Distance Filtering Of Posts With Maps Plugin

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Problem:

When I created the view ive added a filter for radius search by location field. However this brings in posts which are not within the search radius.

Solution:

Please follow our document to setup the Google Map API key, and test again

https://toolset.com/course-lesson/creating-a-maps-api-key/

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This topic contains 5 replies, has 2 voices.

Last updated by Jo4nny8 4 years ago.

Assisted by: Luo Yang.

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December 14, 2020 at 9:03 pm #1876351

Jo4nny8

Tell us what you are trying to do?
Im trying to create a filter for Job posts via distance from a location.

What is the link to your site?
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Each of the job posts has an address field for the location. When I created the view ive added a filter for radius search by location field. However this brings in posts which are not within the search radius. For example, I put a location of Broomfields UK and it shows posts from Southampton which is 150 miles away?

Any ideas where were going wrong

December 15, 2020 at 6:57 am #1876595

Luo Yang

Hello,

The problem you mentioned above is abnormal, please check these:
1) Make sure you are using the latest version of Toolset plugins, you can download them here:
https://toolset.com/account/downloads/

2) In case it is a compatibility problem, please deactivate all other plugins, and switch to wordpress default theme 2020, and test again

3) Also check if there is any PHP/JS error in your website:
https://toolset.com/documentation/programmer-reference/debugging-sites-built-with-toolset/

4) If the problem still persists, please provide database dump file(ZIP file) of your website, you can put the package files in your own google drive disk, share the link only, I need to test and debug it in my localhost, thanks
https://toolset.com/faq/provide-supporters-copy-site/

December 16, 2020 at 1:29 pm #1878189

Jo4nny8

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately this hasn't worked and ill need someone to take a look please.

Ive created a test site on my server. Do you need a duplicate version still or will admin access to this suffice?

December 17, 2020 at 3:15 am #1878805

Luo Yang

I have enabled the private message box again, you can provide the test site and duplicator package link, thanks

December 18, 2020 at 2:49 am #1879913

Luo Yang

Thanks for the details, I can login your website, please check these:
Dashboard-> Toolset-> Settings-> Maps
in section "Google Map API key", click button "Check API", you should be able to see the error message:
REQUEST_DENIED - API keys with referer restrictions cannot be used with this API.

Please follow our document to setup the Google Map API key, and test again
https://toolset.com/course-lesson/creating-a-maps-api-key/

I have tried with my own API key in your website, it works fine, for example search with "Gloucestershire", I get only one item, see my screenshot Gloucestershire.JPG

December 19, 2020 at 11:37 am #1880873

Jo4nny8

My issue is resolved now. Thank you!

I altered the api credentials and now it works