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There is a lot of info on that doc page but basically you need to decide if you are going to have a list of pages, using it like a directory (which it appears you are) or the map interface with search an address and showing results
The rules for each are different because they are fundamentally different things.
One is a JavaScript applet that talks to Google Maps and the location database.
The other is a PHP + WordPress template that lists WordPress Store Page page types.
Since you are building the more details as part of your custom seo page template You will need to try building the hyperlink for More Details using RAW data fields.
This will not work:
[storepage field=url type=hyperlink]
[storepage field=page_url type=hyperlink] ()
Instead try something like
<a target=“_self” href=“[storepage field=data.page_url type=raw]“>More Details</a> i
For general education
As far as the styling under View
The gallery styles will have some styles that provide more control over themes and settings in SLP then others.
Example the AI swarm is
Primarily CSS styling. The CSS will hide various locator elements that will change based on where the map or SEO pages have been invoked.
Selecting this style will change the following settings, make sure you have copied them to a text file first: Settings > View > Locator Layout
(Sponsored by and customized for Akamai Innovations – results driven medical marketing.)
The gallery style is just a general label, the actual plugin styles are inside the sidebar menu: If you had CSS added it would be what you added in the box under Settings/View (see screenshot for what I am referring to for instance I had selected left for green in this screenshot)
I.E these are styles that are included and each one has a description of what they effect:
Under Settings/View under Gallery
On the inside slide bar under view there are names for the various styles, i.e.
AI Swarm full
Alphaville
Bennett
Bobbitt
Brewery
default ((The default Store Locator Plus layout and CSS shipped with the latest release. This is the basic layout for the locator. It allows default browser and website themes to dictate the element styling.
Supports Premier Search Form Styling options, Experience placeholders without labels.
Resets the following settings to the initial Store Locator Plus defaults:
Locator Layout , Search Layout, Results Layout, Map Layout, Bubble Layout, Google Map Style.
Last Updated: Feb 21 2018))
If you are changing the results layout in the results layout itself it may be overridden the next time. You should save any CSS under the Settings/CSS and use a plugin style that allows for CSS such as Metropolis
when you view the various styles (from the inside slide bar) there will be a description that explains the layout results you can expect to see. (themes can override them as well)
Example” Metropolis styling attempts to overcome the vast differences in class. Takes over more of the CSS styling than usual.
This style is updated with additional rules on a regular basis whenever someone reports a misbehaving layout. Select another style, then re-select this style to reload the latest rules.
Style Guide: right pad 2em, vertical margin 1em, result line height: 1.5em
2017-Nov-23 : right pad on span.slp_result_email/fax/phone/website, single line on span.slp_result_street/street2/citystatezip/country/hours, vertical margin below country and above hours, drops Foundation float:right on div[class*=”column”]
Make sure your results settings under results layout is correct as is shown above.
did you try the WP debugging and/or changing to a basic WordPress default theme to make sure your theme is not overriding? The front end results should be the same no matter what, if you are seeing an issue check the back end your results layout as I showed above with look for the line in the results layout that has the [slp_location city_state_zip]
We really need to see your Plugin environment for version info.
Please Provide your plugin environment per posting guidelines
Mindy, you have not set up your keys correctly. Also as far as the wrong IP address, if you are using a proxy server that may generate the Ip address issue.
Please refer to the developers blog about this and how to properly set up your key.
https://www.storelocatorplus.com/api-keys-with-referer-restrictions-cannot-be-used/
He explains how to finnd your IP address etc,
What have you selected under Map markers for settings? Do you have a home marker selected , it appears that you have identified that marker as being the visitors location but it is not actually their location but is actually the location of the search returned address.
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are you using the filter by tag feature by any chance?
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/tag/allow-tag-in-url/
thanks for providing the site url that helps a lot
The category works under the WordPress taxonomy similar to pages. I double checked with lance and only the icon can be displayed, if you want text to display in thwe results layout you need to do that with tags. The tags can be the same as categories, tags are just text. Categories are not just text and they do not work exactly the same. i.e there is no shortcode to put in the results layout to display category slug.
I do not know what you mean by “marker bubbles” Do you mean the MAP INFO Bubble? or the location url control. Checking off the show icon will not display the category map marker it will show the category icon. Your categories can have both a marker and an icon. They can be the same or different. But only the icon will show.
I enabled SEO Pages on my site and it seemed to be working correctly but I do not have some of the other unique settings you have been inquiring about.
I spoke to the developer briefly today and because you have quite a few questions and you are doing some customizing with your locations , category results and SEO Pages set up we thought it might be best if you could send us an email through support email. at contact us
Just make sure you provide your plugin environment and the exact url page where you are using the WPSLP plugin.
This way we can look at everything you are trying to do at one time and see if there is a conflict with any of the settings. Make sure when you write to us you provide the url that you are using SLP on and issues you are having and what you need it to do.
.SEO Pages for Premier has had additional settings added in the past year for a customization client and the developer has written a few articles about those changes , so it would be best if we were able to look at it together . If one of these articles clears things up for you let me know so I can be sure to add it to the docs site.
https://www.storelocatorplus.com/location-page-listings-enhanced/
https://www.storelocatorplus.com/seo-pages-and-12-column-grid-support/
thx
I will need the exact url where the locator and map info “pink” bubble is showing.
Nothing has really changed with Map settings for quite some time. Also could you provide me with the Plugin environment, i.e versions so I can check against my site.
Are using SEO Pages and the Pages replaces weblink setting?
What are you using for the Plugin style under view?
I cannot see what you mean, that link goes to a suspended account. Are you referring to the home marker? Under MAP. You can actually select the home marker to be blank it is usually the second icon under map marker.
Ok, you may be able to add a line in the results layout for category and/or add the attribute as a div in css . (If you have not enabled the Experience add-on you will want to do that so you can change the layout and/or add CSS. )
I know that you can have tags show within the results layout.
I know you can have the category icon appear in the results .
there is a checkbox under Settings/Results Appearance section that is “show category icons” . if you check that off the category icon will appear within your results . On my site I have checked off to show the category icon but I have also added tags . , Tags are text and can be imported as well as work with categories.
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/results-layout-shortcodes-and-attributes/
You are not using the category selector on that site?
I was able to see your site store url it took a while to load.
You are referring to the results layout and specifically this results element on your site is not correct: <span class=”slp_result_address slp_result_citystatezip”>Mülheim45481</span>
and it should be this to display correctly
<span class=”slp_result_address slp_result_citystatezip”> [slp_location city_state_zip]</span>
which Plug In style or locator style under Settings/view are you using? I will look at it in the admin area on my site to see if it is copying correctly on my site. On our test site , I have selected the Alphaville gallery style and it is displaying properly on the front end Your theme may be overriding the layout setting I do not know, you will need to investigate a little on your end.
These documents explains how to check the styling elements and results layout on your site.
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/adjust-locator-styling/
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/results-layout-shortcodes-and-attributes/
i looked at the url but I do not see a map or store locator,
Could you provide us with your Plugin environment. There was a fix for spaces in zip itself so it could be similar situation but I need your plugin environment before bringing it to developer
See what is meant by plugin environment, screenshot of the Info plugin environment can be found under SLP/Info tab
hmm, ill have to test it, I do not use pages feature. of course with WP updates anything is possible.
i will ask developer about this when he has a few. it might be something simple like reactivating or enabling. i know seo pages are draft until you publish .
oh i see your site you have the legend, you want the icon or name of category to show next to marker as map bubble or in results boxes themselves?
you can add css rule for either. not sure off the top of my head what the exact data field name is.
you can add a legend, to display the icons or markers with the category label. there are some locator styles under view that include it and you can check off the category legend under settings/view. it is further down just above the css box under the styles under vierw
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/store-and-category-manager/
is that what you are referring to?
ok, no prob
Could you let me know if you are trying to add the markers individually the way i described it? I am talking to the developer to see if he can patch it so that you can choose to change the marker on a per location basis
I cant see what you are showing me with that screenshot inserted and without knowing your site url
The results layout is determined by a combination of your theme settings and the Plugin style (locator style) you have selected
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/results-layout-shortcodes-and-attributes/
It does not matter if the site or location is in germany, Australia or the USA. You can change the layout of the results if that is what you are asking. I.E if you are saying the order of the results format should show the postal code after the city in the second place or second row and before the state or country as opposed to at the very end of the address. I cant advise you for your specifics since you did not provide us with the site url or what you are using for plugin or add-ons.
The order of the results can be changed in the results layout or with CSS added with the experience add-on.
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/layout-shortcode-cheat-sheet/
Are you trying to add different markers per edit or when you add a new individual locations? That field in the ind location section for map marker is not allowed.
You need to select the marker under Map settings for either home or location marker. The only time you can override markers would be for a category. example, you want category icon or marker to be shown instead of a location marker.
Not sure i am understanding your issue. I just updated my test site to the versions including WP 5.1 I went to Settings/Map, changed home marker to one that is incl in the plugin and saved, went to the location marker, and used media image and saved. Both are displaying correctly.
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/map-panel-settings/
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/using-custom-map-markers/
Not sure what you mean by retrieve category,. If you mean to display on a page yes: “only_with_category =”xx” would display the category or categories (separated by a comma if more then one)
For more extended attributes that can be used with shortcodes see
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/slplus-shortcode-options/
I think Lance meant whether it was installed in a subdirectory, the old WP codex do not refer to the REST API, and that is the methodology in use for quite a while now. Some customers had setup wordpress in a subdirectory and there were 404 errors .
As far as the IP address, if you had the request going thru a proxy server that could have something to do with your issue for sure.
Are you all set now with the latest updates ?
If you choose to have a search box it is better to guide the site visitor rather then restrict them, enter under Settings/Search..under Labels there is a section to add the label for radius, address, address placeholder etc. In my placeholder I have “Enter address or zip code.” It would not restrict them to those alternatives if they wanted to type in a City for instance.
You can also have a Search form title.
You can further fine tune the search form with CSS, the search layout is also determined by the plugin style you have selected.
Without restricting , normally a search is by address but a city, state or other name typed in a search box will work unless you are using a Do not allow selector and address for example.
The technical detail of how search works, at least how the basic search always worked before there have been additional features added for premier such as what you are using for category selectors..info and tech details how search works , can be found here
You are using a Plugin style that has the “include tagalong legend” as part of the CSS. Choose a different plugin (locator) style .
Under Settings/view, there is an inside scroll box with various styles available to select from.
https://docs.storelocatorplus.com/blog/selecting-and-customizing-your-style/
I would suggest trying a default style
Under Search settings the “allow and selector behavior is either off or on:
In other words either Allow both address search and selector category or tag) or “disable address when using selector. “, which is great if you have location sensor on and only want to show people specific locations and categories near them.
You added instructions to the search form to indicate they must use both I see you have done, but there is a limit to making people follow directions. It is better to give them too many options, What I did notice though is your locations , if no category is checked, do not indicate what type of provider they are. You can differentiate by using different category icons/markers, and add t the icon/marker to the category legend. At least this way, if someone searches without using a category (maybe they want to see all) they can tell that CS auto is a trailer dealer or docks or cargo (or whatever they are, I cant tell the way you have the markers at this time)
Here is info on setting icons or markers depending on type of location, there is a tutorial video as well.