Perch Locator is an app to manage locatable resources within Perch CMS. Addresses are Geocoded and can be searched using coordinates or by a valid address to allow users to find places of interest near to them.
If you still wish to use this application on Perch 2 please see the v2.x branch. All active development will now take place on Perch 3.
Upload the root_locator directory to perch/addons/apps and add root_locator to your config/apps.php file.
Example:
<?php
$apps_list = array(
'content',
'categories',
'root_locator'
);
Before you can begin geocoding you must set an API key in the Perch settings area. This should have the following Google APIs enabled:
- Geocoding
- Static Maps
If you are upgrading from v1 you must follow these steps:
- Remove the old
jw_locatorapplication from yourperch/addons/appsdirectory. - Upload the new app folder as per the instructions above.
- Log in to Perch and visit the new locator app. It will have the same name in the Apps menu but will have a different path of
root_locatorrather thanjw_locator. - The app should automatically install and begin importing old location data. Failed jobs from the previous app due to API quota exceptions will be automatically requeued.
- When the import is complete you can remove the old database tables. It is recommended you take a full backup of them first.
Finally there are some changes to the runtime functions that will cause breaking changes in your code:
jw_locator_get_customis nowroot_locator_get_customjw_locator_location_jsonhas been removed.- The search distance key is now
rangeand notradius - The
jsonoutput option is no longer used, instead renderaddresses_list_json.htmloraddress_json.html, these may need modifying to match the older JSON format.
Like standard Perch apps, the Locator can be accessed using the Apps menu in the top of the CMS admin area. Inside the app you are able to create new addresses or import in bulk using a CSV file. It is not recommended to give clients access to the import section and instead request data from them to format yourself. You can disable access by setting the correct priveledges for the user roles.
CSV Data must include the following columns:
addressTitle(required)addressBuilding(required)addressStreet(recommended)addressTownaddressRegionaddressPostcode(required)addressCountry
Rows that are missing any of the required fields will not be imported. Those missing recommended fields will be imported but may fail in the geocoding queue.
v2.1: You can now include custom fields in the CSV import. Any additional columns that are not listed above will be included in the dynamic fields array to be used in your templates.
To display your location results onto a map, take a look at the example code in the locations/index.php file.
Display a single address found by ID.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Integer | ID of the address to show |
| Boolean | Set to true to have the value returned instead of echoed. |
<?php
$id = perch_get('address');
root_locator_address($id);
?>Outputs a single field from the address template, this may be useful for setting the page title.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Integer | ID of the address |
| String | The ID of the template field to return |
| Boolean | Set to true to have the value returned instead of echoed. |
<?php
$id = perch_get('address');
echo '<title>' . root_locator_address_field($id, 'addressTitle', true) . '</title>';
?>Returns a list of addresses that are near to a found address. The amount returned can be set using the $options array.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| Integer | ID of the source address |
| Array | Options array, see table below |
| Boolean | Set to true to have the value returned instead of echoed. |
<?php
$id = perch_get('address');
root_locator_nearby($id, [
'range' => 10,
'count' => 3
]);
?>Returns a custom query of the address data. Many of the functions above are shortcuts to options that can be configured using this function.
For more information on the available settings see perch_content_custom.
These are in addition to the ones listed for perch_content_custom().
| Option | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | An array containing latitude and longitide data. |
| address | An address to find nearby locations |
| exclude | To avoid returning the same record in a search you can exlude an ID from the results |
The locator field type can be used to include processed addresses in other Perch content types.
Copy the entire locator directory to perch/addons/fieldtypes.
In order for the field type to work, you must have already installed and configured the main Locator app. This includes setting a Google API key.
The locator field type works very similarly to the Pages field type. Including it within your templates will give you a list of geocoded addresses:
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" />The example above will output the title of the address that is selected.
Additionally, using the output attribute, you can include other fields from the address:
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="title" />
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="building" />
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="street" />
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="town" />
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="region" />
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="country" />
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="postcode" />
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="latitude" />
<perch:content id="venue" type="locator" label="Venue" output="longitude" />The MIT License (MIT)
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