google maps: show region if the location is not specified

[Gabender]

I would like the google map, if the user does not specify the exact location, visit places like the region, which is mandatory in my site so there will always be. how to do?

[emuigai]

I am not sure what you mean by exact location. But I had a close similar problem.
Go to plugins directory and and google maps the map.php you can add something similar

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if(( $item['s_city_area'] == '' ) && ( $item['s_city_area'] == null )){
            if( ( $item['s_city'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_city'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_city']; }
}

[frosticek]

Guys,
If you download latest version of Google Maps Plugin, you can find location "catcher" in map.php file:

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        <?php
            $addr = array();
            if( ( $item['s_address'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_address'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_address']; }
            if( ( $item['s_city'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_city'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_city']; }
            if( ( $item['s_zip'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_zip'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_zip']; }
            if( ( $item['s_region'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_region'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_region']; }
            if( ( $item['s_country'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_country'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_country']; }
            $address = implode(", ", $addr);
        ?>

So there is no need to modify or add anything.
If no address is given, it will show region.
If no region is given too, it will show country ....

[Laure]

i have done it but I still have the same problem with my website. For my website in France it is ok http://fr.clasf.com/ as I am doing it with the postal codes but I can't do it for México http://www.clasf.mx/
They dont' let me choose the location catcher in map.php

Thank you for your help!

[frosticek]

@Laure
You mean you are not able to use ZIPs in Mexico locations?
Can you check if there is no restriction on Google Geolocation script that would limit use of ZIPs in Mexico?

[Puneet Dhawan]

to what frosticek has replied, you can add another line to maps.php to make the 'catcher' work better. When address is not entered it will show city area on the map after adding this -

Add:  if( ( $item['s_city_area'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_city_area'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_city_area']; }
just below  if( ( $item['s_address'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_address'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_address']; }

[frosticek]

@Puneet Dhawan
I am using somewhere city area as field for mobile phone, so I left it

[lucato]

Guys,
If you download latest version of Google Maps Plugin, you can find location "catcher" in map.php file:

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        <?php
            $addr = array();
            if( ( $item['s_address'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_address'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_address']; }
            if( ( $item['s_city'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_city'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_city']; }
            if( ( $item['s_zip'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_zip'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_zip']; }
            if( ( $item['s_region'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_region'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_region']; }
            if( ( $item['s_country'] != '' ) && ( $item['s_country'] != null ) ) { $addr[] = $item['s_country']; }
            $address = implode(", ", $addr);
        ?>

So there is no need to modify or add anything.
If no address is given, it will show region.
If no region is given too, it will show country ....

That's is weird... if I comment out all this code, it still works when I edit the listing and change the city, region and so on. Any idea if there is another place that this code can control it besides plugins\google_maps\map.php ?

thanks