Profile: sebastianK-3

Problem:

Assume a View, where we display a Maps with Markers.
The View has a Custom Search by distance.

When we use this Search, the "intuitive" workflow is to first enter a "distance from" value.
Then, we would choose the "KM/MI" selector and finally enter a location.
Then, we would submit the search and get results.

This is fine as long the View is not updated by AJAX.
As soon you activate "AJAX results update when visitors change any filter values", entering as much as "100" in the "distance from" field, will trigger the search.

But, we did not yet enter a "Location"!
Our expectation here would (technically) be a "No results found" or at least a "This field cannot be empty" warning and no results triggered yet.

Solution:

Toolset does not have a sense of "combined" filter controls.

This means that the sentence "AJAX results update when visitors change any filter values" means literally that: when any control changes its value.

That works for the distance and also for the location.

We might be able to introduce such a concept, but it will demand time and planning.

We suggest adding your voice for this feature to https://toolset.com/home/contact-us/suggest-a-new-feature-for-toolset/

Problem:

I've set up a map to display locations via their address field, working fine. Users can filter the map data using a form with filter.

I'd like to add one more filter/search field allowing the user to enter an address for positioning the map focus, on a particular zoom level, rather than filtering objects. How can that be achieved?

Example:
- user enters 'London' in search field

- no locations match this term (no title like 'london')

- show a map centered on 'London', eventually showing a marker labelled 'London'

Is there any way to achieve the desired results?

Solution:

In the latest version of Toolset map plugin, there is distance filter feature, our document:

https://toolset.com/2017/12/toolset-maps-1-4-with-geolocation-filtering-by-distance-and-custom-map-styles/

Relevant Documentation:

https://toolset.com/documentation/user-guides/display-on-google-maps/displaying-markers-on-google-maps/#displaying-current-visitor-location