Google Maps Archives | Store Locator Plus®

SEO Pages, Profile Updates, and Patches

Posted by lcleveland in Google Maps, Map Software, MySLP SaaS, Release Notes, Store Locator, Store Locator Plus

The January 2026 update is out for the Store Locator Plus® products and services. Both the SaaS platform and the WordPress plugins have been updated with a variety of bug fixes and user experience updates. We have been testing modernizing the administrative interfaces by replacing PHP code with newer React components. Part of the process is intended to modernize the user experience which goes hand-in-hand with making the Store Locator Plus® platform faster and more stable.

My Profile Interface Progress (SaaS)

Our primary work with the updated user interface has focused on the My Profile page. This is a low impact part of the application, meaning it has near-zero risk of changing how the map and directory presentations behave as deployed on websites. It has allowed use to test implementation of new JavaScript driven React components while improving data display and user interfaces. This has been a measured test of new interfaces.

This process has been laying the groundwork for better interfaces across the application that we intend to roll out throughout the year. Eventually we expect to have a newer, faster, and more modern design not only on the administrative interface but also to make it easier to provide modern interfaces for user-facing map and directory designs with little-to-no coding experience for our user base.

Resolved – Settings Being Reset After Updates

Posted by lcleveland in Google Maps, Map Software, MySLP SaaS, Release Notes, Store Locator Plus, WPSLP

Over the past 6 months or so we’ve been working with customers to resolve an issue where updating Store Locator Plus® would reset some (not all) settings. This was especially prevalent with our WordPress plugin users. With the latest 2511.08.XX release we believe we’ve finally put this issue to rest.

For some users, when they would update the base Store Locator Plus® WordPress plugin they would lose some settings. One of the settings we noticed on one of our test boxes was the Google Maps API key being reset. The full list of possible settings that could be impacted are shown here:

broadcast_timestamp => 0
default_country => us
extended_data_tested => 0
map_language => en
next_field_id => 1
next_field_ported => 
premium_user_id => 
premium_subscription_id => 
radius_behavior => always_use
slplus_plugindir => /var/www/html/wp-content/plugins/store-locator-plus/
slplus_basename => store-locator-plus/store-locator-plus.php
themes_last_updated => 0
active_style_css => div#map img {...more CSS...
admin_notice_dismissed => 0
invalid_query_message => We did not receive a valid JSONP response.
radii => 10,25,50,100,(200),500
searchlayout => ...HTML...
hide_address_entry => 0
hide_radius_selector => 0
label_radius => Within
label_search => Address / Zip
map_height => 480
map_height_units => px
map_width => 100
map_width_units => %
remove_credits => 0
maplayout => ...HTML...
initial_results_returned => 25
max_results_returned => 25
message_bad_address => Could not locate this address. Please try a different location.
message_no_results => No locations found.
instructions => Enter an address or zip code and click the find locations button.
label_hours => Hours
label_image => Image
theme => a_gallery_style
style_id => 
layout => ...HTML...
log_schedule_messages => 0
google_geocode_key => AI...HY
google_server_key => AI...HY
url_control_description =>

WordPress Environment Info Fixed

Posted by lcleveland in General, Google Maps, Map Software, Release Notes, Store Locator, Store Locator Plus, Web Presence, WordPress

The info page for our Store Locator Plus® WordPress plugin users has been patched. Some users were experiencing a situation where the information page would not render, showing only a white space. This was due to conflicting JavaScript on some installations. The issue has been resolved and is available in the latest update to Store Locator Plus® for our WordPress plugin community.

This page includes the latest news, links to the documentation articles that help the WordPress plugin users get started, as well as an environment panel. The environment panel is important for users requesting support as it provides the WordPress environment info we need to assist in a timely fashion.

This issue does not impact users of the SaaS platform.

Post image by Lance Cleveland.