CSV Import Zip / Postal Codes
When creating a CSV import file make sure the zip / postal code column is properly formatted as text so you do not lose leading zeros. The column header for postal/zip codes is zip or sl_zip. In the United States…
Import process using WordPress Store Locator Plus Power 4.9
SLP 4.9 with the Power add-on now uses the built-in file uploader provided by WordPress Core instead of a custom file import script. If you were able to import and now do not see that process working, look in the…
CSV File Import Header
All Store Locator Plus CSV files must start with a file import header that indicates what data is in each column. The first row of the Store Locator Plus import file should look like this, you do not need the…
Import remote file retrieval
The Power Add-on Import allows the administrator to schedule your Import process from a remote file retrieval to provide more control over recurring imports from a full url where you CSV file resides and allows flexibility for scheduling the time for daily imports. WordPress…
Additional Import Data field headers
If you have the Power add-on you will have the ability to import data fields via a properly formatted csv file. All columns MUST have a header row with the field name. All fields are short text fields, up to 255…
What To Buy : Rank Hide Import 10K Locations With Products Offered
Question: I would like to use your WordPress plugin to add location searching to my site. I would like to be able to rank and even possibly remove locations from the search results. Also, each location offers different products of…
Troubleshooting Large scale Exports/Imports
Issue: Exports are Incomplete Multiple large-scale exports (export function is available with Power Add-on ) have been tested on the Store Locator Plus dev site. On a relatively small server, a virtual machine with 2GB RAM running CentOS 6, we…
Q: How Does Store Locator Plus Handle Large Location List Imports?
Some clients have datasets of 200,000 locations, none of which include latitude/longitude coordinates, only U.S. street addresses. Often customers want to know import limitations to including Google’s limit of 2,500 daily requests. In order to perform bulk location imports with…
Importing Large Lists into Store Locator Plus
Import features are available with the Power Add-on Load Data If checked , use the faster MySQL Load Data method of file processing. Only base plugin data can be loaded, see the approved field name list. This feature uses the…
CSV Import Duplicates Handling
The Power Add On allows you to import CSV files with several options. One of those options is “duplicates handling”. Duplicates handling determines how to deal with locations in your CSV file that may match pre-existing locations on your site.…
