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Track The Book

Creates a dynamic KML file of book numbers and locations that were entered by visitors.

  1. Download the archive file and unzip it.
  2. Put the "track-the-book" folder in "wp-content/plugins"
  3. Enable the plugin by visiting the "Plugins" menu in WordPress and activating "Track The Book".
  4. Go to the "Track The Book" settings page under the "Settings" menu and enter your Google API Key. If you do not have a Google Maps API Key, you can get one for free at http://code.google.com/apis/maps/signup.html.

To display the link to access the Track The Book form, you would include the following code in your post: [trackthebook]Register my book[/trackthebook]

Or to include the link directly inside of your WordPress template, add the following code:

The address to access the dynamic KML file is http://your/wordpress/site/?view=trackthebook.kml. You can also use [trackthebook_kml] to support filters and prevent the KML file from being cached.

To use your KML file in conjunction with with XML Google Maps, you would add the following code to your post: [xmlgm {[trackthebook_kml]}] or [xmlgm {http://your/wordpress/site/?view=trackthebook.kml}]

Requires: 2.5 or higher
Compatible up to: 2.8.4
Last Updated: 2009-11-12
Downloads: 599


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