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Want to dazzle your Joomla site visitors? Content - MiniGlobe transforms your articles with stunning, interactive 3D globes using a simple {miniglobe} tag. Powered by Three.js, this plugin is a lightweight, budget-friendly alternative to bloated, pricey globe solutions. It maxes out at 1.3MB with all features enabled, but can be even leaner without clouds or bump maps. Perfect for showcasing server locations, user stats, or any global flair, MiniGlobe delivers eye-catching visuals with data-driven markers—without tanking your site’s speed or your wallet.

How Content - MiniGlobe Works

MiniGlobe turns {miniglobe} tags into vibrant 3D globes that spin smoothly in any modern browser. Built on Joomla’s content pipeline and Three.js, it renders customizable globes using equirectangular projection textures for the globe, bump map, and clouds. Add markers to pinpoint locations and update them via AJAX or custom scripts for dynamic data displays, all controlled through tag attributes or plugin settings. It’s a slick, infographic-style decoration that’s as functional as it is beautiful.

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Visually Stunning - Incredibly Lean

MiniGlobe isn't a small globe - it scales to fit the container it's in.  It's Mini because the file sizes are so small!

Why waste resources on heavy, expensive globe plugins? MiniGlobe peaks at 1.3MB with globe texture, clouds, and bump map enabled (all in equirectangular projection), but slim it down by skipping clouds, bump maps, or using your own textures. Free to use, it delivers pro-level visuals without the premium price tag. Tested on sites like richeyweb.com, it’s perfect for adding globe-based flair with minimal overhead.

• Renders sleek 3D globes with customizable brightness, speed, and equirectangular textures.
• Supports dynamic markers via AJAX or script control for real-time data.
• Includes default equirectangular textures for globe, bump map, and clouds, with custom image support.
• Creates a <div> with plg_content_miniglobe class, containing a Three.js canvas.

Here's a demo using an included dataset - world capitals (as of 9/24/25).

Dynamic Marker Magic

MiniGlobe lets you pin locations on the globe with latitude, longitude, size, and color, ideal for infographic-style data displays. Add static markers or update them dynamically with AJAX or JavaScript. For example:

Static Markers

For simple, static displays where the markers need not change.

{miniglobe brightness="1.5" markers='[[40.7128,-74.0060,0.5,"#00ff00"]]' clouds="0"}

Dynamic Markers

For dynamic displays, where markers are expected to change - or where there are so many markers that it's more convenient to manage them externally.

{miniglobe markersajax="path/to/markers.json" markersAJAXInterval="10"}

JavaScript Markers

When you absolutely, positively, undoubtedly MUST have complete control over the markers displayed on the globe...this demo is for you.

Why Choose Content - MiniGlobe?

MiniGlobe is your go-to for adding professional, interactive 3D globes to Joomla without the heavy code or high costs of other solutions.

Free Customization Tools

You can import your own globe textures, or use our Equirectangular Globe Texture Editor to create one to match your website color scheme.

Content - MiniGlobe Features

• Instant 3D globe rendering via {miniglobe} tags.

• Customizable equirectangular projection textures for globe, bump map, and clouds.

• Dynamic markers with latitude, longitude, size, and color.

• AJAX or script-driven marker updates for live data.

• Configurable brightness, rotation speed, and CSS classes.

• Supports Joomla 4.x to 5.x with Three.js included.

• Lightweight, max 1.3MB (less without clouds/bump map) for fast loads.

• Developer-friendly for custom JavaScript extensions.

Why settle for flat, costly maps when MiniGlobe delivers spinning, data-rich globes for free?

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  Content - MiniGlobe 5.0.30

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