Most Common “What Should I Buy” Questions

Posted by cici in What To Buy

Some of the most common features requested are included with either the Plug-in for WordPress using add-ons OR a higher level plan if you use the all inclusive (but separate from the plug-in) Store Locator Plus Software as a Service (SaaS)

Import Locations ( SLP PLUGIN needs add-on Power or the SLP Software as a service needs the Professional level MySLP )
Export Locations ( Power add-on or if using the SaaS Professional level MySLP )
Map Markers Based On Category ( Power add-on or if using the SLP SaaS Professional level or higher MySLP
Cluster Map Markers ( Premier SUBSCRIPTION PLUG-IN or the SaaS Enterprise level )
Change The Layout ( Experience add-on or the Professional level SaaS plan)
Change The Look Of The Map ( Experience add-on or the Professional level SaaS plan)
Add Location Search To Other Pages ( Experience /add-on or the Professional )
Categorize Locations ( Power add-on or the Professional level or higher MySLP )
Associate Products With Locations ( Power add-on or the Professional level or higher MySLP )
List By City or State ( Experience SLP plug-in add-on or the Professional level or higher SaaS)
Creating SEO Pages From Locations ( Power add-on for the WordPress SLP plug-in. Not available for SLP SaaS)
Add directory listing from Locations (Power/Professional level or higher MySLP)
Bulk filters such as geocode all uncode (Power/Professional level or higher MySLP)
Add url controls (Premier subscription WPSLP or Enterprise level MySLP)

MySLP to WPSLP Comparison

Advanced is comparable to the basic Store Locator Plus plugin.

Professional is the Power level (excluding SEO Pages) plus the Experience add on.

Enterprise is the Professional level plan plus the Premier subscription features, functionality and support services.

Read below for answers to these questions and check out our other “What To Buy” articles.

Scroll To Map

Posted by lcleveland in Enterprise

By adding the scroll_to_map class on any of the Results Layout HTML elements, WordPress Premier or MySLP Enterprise subscribers can enable the scroll to map functionality on any Store Locator Plus plugin style. When the class has been added to an element in the results layout that element becomes clickable. Clicking that element will scroll the map back into view and open the map marker and info bubble for the location that was clicked.

We have used this feature in the new Bennett plugin style.

To add the feature to other styles you will need to have the Premier plugin installed for WordPress. Under Settings/Map in the functionality section see the check box ,

For MySLP Enterprise users the feature is already enabled.

Go to Store Locator Plus (MySLP) or Store Locator Plus (WPSLP) | Settings | Results | Results Layout.

Edit the layout and add scroll_to_map to an existing class on an html element you want to trigger the scrolling feature or add class=”scroll_to_map” if the HTML element does not have a class assigned.

Learn more about other Premier / Enterprise features like the new Category Button Bar.

Settings vs. Experience in the User Interface

Posted by cici in Advanced, FAQ, Settings

If you see the word Experience in the SLP back end you are not using the latest version of SLP. As of version 4.7.9 the menu tab formerly named “Experience” is now named Settings in Store Locator Plus . This change was made because of the confusion people had with the name in the menu and the Experience add-on. The settings under this tab determine how the front end, that part of the plugin your site visitors interact with, looks and behaves. The settings under this tab change how the plugin appears to the site visitor and what functionality is available to the site visitor. Some of the attributes set here can be overridden via shortcode attributes with the Experience Add-on.