Set map view

You can change  the built-in Google map view to any that Google has to offer “hybrid, road map, satellite (aerial), terrain”  The settings are under Store Locator Plus/ Settings/Map ,scroll down to the section under Appearance  and use the drop down under Map Type to change and then save changes.

If you are on MYSLP you will see the StoreLocatorPlus panel in the left admin panel, select settings/map.

 

 

Google Map Style

The WPSLP Experience Add On and MySLP Professional support the  Google Map Style rules. These rules let you control the “inner style” of the map itself. Pre-defined map rules allow you to set a variety of styles via the  map settings on the SLP admin panel.

For MySLP go to Store Locator Plus > Settings > Map > Map Style

For WPSLP go to Store Locator Plus > Settings > Map > Map Style

The value of this entry is a Google Maps JSON style string.  Some of our Plugin Styles in the Style Gallery will set this for you.    You can also build your own with services like Map Style With Google.

No Results Found label

The text that displays  when there are no locations to be displayed   can be  changed under Settings/Results in the section under Appearance. Type a message in the box  to whatever you want the site visitor to see when there are no results found.

Example of  the text added under the SLP Settings/results  and how it appears to the site visitor  front end when no locations or results found:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Q: Some of the Map Markers are not where I know they should be how do I fix this?

When a location is added into your SLP data set, you will see a message “Store Locator Plus wants you to know:”  and the output of the Latitude and Longitude where Google thinks the location is.

For Example, I added Sydney Opera House and no street address, just name, the city and the country Australia:

“Google thinks Sydney Australia is at lat: -33.8674869 long 151.2069902”

Map Not Showing

You activated the Store Locator Plus base plug-in and followed all the instructions but when you visit your locator page no map is there.

Here are some common reasons why the map will not appear:

Did you obtain a Google MAP API key?

As of June 22, 2016 Google requires all new domains, sites to obtain a key.  There are many options based on how often your locations are queried. There are instructions in the SLP documentation site , in the SLP User Interface under INFO.  See Getting Started Guide.  More recently, 2018, Google has introduced security measures requiring SSL certification (HTTPS)  for sites that may want the search to locate their customers location. (Location Sensor)

Directory City/State/Country Filters

The directory feature of the Power add on allows you to quickly build a directory-style listing on your pages to show a list of cities, states, or countries where you have locations.

The [slp_directory] shortcode used to build this listing can be combined with a landing_page attribute to quickly refer your site visitors to an interactive map showing your locations in the selected city, state, or country.

Additional Layout Shortcodes with Power Add-on

If you have the Power Add-on in addition to the Experience Add-on you have additional fields that can be displayed with the use of shortcodes and attributes.

Contact Fields

The Power Add-on has Contact Fields that can be associated with your locations for adding internal special  ids  for updates or to add filters. The contact fields will not automatically appear in your results on the front end.