1. Craig Luecke
  2. Newbie area
  3. Tuesday, 09 December 2014
  4.  Subscribe via email
I am using NoNumber's Component Anywhere to place your map into various locations on my site without the use of the iframe trick. This works using the non-sef URL for the component as long as I don't have any other variables associated with it. In talking to Peter at NoNumber, the url portion after the # cannot be carried over.

For example:
This works: {component index.php?tmpl=component&Itemid=1467&option=com_hotspots&view=hotspots}
This does not work and I get a blank screen with no map: {component index.php?tmpl=component&Itemid=1467&option=com_hotspots&view=hotspots#38.9684100/-77.3168330/15/cats/1/hotspot/20}

I believe this to be because of the variables after the # to have / instead of a variable assignment such as &cat=1 or &lat=38.9684100.

I searched the forums and documentation looking for the possibility of passing arguments to a structured URL that were not in the SEF format. What I am trying to accomplish is to have the component displayed on the website but zoomed in on a particular Hotspot while retaining the ability to zoom out and explore other hotspots. I want more than what the included module can handle.

I have everything working except for the zoom variable on a particular hotspot.

Can I pass variables into the url using &cat or similar and avoid using the # and /?

BTW, First, this is the ONLY mapping solution that works out of the box and can handle tons of points. I tried the $100 HelloMaps and that was a dismal failure. Terrible. THANK YOU for your work on this. Nothing better.
Responses (18)


There are %s replies to this question. If you want to see them you need a valid subscription.
If you have a valid subscription, please login now.
Visit store now

Last questions

Hotspots Pro 6.0.13 compatability with Joomla 5.3.
Running Hotspots Pro 6.0.13 on Joomla 4.4.13 and want to upgrade to Joomla 5.3.1...
2 Replies
Posted on Friday, 04 July 2025
  • New
  • some questions on Hotspots
    Hi, On Hotspots extension : 1) is it possible to add our own map layer / v...
    0 Replies
    Posted on Thursday, 03 July 2025
  • New
  • Trying to resize the image in the comments
    Hey everyone, Basically I am trying to make the images in the comments smalle...
    9 Replies
    Posted on Wednesday, 12 August 2009
    J5 compatibility for Hotspots
    Hi guys, Just started to update my old J3x website. Is there J5 compatibility p...
    2 Replies
    Posted on Monday, 24 February 2025
    • #Hotspots
    • #hotspots Joomla 5
    error message when adding/cofiguring email address
    When configuring the email plugin that send a email message to admin when a new ...
    0 Replies
    Posted on Friday, 09 May 2025