Split: Map results with the same location

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Last updated by Waqar 1 year, 5 months ago.

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June 19, 2023 at 11:49 am #2616957

Jim

Hi again Waqar.

I think I figured out the issue. There was a discrepancy in the Custom Field slug of the Address.

This brings to light another issue though. My custom type is a Therapist, which people search for. There can be multiple Therapists at the same Business Address. On the map, only one Therapist will show at a specific location/address; they must be exactly overlapping..? Or is the first one replaced?

Is there a way around this? Can I show all of the Therapists at the location on the map?

In the included photo, both Therapists have the same address listed and only the second one will display on the map.

Jim

June 19, 2023 at 12:06 pm #2616963

Waqar

Hi Jim,

If your map has marker locations that are very close to each other or share the same coordinates, you can turn on the 'spiderfy' option in the map's settings.
( example screenshot attached )

You can also add the spiderfy="on" attribute in the 'wpv-map-render' shortcode for the map, like this:


[wpv-map-render map_id="map-1" spiderfy="on"][/wpv-map-render]

This will make sure that all close-range map markers are rendered individually in a spider/mesh-like formation.

regards,
Waqar

June 19, 2023 at 2:47 pm #2617013

Jim

Thanks Waqar! That's great! I wasn't aware of that setting. I've added it to my wpv-map-render shortcode and it appears to work quite well.

Is this feature configurable? eg. Can I increase the distance between the markers? I'd like the to be spread out a bit more.

Jim

June 20, 2023 at 11:20 am #2617239

Waqar

Thanks for the update and glad that it works.

The 'spiderfy' feature is not configurable and the distance between the markers is managed automatically.

June 20, 2023 at 2:32 pm #2617311

Jim

Thanks Waqar.

What do I add to the wpv-map-render shortcode to achieve the setting "Always show each marker separately"?

I'm struggling a bit to find a combination of clustering and spiderfy that works well with my setup.

June 21, 2023 at 10:37 am #2617541

Waqar

To enforce the setting "Always show each marker separately", you can set the cluster="off".
( but by default if you don't include the 'cluster' attribute in the shortcode, it will be treated as off )

To find the right combination of the clustering and the spiderfy effect, you can adjust the 'cluster_max_zoom' value, as suggested in this forum reply:
https://toolset.com/forums/topic/spiderfy-does-not-work-if-cluster-is-on/#post-1597697