Looking for idea for integrating a live map to forum

[duuukey]

Hi guys,
I'm new to foruming, and am looking for ideas/plugins to integrate a live map (minecraft) into our forum.
the only thing i can come up with is to have a banner of some sort at the top/bottom/sides of page with a link to it. i do like the shoutbox at the bottom, and would love for it to be something like that, but in its own area so it doesnt lag everyone out loading botht the forum and live map at the same time. here's a link of what i mean by :live map:

Live Map for Olympus Network


kind regards,
Luke.

[Chris]

With no link to the forum it is not known which version of the forum you're currently running so if you're on a version 4.5 forum although it is possible I would recommend* upgrading to version 5 where it would then be a simple procedure of creating a custom page where you could then drop an HTML widget with an added iframe displaying your map. Member would then go to that page in order to see and use the map

_{*version 4.5 will become obsolete relatively soon so investing time and effort on any new complicated projects for that version is an unwise use of your resources}

[duuukey]

thanks for that. and for the links.

next noob question is how do i tell if i have 4.5 or 5 running?
link is www.projectolympus.boards.net


EDIT: i've found the custom page menu (am now assuming i am running a 5 board) and have created a custom page, and got to the add widget part, and discovered it wasn't as simple as selecting an iframe. how do i find and i frame, or is this coding i must do myself?

EDIT EDIT: ive found an iframe code 
<iframe src="http://www.w3schools.com"></iframe>
 but the end result is WAY to small. i would ideally like to make the live map almost the full page (the size of the post area of this forum page is perfect)
also, the page is created, but isn't showing up on the forums page, the only way i can see to getting to it is by knowing the /livemap after the url.

[Chris]

Hi duuukey, besides "src" you can also add other attributes such as "height" and "width" that would help you define the size of the iframe (revisit w3school to learn more). You are also able to add additional links to your forum's navigation bar by going into admin panel then under Settings select Forum Settings, once there you will see a navigation tab where you can define custom navigation buttons much like how this help&support forum has extra "Rules" and "Create a Forum" on its navigation bar