Posted by Brandonian on September 26, 2013 at 3:42pm
Last updated by Brandonian on Fri, 2013-09-27 15:16
Last updated by Brandonian on Fri, 2013-09-27 15:16
As a site owner, I want to be able to store the location of my store locations. As a site user, I want to be able to find nearby stores.
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+1 for store locator
I have a project on the horizon that would benefit from a fleshed out "store" locator solution. (Technically, I'm talking about locations of a non-profit.)
We use Geocoder and Geofield to import our store data into Drupal. From there, we display a text list of locations, geographically sorted, based on the user's input of a U.S. zip code or state.
We would like to expand this solution to include interactive maps.
Locator
Dunno if there's a turnkey solution right now - I would love to hear about one.
I have a locator (for libraries) up at http://okconnect.org/find-us, built in OpenLayers on D7. Post again if you want more info.
You could load all their
You could load all their offices into OpenStreetMap and then use the nomatim geocoder module to search for them.
(the geocoder would need a small patch that allows you to add a "default" value to the query, so when the user puts in a postcode, you add "MyNGO office, " to the beginning of the query.)
One of our guys here is going to post a patch in the geocoder issue queue today or tomorrow that will allow you to limit the search to a country, using the same trick.
I've got another patch I
I've got another patch I should post which just lets you use tokens, and hence set additional (non-token) parameter text to the query. Remind me and I'll post it, when I have a chance.