Online Users Map

Blocks ::: block_online_users_map
Maintained by Alex Little
Similar to the online users block, but this block uses the geographical information from users profiles to display the locations of online users on an OpenStreetMap or Google map. The geocoding of locations are cached in the Moodle database and updated when cron runs.
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Similar to the online users block, but this block uses the geographical information from users profiles to display the locations of online users on an OpenStreetMap or Google map. The geocoding of locations are cached in the Moodle database and updated when cron runs.

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  • Brian
    Tue, 10 Sep 2013, 6:44 PM
    Of course I meant 10080 mins!
  • S'envoyer en l'air
    Wed, 9 Jul 2014, 4:58 AM
    are you sure from the url http://api.geonames.org because i can't see the users come from.
  • Miguel Angel Velasquez Teran
    Sat, 12 Jul 2014, 12:04 AM
    They updated to moodle 2.6 or 2.7?
  • Alex Little
    Mon, 14 Jul 2014, 8:09 PM
    @Miguel, I've not yet had chance to check it works on 2.7 yet
  • Miguel Angel Velasquez Teran
    Tue, 22 Jul 2014, 7:09 AM
    I use Moodle 2.2.11, received complaints from users indicating that the block does not match users showing the online user block, any suggestions?
  • Alex Little
    Tue, 22 Jul 2014, 4:34 PM
    Hi Miguel, - sorry to hear that. When you say it doesn't match, do you mean that users aren't showing, or they're showing inthe wrong place, or something else...

    BTW.. posted as issue on github here; https://github.com/alexlittle/moodle-block_online_users_map/issues/10 - so maybe best to reply there.
    Cheers, Alex
  • Miguel Angel Velasquez Teran
    Tue, 22 Jul 2014, 9:15 PM
    The problem is that if Juan Perez connected his name is seen in the block "Users Online" but not seen in the block "Maps users online"
  • Miguel Angel Velasquez Teran
    Tue, 22 Jul 2014, 9:46 PM
    No new data are updated in the users table mdl_block_online_user_map
    How I can update this information using cron?
  • Miguel Angel Velasquez Teran
    Fri, 25 Jul 2014, 6:02 AM
    Hi

    I solved my mishap, the problem was geonames account, the webservice service was not enabled, so the table mdl_block_online_user_map never updated.

    Thanks
  • Diego Mejía
    Wed, 26 Aug 2015, 11:26 PM
    I'm working on two different parts with Moodle.
    1) Xampp to test locally with Moodle 2.6.8 and in block shows me the map but not the points where users are located .
    2) I am working with Moodle 1.9.4 on a free hosting for testing and in this case only shows me the box and nothing else, or draw me a map and points ... The site URL is http : // pruebamoodle194 .besaba.com / .

    The truth is not bad if I'm entering the key or the Google API key is bad or not , and not as Geonames enable web service nor how to use it . I would appreciate help me.
  • Alex Little
    Thu, 3 Sep 2015, 4:09 PM
    @Diego - It ought to work on Moodle 2.6.8 - Moodle 1.9.x is now very old and unsupported by Moodle - so I would advise not using this version. The best starting point on your local 2.6.8 Moodle is to turn on the debugging option in the block setttings and then run you Moodle cron task - this should then show the connections to the Geonames service and will let you know (a) if it's connecting correctly and then (b) if the locations are being returned. Cheers, Alex
  • Will Taylor
    Fri, 13 Nov 2015, 10:00 AM
    ny prospects for a Moodle 2.9+ version? I miss this.
  • Alex Little
    Tue, 1 Dec 2015, 2:32 AM
    @will_taylor - the plugin should still be working for Moodle 2.9 - I have it running on Moodle 2.9.3 here: http://moodle.digital-campus.org.
  • Daryl Moon
    Fri, 22 Jul 2016, 8:51 PM
    Does not install in Moodle ver 3.1, error as follows:
    Validating block_online_users_map ... Error
    [Error] Plugin does not declare its component name [null] Help with Plugin does not declare its component name
    Installation aborted due to validation failure
  • Alex Little
    Mon, 25 Jul 2016, 12:24 PM
    @daryl moon - I think this should be fixed now in the code base on github (https://github.com/alexlittle/moodle-block_online_users_map) - but just let me know if not, Cheers, Alex
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