] Re:directions below map?

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 07:52:20 GMT

Hi there May I have a copy of this information too please? Regards Howard

[Forum] Doesn\'t work on IE7!!!!

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:09:05 GMT

Try to see : http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleMaps-plugin.php on Internet Explorer 7 .... nothing !! Javascript errors. Please fix it.

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] Where to find CSE's unique ID?

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:10:16 GMT

If you are using the googleSearch (CSE) component that allows you to add the Google Custom Search Engine (CSE) to your Joomla site, you will need to enter CSE's unique ID. So, where do find this CSE's unique ID?

[Forum] Google Maps and Pagebreak

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:18:54 GMT

Hi, I have just made some tests for my new site and I have found that the Map is not displayed if the Joomla 1.7 Pagebreak plugin is active. Everything is ok if I disable this plugin (I am using googleMaps_v1.7.17). Another issue: I am using a KML file to track a path on the map, but the path is very thick, do you ...

[Forum] Re:view a module if article is published

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 16:59:07 GMT

Hi, Sorry for the late reply. Was just back from a long business trip with little access to the internet. Looks like you know PHP and Joomla very well. Please kindly go ahead and modify the code. While this code will work for you, it mostly likely will not work for others using other Joomla templates. That\'s why it will be a problem if I ...

[Forum] Me Again-new site different issue

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:59:40 GMT

http://awesomeadventuresnews.com/stories-and-articles/nevada/7-valley-of-fire-state-park?showall=&start=4 Put the code in the bottom of the article, map not showing. Put the code in a new article with just the code, not a real article, works fine http://awesomeadventuresnews.com/stories-and-articles/40-test-for-facebook-ap And, while I\'m at it, I don\'t want it to say Directions on the top there, I want it to look more like this page on my other site where the\"coming from\" and get directions ...

[Forum] Re:Intermittently display codes instead of content

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 12:38:24 GMT

Could it be [i]non-breaking space[/i] inside the code of the tag? My Joomla was over-smart and inserted non-breaking space, therefore the plugin did not recognized the tag (\\s did not match the space). When I appended \'u\' as UTF to my [b]$regex[/b] in include_content_item.lib.php the plugin magically started to work.

[Forum] Re:tohere plugin direction field showing at bottom

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:39:47 GMT

Always clear the cache! You live and learn!!! Thanks for your help... works a treat!!! :)

[Forum] Re:tohere plugin direction field showing at bottom

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 07:25:58 GMT

Hello, Thanks for the quick reply. Sadly this doesn\'t seem to have worked either. The code now reads... $dir_div = \" $dir_form$errmsg\\n\"; $output .= \"\\n\"; if (!($this->dir_on_right || !$this->map_on_right)) $output .= $dir_div; $output .= \" \"; $output .= \"Powered by JoomlaGadgets\\n\"; This is lines 102 to 107. Is this the way you had suggested. Any other thoughts on how to sort it out? Many Thanks, Alastair ...

[Forum] Re:tohere plugin direction field showing at bottom

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:59:33 GMT

Hi, There is a typo above. In (4) above, 4) Change to Leave the rest as they are. The rest is the same. Please give it a try. It should work on your site. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:tohere plugin direction field showing at bottom

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 06:45:56 GMT

Hello, I am having the same problem as discussed above. However when I change the code as described I am returned a server error. I then uninstall the plugin\'s and everything works fine again. Is there another way to get the address bar to the top of the page or to stop seeing a server error when I change the php file? Here ...

[Forum] Re:problem plugin code

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 01:40:18 GMT

Hi KKSOU I wish you a wonderful 2012! Thanks for the valuable assistance here is the result: http://www.basula.com/en/for-individuals/73-programmi-in-sicilia-per-individuali/96-isole-eolie-in-crociera.html

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections plugin Tutorial 07: Display Directions in your Local Language

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 09:16:31 GMT

This is part 7 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections plugin. You can display the Google Directions in your local language with the lang parameter. You can look up the entire list of supported languages here.

[Forum] Re:view a module if article is published

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:23:39 GMT

Thanks, kksou. but I need something like this: I need this because my divs generated a double space. Can you help me with this? Thanks

[Forum] Re:view a module if article is published

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 06:03:40 GMT

Hi, Please update both the plugin and the module. Latest version of the plugin: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/Include-Content-Item-plugin.php#latest]v1.5.11[/url] Latest version of the module: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/Include-Content-Item-Module.php#latest]v1.5.2[/url] If you check the history of the Include_Content_Item plugin. The feature you wanted (checking of published status) is available since v1.5.10. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:view a module if article is published

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 05:54:53 GMT

Hi: Plugin version is 1.55 Module version is 1.51 Thanks

[Forum] Re:view a module if article is published

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:41:06 GMT

Hi, May I know which version of the include_content_item plugin/module are you using? Regards, /kksou

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections plugin Tutorial 06: Display Directions below the Map

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:31:59 GMT

This is part 6 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections plugin. By default, the Google Map is displayed on the left and the routing directions on the right. If you prefer to display the directions below the map, you can use the keyword

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections plugin Tutorial 05: Display Directions on the Left

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:31:11 GMT

This is part 5 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections plugin. By default, the Google Map is displayed on the left and the routing directions on the right. If you prefer to display the map on the right and the directions on the left, you can use the keyword

[Forum] view a module if article is published

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 14:07:25 GMT

Hi: I use include content item to display content on my site. But I want to show this module only if an article is published. Example: If item id = 5200 $this-> article-> state 1 post module I use in my template to show or hide modules something like this: esComunidad function () { return (JRequest:: getCmd (\'option\') == \'com_community\'); } But I could not find the solution for ...

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections plugin Tutorial 04: Unit Systems - miles or km

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:54:14 GMT

This is part 4 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections plugin. By default, directions are calculated and displayed using the unit system of the origin's country or region. For example, a route from "Chicago, IL" to "Toronto, ONT" will display results in miles, while the reverse route will display results in kilometers. Origins expressed using latitude/longitude coordinates rather than addresses always default to ...

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections plugin Tutorial 03: Travel Modes

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:32:20 GMT

This is part 3 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections plugin. When displaying Google directions, you need to specify which transportation mode to use. The following travel modes are currently supported by Google: DRIVING indicates standard driving directions using the road network. WALKING requests walking directions via pedestrian paths & sidewalks (where available). BICYCLING requests bicycling directions via bicycle paths & preferred streets (currently ...

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections plugin Tutorial 02: Specifying Stopover Points

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 07:47:15 GMT

This is part 2 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections plugin. You can add one or more stopover points (Google calls them waypoints) from Point A to Point B.

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleDirections plugin Tutorial 01: Getting Started

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 06:06:30 GMT

This is part 1 of a series of tutorial for the googleDirections plugin. Using the googleDirections plugin is as easy as 1-2-3: Specify the start point. This can be real address or in latitude/longitude. Specify the end point. This can be real address or in latitude/longitude. Specify the width, height and dir_width. This sets the size of your map (width and height), and also the width ...

[Forum] Re:ContactMap language

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 01:41:52 GMT

Hi, The component you mentioned is not from this site. Please write to the author who developed the component. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] ContactMap language

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:06:17 GMT

Hi, I would like to change the language from englisch to dutch. Can you tell me wath I need to do please? It\'s about: com_ContactMap_v4.7 Thanks

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] Maximum number of waypoints or stopover points

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:01:17 GMT

The googleDirections plugin allows you to display Google Maps directions with multiple destinations or stopovers. Details in this article: Google Directions with Multiple Stopovers Many users have asked: "Is there a maximum number of waypoints or stopover points?"

[Forum] Re:ToHere - Right Parameters=Wrong Route

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 10:24:47 GMT

Amazing! Thank you so, so much! I'm not kidding, that's truly the best software support I ever experienced. It works perfectly! Kind regards, Florian /* Joomla 1.7 */

[Forum] Re:ToHere - Right Parameters=Wrong Route

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 08:43:08 GMT

Hi Florian, May I know which Joomla version are you using? I have modified the code and come out with a new version. Would like to send one to you to see if it works for you. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:googleAds plugin

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:55:43 GMT

okay I cut out the =\"

[Forum] ToHere - Right Parameters=Wrong Route

Tue, 03 Jan 2012 04:38:58 GMT

[Forum] A problem with accented chars

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 08:52:53 GMT

[Forum] Re:Multiple markers with KLM file

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 07:24:24 GMT

Hi, Please go to http://maps.google.com/ And then in the search field, enter your kml url: http://www.albranking.com/web/map.kml You can see that nothing is displayed. What this means that is that there might be some error in your kml file. You can try this demo kml: http://www.kksou.com/gmap/test/KML_Samples12.kml If your kml file did not display properly in http://maps.google.com/, then it will also not display properly in the googleMaps plugin. ...

[Forum] Re:Multiple markers with KLM file

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:55:59 GMT

OUPS the txt that I pasted here was converted into a map :(

[Forum] Multiple markers with KLM file

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 06:52:10 GMT

I a new to joomla etc... I am trying to add a map with multiple markers in my site but I can\'t do it. I save this text (with no editor enabled) [googleMaps lat=37.4219720 long=-122.0841430 zoom=8 width=100% height=480 kml=http://www.albranking.com/web/map.kml] {googleMaps lat=37.4219720 long=-122.0841430 zoom=8 width=100% height=480 kml=http://www.albranking.com/web/map.kml} But all the changes that I made in the .klm file in my site are not displayed in the map. The map ...

[Forum] Re:User generated addresses

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 01:17:32 GMT

Hi, I designed this as a simple light-weight plugin to display google direction from Point A to Point B. I have written one other plugin - [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleDirections-To-Here-plugin.php]the googleDirections - To Here - plugin[/url]. You specify a designated place to be the destination, and let the user enter the adddress he or she is coming from. But the user is only allowed to specify one ...

[Forum] Re:AMAS was working in Joomla but now broke

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:29:01 GMT

Hi, Have tested your code. It\'s not working because each entry has to on one line - each entry cannot span across multiple lines. Guess you must have used a text editor that do an automatic line wrap. I removed all the carriage returns within each entry and it\'s working. Will email you the code that I\'ve used and you can test it on your ...

[Forum] AMAS was working in Joomla but now broke

Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:46:49 GMT

The \"Accordion Menu Apple style\" was working until I tried to add a few links. I can\'t leave it up broken like it is, so here is a screenshot of what it looks like... http://soundingboardhtp.com/authorized-distributors.html And here is a sample of the code I have entered into joomla (1.5.17)... VIDEO {Accordion_Menu_Apple_style} Plasma TV - LG - Samsung - Panasonic LCD TV - Sharp - Panasonic - LG - ...

[Forum] Re:KML zoom Problem

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:51:29 GMT

Found out more about the problem seems you need to a a var in the javascript like By default, the map is centered and zoomed to the bounding box of the contents of the kml layer. You can change the default behaviour with preserveViewport property of google.maps.KmlLayerOptions object. If you set it to true the map isn\'t centered and zoomed. In the ...

[Forum] KML zoom Problem

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:44:19 GMT

Got both the plugin and a kml file working perfectly. I was asked to change the zoom level of the map. With the kml file attached the zoom will not change but once removed the zoom level works perfectly I was not aware i was setting a zoom level when ...

[Forum] Re:Working but with error message

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:52:27 GMT

Hi, As the error message says, it\'s your PHP session.save_path. This is specified in your PHP.ini file. Edit your PHP.ini file and look for the string \"session.save_path\". Check if the directory specified there is pointing to a valid path. Also, please make sure you have write access to the path. If you are not sure where is the PHP.ini file, please check ...

[Forum] Working but with error message

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 12:08:51 GMT

Hello, I am getting the following error displayed after the Weather module is displayed. The module works and shows the appropriate weather. Any ideas? Warning: Unknown: open(/var/chroot/home/content/s/s/t/sstivers/tmp/sess_f69b42526ed6d06e0ba81c9db95e520c, O_RDWR) failed: No such file or directory (2) in Unknown on line 0 Warning: Unknown: Failed to write session data (files). Please verify that the current setting of session.save_path is correct () in Unknown on line 0

[Forum] User generated addresses

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 03:56:43 GMT

Just installed the google directions plugin for Joomla and it works fine but I would like the users to be able to enter several addresses and be given the mileage and a route. Has this been done and does anybody have the code for it?

[Forum] Re:problem plugin code

Sun, 11 Dec 2011 12:46:26 GMT

Thanks for the reply. I await news for the solution of the problem to display multiple locations with the new code API v3 regards

[Forum] Re:DirectPHP stopped working now putting HTML comment

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:58:06 GMT

Hi, Based on your description - i.e. first time it works, then after that it doesn\'t - mostly likely it\'s due to the editor not in \"No Filtering\" mode - thereby rending the PHP code to something else, or sometimes removing them entirely. To verify this, if you\'re ok with mysql, you can go to the backend mysql database, look for the article in ...

[Forum] Re:problem plugin code

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:49:29 GMT

Hi, I just did a quick googling. Seems like the Google Maps API v3 uses different ways to display multiple locations. The format you\'ve used works only for API v2. I\'m still in the midst of business trip. I can only work on this when I get back to my development machine during christmas time. Will let you know once I\'ve found the solution for ...

[Forum] DirectPHP stopped working now putting HTML comment

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 05:48:09 GMT

Hi, I have DirectPHP installed with my Joomla 1.7 installation. I put in some code, for example the \"Current date and time is:\" example and it worked OK. But today I\'ve gone back into my admin screens and it has stopped working. I notice that Joomla has converted the to HTML comment, i.e. it now looks like I\'ve tried ...

[Forum] problem plugin code

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:36:12 GMT

Hi, I installed googleDirections_v1.59.zip I have a problem with the plugin code: see this link: [url]http://www.basula.org/Immagine.JPG[/url] I do not see the full map, but only Catania and Palermo What\'s wrong? waiting for a reply

[Forum] Re:Googlemap on Contact page

Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:54:16 GMT

Ok, Thanks for your reaction. I have found a plugin that just do what i want. Regards Alex

[Forum] Re:Googlemap on Contact page

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:15:01 GMT

Hi, Sincerely apologize for the late reply. I\'m currently overseas and just managed to grab hold of an internet connection to check the email. The googleMaps plugin is a content plugin. As the name suggests, a content plugin is for use within an article. The contact page is not an article. So the plugin will not run there. You might be able to change the ...

[Forum] Re:Googlemap on Contact page

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 05:34:11 GMT

kksou, can you please give me an answer if its possible, else i have to look for something else Regards Alex

[Forum] Googlemap on Contact page

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 11:31:59 GMT

Hello, I have the map plugin working in articles. But when i place it on the contact page only code is shown, no map. Is there a way to use it on contact page? Regards Alex

[Forum] Re:tohere plugin direction field showing at bottom

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 07:57:31 GMT

kksou, It certainly did work! I appreciate you taking the extra time to help me resolve this. A perfect fix. Thank You, aubrahab

[Forum] Re:Maps not showing in IE Explorer

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:40:37 GMT

it is correct. Tried in another machine, the same browser version and worked OK.. why could this be posible? how can i make sure the maps are rendering ok? thanks

[Forum] Re:tohere plugin direction field showing at bottom

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:43:39 GMT

Hi Aubrey, Managed to find a quick solution for you: 1) Goto the folder: [your_joomla_root_folder]/plugins/content/googleDirections_tohere 2) Edit the file: googleDirections_tohere.lib.php 3) Goto line 100. You should see: $output .= \"

[Forum] Re:tohere plugin direction field showing at bottom

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:06:47 GMT

Hi Aubrey, Sincerely apologize for the late reply. Have taken a look at your website. I believe it\'s one of your .css files setting the general td tag to align to the bottom for the table row. As I\'m not familiar with the Joomla template that you\'re using, it\'s difficult for me to help you here. If you can get somewhere who\'s familiar with css, it will ...

[Forum] Re:Maps not showing in IE Explorer

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:26:27 GMT

Hi, I just tried loading the following sample page using IE8: [url=http://www.kksou.com/t16/index.php/test1/69-test-of-google-maps]sample googleMaps test page[/url] It looks fine. Would you want to try it from another machine? Or it could be some conflicts with your Joomla template? Regards, /kksou

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] Google Currency Converter - changing the width of the pulldown currency menu

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:19:16 GMT

Now that Google supports a total of 93 currencies, the pulldown menu of the currencies might be too long to fit your module width. So how do you change the width of the pulldown menu so that it can fit nicely within your module position?

[Joomla News] Google Currency Converter - 30 new currencies

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:26:17 GMT

The latest version of the Google Currency Converter includes more than 30 new currencies by Google. The new currencies are listed below:

[Joomla News] Google Currency Converter for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 15:12:19 GMT

The Google Currency Converter for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 is now available! Download here: Google Currency Converter - AJAX version

[Forum] Maps not showing in IE Explorer

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 03:43:27 GMT

Hi, first of all, these are excellent plugins. The author did a great job for them! Now, how can I make the maps appear in IE explorer? I have version 8. I\'m not lover of explorer, but the true is that people do.. Thanks for the plugins

[Forum] Re:directions below map?

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:05:24 GMT

Hi, Sincerely apologize for the late reply. Was just back from a business trip with little access to the Internet. Are you ok with PHP? If you are, you can easily change the source code to achieve what you need. I used standard HTML table. So it should be quite easy for you change from left-right (i.e. one row with 2 columns) to up-down ...

[Joomla News] Pausing up-down Scroller module for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 15:42:18 GMT

Pausing up-down Scroller module for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 is now available! Download here: Pausing up-down Scroller module Very Important: You must install the latest version of the Pausing up-down Scroller plugin for this module to work.

[Forum] directions below map?

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 13:10:56 GMT

Hello I\'m using GoogleDirections - To Here. Is there any way to put directions below the map, not on the right (or left) side? Is there a way to change font of directions? Thanx and best regards. Attilio

[Forum] Re:Include_content fadein does not work

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:25:45 GMT

I tried again with fadein!! it works perfectly now!!! Thank you very much Great Extension..

[Forum] Re:Include_content fadein does not work

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:55:16 GMT

Correct message! I created the article as referred to this site but fadein does not work. http://www.joomlajumpstart.com/beginning-joomla/1-joomla-usage/5-joomla-15-intro-text-and-readmore-text The below codes works perfectly except fadein 1)[include_content_item 2] displays whole article 2)2) [include_inrto 2] displays only intro text 3)[include_fulltext 2] displays only the read more text 4)[include_content_item 2 readmore=1] displays only intro text with buttom readmore that goes to article 9(id) 5)[include_content_item 2 readmore=1 fadein=1] displays whole article with a button readmore between intro and readmore ...

[Forum] Re:Include_content fadein does not work

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 09:50:22 GMT

I created the article as referred to this site but fadein does not work. http://www.joomlajumpstart.com/beginning-joomla/1-joomla-usage/5-joomla-15-intro-text-and-readmore-text The below codes works perfectly 1)[include_content_item 2] displays whole article 2)2) [include_inrto 2] displays only intro text 3){include_fulltext 2} displays only read more text 4){include_content_item 2 readmore=1} displays only intro text with buttom readmore that goes to article 9(id) 5){include_content_item 2 readmore=1 fadein=1} displays whole article with a button readmore between intro and readmore text. Can you help me?? Thanks all ...

[Forum] tohere plugin direction field showing at bottom

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:39:12 GMT

Any ideas why the form field and Get Directions button is appearing at the bottom of the left column instead of the top on my site? http://www.nflibrary.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=121 Please help. thanks aubrey

[Forum] Re:Getting the plugin to work

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 11:22:54 GMT

I was wondering where in the coding I can modify the length of the bar...(needing to get rid of the \"tail\") Thanx

[Forum] pick up the group name of a user

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 14:00:46 GMT

hi, i would like to get the username and the groupname in an article with directphp. i write: $user =& JFactory::getUser(); $usr_id = $user->get(\'name\'); and it\'s ok. But how to get groupname? thanks for your answer

[Joomla News] Pausing up-down Scroller plugin for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 03:42:53 GMT

The Pausing up-down Scroller plugin for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 is now available! Download here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla/Pausing-up-down-Scroller-plugin.php

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] googleMaps plugin - how to display street view

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 16:51:15 GMT

The latest googleMaps plugin (which uses the latest Google Maps API v3) features built-in street view! So how do you display the street view?

[Joomla News] googleDirections - bicycling directions

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:35:17 GMT

The googleDirections plugin now supports bicycling directions via bicycle paths (Note: currently only available in the US). To get the bicycling directions, use mode=bicycling. The three travel modes are: bicycling: mode=bicycling walking: mode=walking driving (default): mode=driving Demo here: googleDirections - Travel Modes Download here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleDirections-plugin.php

[Forum] Re:Google Maps API version 3

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:06:30 GMT

Hi, The latest version of googleMaps (which uses Google Maps API version 3) is now available. Download here: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleMaps-plugin.php#download]googleMaps plugin[/url] Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:Include_content fadein does not work

Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:03:15 GMT

Hi, The column \"fulltext\" is emtpy. Hence the result that you are seeing. Please read the article: [url=http://www.joomlajumpstart.com/beginning-joomla/1-joomla-usage/5-joomla-15-intro-text-and-readmore-text]Joomla 1.5 Intro text and Readmore text[/url] It will teach you how to add Readmore text into the \"fulltext\" field. Once you have text in the fulltext field, the fulltext will be hidden until you press the readmore button. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:57:25 GMT

OK my friend, I was guessing somehow in that direction, but wasn\'t sure. Unfortunately we have to \"live\" with them and their erratic \"up and down\" API service LOL. Best regards and congrats, your module is top notch. I tried ALL the free modules and yours was by far the best (for my location). Gerardo

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:45:32 GMT

Hi Gerardo, Don\'t worry. Most likely it\'s problem with the Google Weather Server. It sometimes go down without any notice. Try it again in a couple of hours (or sometimes days), and it should be fine. To test whether it\'s your site problem, or Google Weather server problem, you can try your city using the weather demo on my site: http://www.kksou.com/t1510/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=58 If my site gives the ...

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:05:59 GMT

Hi kksou, I need your help or some info. About 2 weeks ago I installed your \"\"kksou Google weather 1.5.x module\". It worked troublefree on the first try. I live in Temuco-Chile and it shows the weather for my city immediatly. But today I got \"No such city or zip code\", tried some other cities in Chile and the same. my site ...

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:57:22 GMT

[b]ce6pcm wrote:[/b] Hi Gerardo, Got your PM. Sorry I was not online then. Is there anything I can help? Please post your question here. I\'ll try my best to help. Warm Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:52:02 GMT

hi kksou, are you online? can I make you a question please?

[Forum] Re:Include_content fadein does not work

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:35:32 GMT

Hi, I found the details of jos_content. 1)The column \"fulltext\" is emtpy. No id 2)The \"introtext\" column writes article\'s html details . For example : Publications

[Joomla News] Please redownload googleMaps v1.5.15, 1.6.15 and 1.7.15

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:56:35 GMT

If you have recently downloaded the latest googleMaps plguin - googleMaps v1.0.15, 1.5.15, 1.6.15 or 1.7.15 - please kindly redownload it again. Thanks to Marc who found a small bug that makes the googleDirection and googleDirections_plugin not working properly. Sincerely apologize for any inconvenience that has caused. Please redownload the plugin here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleMaps-plugin.php

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:51:08 GMT

It\'s working like a charm! =] No problem at all and thank you for making such a great extension. Once again thank you for the fast response. Have great night :)

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:42:40 GMT

Hi, Hope it\'s working now. There are a total of 5 files in the installation. One of them is called \"googleMaps.ver\". I originally named it \"googlemaps.ver\" with a small \'m\'. It tested fine on my windows machine at home. I tested it just now on my host machine and gosh, there I saw the error! Sincerely apologize for this bug. And thanks a lot for ...

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:28:15 GMT

Hi, I\'ve found out where the bug is! Please download the googleMaps plugin again from: [url=http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleMaps-plugin.php#download]http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleMaps-plugin.php[/url] Please uninstall the previous version and install the latest version. The other 2 plugins (googleDirections and googleDirection_tohere) are ok. Please give it a try and let me know if it\'s working now. Regards, /kksou

[Forum] Re:ERROR >>> You need to install the latest version.

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 01:17:46 GMT

Alright and no googleDirections and googleDirections_tohere are not working in the frontend. One error is in fact coming from googleDirections and the other from googleDirections_tohere. If I disable both, there are no errors.

[Joomla News] googleMaps plugin now uses Google Maps API V3

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 15:01:13 GMT

The googleMaps, googleDirections and googleDirections - To Here plugins have all been upgraded to use the Google Maps API V3. Key advantages in Google Maps API v3 includes: Built-in street view! You no longer require the Google API Key - what this means is that you can now access the google maps from your local machine! Google has added one more travel mode: bicycling! (The other ...

[Joomla News] googleAds plugin for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7

Sun, 23 Oct 2011 16:25:22 GMT

The googleAds plugin for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/ads-a-affiliates/google-ads/5022

[Joomla News] googleDirections - To Here - plugin for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:42:48 GMT

The googleDirections - To Here - plugin for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 is now available! This version also provides support for PHP v5.3.8. Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/maps-a-weather/maps-a-locations/map-directions/8682

[Joomla News] googleDirections plugin for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7

Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:37:59 GMT

The googleDirections plugin for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7 is now available! This version also provides support for PHP v5.3.8. Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/maps-a-weather/maps-a-locations/map-directions/8487

[Joomla News] Google Weather v1.7.7 - shows km/h

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 14:53:41 GMT

The latest version of Google Weather - v1.7.7 - now allows you to show the wind speed in km/h. If you display the temperature in degree Celsius, the wind speed will be displayed in km/h. If you display the temperature in degree Fahrenheit, the wind speed will be displayed in mph.

[Joomla News] DirectPHP plugin for Joomla 1.7

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:49:45 GMT

The DirectPHP plugin for Joomla 1.7 is now available! Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/edition/custom-code-in-content/4470

[Joomla News] googleMaps plugin for Joomla 1.7

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:54:57 GMT

The googleMaps plugin for Joomla 1.7 is now available! This version also provides support for PHP v5.3.8. Download here: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/maps-a-weather/maps-a-locations/maps/8213

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] Minimum width for Google Search CSE

Wed, 31 Aug 2011 01:49:49 GMT

For those people using the googleSearch (CSE) component and/or googleSearch (CSE) module, in case you are not aware, there is a minimum width imposed by Google: the minimum width when ads are on the top and bottom is 500. If your ads appear on the right, the minimum is 795. You can’t control the iframe height.

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] Installing Google Weather: I only see the spinning circle!

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 07:09:54 GMT

Installing the Google Weather module usually ends up with 2 possibilities: either you get it up and running in 1 minute, or you only see the spinning circle. So what should you do when you only see a spinning circle?

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] The plugin is not working! What should I do?

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:10:11 GMT

Many plugins such as the DirectPHP, Include Content Item, and googleMaps plugins are designed with simplicity and ease-of-use in mind. You should be able to install, activate, and use them rightaway (as long as you have used the right tags as shown in the page where you download the plugin). However, Joomla plugins are not iPhone apps. Each Joomla plugin does not run ...

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] Ordering of Joomla plugins

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:59:35 GMT

Joomla plugins are processed one by one. The order in which they are processed is indicated in the Order column (in Joomla 1.5) or Ordering column (in Joomla 1.6) of the Plugin Manager. To change the order of the plugins, you can click the up or down arrow to the left of the order number. Or, you can type in the desired order ...

[Joomla News] Including Published and Unpublished Articles with the Include Content Item Plugin

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 16:33:27 GMT

In the past, when you use the Include Content Item Plugin to include articles, any articles will be included whether it's published or unpublished. When I developed this plugin, it's for my own use. All I want is to be able to conveniently include some paragraphs from another article. However, when I shared this plugin with the rest in the Joomla Extensions Directory, there ...

[Joomla News] Include Content Item plugin for Joomla 1.6

Sat, 09 Jul 2011 13:49:16 GMT

Include Content Item plugin for Joomla 1.6 is now available! Download here: Include Content Item plugin v.1.6.10

[Joomla] How to display and process forms in a Joomla article using DirectPHP?

Fri, 01 Jul 2011 02:15:12 GMT

With DirectPHP, you can easily display forms in a Joomla article by using PHP's echo() function to display the HTML form. However, many people have asked in the forum how to process this HTML form within the Joomla article?

[Joomla] How to pass variables or parameters from one Joomla article to another using DirectPHP?

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 08:04:52 GMT

One of the most commonly asked questions for DirectPHP is: how do you pass a variable or parameter from one Joomla page to another? In a plain PHP page, you can easily do this with: page1.php?var1=value1 But try this in a Joomla article using DirectPHP. Most likely you will be directed somewhere else and your article will not appear.

[Joomla] Google Weather - entering city name using your country language

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:03:53 GMT

Many users of the Google Weather module have asked me if it's possible to enter the city name in their own lanague, such as Russian, Italian or Chinese. For example: Re:Italian language by infinito1971. I have tried various method such as using PHP's utf8_encode() to encode the city name in foreign languages. However, none of the methods seem to work.

[Joomla] Using email addresses with DirectPHP

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:02:37 GMT

Some DirectPHP users have feedback that they encounter errors whenever there are any email addresses appearing in the PHP statements. For example: One of the possible reasons for the error is due to the "Content - Email Cloaking" plugin which comes with default Joomla installation. This plugin converts emails that you embed in your Joomla content into Javascript that should ...

[Joomla] Using DirectPHP - intermixing PHP with HTML commands

Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:01:30 GMT

Many people have posts questions in the forum why the following does not work with DirectPHP:

test1

DirectPHP uses PHP's plain old eval() function to process your PHP commands. For those who have used eval(), the function can only process pure PHP commands. In a typical PHP page, you can freely intermix PHP and HTML commands. However, for the eval() function, it cannot ...

[Joomla Tips & Techniques] How to enter HTML tags, javascript and PHP codes in Joomla 1.6 and 1.7?

Thu, 24 Feb 2011 01:38:13 GMT

Note: The following applies to Joomla 1.6 / Joomla 1.7 and above only. By default, the Joomla editor strips away any HTML tags, javascript and PHP codes in a Joomla article.

[Joomla samples] Yahoo Stock Quote module sample

Sat, 10 Apr 2010 15:24:07 GMT

This article shows the Yahoo Stock Quote module in action. Please enter some symbols on the left delimited by comma e.g. GOOG, MSFT, YHOO ^NYA,^IXIC,^N225

[Joomla Gadgets] googleChart module

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 14:43:30 GMT

var j10=104; var j15=105; This is the module version of the googleChart plugin. This module allows you to insert Google Charts in your designated module position. Very Important: This module makes use of the googleChart plugin. So please make sure you have installed this plugin too for this module to work. Live Demo You can see three demos here on the left navigation menu. How to use the ...

[Joomla Gadgets] googleChart plugin

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:32:07 GMT

var j10=102; var j15=103; This plugin allows you to easily add pie charts, bar graphs, line charts, etc. right inside your content item or article. The charts are created using the Google Chart API. {Accordion_Menu_Apple_style 100 float:right10} General - Introduction - Unique Features Download - Download - Latest - Remove Powered-by Links Documentation - How to use - Chart Types - Parameters - Raw Mode User Reviews - kksou.com {/Accordion_Menu_Apple_style} Unique Features You can embed more than one Google charts within an ...

[Joomla FAQs] Google Weather module - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 14:07:32 GMT

This is the FAQ for the Google Weather Module - AJAX version. Troubleshooting First of all, please make sure you have done the following: Make sure you're using PHP5 and above. The Google Weather module DOES NOT work with PHP4. Make sure your PHP has the cURL library installed. You can do a quick check by doing a simple If your PHP has the cURL library installed, ...

[Blog] New Joomla Release: Google Weather Module - AJAX version

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:20:10 GMT

This module makes use of the Google Weather API to display the current temperature, weather condition and a four-day weather forecast, as you can see on the left of the page. This is the first, and currently the only weather module with the following features: Uses the Google Weather API that provides 4-day weather forecast with images. Allows user to interactively enter zip codes (for ...

[Joomla Gadgets] kksou Google Weather Module - AJAX version

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:52:56 GMT

var j10=100; var j15=101; var j16=111; var j17=112; var j25=133; {Accordion_Menu_Apple_style 100 float:right10} General - Introduction - Demo - Unique Features - km/h version Download - Download - Latest Version - Remove Powered-by Links Documentation - How to install - Parameters - Styling the Module using CSS - Version History - Including this module in Content Item or Article User Reviews - kksou.com {/Accordion_Menu_Apple_style} This module makes use of the Google Weather API to display the current temperature, weather condition and a ...

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleDirections plugin v1.58

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:39:24 GMT

Added new parameter "hide_direction_text=1" - allows you to hide the text description on the right of the map. Download here: googleDirections plugin v1.58 Demo: Show map directions with maps only (and text description hidden)

[Joomla Google Maps Directions Samples] Show map directions with maps only (and text description hidden)

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 15:08:46 GMT

This article shows a demo of display map directions with maps only, but with the text description hidden. To hide the text description of the directions, set hide_direction_text=1 Tag used: {googleDir width=680 height=400 dir_on_right=1 hide_direction_text=1 from="Stanford University, CA 94305" to="456 University Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94301 to: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View CA 94043, to: 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089"}

[Blog] Hiding the google search bar and Overview Map Control in google Maps

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:44:46 GMT

If you're using the googleMaps plugin, by default, the google search bar is displayed in the lower left hand corner. To hide this google search bar, please refer to the following article: googleMaps with search bar hidden By default, the Overview Map Control is also displayed in the lower right hand corner. To hide this Overview Map Control, please refer to the following article: googleMaps ...

[Joomla Google Maps Samples] googleMaps with search bar and Overview Map Control hidden

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:01:35 GMT

This article shows how to hide the search bar and overview map control in googleMaps. Google Search Bar and Overview Map Control hidden Tag used: {googlemaps lat=42.3466734 long=-71.0988844 width=600 height=480 zoom=15 addgoogle=0 addoverview=0 label="4 Yawkey Way~Boston, MA 02215" control=GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl|GScaleControl} {googlemaps lat=42.3466734 long=-71.0988844 width=600 height=480 zoom=15 addgoogle=0 addoverview=0 label="4 Yawkey Way~Boston, MA 02215" control=GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl|GScaleControl}

[Joomla Google Maps Samples] googleMaps with Overview Map Control hidden

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:54:49 GMT

Overview Map Control hidden This article shows how to hide the overview map control in googleMaps. Tag used: {googlemaps lat=42.3466734 long=-71.0988844 width=600 height=480 zoom=15 addoverview=0 label="4 Yawkey Way~Boston, MA 02215" control=GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl|GScaleControl} {googlemaps lat=42.3466734 long=-71.0988844 width=600 height=480 zoom=15 addoverview=0 label="4 Yawkey Way~Boston, MA 02215" control=GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl|GScaleControl}

[Joomla Google Maps Samples] googleMaps with search bar hidden

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:51:39 GMT

This article shows how to hide the google search bar in googleMaps. Google Search Bar Hidden Tag used: {googlemaps lat=42.3466734 long=-71.0988844 width=600 height=480 zoom=15 addgoogle=0 label="4 Yawkey Way~Boston, MA 02215" control=GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl|GOverviewMapControl|GScaleControl} {googlemaps lat=42.3466734 long=-71.0988844 width=600 height=480 zoom=15 addgoogle=0 label="4 Yawkey Way~Boston, MA 02215" control=GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl|GOverviewMapControl|GScaleControl}

[Blog] Joomla FAQs

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:39:38 GMT

Have just added Joomla FAQs http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-FAQs/ Here you will find a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), Troubleshooting guides, and Tips & Techniques for the Joomla plugins, modules and components written by me. Many of thees are contributed by users. Thanks to you all! I'm starting with the DirectPHP plugin: DirectPHP - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques If you know some tips and tricks, share them with ...

[Joomla FAQs] googleSearch (CSE) component/module - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:11:13 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] googleAds plugin - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:08:39 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Auto Template Switcher for iPhone - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:07:09 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Google Video Search - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:06:10 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Google Book Search - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:05:49 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Wikipedia Search - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:05:31 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Google News Search - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:05:05 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Google Image Search - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:04:41 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Twitter Module - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:03:20 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Pausing up-down Scroller plugin - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:02:14 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] StickyNote plugin - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:01:49 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Yahoo Stock Quote - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:55 GMT

This is the FAQ for the Yahoo Stock Quote (AJAX module version). Troubleshooting First of all, please make sure you have done the following: Make sure you're using the latest version of Yahoo Stock Quote (v1.5.8 or higher). I've made some major changes to the library since v1.5.8. Go to Module Manager and make sure the module is enabled. Q: I modified the stylesheet. But the new ...

[Joomla FAQs] Yahoo Currency Converter - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:07 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Google Currency Converter - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:59:42 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] googleDirections plugin - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:59:07 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] googleMaps plugin - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:58:41 GMT

This is the FAQ for googleMaps plugin. Troubleshooting First of all, please make sure you have done the following: Make sure you're using the latest version of googleMaps. Go to Plugin Manager and make sure the plugin is enabled.

[Joomla FAQs] Glossy Accordion Menu - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:57:24 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Accordion Menu Apple style - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:57:00 GMT

This is the FAQ for the DirectPHP plugin. Troubleshooting Q: Where do I enter the menu items definitions? A: This is a plugin. So it's for use with a Joomla article. By default, this plugin is used for displaying a menu within an article. To create a menu inside your article, create a new article or open an existing article. Where you want to dipslay the ...

[Joomla FAQs] googleSearch component/module - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:55:06 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] Include Content Item - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:54:35 GMT

[Joomla FAQs] DirectPHP - FAQs, Troubleshoot and Tips & Techniques

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 11:22:24 GMT

This is the FAQ for the DirectPHP plugin. Troubleshooting Q: My PHP codes are not processed. A: Did you enable the plugin? Go to Plugin Manager and make sure the plugin is enabled. Q: My PHP codes disappeared after clicking Save or Apply. A: Have you applied the following tip: How to enter HTML tags, javascript and PHP codes in Joomla 1.5.8? Q: My PHP codes disappeared ...

[Blog] New Joomla Update: Google Currency Converter - AJAX version v1.5.6

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 16:32:53 GMT

Added support for retrieving google currency data using file_get_contents() or fread(). So for those people with no cURL library, you can now use the module using file_get_contents() or fread(). Download here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/Google-Currency-Converter-AJAX-version.php

[Blog] New Joomla Update: Yahoo Currency Converter - AJAX version v1.5.4

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:23:46 GMT

This is in response to Alamshahi's post titled "uncorrect results : missed digits". The error occurred when Yahoo returns a conversion rate greater than 1,000. The original program was "confused" because of the ',' in 1,000. Have fixed the bug in this version. In this new release, I've also added support for retrieving yahoo currency data using file_get_contents() or fread(). So for those people ...

[Blog] New Joomla Update: Yahoo Stock Quote (AJAX module version) v1.5.8

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:10:32 GMT

This is in response to Redback's request to have time offset in half hours e.g. South Australian time is +9.30 GMT. Download here: Yahoo Stock Quote (AJAX module version) v1.5.8

[Joomla] Twitter Module

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 16:09:00 GMT

var j10=98; var j15=99; This module allows you to display your twitter news in a Joomla module. The tweets are displayed using the Pausing up-down Scroller plugin. This module is contributed by Claudio Tortorelli of Italy. {Accordion_Menu_Apple_style 100 float:right10} General - Introduction - Latest Version - Live Demo Download - Download Documentation - How to use - How to install - Version History User Reviews - kksou.com {/Accordion_Menu_Apple_style} Very Important: This module makes use of the Pausing up-down Scroller ...

[Joomla Google Maps Directions Samples] Google Maps directions with KML files

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:06:12 GMT

This is in response to Peterkay's post titled Re:Bug in certain KML files. I've reproduced his two codes below: Sample 1 Tag used: {googleDir lat=21.279491 long=-157.744741 zoom=14 control=GSmallZoomControl3D|GMapTypeControl kml=http://www.kksou.com/gmap/test/kml_sample4.kml maptype=G_HYBRID_MAP from="21.271685,-157.822852" to="21.26013471,-157.8183115 to:21.26945086,-157.778877 to:21.31299356,-157.6614052 to: 21.31299356,-157.6614052" } {googleDir lat=21.279491 long=-157.744741 zoom=14 control=GSmallZoomControl3D|GMapTypeControl kml=http://www.kksou.com/gmap/test/kml_sample4.kml maptype=G_HYBRID_MAP from="21.271685,-157.822852" to="21.26013471,-157.8183115 to:21.26945086,-157.778877 to:21.31299356,-157.6614052 to: 21.31299356,-157.6614052" }

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleDirections - To Here - plugin plugin v1.51

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:00:01 GMT

This is in response to Chris's request to allow multiple lines for the home label. For new lines, please use ~ (similar to that of the googleMaps plugin). Please refer to here for details. Download here: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/googleDirections-To-Here-plugin.php

[Blog] New Joomla Update: Yahoo Stock Quote (AJAX module version) v1.5.7

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 09:08:50 GMT

There are many new additions in this latest version. added a lot more financial info such as P/E ratio, Earnings per share (EPS), market cap, etc. read yahoo data by CURL, file_get_contents() or fread() display of symbol name from Yahoo e.g. ^N225 is NIKKEI 225, ^HSI is HANG SENG INDEX date format e.g. for those in UK, you can now use j/n/Y to display dates in ...

[Blog] New Joomla Release: googleDirections_tohere plugin

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:28:39 GMT

This is an extension of the googleDirections plugin. You specify a designated place to be the destination, and let the user enter the adddress he or she is coming from. Google will then provide the driving or walking directions from the user-specified address to your designated place. Download: googleDirections - To Here - plugin

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleDirections plugin v1.57

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:23:01 GMT

Some bug fix here and there. Also added support for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin.

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.5.10

Tue, 02 Jun 2009 02:20:00 GMT

Some bug fix here and there. Also added support for the googleDirections - To Here - plugin.

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleDirections plugin v1.56

Sat, 30 May 2009 07:57:13 GMT

added new parameter header_map - The default heading displayed above the map is the English word "Map". You can now change this to your own language. added new parameter header_dir - The default heading displayed above the directions is the English word "Directions". You can now change this to your own language. added new parameter header_directions. By default, the map is displayed on the ...

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.59

Thu, 28 May 2009 08:42:06 GMT

The plugin now comes with a built-in Google geocoder! This means that you can now specify address directly, instead of using the longitude and latitude. Please refer to here for more details.

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.58

Thu, 28 May 2009 02:59:55 GMT

You can now add multiple controls, e.g. GLargeMapControl3D|GMapTypeControl. Please refer to here for more details.

[Blog] Google Geocoder v2.0

Wed, 27 May 2009 02:54:16 GMT

Have completely rewritten the Google Geocoder from scratch - much cleaner code and user interface. Google Geocoder v2.0: http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/google-geocoder-v2/ Just enter the address to retrieve the latitude and longitude. Once the map is displayed, you can also click on the map to find out the exact latitude and longtitude of the point you have clicked.

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleDirections plugin v1.54

Tue, 26 May 2009 03:27:21 GMT

support for geographical coordinates (i.e. longitude and latitude) support for multilines i.e. you can specify multiple destinations across multiple lines added GOverviewMapControl, GScaleControl, GoogleBar You can now display both the googleMaps and googleDirections in the same article.

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.57

Sun, 24 May 2009 03:24:23 GMT

By default, an overview map will be added to the bottom right corner of the map. To turn it off use addoverview=0. By default, a Google Bar will be displayed that provides local search capabilities within Maps API applications, allowing users to search locations for local listings. For example, the user can search for restaurants or the nearest bookstores around the place. To ...

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleDirections plugin v1.53

Sat, 23 May 2009 13:29:42 GMT

Bug fix: when swapping the map and directions from left to right, the headings are now displayed correctly.

[Blog] googleDirections plugin published on extensions.joomla.org

Thu, 21 May 2009 23:14:20 GMT

The googleDirections plugin has just been published on joomla.org: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-&-images/maps/8487/details

[Blog] googleMaps module published on extensions.joomla.org

Thu, 21 May 2009 16:03:08 GMT

The googleMaps module has just been published on joomla.org: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-&-images/maps/8399/details

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleDirections plugin v1.52

Fri, 15 May 2009 04:20:53 GMT

The plugin now works with IE!

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.56

Fri, 15 May 2009 01:56:08 GMT

Thanks to Nina and Warren for highlighting that the plugin does not work in IE. A quick google will reveal that this seems to be a prevalent problem especially with IE6. Have fixed this in the new version. The googleMaps and googleDirections plugins now work with IE6 and above. Note that rendering of the Google Maps in IE6 is relatively slower than that in ...

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.55

Tue, 12 May 2009 01:55:07 GMT

Added language support e.g. lang=fr for French, lang=ja for Japanese, etc. Please refer to here for details. You can now specify the width in percentage, e.g. width=81%, or width=100%.

[Blog] New Joomla Release: googleDirections

Tue, 12 May 2009 01:49:24 GMT

This plugin allows you to include one or more google maps right inside your content item or article. This is a super light-weight plugin using only about 6K of codes. You can use this to easily add a map to your company address. Unique features: * You can embed more than one Google Maps within an article * Each Google Map can be of different size, zoom ...

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.54

Mon, 11 May 2009 01:39:10 GMT

You can now specify the map control e.g. GLargeMapControl3D, GSmallZoomControl3D, GSmallMapControl, etc. You can now specify the map type e.g. G_NORMAL_MAP, G_SATELLITE_MAP, G_HYBRID_MAP, etc. Please refer to the documentations on how to define the map control and map type.

[Blog] googleMaps plugin published on extensions.joomla.org

Sun, 10 May 2009 01:42:51 GMT

The googleMaps plugin has just been published on joomla.org: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-&-images/maps/8213/details

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.53

Sun, 10 May 2009 01:35:04 GMT

You can now use the googleMaps plugin with KML files. This is very useful, for example, if you want to display multiple markers. You can see some examples here: How to display multiple markers in Google Maps using KLM file? How to display multiple markers in different colors in Google Maps using KML file? How to place numbered markers in Google Maps using KML file?

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.52

Mon, 04 May 2009 01:31:21 GMT

Have almost rewritten the entire javascript (that displays the Google Maps) so that it's much cleaner with less code.

[Blog] New Joomla Release: googleMaps module

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 13:10:45 GMT

This is the module version of the googleMaps plugin: http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/photos-&-images/maps/8213/details The plugin version allows you to insert Google Maps in a content item or article. If you want the Google Maps to appear in a module position, then use this module. Very Important: This module makes use of the googleMaps plugin. So please make sure you have installed this plugin too for this module to work. Supports ...

[Blog] New Joomla Update: googleMaps plugin v1.51

Wed, 22 Apr 2009 08:06:31 GMT

added support for googleMaps module

[Blog] New Joomla Release: googleMaps plugin

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:26:40 GMT

This Joomla plugin allows you to include one or more google maps right inside your content item or article. This is a super light-weight plugin using only about 6K of codes. You can use this to easily add a map to your company address. Unique features: You can embed more than one Google Maps within an article ...

[Blog] Joomla! Articles

Wed, 07 May 2008 03:27:47 GMT

In case you're interested, this site is developed using Joomla!, one of the most popular PHP Open Source Content Management Systems. I've released quite a number of plugins for Joomla!: DirectPHP. This plugin allows direct embedding of PHP commands right inside Joomla content page. loadmodule for Section/Category Description. This plugin allows you to include modules in the section/category description (as oppose to content items). DirectPHP for ...