Locations

Add a Locations page to your website to help your customers find the store closest to them. Create a Store Locator page on your website using Google Maps. Most customers on the internet are looking for your businesses location - start using Locations today to give them the information they need! Easily Create a Store Locator Easily create a Store Locator using the Locations you have entered and Google Maps. Supports Get Directions links to provide driving instructions via Google Maps. Setup A Store Locations Page Show a list of all your locations so that your customers can easily find the location closest to them. Users will see your location information formatted in an easy to use layout. We provide links for Directions - which will start from your current location on location-enabled devices - sending an email, or contacting you via phone. Locations includes the option to display a Google Map pinpointed on your current location, too! Works on both Mobile and Desktop browsers! Easily Display a Map with Your Business Address on Your Contact Page Need to add your business' Location to your website, and looking for an easy way to do so? Locations is right for you! Locations provides and easy to use interface for adding your businesses locations, including their phone number, fax number, two line address, city, state, zip code, and contact e-mail address. Then you can use Locations' simple shortcode to insert your location to any page or post needed on your website. Supports vCard formats on locations page, which will be picked up by many smart devices. Manage Multiple Business Locations with Ease! Have multiple business locations? Locations allows you to output as many locations, each with their own map, on any page as you want! Use one shortcode to list them all, or individual shortcodes to call out specific business locations! With Locations, you can update Phone Numbers, E-Mail Addresses, and other contact information from the ease of your WordPress Dashboard - you won't have to track down each Page and Post and make the same edit! We use WordPress built-in Custom Post Types to allow your Locations to be easy to manage and allowing you to benefit from other popular plugins. Easily Display A Store Locator with Locations Pro! Need a Store Locator? Upgrade to Locations Pro and you'll unlock the Store Locator feature. Upgrade to Pro for For Advanced Features and Support The GoldPlugins team does not provide direct support for the Locations plugin on the WordPress.org forums. One on one email support is available to people who have purchased Locations Pro only. Locations Pro adds a powerful Store Locator that's based on Google Maps, and adds the ability to import your Locations from a CSV file. You should upgrade today! Upgrade To Locations Pro

This section describes how to install the plugin and get it working.

1. Upload the contents of /locations/ to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
2. Activate Easy Locations through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Visit this address for information on how to configure the plugin: http://goldplugins.com/documentation/locations-documentation/

Please Note You will want to get a free Google Maps API key, so that the Locations plugin can use their geocoder to convert the addresses of your locations into Latitude and Longitude coordinates. You can get an API key from Google for free at this URL: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/tutorial#api_key Once you have the API key, you should update the Locations plugin's settings to include it. Adding a New Location Adding a New Location is easy! There are 3 ways to start adding a new location How to Add a New Location

1. Click on "+ New" -> Location, from the Admin Bar or
2. Click on "Add New Location" from the Menu Bar in the WordPress Admin or
3. Click on "Add New Location" from the top of the list of Locations, if you're viewing them all.

New Location Content You have a few things to pay attention to:

• Street Address: This is the first line of your street address.
• Street Address (line 2): This is the second line of your street address - use this if you have an apartment or suite number.
• City: This is the City you are located in.
• State: This is the State you are located in.
• Zipcode: This is the Zipcode of your location.
• Phone: This is the Primary phone number. This will be displayed, if set.
• Fax: This is the Primary fax number. This will be displayed, if set.
• Email: This is the e-mail address you wish to have linked. If set, this will be displayed to the public.
• Website: This is the web address you want linked to. If set, this will be displayed to the public.
• Show Map: Check this box if you want a Google Map displayed with your location.

Editing a Location This is as easy as adding a New Location!

1. Click on "Locations" in the Admin Menu.
2. Hover over the Location you want to Edit and click "Edit".
3. Change the fields to the desired content and click "Update".

Deleting a Location This is as easy as adding a New Location!

1. Click on "Locations" in the Admin Menu.
2. Hover over the Location you want to Delete and click "Delete".

You can also change the Status of a Location, if you want to keep it on file. Outputting Locations

• To Output a List of Locations, simply use the shortcode [locations] on the Page or Post that you want your list of business locations to appear. You can also use our Widgets to easily control your specific display options.
• To Output a Specific Location, simply use the shortcode [locations id=123]. You can get the ID of the Location by copying the shortcode from the Location List inside WordPress. Yoau can also use our Widgets to easily control your specific display options.

Outputting a Store Locator

• NOTE: This feature requires Locations Pro. Click here to upgrade today!
• To Output a Store Locator, simply use the shortcode [store_locator caption="any caption text you want below the heading"] on the page that you want the Store Locator to appear on. Be sure you have already aqcuired your Google Maps API key and have registered your copy of Locations Pro, otherwise this feature will not work!
• To default the Store Locator to show All Locations in the database, use [store_locator show_all_locations=1]
• To default the Store Locator to show All Locations within the Search Radius, based on the visitor's Location, in the database, use [store_locator show_all_nearby_locations=1]
• To display a Search Radius drop down with the Search Form, use [store_locator show_search_radius=1]
• To display a Category Selector on the Search Form, use [store_locator show_category_select=1]

3.2.1

• Compatibilty with WordPress 5.3
• Minor fixes.

3.2

• Compatibilty with WordPress 5.2.2.
• Minor bug fixes.

3.1

• Adds Gutenburg custom blocks for Single Location, All Locations, Search Locations, and Store Locator.
• Compatibility update for WP 5.0
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3.0

• Major Upgrade: Please Backup Before Proceeding!
• Version 3.0 now includes a Store Locator!
• Various bug fixes and enhancements.
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