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=== Google Maps Widget === |
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Contributors: WebFactory |
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Donate link: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=gordan%40webfactoryltd%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Google%20Maps%20Widget&no_note=0¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest |
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Tags: google maps, maps, gmaps, widget, lightbox, map, google map, fancybox, fancybox2, multilingual, sidebar, chinese, shortcode, gmw, fast |
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License: GPLv2 or later |
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License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html |
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Requires at least: 3.3 |
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Tested up to: 4.1 |
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Stable tag: 2.25 |
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Displays a single-image super-fast loading Google map in a widget. A larger map with all the usual features is available on click in a lightbox. |
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== Description == |
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Check out some examples on the <a href="http://www.googlemapswidget.com/">official plugin site</a>, view the [Google Maps Widget video](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1siX9ha7Pw) or give us a shout on Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/WebFactoryLtd">@WebFactoryLtd</a>. |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y1siX9ha7Pw&hd=1 |
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**General widget options** |
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* title |
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* address |
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**Thumbnail map options** |
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* map size - width & height |
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* map type - road, satellite, map or hybrid |
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* pin color |
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* pin size |
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* custom pin icon - any image can be used |
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* zoom level |
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* link type - lightbox, custom URL or disable link |
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* map color scheme - default, refreshed, apple, gray, paper |
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* text above map |
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* text below map |
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**Lightbox map options** |
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* map size - width & height (auto-adjusted on smaller screens) |
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* map type - road, satellite, map or hybrid |
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* zoom level |
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* skin - light, dark, blue, rounded |
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* show/hide address bubble |
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* show/hide map title |
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* header text |
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* footer text |
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**Shortcode** |
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* by using the _[gmw id="#"]_ shortcode you can display the map in any page, post, or custom post type |
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> If you need a Google Maps shortcode plugin you might be interested in purchasing our premium <a title="5sec Google Maps" href="http://5sec-google-maps-pro.webfactoryltd.com/">5sec Google Maps PRO</a> plugin. |
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**What others say about the plugin** |
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* voted on the <a href="http://themesplugins.com/Plugin-detail/google-maps-widget-google-map-free-plugin-for-wordpress/" title="Top 100 WordPressian plugin">Top 100 List</a> by WordPressian |
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* made it on the <a href="http://tidyrepo.com/google-maps-widget/">Tidy Repo</a> list |
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* reviewed 5/5 by <a href="http://websmush.com/google-maps-widget-plugin-review/">Web Smush</a> |
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* one of 3 best map plugins by <a href="http://torquemag.io/the-3-best-map-plugins-for-wordpress/">The Torque Mag</a> |
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* "an easier way to add Google maps to your site" says <a href="http://www.wpbeginner.com/wp-tutorials/how-to-add-google-maps-in-wordpress/">WP Beginner</a> |
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* <a href="http://designscrazed.org/wordpress-google-map-plugins/">Design Crazed</a> puts in on the top 20 Google maps list |
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* <a href="http://www.inkthemes.com/easily-integrate-google-map-in-your-wordpress-themes-widget-area/09/">InkThemes</a> shows how easy it is to use GMW |
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* <a href="http://www.indexwp.com/google-maps-widget/">IndexWP</a> calls it a "handy map plugin" |
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**Translators (thank you!)** |
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* English - original :) |
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* Swedish - Sofia Asklund |
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* Spanish - Jesus Garica |
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* Croatian - Gordan from <a href="http://www.webfactoryltd.com/">Web factory Ltd</a> |
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* German - Karimba |
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* French - Karimba |
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* Chinese simplified - Wyeoh |
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* Chinese traditional - Wyeoh |
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* Dutch - Arno |
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* Ukrainian - Victor Shutovskiy |
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* Serbian - Ogi Djuraskovic from <a href="http://firstsiteguide.com/">FirstSiteGuide</a> |
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== Installation == |
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Follow the usual routine; |
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1. Open WP admin - Plugins - Add New |
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2. Enter "Google Maps Widget" under search and hit Enter |
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3. Plugin will show up as the first on the list, click "Install Now" |
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Or if needed, upload manually; |
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1. Download the plugin. |
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2. Unzip it and upload to wp-content/plugin/ |
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3. Open WP admin - Plugins and click "Activate" next to the plugin |
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4. Configure the plugin under Appearance - Widgets |
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== Frequently Asked Questions == |
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= Who is this plugin for? = |
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For just about anyone who needs a map on their site in 5 seconds. |
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= Thumbnail map works but lightbox won't open on click = |
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You most probably have Fancybox JS and CSS files included twice; once by the theme and second time by GMW plugin. Remove one instance of files. If that's not the case then you have a fatal JS error thats preventing execution of other JS code. Hit F12 in Firefox or Chrome and have a look at the debug console. If there are any red lines - it's a fatal error. Open a new thread in the support forums but please bear in mind that support is community based and we do this in our spare time. |
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= It's not working!!! Arrrrrrrrr = |
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A more detailed help is coming soon. Till then check 2 things: does your theme have _wp_footer()_ function call in the footer and if there are any jQuery errors on the site. |
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If you can't figure it out open a thread in the support forums. |
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== Screenshots == |
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1. Small map is shown as a widget and since it's just one image it loads super-fast |
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2. Larger map with all features is available in the lightbox |
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3. Widget options - thumbnail map |
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4. Widget options - lightbox map |
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5. Widget options - shortcode |
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6. Widget options - info & support |
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== Changelog == |
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= 2.25 = |
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* 2015/02/23 |
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* a few visual enhancements |
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* new screenshots |
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* shortcode name availability is checked before registering it |
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* visual builder compatibility fix |
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= 2.20 = |
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* 2015/02/16 |
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* added shortcode support |
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= 2.15 = |
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* 2015/02/09 |
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* fixed a _plugin_deactivate_ bug nobody noticed for 2 years :( |
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* all JS texts are now loaded via wp_localize_script() |
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= 2.10 = |
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* 2015/02/02 |
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* auto-adjust map size on smaller screens - thanks bruzm! |
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* marked each widget with core version for future updates |
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= 2.06 = |
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* 2015/01/26 |
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* language file updated |
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* preparing for JS rewrite |
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= 2.05 = |
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* 2015/01/19 |
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* code rewriting |
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* minor bug fixes |
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= 2.01 = |
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* 2015/01/13 |
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* somehow one JS file got renamed :( |
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= 2.0 = |
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* 2015/01/13 |
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* lots of rewrites |
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* additional features can now be activated by subscribing to our newsletter |
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= 1.95 = |
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* 2014/12/19 |
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* minor WP v4.1 updates |
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= 1.93 = |
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* 2014/12/03 |
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* due to someone being a huge cun* we can no longer offer discounts for our Envato products in GMW |
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* so no changes to the plugin, just some messages edited |
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= 1.92 = |
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* 2014/11/12 |
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* minor bug fixes |
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* preparations for admin JS rewrite |
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= 1.90 = |
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* 2014/10/20 |
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* added Serbian translation; thanks Ogi! |
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= 1.86 = |
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* 2014/10/12 |
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* updated POT file |
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* updated Croatian translation |
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= 1.85 = |
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* 2014/09/22 |
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* added custom pin image option for thumbnail map - thanks Rudloff! |
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= 1.80 = |
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* 2014/09/08 |
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* minor updates for WordPress v4.0 |
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= 1.75 = |
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* 2014/07/29 |
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* lightbox skins are back; light and dark for now, more coming soon |
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* updated lightbox jS |
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= 1.70 = |
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* 2014/07/10 |
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* fixed a small bug on thumbnail |
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* finished up a todo |
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= 1.65 = |
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* 2014/05/06 |
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* finished up a few todos |
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= 1.60 = |
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* 2014/04/17 |
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* update for WordPress v3.9, widget edit GUI now works in theme customizer |
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* if you run into any issues please report them in the support forums |
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= 1.55 = |
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* 2014/04/07 |
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* fixed shortcode handling in map's header & footer |
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* added Ukrainian translation - thank you Victor Shutovskiy! |
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= 1.50 = |
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* 2014/03/25 |
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* minor bug fixes |
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* new Spanish translation - thank you Jesus! |
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* still working on those lightbox skins, sorry :( |
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= 1.47 = |
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* 2014/03/05 |
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* minor bug fix |
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* working on those lightbox skins :) |
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= 1.45 = |
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* 2014/03/04 |
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* switched to <a href="http://www.jacklmoore.com/colorbox/">Colorbox</a> lightbox script |
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* lightbox skin is still temporarily unavailable |
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= 1.40 = |
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* 2014/02/10 |
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* due to licensing issues switched to FancyBox v1.3.4 |
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* lightbox skin is temporarily unavailable |
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* minor bug fix related to activate/upgrade hook calls |
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= 1.35 = |
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* 2014/02/05 |
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* added optional plugin usage tracking (<a href="http://www.googlemapswidget.com/plugin-tracking-info/">detailed info</a>) |
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= 1.31 = |
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* 2014/02/03 |
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* WP v3.8.1 compatibility check |
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= 1.30 = |
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* 2014/01/16 |
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* added Dutch translation; thank you Arno! |
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= 1.25 = |
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* 2014/01/03 |
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* preparations for opt-in plugin usage tracking |
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* Spanish translation updated; thanks Jesus! |
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= 1.20 = |
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* 2013/12/17 |
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* WP v3.8 update |
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* language files update |
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= 1.15 = |
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* 2013/11/25 |
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* added option for thumbnail map to link to a custom URL which disables the lightbox; you can link to a lightbox, a custom link or remove the link all together |
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= 1.10 = |
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* 2013/11/18 |
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* added option for thumbnail map to use the new look/color scheme |
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= 1.05 = |
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* 2013/11/04 |
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* added Chinese traditional translation; thanks Wyeoh |
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= 1.0 = |
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* 2013/10/28 |
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* WP 3.7 compatibility check |
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* added Chinese simplified translation; thanks Wyeoh |
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= 0.95 = |
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* 2013/10/21 |
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* added French translation; thanks Karimba |
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= 0.90 = |
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* 2013/10/14 |
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* added German translation; thanks Karimba |
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* we reached 100k downloads ;) |
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= 0.86 = |
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* 2013/10/07 |
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* fixed a few strict standards errors; thanks Jay! |
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= 0.85 = |
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* 2013/10/03 |
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* added Croatian translation; thank you Gordan |
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= 0.80 = |
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* 2013/09/28 |
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* minor translation fixes |
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* added Spanish translation; thank you Jesus! |
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= 0.75 = |
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* 2013/09/24 |
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* map language is autodetected based on user's browser language (HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE header) |
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* added Swedish translation; thank you Sofia! |
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* German and Croatian translations will be up next |
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= 0.71 = |
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* 2013/09/17 |
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* few more preparations for translation |
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* Swedish translation coming in a few days |
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= 0.70 = |
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* 2013/09/05 |
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* prepared everything for translation, POT file is available and all strings are wrapped in <i>__()</i> |
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* protocols should now match http/https for both thumbnail and ligtbox map |
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* <a href="http://www.googlemapswidget.com/">www.googlemapswidget.com</a> is up and running |
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= 0.65 = |
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* 2013/08/05 |
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* updated JS for WP v3.6 |
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= 0.60 = |
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* 2013/04/06 |
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* fixed zoom bug in lightbox |
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= 0.55 = |
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* 2013/04/05 |
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* added 2 new options - text above and below thumbnail map |
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* updated fancyBox JS to the latest version |
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* minor code improvements |
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= 0.50 = |
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* 2012/12/12 |
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* small WP 3.5 compatibility fixes |
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= 0.41 = |
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* 2012/12/03 |
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* removed screenshots from plugin package |
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= 0.4 = |
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* 2012/11/28 |
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* fixed non UTF-8 address bug |
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= 0.37 = |
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* 2012/11/19 |
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* fixed bug to use google.com instead of google.co.uk |
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= 0.35 = |
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* 2012/09/28 |
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* added 4 skins for lightbox |
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= 0.31 = |
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* 2012/09/14 |
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* fix for bad themes which don't respect proper sidebar markup |
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* 2012/09/04 |
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* lightbox script changed from jQuery UI Dialog to <a href="http://fancyapps.com/fancybox/">fancyBox2</a> |
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* added "show map title on lightbox" option |
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* significant speed improvements |
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* preparations for lightbox skins |
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= 0.22 = |
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* 2012/08/31 |
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* Fixed small JS related GUI bug |
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= 0.2 = |
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* 2012/08/28 |
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* Complete GUI rewrite |
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* Added header text option |
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* Added address bubble visibility option |
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* Fixed thumbnail map scaling bug |
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* Fixed lightbox map size bug |
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= 0.13 = |
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* 2012/08/09 |
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* Added pin size for thumbnail map |
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= 0.12 = |
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* 2012/08/07 |
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* Added pin color for thumbnail map |
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* Fixed a few minor bugs |
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= 0.11 = |
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* 2012/08/06 |
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* Fixed a few minor bugs |
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= 0.1 = |
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* 2012/08/03 |
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* Initial release |
