Marker Filtering

overview this article covers how to set up various types of marker filtering there are currently three forms of marker filtering that can be used in separately or integrated with any of the other options store locator https //docs wpgmaps com/xb0e marker filtering#hqlnl category filtering https //docs wpgmaps com/xb0e marker filtering#v2sqr custom field filtering https //docs wpgmaps com/xb0e marker filtering#xdtqo prerequisites the following plugin/s need to be installed and active wp go maps wp go maps pro add on (optional, but required category or custom field filtering) store locator the store locator is a type of filter that allows a user to pick an address and a radius, this results is a filtered set of markers that meet those criteria for more information regarding setting up your store locator please see our store locator docid\ cb2hqh8stst2cjmvcpj40 guide integrating the store locator feature with other filtering types will be covered in the sections below category filtering marker categorization can be used with both the store locator and the marker listing category setup categories must be first be setup for your maps/markers categories can be created at wp go maps > categories category settings the category filter behaviour can be controlled by navigating to wp go maps > settings > categories we currently support 2 types of category presentation dropdown or checkboxes dropdown filtering allows the end user to pick one category to filter on checkboxes allows the end user to pick multiple categories to filter on, with a choice of filtering logic category selection logic when using checkboxes, 2 types of filtering logic can be used or (default) when the end user selects more than one filter to filter on, markers that belong to any of the selected categories will be displayed and when the end users selects more than one filter to filter on, only markers that belong to all of the selected categories will be displayed use category filtering with your store locator to enable the category filter on the store locator, please navigate as follows wp go maps > maps (edit your chosen map) > settings > store locator > advanced > allow category selection use category filter with your marker listing to enable the category filter on the marker listing, please navigate as follows wp go maps > maps (edit your chosen map) > settings > marker listing > filtering > category filter note to ensure accurate filtering the marker listing category filter should not be used at the same time as the store locator category filter custom field filtering custom field setup to use custom field filtering you would first need to set up some custom fields custom fields can be setup by navigating to wp go maps > marker fields if you intend filter by custom field, please ensure you select a filter type so the plugin knows how to present filtering controls to the end user enabling custom field filtering to enable custom field filters for your map, please navigate to wp go maps > maps (edit your chosen map) > settings > marker fields > select the checkbox of the fields you would like to filter please ensure custom field data has been added to your markers for the filter to work correctly the custom field filter can be used in conjunction with the other filtering options (store locator and category filters)