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Fewer Geocode Requests With Store Locator Plus® 5

Posted by lcleveland in Map Software, Store Locator, Store Locator Plus, WPSLP

Our Store Locator Plus® 5.0 WordPress plugin is out today with some notable changes.

What Store Locator Plus 5 does have is an improved map rendering process that reduces geocoding requests. Since Google switched over to a 100% pay-as-you-go system for EVERYONE , no “free map views or geocoding” even for long-time users, we decided to focus on helping users reduce their monthly Google fees. WPSLP 5 is the first release to work towards that goal.

Store Locator Geocoding Privacy

Posted by lcleveland in MySLP SaaS, Store Locator Plus

The late November 2018 updates to My Store Locator Plus® add a new level of data privacy for your site visitors. Until now whenever a user typed in an address on your locator that search was sent directly from the user’s browser to Google. This is how the vast-majority of locator software applications work.

Until now.

In an effort to provide a better user experience AND protect user privacy, all address lookup requests (aka geocoding requests) are now directed through the My Store Locator Plus® dual-layer proxy server. Unlike Google, and many other online services, we do not track or retain identifiable data that associates this lookup with a user or their IP address.

By doing nothing more than employing the MySLP embed code on your site to provide locator or directory services for your customers you are giving them an extra level of privacy and security. Google can no longer directly associate an address they type into the search with their web browser.

Privacy. That is something we think everyone can use more of these days.

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$5/month

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1,000 Map Views
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$35/month

5,000 Locations
5,000 Map Views
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Unlimited Categories
GPS Location Sensor
CSV import and export
Full control over search form and results layout
Map color scheme and element styling
Feature locations
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15,000 Locations
8,000 Map Views
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Unlimited Categories
GPS Location Sensor
CSV import and export
Full control over search form and results layout
Map color scheme and element styling
Feature locations
Directory listings
Scheduled CSV Imports
Advanced Reporting
Territories
Cluster Map Markers

Location Directions for Store Locator

Posted by lcleveland in MySLP SaaS, Store Locator Plus, WPSLP

The list of locations has a link for directions from your user’s location to each of the stores shown on the map. At some point in the recent past this feature stopped working. Our November update to My Store Locator Plus® addresses this issue, restoring proper direction links to your locations. Self-managed WordPress plugin users will need to upgrade to the Store Locator Plus plugin version 4.9.22 for this patch.