2 letter state abbreviations

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  • April 10, 2017 at 8:27 pm #372871

    Lance Sampson
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    I need to be able to show 2 letter state abbreviations for my listings here in the United States. I have two ideas but not really sure which would be better.

    1. Is there any way to have a “state abbreviation field” that is manually entered by the user when the listing is created and have some sort of function that uses an “if” statement or sorts that says. If the state abbreviation fields is not empty then use that in the “region” field, if not then use what is automatically inputted for the region.

    Or…

    2. I have used 51 GD categories for the state abbreviations for all 51 states in the United States. For example: TX for Texas. I know that I can use the %%ct_gd_placecategory%% to add the state abbreviations to the meta title and description for SEO purposes. I just need to know how to change out the “region” field with the “category” field in the address so it shows the abbreviations in the address for the details, listings and search pages?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks in advance.

    April 11, 2017 at 1:17 pm #372932

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    Hi Lance,

    Where exactly do u need to show this, just in the address?

    Stiofan

    April 11, 2017 at 3:45 pm #372965

    Lance Sampson
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    Post count: 108

    Hi Stiofan

    Yes, just the address.

    Thanks

    April 11, 2017 at 4:55 pm #372993

    Stiofan O’Connor
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    Here is a short snippet that will do it for the first two, u just need to add the rest as the same

    

    add_filter('geodir_custom_field_output_address','_my_short_state_geodir_cf_address',11,3);

function _my_short_state_geodir_cf_address($html,$location,$cf){

	// we add the >NAME< so we only replace the regions and not the region name in a street address.
	$state_long = array(
		">Alabama<",
		">Alaska<",
	);
	// we add the >NAME< so we only replace the regions and not the region name in a street address.
	$state_short = array(
		">AL<",
		">AK<",
	);

	$html = str_replace($state_long,$state_short,$html);

	return $html;
}
    

    Stiofan
    

		
	
    


    

			
				

    

	
    

		April 11, 2017 at 5:24 pm

		
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    Lance Sampson
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    Stiofan,
    

    I added this to the code snippets plugin but it does not seem to be translating. 
    

    Any suggestions?
    

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		April 13, 2017 at 1:43 pm

		
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    Lance Sampson
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    Hi Stiofan,
    

    I added the code but its not working. Other than adding the code to the snippets plugin, was there anything else I needed to change?
    

    Best Regards,
    

		
	
    


    

			
				

    

	
    

		April 13, 2017 at 2:13 pm

		
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    Stiofan O’Connor
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    Seems to work fine for me on my test site, if u provide wp-admin details in a private reply i will check your settings.
    

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		April 13, 2017 at 3:02 pm

		
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		April 13, 2017 at 7:10 pm

		
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    Paolo
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    The snippet provided by Stiofan will work in the sidebar address.
    

    You already have 3 snippets to modify the address formats in several location so we will need to adapt the script to your situation.
    

    Stiofan will let you know how to correct that asap.
    

    Thanks  
    

		
	
    


    

			
				

    

	
    

		April 13, 2017 at 7:25 pm

		
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    Lance Sampson
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    Sounds great. 
    

    I thank you and Stiofan for all your support! 
    

		
	
    


    

			
				

    

	
    

		April 14, 2017 at 9:36 am

		
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    Stiofan O’Connor
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    Check now, “address format on details page” and “State abbreviations”
    

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		April 14, 2017 at 2:58 pm

		
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    Lance Sampson
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    Still no abbreviations
    

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		April 14, 2017 at 3:01 pm

		
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    Lance Sampson
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    Stiofan
    

    Nevermind, I was looking at the wrong state. I was waiting until it worked so i could add the rest. 
    

    Thank you so much for that code. Its gonna help more than you know.
    

    Your the King!
    

    Best Regards,
    
Lance
    

		
	
    


    

			
		
	
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