Show nearest location with 1 result

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Problem:
How to show just the nearest result to a location in a Maps View?

Solution:
It is currently not possible. We have a feature request to order the results by distance that would enable this (by limiting the results to 1), but it is not implemented yet.

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Last updated by Nigel 5 years, 12 months ago.

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May 1, 2018 at 12:09 pm #777494

erwinH

Tell us what you are trying to do?
I want the user to input a address or use his gps location to find the nearest marker to that location. So a single result.

Is there a similar example that we can see?
Much like the apple store locator: hidden link

I think this can be solved by increasing the search radius until a marker is found, but I do not know if toolset if capable of that.

May 1, 2018 at 1:31 pm #778257

Nigel

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Hi Erwin

I'm sorry to say that it's just not possible at the moment.

We have a feature request for maps to be able to order posts by distance which would allow you to create a View of posts ordered by smallest distance with a limit setting of 1 to return just the nearest post, but it is not yet implemented.

As you are probably aware we are approaching the end of a major development cycle and will shortly have developer resources available to work on new features. We are currently identifying priorities and I will be sure to add your vote for this feature (which has a related feature request of being able to display the calculated distance of posts from the starting point).

It will also soon be possible to submit and vote upon a public list of feature requests, so keep an eye out for a blog post about that.

Sorry I can't be more helpful.

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