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Preferred stores\/businesses will have a higher priority over the normal stores. Custom text can be added to each store. Administrators can add stores by entering the address or by dragging the map marker. Multiple stores can be added at the same time using a .csv file. Stores\/businesses will be saved to the database.<\/p>\n\n<p>Requires WordPress 3.6, PHP 5, mySQL.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add store by entering store name, address and other details.<\/li>\n<li>Stores can also be added by dragging the map marker to the desired position.<\/li>\n<li>Highlight preferred stores.<\/li>\n<li>Add custom text to stores.<\/li>\n<li>Add multiple stores at a time by uploading a CSV file.<\/li>\n<li>Display the plugin in a page by using a short code.<\/li>\n<li>Current Location detection.<\/li>\n<li>Users can search for stores by store name.<\/li>\n<li>Users can search for stores by street, city, postal code, province or country.<\/li>\n<li>Users can select the radius of the search in km or miles.<\/li>\n<li>Displays store address, phone numbers, distance to store, custom text and preferred store from search area.<\/li>\n<li>Can use Google Maps Api key in the plugin.<\/li>\n<li>Distance options in kilometres or miles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Coming soon<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Plugin style customization.<\/li>\n<li>More store details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>Manual Install<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the 'akw-store-locator' folder to the '\/wp-content\/plugins\/' folder.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Add the Google API key to the 'storeLocatorConfig.php' page and set the 'USE_GOOGLE_KEY' to 'true'.<\/li>\n<li>Add the short-code [akwstorelocator] to the page that you want to display the store locator.<\/li>\n<li>Change the short-code to [akwstorelocator maplabel=\"Postal\/Zip, City\/Province\/State or Full Address\" storelable=\u201cStore Name(Optional)\u201d mapbutton=\"Search Sores\"] for custom label and button names.<\/li>\n<li>Plugin is ready for use!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h4>Auto Install<\/h4>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Search for \"AKW Store Locator\" in the plugins page.<\/li>\n<li>Click on install.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Add the Google API key to the 'storeLocatorConfig.php' page and set the 'USE_GOOGLE_KEY' to 'true'.<\/li>\n<li>Add the short-code [akwstorelocator] to the page that you want to display the store locator.<\/li>\n<li>Change the short-code to [akwstorelocator maplabel=\"Postal\/Zip, City\/Province\/State or Full Address\" storelable=\u201cStore Name(Optional)\u201d mapbutton=\"Search Sores\"] for custom label and button names.<\/li>\n<li>Plugin is ready for use!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt>Why use the Google Maps API key?<\/dt>\n<dd><p>With Google Maps Api key, you can view the hits and statistics in the google developer console page.\nAlso an api key is required if the number of free requests limit is exceeded.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt>What happens to the database table if the plugin is deactivated?<\/dt>\n<dd><p>The database table is not deleted when the plugin is deactivated. So the data stored previously remains if you want to reactivate the plugin.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt>The table is not installed in the database after activation<\/dt>\n<dd><p>The 'Upgrade.php' file needs to be present in the 'wp-admin\/includes' folder. This file is required to add the table to the database.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Tested for compatibility with latest Wordpress version.<\/li>\n<li>Minor bug fixes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.9<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed issue with uploading of CSV files.<\/li>\n<li>Tested for compatibility with latest Wordpress version.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.8<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Current location detection.<\/li>\n<li>Stores can be searched based on store names<\/li>\n<li>Search for stores in admin section by store name, city, province or country<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.7.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Minor bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.7.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed map stretch and icon issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.7<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Supports Wordpress 4.0<\/li>\n<li>Minor bug fixes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.6.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Minor bug fixes.<\/li>\n<li>Gives admin the ability to move the marker for address when adding a new store.<\/li>\n<li>Supports Wordpress 3.9.2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.6<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Options to choose between kilometres or miles.<\/li>\n<li>Updated csv file upload.<\/li>\n<li>Preferred store and custom text options for stores.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.5<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed code to get geocode locations for multiple addresses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.4<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed minor issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.3<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed minor issue<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Fixed plugin to work with non-root Wordpress installs. 3.8 support<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Changed address display issues<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>First version released<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Simple, easy to install plugin to view stores around a location. 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