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Elgg plugin for showing pages posts on a Google Map, offering multiple search options.

This plugin requires the Maps API plugin (https://github.com/nlybe/Elgg-MapsAPI)

Demo: http://nikos.lyberakis.gr/elgg/pages/map

###Features###

• Option to redirect the standard pages menu item to map of pages
• Option to display pages around current logged-in user's location
• Option to show initially all pages, newest pages or pages around current loggedin user's location
• Optionally, a list of pages, which are displayed on map, is loaded on sidebar
• Search pages on map using location, radius and keyword
• Requires Elgg Pages plugin
• Based on Google Geocoding API
• Elgg caching of pages location
• On pages edit form added a new field for location
• Use of MarkerClusterer for improving map view when a large number of pages are displayed on map
• When multiple markers are located at the same or nearby location, they are splitted out so they are clickable
• Search for pages entries based on a given address and radius
• Visit pages from map
• Option to select marker in settings
• A new tab "Pages Map" added on Pages
• Multiple configuration options about google maps

###Installation###

Requires: Elgg 2.1 or higher

1. Upload amap_maps_api plugin in "/mod/" elgg folder and activate it
2. In "Administration/Configure/Settings/AgoraMap Maps API" you must enter API keys and basic map options
3. Upload pagesmap in "/mod/" elgg folder and activate it
4. In "Administration/Configure/Settings/Map of Pages" you can configure several plugin options