Archives for August, 2009

SimpleMap 1.1.2

SimpleMap 1.1.2

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

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

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!

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

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

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!

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

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 [...]