BP xProfile Location Plugin

This plugin works with both BuddyPress and the BuddyBoss Platform. It creates an xProfile Location field type that will use the Google Places API to populate and validate address fields on member profiles.

The result will be uniform and searchable addresses with a single input field.

In BuddyPress, you can create multiple Location fields via wp-admin > Users > Profile Fields > Add New Field

In BuddyBoss Platform, you can create multiple Location fields via wp-admin > BuddyBoss > Profiles > Profile Fields > Add New Field

The xprofile field for each member will be populated as a searchable string.

A latitude / longitude ‘geocode’ will be saved as a separate field, if that option was selected when the field was created.

You can then use the geocode in your preferred Member Map solution.

Or you may be interested in this Member Map solution: BP Maps for Members

For Group Maps, please see: BP Maps for Groups

For more information about this plugin, please visit BP xProfile Location

1. If you have not entered a Google Maps API Key for one of your other PhiloPress plugins – see the FAQ

2. Upload the zip on the Plugins > Add screen in wp-admin

3. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

4. If you are using BuddyPress:

   • Go to wp-admin > Settings > BuddyPress > Options. Under ‘Profile Settings’, find ‘Google Maps API key’, enter your key and Save
   • Go to wp-admin > Users > Profile Fields > Add New Field and Create a profile field of Type = Location

5. Or if you use BuddyBoss Platform:

   • Go to wp-admin > BuddyBoss > Integrations > BuddyPress Plugins. Under ‘Profile Settings’, find ‘Google Maps API key’, enter your key and Save
   • Go to wp-admin > > BuddyBoss > Profiles > Profile Fields > Add New Field and Create a profile field of Type = Location.

1. 

   The Edit screen on a member profile with Address Auto-Complete

2. 

   Creating a Profile Field of Type > Location

3. 

   GeoCode option when creating a Profile Field

4.8

• fixed bug related to changes made in 4.7

4.7

• improved support for BP Profile Search

4.6

• fixes a fatal error when using BP 12 and BP Profile Search

4.5

• removes js comments to prevent errors when white space is trimmed.

4.4

• removes the check for an active xprofiles component. This is an important update, especially for BuddyBoss users.

4.3

• fixes a bug re the use of ‘legend’ instead of ‘label’ for the field name formatting

4.2

• fixes a bug re use of Profile Search in BuddyBoss when the “Search Mode” for a Location field is not set to ‘distance’

4.1

• Adds support for distance search when used with the BP Profile Search plugin or BuddyBoss Platform > Profile Search

4.0

• Improved performance of calls to the Google Maps APIs – important!

3.1

• Tested with 5.4
• Improve support for the BuddyBoss Platform – an alternative to BuddyPress
• Improve cleanup on deletion of a field of type Location

3.0

• Tested with 5.2.2
• Add support for the BuddyBoss Platform – an alternative to BuddyPress

2.0

• Tested with 5.1.1
• Add support for distance searches via the BP Profile Search plugin IF you have the premium BP Maps for Members plugin from PhiloPress

1.8

• Tested with 5.0.2
• Improve multisite support

1.7

• Add settings field for the ‘Google Maps API key to BuddyPress settings

1.6

• Add ‘Description’ field output in class-pp-field-type-location.php

1.5

• Prevent saving of field data and geocode if the value is an empty serialized array, a:0:{}

1.4

• Changed the method for supporting the BP Profile Search plugin.

1.3

• Added check for enabled BuddyPress Extended Profiles component
• Tested with WP 4.7 and BP 2.7.2

1.2

• Added requirement for Google Maps API Key.

1.1

• Fix autolink issue

1.0

• Initial release.