Archives for August, 2009

SimpleMap 1.1.2

SimpleMap 1.1.2

August 31, 2009 7:46 pm

I just posted version 1.1.2 to the WordPress plugin repository, so you should see it become available in the next 10-15 minutes. This fixes the Javascript error that was breaking the plugin in Internet Explorer and Firefox.
It was a bummer of a day. I’m really sorry that I released 1.1 with these huge bugs in [...]
SimpleMap Browser Compatibility Fix

SimpleMap Browser Compatibility Fix

August 31, 2009 12:40 pm

It has been brought to my attention that SimpleMap 1.1 (and 1.1.1) was completely broken in all browsers but Safari. First of all, I’m really sorry about this; second, I’ve got a fix worked out that I will release tonight in 1.1.2. In the meantime, here’s the fix that you can apply yourself:
In js/functions.js, change [...]
Behold: SimpleMap 1.1

Behold: SimpleMap 1.1

August 29, 2009 4:50 pm

This turned out to be a behemoth of an update! Here are the biggest new features:

Support for international locations (any country supported by Google Maps)
HTML description for each location
Custom categories for locations
Improved admin interface

Unfortunately, I wasn’t able to use Google Maps API version 3 yet, which means you still need an API key for your [...]
SimpleMap 1.1 is coming, really!

SimpleMap 1.1 is coming, really!

August 24, 2009 7:44 am

For those of you waiting for the update, I’m sorry I didn’t get it finished over the weekend. I have been trying to solve the problem of large CSV imports stalling the browser, to no avail. Even though I’ve found a way to import large files extremely fast, it still has to process each line [...]
SimpleMap version 1.1: coming this weekend

SimpleMap version 1.1: coming this weekend

August 17, 2009 10:38 pm

To everyone who has been waiting for version 1.1 to drop, I’m really sorry, but I won’t have it ready tomorrow night. Expect to see it this weekend.
The reason it’s been delayed is that I learned more about version 3 of the Google Maps API (currently, SimpleMap uses version 2) and there are some pretty [...]
SimpleMap Updates

SimpleMap Updates

August 13, 2009 12:54 pm

Thank you so much to everyone who has commented or emailed with errors and feature suggestions. It has helped me fix a lot of things I would not have seen otherwise!
Also, a big thank you to Thorsten and Fernando for the German and Spanish translations, respectively. These will be included in the 1.0.6 release tonight.
With [...]
SimpleMap is launched!

SimpleMap is launched!

August 10, 2009 11:27 am

SimpleMap version 1.0 is launched! Here is some eye candy for you:
Check out more on the plugin’s home page or on the WordPress.org Plugin Repository!
How NOT to make a WordPress plugin

How NOT to make a WordPress plugin

August 6, 2009 8:48 pm

At Brave New Media, we’re working on an intranet-style site for one of our big clients. We’re using a combination of WordPress and a custom web-based file management software to build it. The Sales department of this company is divided up into a number of teams, and the user accounts in WordPress needed to have [...]