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Last updated by umbertoZ 2 days, 21 hours ago.

Assisted by: Minesh.

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#2822818
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Hi, I’m having some issues with Toolset Maps (using OpenStreetMap).

1 – Focus on user position
I’m using the maps-focus-map button to show the user’s current position. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work correctly: the marker is placed in the middle of nowhere (see shot1.jpg).

Here’s my code:

[wpv-map-render map_id="map-20" map_height="300px" single_zoom="16" map_type="satellite" map_type_control="off" street_view_control="off"][/wpv-map-render]

[wpv-map-marker map_id='map-20' marker_id='marker-user-focus' marker_title='Tu posición' marker_icon='<em><u>hidden link</u></em>' map_render='wait' current_visitor_location='true']Tu posición[/wpv-map-marker]

<button class="js-wpv-addon-maps-focus-map" data-map="map-20" data-marker="marker-user-focus">Centrar en mi ubicación actual</button>

On the same page, I also have a View that loads a list of markers on the same map.

You can see the issue on this page:

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2 – Address field zoom
On this page I also have a form where the user can save either their current location or any other address in an Address field on the map. This part works, but when a position is selected, the map doesn’t zoom in to that location (see form1.jpg).

On mobile especially, this is not very user-friendly, since the user has to manually zoom in to check and refine their selection.
Is there a way to make the map automatically zoom to the selected position when it reloads?

You can see the issue on this page:

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This is the form:
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Thanks!

#2822858

Minesh
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Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)

Hello. Thank you for contacting the Toolset support.

Can you please check now:
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I've added the code snippet namely "get-current-user-location" to "Custom Code" section offered by Toolset and added the following code to it.
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function get_user_location_by_ip() {
    // Get user IP address
    $ip = $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'];

    // Optional: handle proxies/load balancers
    if (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'])) {
        $ip = $_SERVER['HTTP_CLIENT_IP'];
    } elseif (!empty($_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR'])) {
        $ipList = explode(',', $_SERVER['HTTP_X_FORWARDED_FOR']);
        $ip = trim($ipList[0]);
    }

    // API endpoint (no key needed)
    $url = "<em><u>hidden link</u></em>{$ip}?fields=status,message,country,regionName,city,lat,lon,query";

    // Initialize cURL
    $ch = curl_init($url);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
    curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 5);

    // Execute and decode response
    $response = curl_exec($ch);
    $httpCode = curl_getinfo($ch, CURLINFO_HTTP_CODE);
    curl_close($ch);

    if ($httpCode !== 200 || !$response) {
        return null;
    }

    $data = json_decode($response, true);

    if (isset($data['status']) && $data['status'] === 'success') {
        return array(
            'ip'        => $data['query'],
            'country'   => $data['country'],
            'region'    => $data['regionName'],
            'city'      => $data['city'],
            'latitude'  => $data['lat'],
            'longitude' => $data['lon'],
        );
    }

    return null;
}



function func_get_location_by_ip_shortcode($atts) {
    // Default attribute
    $atts = shortcode_atts(array(
        'attribute' => ''
    ), $atts, 'get-location');

    

    $location = get_user_location_by_ip();
  
  	
    if (empty($location)) return '';

    $attribute = strtolower($atts['attribute']);
  
   switch ($attribute) {
        case 'lat':
            return esc_html($location['latitude']);
        case 'lon':
            return esc_html($location['longitude']);
        case 'city':
            return esc_html($location['city']);
       case 'region':
            return esc_html($location['region']);
        case 'country':
            return esc_html($location['country']);
        case 'ip':
            return esc_html($ip);
        default:
            return ''; // Unknown attribute
    }
  
  
  
  
}
add_shortcode('get-location', 'func_get_location_by_ip_shortcode');

We are using function get_user_location_by_ip() to get the current user location based on the current user IP and use the custom shortcode [get-location] to get the lat and lon associagted to current user location address.

On your page - I've modified the marker code as given under:

[wpv-map-marker map_id='map-20' marker_id='marker-user-focus' marker_title='Tu posición' 
 lat='[get-location attribute="lat"]' lon='[get-location attribute="lon"]' marker_icon='//stopvertidosilegales.org/wp-content/uploads/user-position.png' ]Tu posición[/wpv-map-marker]

Can you please confirm it works as expected.

#2822861

Hi Minesh, thank you for the quick response.

I tested on my laptop, and the marker is placed about 600 km away from my actual location. This might be related to my current IP.

I also tested on my mobile phone with GPS and location permissions enabled in Chrome, and the marker is still placed in the same incorrect location.

Additionally, I reset the location permission in Chrome (as a test), but now the website no longer prompts me to grant permission to use the GPS location.

Can you check it again?

thanks

#2823246

Minesh
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)

Can you please check now.

I've adjusted the code added to the page as given under:
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[wpv-geolocation message_when_missing="We need your location to show this content"]
   [wpv-map-render map_id="map-20" map_height="300px" single_zoom="16" map_type="satellite" map_type_control="off" street_view_control="off"][/wpv-map-render]

[wpv-map-marker map_id='map-20' marker_id='marker-user-focus' marker_title='Tu posición' 
 lat="[get-location attribute='lat']" lon="[get-location attribute='lon']" marker_icon='//stopvertidosilegales.org/wp-content/uploads/user-position.png' ]Tu posición[/wpv-map-marker]
[/wpv-geolocation]

I've also adjsuted the code snippet namely "get-current-user-location" that is added to "Custom Code" section offered by Toolset as given under.
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function func_get_location_by_ip_shortcode($atts) {
    // Default attribute
    $atts = shortcode_atts(array(
        'attribute' => ''
    ), $atts, 'get-location');

    
  	if(isset($_COOKIE['toolset_maps_location']) and $_COOKIE['toolset_maps_location']!=''){
      	$location = explode(",",$_COOKIE['toolset_maps_location']);
      	 
    }
  	
    if (empty($location)) return '';

    $attribute = strtolower($atts['attribute']);
    
   switch ($attribute) {
        case 'lat':
            return esc_html($location[0]);
        case 'lon':
            return esc_html($location[1]);
        default:
            return ''; // Unknown attribute
    }
  
}
add_shortcode('get-location', 'func_get_location_by_ip_shortcode');

Can you please confirm it works as expected.

#2823776
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Hi Minesh, It works fine on my laptop, but not on my mobile. Instead of the map, it shows the message “We need your location to show this content” (see screenshot screen0).

Also, it doesn’t automatically prompt for location permissions. The permission request only appears when I click “Use my location” in the form map.

In addition, I sometimes run into issues with the CSS not loading properly (see screenshots screen1 and screen2).

Cheers,

#2823945

Minesh
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)

Well - you have to compromize a bit here as you are using the OpenStreet Map and we are at early stage of open street map.

You need to add a button so user can share their location and hide the content using the if user did not share the location. I do not have any other solution/workaround, I'm afraid.

#2823975

Hi, the problem on mobile is that even after I grant permissions to use my location, it still display th emessage “We need your location to show this content”.

cheers

#2824060

Minesh
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)

I checked with my android mobile and I can see its working on mobile as well.

I suggest you clear cache on your mobile and then try to use private mode and try to access the page:
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When you try to access the above page, it asks for login, I logged-in using the access details you shared and after login it asks me to share the location and as soon as I share the location I can see the map is loaded without any issue with the current location.

#2824090

Hi Minesh, thanks for the adivice, it works rasonably well.

I've got another message from you with this text:

Can you please check now: xxxxxxx

There seems to be issue with one of the widgets added and now I removed all the widgets and I can see it does not jump much.

Maybe you want to try to use any of the recomonded theme from Toolset:
- https://toolset.com/documentation/recommended-themes/

Maybe it's a mistake, I also don't see it in this threat.

In my first message I asked also for a look to the zoom issue on the form map. Can you tell me if there is a solution to zoom to the selected marker after the user write an address?

thanks

#2824093

Minesh
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)

That message was cross postsed and not for you.

In my first message I asked also for a look to the zoom issue on the form map. Can you tell me if there is a solution to zoom to the selected marker after the user write an address?
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If I'm not wrong you are talking about the step #3 "Marca la posición en el mapa", under that I can see the address field, if you enter some address I can see it offers related address with auto-complete and as soon as I select one of the address I can see that selected address marker on the map given under the address text box.

#2824105

Yes, you are right, it's the step 3 and everything works fine, but the marker is displayed on the map with a very low zoom, so the user has to click plus button many times to zoom in the position and refine it if necessary. Is it possible to zoom it closer to the marker position after address selection?

thanks

#2824122

Minesh
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)

I've added the following custom JS code to custom JS section of your Toolset form:
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var delayed = function() {
  
  jQuery(".js-toolset-maps-address-autocomplete").each(function(index,item){
      
    previewmap = WPViews.mapsAddressAutocomplete.maps[0];
    currentzoom = previewmap.getZoom();
    
    previewmap.setZoom(7);
    
  
  });
};
  
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
  setTimeout( delayed, 2000 );  
});

I've set the zoom level to 7, you can adjust the value as required for your map address field added on the form.

#2824139
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Thanks Minesh for the great support!!

Did you also get a problem with CSS loading sometimes? Usualy on the first load after login I get a page without CSS (see screenshot).

I tried with or without caching plugin, but I still get the problem. Any idea about what could be the issue?

cheers

#2824199

Minesh
Supporter

Languages: English (English )

Timezone: Asia/Kolkata (GMT+05:30)

I do not see that issue. Can you please share exact steps I will requie to follow in order to see the issue.

#2824211

Hi, I don't know exactly the steps. It happens sometimes, usually on the first load of any page or after login.

cheers