Search

Visitors find your locations by typing where they are or where they're searching. The locator autocompletes their input, centers the map on the place they pick, and sorts your locations by distance.

Open Search Settings

On This Page

• Suggestion types
• Country restrictions
• Radius and distance units
• Location name suggestions
• Keyword search bar
• Placeholder text
• GPS button
• Pre-filling search via URL or external bar

Suggestion Types

The search bar uses Mapbox or Google Places (whichever map provider you've connected) to autocomplete as visitors type. You can restrict which types of suggestions appear:

address postcode neighborhood city region country

Most retailers do well with city + postcode. Dealer networks often add region. Service businesses with addresses sometimes add address. Showing all six can clutter the suggestions.

Storepoint supports postal codes from any country. ZIP codes (US), postal codes (Canada), postcodes (UK, Australia, Germany, France, Brazil, Japan, India, and the rest of the world), and any other postal format your visitors use will autocomplete and return correctly.

Configure under Search & Map Functionality → Restrict Search Bar Suggestion Types. Leave it empty to allow all six.

Country Restrictions

If you operate in specific countries, narrow autocomplete to only those countries. Visitors typing "Paris" in a France-only locator will see Paris, France instead of Paris, Texas.

Open Search & Map Functionality → Restrict Search Bar Suggestions to Certain Countries and pick one or more from the dropdown. Leave it empty for worldwide suggestions (the default).

Radius and Distance Units

After a visitor searches, the locator returns locations within a default radius. You control:

• Default radius: how wide the initial search is.
• Distance unit: auto, miles, or kilometers. auto uses the visitor's local convention based on their country, so US visitors see miles and metric-system visitors see kilometers from a single setting.
• Radius dropdown options: which radius values visitors can pick from.
• Hide the radius dropdown: if you don't want visitors changing it.
• Focus on nearest: zoom in to show the X closest locations after a search.
• Limit results: cap the total number returned.

Configure under Search & Map Functionality → Radius & Limit Settings.

Location Name Suggestions

By default, the search bar shows only geographic suggestions. Turn on Keyword-Based Suggestions and your location names appear in the autocomplete too. Visitors who know a specific location's name (for example, "Brooklyn Hot Dog Co. Williamsburg") can pick it from the suggestions and jump straight to that pin.

Useful for provider directories, named franchise locations, gym and salon chains, or any locator where visitors search by a specific spot's name.

Keyword Search Bar

Storepoint also offers a second search input, separate from the main geographic search. The two do different things:

• The main search bar centers the map on a place and sorts results by distance.
• The keyword search bar filters the visible result list by name or text content.

Visitors can use both: search a postcode in the geographic search to find nearby locations, then type a keyword in the keyword bar to narrow that list.

Enable in Search & Map Functionality → Enable Keyword Search Bar. You can customize its placeholder text.

Placeholder Text

The grey text inside an empty search bar is editable. Some examples that work well:

• Search by city or postcode
• Where are you?
• Enter your zip or city
• Find a stockist near you

Set it under Search Bar Placeholder Text. Leave blank for the default.

GPS Button

Visitors who want their nearest location without typing can tap a GPS button next to the search bar. It uses their device location (with permission) to center the map and sort by distance.

Enable under Show GPS Location Button. For automatic detection on page load instead of a button, see Auto-Detect Location.

Pre-Filling Search via URL or External Bar

You can land visitors on your locator with a search already filled in. Useful for regional CTAs, email campaigns, paid ads, and landing pages.

• Pre-Filled Search via URL Parameters: Add a query parameter to your locator URL so it loads with results for a specific city, postcode, or tag.
• External Search Bar: Add a search input on your homepage or footer that redirects to your locator with results ready.

Related

• Auto-Detect Location: IP and GPS detection so visitors see nearby results without typing anything.
• Priority Sorting: Boost specific locations to the top so sorting isn't purely distance-based.
• Filters & Tags: Let visitors narrow results by product, service, brand, or any category.
• Update List as Map Moves: Pan-and-zoom browsing as a search alternative.
• Spotlight: Show specific locations or messages based on where visitors search.
• Widget Settings: Search & Map Functionality: Full settings reference.
• Search & Filter Overview: How search, filters, and result sorting fit together.