Sometimes if the url structure changes (like when a new post type such as the location post type in Map List Pro is added) you may have to flush your permalinks. Doing this is very easy – just go to Settings->Permalinks and click the save button.
Starting zoom level By default Map List Pro will calculate the zoom levels automatically to make sure that all of the visible locations are in view. It is possible to override the starting zoom level to just show an area at a particular zoom level. To set the starting zoom you also need to set…
When performing a location search sometimes search terms you expect to return results don’t. The reasons for this can be mixed, but understanding how the search works may help you to get better results. When you enter search terms into the location search box and click search these are sent to the Google geocoding service…
It may sound like an odd way of doing it, but the simplest way to change those strings is to use a translation plugin. All of the text is translatable so this is a very easy way to change it. A good tutorial on using a free plugin to do this can be found here:…
Map List Pro has a number of filters that let you change more advanced functions of the map and list. The code snippets listed below should be added to your theme’s function.php. Change the order of the map, list, messages, paging, and search boxes This should return an array of strings. The order of the…
You can just paste the shortcode into a text widget and it should work fine. You may need to add a bit of code to the functions.php of your active theme file to enable shortcodes in text widgets. Thefollowing code enables shortcodes in text widgets: <code>add_filter(‘widget_text’, ‘do_shortcode’);</code>
You don’t need to manually set shortcode options to get a map on your site – you can do this easily using the shortcode wizard. In case you do need to manually edit any shortcode options the full range of options available are below: Normally you shouldn’t need to manually create or edit the shortcode,…
You can change the style of the maps using Google Map custom styles – a site like Snazzy Maps is a good place to start : http://snazzymaps.com/. Once you’ve got a style you’re happy with you can just copy and paste the style code into the styles box in Settings->Map List Pro.
The mlp_location_description filter gives you access to the description field before it is sent to the front end. Here you can get fields from the database and add and change the description text. Custom fields created with the Map List Pro mlp_location_metaboxes filter are passed to the function along with the description html, and the…