{"id":210,"date":"2018-09-06T06:21:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-06T06:21:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/addons\/location-manager\/"},"modified":"2019-11-29T20:11:05","modified_gmt":"2019-11-29T20:11:05","slug":"location-manager","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/addons\/location-manager\/","title":{"rendered":"Location Manager"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class='bookmark-index'><br \/>\n<a href=\"#intro\">Introduction<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#install\">Installation<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#settings\">Settings<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#location-data\">Location Data<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#design\">Design<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#support\">Support<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#faq\">FAQ &#8211; Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"intro\" href=\"#intro\">Introduction<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Your directory can use Location Manager to add listings to cities other than your default location. This is an important tool if you want your directory to include multiple cities. <\/p>\n<p>See more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/location-manager\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/downloads\/location-manager\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"install\" href=\"#install\">Installation<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4><a name=\"prep\" href=\"#prep\">Preparation<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Check to be sure you have the following plugins installed before you get started.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/status\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">GeoDirectory V2<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><a name=\"install\" href=\"#install\">Installation<\/a><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/your-account\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Download the Addon from your account<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/addons\/installing-addons\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Install the Addon<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><a name=\"settings\" href=\"#settings\">Settings<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/08\/GDV2-Settings-Menu.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/08\/GDV2-Settings-Menu.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"140\" height=\"143\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-194\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/lOCATION-MANAGER.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/lOCATION-MANAGER.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1468\" height=\"4176\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-948\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/lOCATION-MANAGER.png 1468w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/lOCATION-MANAGER-105x300.png 105w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/lOCATION-MANAGER-768x2185.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/lOCATION-MANAGER-360x1024.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1468px) 100vw, 1468px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"#url\" name=\"url\">URL Settings<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Home page should go to\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choose where links to the home page should redirect.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Archive urls<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n<p>Choose whether or not the location should be added to the archive page URL. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Archive urls on listing page\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choose how the location should be added to the archive URLs on the listing page.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enable locations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Choose the options for locations available to your site users.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enable Default &#8211; Users will not be able to change the option.<\/li>\n<li>Enable Multi &#8211; users can place the pin on the map, and new locations will be added as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Enable Selected &#8211; select specific locations to present as options to your users.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Enable neighborhoods?<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n<p>If enabled, new neighborhoods can be added on the Cities tab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Add-Neighborhood.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Add-Neighborhood.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"244\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Add-Neighborhood.png 933w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Add-Neighborhood-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Add-Neighborhood-768x201.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Add listing form<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Disable address autocomplete?<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n<p>Some sites want to allow freeform entry of street address for the convenience of users. Select this option to disable autocomplete.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Show all locations in dropdown?\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is useful if you have a small directory but can break your site if you have many locations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disable set address on map from changing address fields\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is useful if you have a small directory and you have custom locations or your locations are not known by the Maps API and they break the address. (highly recommended not to enable this)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disable move map pin from changing address fields<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is useful if you have a small directory and you have custom locations or your locations are not known by the Google API and they break the address. (highly recommended not to enable this)<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#default-location\" name=\"default-location\">Change the Default Location<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>If you do not have the Location Manager installed, then you can set or change the default location in the settings at:<\/p>\n<p><strong>GeoDirectory &#8211; Settings &#8211; General &#8211; Default Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once the Location Manager addon is installed, that subtab option will disappear. Instead you can select from the cities in your location database to choose which one should be the default location.<\/p>\n<p>To change the default location with the Location Manager addon installed:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit <strong>GeoDirectory &#8211; Settings &#8211; Locations (tab) &#8211; Cities (subtab)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Look for the default location column<\/li>\n<li>Select the radio button next to the city you want to be the default location<\/li>\n<li>Set the radio, and confirm the selection<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If the default location you want does not yet exist, you can also add it from the same page. Once you have added it, it will appear in the list and you can set it as default.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cities (subtab) &#8211; Add City<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#short-urls\" name=\"short-urls\">Remove Country and\/or Region from Listing, CPT, and Location URLs<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>When your directory is using default country and\/or region it is possible to remove country and\/or region from some URLs.<br \/>\nTo set this up configure the following options in the Locations tab advanced options.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/remove-country-region-from-archive.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/remove-country-region-from-archive.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/remove-country-region-from-archive.jpg 1715w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/remove-country-region-from-archive-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/remove-country-region-from-archive-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/remove-country-region-from-archive-1024x742.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1715px) 100vw, 1715px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Other<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Load more limit\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Load more locations after this count has been reached.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Disable term auto count?\t<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On shared hosting with lots of listings, saving a listing may take a long time becasue of auto term counts, if you disable them here you should manually run the GD Tools > Location category counts, often until you can upgrade your hosting and re-enable it here, otherwise your location term and review counts can be wrong.<\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"location-data\" href=\"#location-data\">Location Data<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Each location has a set of fields where you can add information specific to that location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-11.49.59-AM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-11.49.59-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"526\" height=\"315\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-11.49.59-AM.png 526w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-11.49.59-AM-300x180.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Meta Title<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Meta Title of the page for this location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meta Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Meta Description of the page for this location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location Description<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each location has a Location Description, so, there are lots of ways to add unique content by filling in each location description with unique content about the location. <\/p>\n<p>Enter information about the location. The field supports HTML. This field is displayed with the Location Description Widget or Shortcode.<\/p>\n<p>To enable shortcodes in this field, add this snippet:<\/p>\n<pre><code class='php'>\r\nadd_filter('geodir_location_description', 'do_shortcode',10,1);\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example this is the City of Maple Shade<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-10.54.13-AM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-10.54.13-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"529\" height=\"230\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-10.54.13-AM.png 529w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-10.54.13-AM-300x130.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 529px) 100vw, 529px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Location Description widget showing on the location page.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-10.52.55-AM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-10.52.55-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"551\" height=\"363\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-10.52.55-AM.png 551w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-11-at-10.52.55-AM-300x198.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 551px) 100vw, 551px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Image<\/strong>\t<\/p>\n<p>The featured image for the location.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Image Tagline<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The tagline for the featured imaged.<\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"add\" href=\"#add\">Add Location<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-ADDLOCATION.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-ADDLOCATION.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"694\" height=\"1115\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-ADDLOCATION.png 694w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-ADDLOCATION-187x300.png 187w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-ADDLOCATION-637x1024.png 637w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 694px) 100vw, 694px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"countries\" href=\"#countries\">Countries<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-COUNTRIES.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-COUNTRIES.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"777\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-COUNTRIES.png 699w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-COUNTRIES-270x300.png 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-COUNTRIES-EDIT.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-COUNTRIES-EDIT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"520\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-COUNTRIES-EDIT.png 533w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-COUNTRIES-EDIT-300x293.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"regions\" href=\"#regions\">Regions<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"701\" height=\"723\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS.png 701w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS-291x300.png 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 701px) 100vw, 701px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS-EDIT.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS-EDIT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"533\" height=\"531\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS-EDIT.png 533w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS-EDIT-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-REGIONS-EDIT-300x300.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"cities\" href=\"#cities\">Cities<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"691\" height=\"1632\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES.png 691w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES-127x300.png 127w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES-434x1024.png 434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 691px) 100vw, 691px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES-EDIT.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES-EDIT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"704\" height=\"1232\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES-EDIT.png 704w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES-EDIT-171x300.png 171w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-CITIES-EDIT-585x1024.png 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"neighborhoods\" href=\"#neighborhoods\">Neighborhoods<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOODS.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOODS.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"662\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOODS.png 707w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOODS-300x281.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOOD-EDIT.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOOD-EDIT.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"1280\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOOD-EDIT.png 700w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOOD-EDIT-164x300.png 164w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-NEIGHBORHOOD-EDIT-560x1024.png 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Neighborhoods will also show up in the Near Search when autocomplete is enabled, as shown in the image below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/neighbor.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/neighbor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-953\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/neighbor.png 1105w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/neighbor-300x162.png 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/neighbor-768x414.png 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/neighbor-1024x551.png 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1105px) 100vw, 1105px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"#edit\" id=\"edit\">Merge and Delete Locations<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>In the cities subtab you can find links to edit your locations. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/location-edit.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/location-edit.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1721\" height=\"391\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-917\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/location-edit.jpg 1721w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/location-edit-300x68.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/location-edit-768x174.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/location-edit-1024x233.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1721px) 100vw, 1721px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"design\" href=\"#design\">Design<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4><a name=\"navigation\" href=\"#navigation\">Navigation<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>To add the &#8220;Change Location&#8221; feature to your menu:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Open WordPress &#8211; Appearance &#8211; Menus<\/li>\n<li>Select the menu you want to edit<\/li>\n<li>Find and select <strong>GeoDirectory Endpoints<\/strong> in the menu options. (If you do not see it, then open Screen options in the top\n<li>left and select it).<\/li>\n<li>Scroll to the bottom of GeoDirectory Endpoints to find Location Switcher<\/li>\n<li>Select Change Location and click &#8220;Add to menu&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Save the menu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/gdv2-change-location.jpg\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/gdv2-change-location.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/gdv2-change-location.jpg 537w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/gdv2-change-location-300x153.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 537px) 100vw, 537px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a name=\"widgets\" href=\"#widgets\">Widgets<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>GD > Location Description<\/p>\n<p>Each location type has a Location Description field. Add your HTML into the Location Description field, and then use the widget to display that content to site visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Widget Settings<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GD-LM-W-LOCATION-DESCRIPTION.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GD-LM-W-LOCATION-DESCRIPTION.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"181\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GD-LM-W-LOCATION-DESCRIPTION.png 331w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GD-LM-W-LOCATION-DESCRIPTION-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GD > Location Switcher<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GD-LM-W-LOCATION-SWITCHER.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GD-LM-W-LOCATION-SWITCHER.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"181\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GD-LM-W-LOCATION-SWITCHER.png 331w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GD-LM-W-LOCATION-SWITCHER-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>GD > Listings<\/p>\n<p>See: <a href=\"#gd_listings\">gd_listings<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a name=\"shortcodes\" href=\"#shortcodes\">Shortcodes<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><a name=\"gd_location_description\" href=\"#gd_location_description\"><br \/>\ngd_location_description<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code>[gd_location_description title=\"GD Location Description\"]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This shortcode can be used on the location page template:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.07.19-AM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.07.19-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"75\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.07.19-AM.png 426w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.07.19-AM-300x53.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It shows the contents of the Location Description field. For example, here it is showing the Location Description for Maple Shade (City) on the location page for Map Shade city (\/location\/united-states\/new-jersey\/maple-shade).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.12.43-AM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.12.43-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"62\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.12.43-AM.png 525w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.12.43-AM-300x35.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.12.02-AM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.12.02-AM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"544\" height=\"367\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.12.02-AM.png 544w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-06-at-10.12.02-AM-300x202.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"gd_location_switcher\" href=\"#gd_location_switcher\"><br \/>\ngd_location_switcher<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code>[gd_location_switcher title=\"GD Location Switcher\"]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Location-Switcher.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Location-Switcher.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"548\" height=\"89\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Location-Switcher.png 548w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Location-Switcher-300x49.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Switcher-2.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Switcher-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"677\" height=\"160\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Switcher-2.png 677w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Switcher-2-300x71.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"gd_locations\" href=\"#gd_locations\"><br \/>\ngd_locations<\/a><\/p>\n<pre><code>[gd_locations title=\"GD Locations\"]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Locations.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Locations.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"543\" height=\"140\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Locations.png 543w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/GDV2-LM-Design-Shortcode-Locations-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 543px) 100vw, 543px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"gd_listings\" href=\"#gd_listings\"><br \/>\ngd_listings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once Location Manager is installed, the gd_listings shortcode and widget both can be filtered for one location. <\/p>\n<p>Example:<\/p>\n<pre><code class='php'>\r\n[gd_listings title=&quot;GD Listings Featured Places for Maple Shade Township&quot; post_type=&quot;gd_place&quot; show_featured_only=&quot;1&quot; country=&quot;united-states&quot; region=&quot;new-jersey&quot; city=&quot;maple-shade-township&quot;]\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>These are the additional options in the shortcode builder. Note here that the slugs used are for one city location, with the correct region and country slug to match that city location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-24-at-12.58.13-PM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-24-at-12.58.13-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"424\" height=\"232\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-326\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-24-at-12.58.13-PM.png 424w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-24-at-12.58.13-PM-300x164.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 424px) 100vw, 424px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And the output<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-24-at-12.59.02-PM.png\"><img src=\"http:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-24-at-12.59.02-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"399\" height=\"350\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-24-at-12.59.02-PM.png 399w, https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2018\/09\/Screenshot-2018-09-24-at-12.59.02-PM-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This feature is not compatible with the &#8220;Enable Location Filter&#8221; which will further filter the results based on the location of the currently viewed page, most likely results in 0 results.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#merge\" id=\"merge\">Merge Locations<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Inside the lsit of countries\/regions\/cities you can use the checkbox to select two or more and then choose &#8220;merge&#8221; from the bulk actions dropdown.<br \/>\nMerging will give you the option to choose where listings should end up. You can merge 100 cities into one and it will move all the listings and change their city and region and country at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>It is recommended to merge locations as a rule, and to avoid even considering deleting them. The reason is to avoid even the potential for deleting a location with listings because that will &#8216;orphan&#8217; the listings.<\/p>\n<p>Choose country\/region\/city subtab<br \/>\nSelect one or more locations<br \/>\nFrom bulk actions choose merge<br \/>\nWhen the page reloads, choose the &#8216;destination&#8217; location. All the listings will be merged into this location.<br \/>\nDone<\/p>\n<h3>Customize<\/h3>\n<p>For more about customizing with CSS and PHP snippets see the doc about <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/faq\/customizing\/\">customizing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Topics<\/h4>\n<p>Example snippet to add region to the GD Search bar as a dropdown &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/support\/topic\/search-for-translated-country-name-does-not-work\/page\/2\/#post-518736\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Forum topic<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#hide-near-suggestions\" name=\"hide-near-suggestions\">Hide Near Field Suggestions<\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"gd-faq\">\n<p>CSS Snippets to hide near search field suggestions, either all or only the IN suggestions: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/support\/topic\/hide-all-in-locations-from-dropdown\/#post-493566\">https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/support\/topic\/hide-all-in-locations-from-dropdown\/#post-493566<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><a href=\"#data\" name=\"data\">Location Data <\/a><\/h4>\n<blockquote class=\"gd-faq\"><p>\nLocation and Category + Location pages have location data available that can be used in other ways.<\/p>\n<p>Examples of pages\/URLs with location data include:<\/p>\n<pre><code>\r\n\/location_page_slug\/united-states\/pennsylvania\/phildelphia\/\r\n\/cpt_slug\/category_base\/attractions\/united-states\/pennsylvania\/phildelphia\/\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>What follows are conditional PHP statements that can be used to retrieve the location data on those pages for use in your own customizations.<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<pre><code class='php'>\r\ngeodir_is_page( 'location' ) &#8211; Determines whether current page is location page.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'location' )\t&#8211; Current location. Current Country or Region or City or Neighbourhood. Depends on current location type.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'location_slug' ) &#8211; Current location. Current Country slug or Region slug or City slug or Neighbourhood slug. Depends on current location type.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'id' )\t&#8211; Location id. Only if city is set.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'type' )\t&#8211; Location type. One of from &quot;country, region, city, neighbourhood, me, gps&quot;.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'is_default' )\t&#8211; Is default location. Only if city is set.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'country' )\t&#8211; Country name. Ex: United Kingdom.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'country_slug' ) &#8211; Country slug. Ex: united-kingdom.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'region' )\t&#8211; Region name. Ex: Greater London.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'region_slug' )\t&#8211; Region slug. Ex: greater-london.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'city' )\t&#8211; City name. Ex: London\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'city_slug' )\t&#8211; City slug. Ex: london.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'neighbourhood' )\t&#8211; Neighbourhood name. Ex: Camden Town.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'neighbourhood_slug' )\t&#8211; Neighbourhood slug. Ex: camden-town.\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'latitude' )\t&#8211; Latitude. Only if city or neighbourhood or gps\/me is set. Ex: 51.4587232758\r\ngeodir_location_get_current( 'longitude' )\t&#8211; Longitude. Only if city or neighbourhood or gps\/me is set. Ex: -0.1956555088\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>geodir_location_get_current( &#8216;location&#8217; )    &#8211; Current location. Current Country or Region or City or Neighbourhood. Depends on current location type.<br \/>\nif you are on \/country\/region\/\/city page then<\/p>\n<p>City name<br \/>\nif you are on \/country\/region\/page then<br \/>\nRegion name<br \/>\nif you are on \/country\/page then<br \/>\nCountry name<\/p>\n<p>geodir_is_page( &#8216;location&#8217; ) == &#8216;Philadelphia&#8217;  &#8211; for name<br \/>\nsimilarly you can filter by geodir_location_get_current( &#8216;country&#8217; ) or geodir_location_get_current( &#8216;region&#8217; ) or geodir_location_get_current( &#8216;city&#8217; )<br \/>\nif you want to do it by particular country\/region\/city<br \/>\nex: geodir_location_get_current( &#8216;country&#8217; ) == &#8216;United Kingdom&#8217;<br \/>\nex: geodir_location_get_current( &#8216;country_slug&#8217; ) == &#8216;united-kingdom&#8217;<br \/>\ngeodir_location_get_current( &#8216;region&#8217; ) == &#8216;Greater London&#8217;<br \/>\ngeodir_location_get_current( &#8216;region_slug&#8217; ) == &#8216;greater-london&#8217;<br \/>\ngeodir_location_get_current( &#8216;city&#8217; ) == &#8216;London&#8217;<br \/>\ngeodir_location_get_current( &#8216;city_slug&#8217; ) == &#8216;london&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>For an example of using an array, <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/support\/topic\/monetizing-in-multiple-locations\/page\/2\/#post-493302\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">see this topic<\/a>.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3><a name=\"support\" href=\"#support\">Get Support<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>Get support on our forum, fnd out more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/v2\/support\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/v2\/support\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><a name=\"faq\" href=\"#faq\">FAQ &#8211; Frequently Asked Questions<\/a><\/h3>\n<h4>How can I translate the country slug?<\/h4>\n<p>See this document: <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/translation\/country\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/translation\/country\/<\/a><\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"#add-locations\" name=\"add-locations\">How do I add my locations?<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>Locations should not be added manually. <\/p>\n<p>In the case that you are starting a new directory and want to limit your directory to one region or country and perhaps several cities, here is how to go about setup:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Visit the Locations tab and enable Multi Countries, Regions, and Cities<\/li>\n<li>Go to Places &#8211; Add New and add a listing in each of the Countries, Regions, and Cities that you want to use<\/li>\n<li>Return to the Locations tab and choose &#8220;Selected&#8221; Countries, Regions, and Cities, selecting for each the locations you want to use<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Why can&#8217;t I add locations manually?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you name the country\/region\/city even the slightest bit different from the Map API you are using, then a new country\/region\/city will be created instead of the one you are using. Locations with custom names must be maintained manually by merging new duplicate locations into them, thereby moving the listings in those locations into the manually created location.<\/p>\n<h4>How can I manage custom locations?<\/h4>\n<p>It is possible to manage custom locations with Location Manager.<\/p>\n<p>The way you do it is to create your custom city location, and then merge other cities into that custom location.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#edit\">See this part of the documentation<\/a> above about editing locations<\/p>\n<p>One of the issues with this approach is that the custom location is not returned by the map API, so, new listings will may be located in previously merged cities. For this reason custom locations is not a common solution. We do have plans to create an addon to make it easier to manage custom locations but we don\u2019t have a timeline for that.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":167,"menu_order":12,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","doc_tag":[],"amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/210"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/210\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/167"}],"next":[{"title":"Map Styles","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/addons\/map-styles\/","href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/291"}],"prev":[{"title":"List Manager","link":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/addons\/list-manager\/","href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wpgeodirectory.com\/docs-v2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}