Last Updated on Friday, 21 December 2012
- Visit the website http://revolvermaps.com/?target=setup
- Configure the map to the settings you want.
- Copy the ID reference as per the "Important Note" below.
- Login to your Joomla website admin panel
- Install this module as per usual (will auto-install)
- Go to Extensions > Module Manager
- Paste the ID code you got from revolvermaps.com into the module parameter.
Important Note:
The ID it installs with is for my demo site. If you want to reset the visitor count and associate it with just your site, you'll need to visit www.revolvermaps.com and take your ID from the script code:
For example:
- rm_f1st('0','280','true','false','000000','3sv7MUqXeMI','true','ff0000');
- <param name="i" value="3sv7MUqXeMI" />
How to do this without using this extension:
- Visit the website http://revolvermaps.com/?target=setup
- Configure the map to the settings you want.
- Copy the entire javascript code they give you.
- Login to your Joomla website admin panel
- Create a new Custom HTML Module
- In the "Custom HTML", either disable rich-text editor or click on the HTML button
- Paste the code you got from revolvermaps.com into the "Custom HTML" parameter.
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Joes Revolver Map (JRM)
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Fri 17-May-13
Hmmm... Sounds like a problem with the identifier. Was it working before and has there been a change ...
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Fri 17-May-13
Hello Joel: Yes, I do have it published on all pages of the site. I just went back to Revolver maps to ...
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Fri 17-May-13
Hi Bill, From the developers of RevolverMaps, "the module would need to be published on every page ...
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Fri 17-May-13
Hi Bill, I'll investigate further as you're not the first to say this happens. In the meantime, simply ...
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Fri 17-May-13
Its a great extension. But when I set it up I only show my presence on the 3D map and no other visitors ...
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Fri 17-May-13
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However Im not sure if I have done something wrong as the only person that displays on the map is myself, even though I know I have visitors from different area's on my site. Any idea's on why?
Thanks in advance
A visit is associated to the ID code (in your Joomla Admin Panel as a Module Parameter). RevolverMaps.co m store the IP which runs this using that ID code and counts that as 1 more visit. That tiny bit of data is held on their servers. If you have just installed it then it is likely to be clean with just you displaying on the globe.
This revolver map is meant to list only current visitors. It can give a number as to recent visitors but get 2 people on your site and you should see two dots on your map. If not then there may be an error, in which case reply to this comment and attach a webpage address for me to look at.
It seems I have it setup correctly with the ID code, set "yes" to visitors, recent hits and stars. I see from another module that I have visitors from different areas but they do not display on the revolving map, or the 2D map as dots or "flags".
Webpage address is http://www.ramzws.com
Any idea's you have on correcting this would be great.
Again, thanks in advance!
Flags won't display on the 2D version, would be cool though, a lot more educational perhaps. But beyond my control i'm afraid.
I'm of the opinion that the module displays visitors to that page and not to the overall site but I'll find out from RevolverMaps.Co m and post back.
PS: If they don't and it is just the page, you could consider generating codes for each page and then total these... I had an ID generator in version 1.0 but wasn't sure how RevolverMaps would react... You could always use the default ID code but it wouldn't be true...
I would have thought that there would be a progressive total of "dots" on the 2D Map? If you visited that page I would have thought that there would be more than one "dot" on the 2D map. I know that the current "dot" corresponds to myself.
I'll wait for your response then consider some of the other options you have suggested. Im not keen to use the default code though, kind of pointless since it isnt true.
RevolverMaps haven't got back to me but after going through their site, I found that the globe and the dots all come from globalizer. I'm going to see if I can get it to display total visitors to the site reading from Joomla! tables.
I'm busy going live with an internal web-system but I think I'm going to use it for version 1.3 of this module :c) And I'll see what I can do about a code generator.
"thank you for your great commitment. The service displays the visitor on
the page that includes the widget. In order to display the visitors of
the whole website the widget must be placed on every subpage. See also
section 5 on http://revolvermaps.com/?target=faq.
Please note: Beside the ID (as you mentioned correctly on your site) the
user also has to insert the right URL to the RevolverMaps server. It's
currently rc.revolvermaps .com and jc.revolvermaps .com, but it changes
from time to time. Both: The ID and the servers must be verified by the
user in order to ensure the proper function of the module.
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Hi, very nice module with an excepionnal precision, where others see IP at 100 kms from my home, yours see exactly where I live, that's almost unbelievable !!
It's should be a good thing to have an option to display only one country or one part of map and also only enable access to statistic for "special" and not for public or registred.
Thanks
Love your work Joel!
Am I wrong?
Anyway, a nifty add on to the forum
The module has to be on every page of your site in order to catch all the users. I am currently upgrading this module for Joomla 2.5.x websites.
Visitors view the revolver map which in turn sends their IP to the revolvermaps server which returns what the globe should be displaying... if that makes sense. The visits should be just unique ones and the dots are previous visits, as far as I gather.
It's the best visitor map for joomla..
Thanks you very much.
First, let me say that it is a great extension. I have been using your extention on Joomla 1.5 and it works great. I am in process of creating my site from scratch with Joomla 2.5 and I installed your extention but I cannot save the extension when I try to save the generatd jave code from revolvermap.com . It works fine when if I get a code for a new site but when I use the update option, I cannot save the code. Can you help me with this?
I'm possibly misreading but do you use the module parameters or the code. In your website link you are using the Flash version. Try switching the module parameter for this to Java.
If that doesn't work feel free to write back :)
When I generate the ID code from RevolverMap and paste it into "Generated Code Override", the code disappears when saved and I am still seeing the data from your base download install on the globe.
Or am I doing something wrong?
I'll investigate further as you're not the first to say this happens.
In the meantime, simply create a new Joomla module "Custom HTML" and paste your code in there, in principle, it should work.
Any help is so appreciated.
From the developers of RevolverMaps, "the module would need to be published on every page of the website in order to catch all visitors".
I hope that answers your question!
Yes, I do have it published on all pages of the site. I just went back to Revolver maps to update a code and when entering the web site find the return that "no widget found" although it has been installed the day before. Could be some issue there
Sounds like a problem with the identifier. Was it working before and has there been a change since? The key value to have is the ID which RevolverMaps give you.
Looks good on the site though I may be biased :) Could you check your Joomla sessions while displaying the module to see if it corresponds?
Thanks !
Joe
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