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Guide to Storepoint Locator Widget: Search, Filter, & Priority Features

Create an intuitive location finder for your website with powerful search and filter features. Learn about geolocation, customizable filters, visual tags, and smart sorting options that help visitors quickly find relevant locations. Perfect for businesses managing multiple locations, service providers, dealers, or member directories.

Search Features

Location-Based Search

Help customers easily find your nearest locations with our powerful search options:

  • Automatic Geolocation: Show customers their nearest locations instantly
    • IP-based detection: Provides quick location estimates based on network
    • Browser geolocation: Offers precise GPS-based locations when permitted
  • Manual Location Search: Smart suggestions for searching by postal code, ZIP code, city, neighborhood, address, state/province, or country
    • Pro tip: Focus your market by limiting suggestions to specific countries

Name & Keyword Search

Allow customers to search directly for location names or keywords, making their search experience intuitive and effortless.

Filter Options

Customizable Filters for Your Business

Set up the exact filters your customers need, creating dropdown options for:

  • Available products or services
  • Location types
  • Features offered
  • Categories and specialties
  • Any other important attributes for your business

Easy Filter Setup

  1. Tag Your Locations: Add tags when creating or managing locations

    • Tags become filter options automatically
    • Organize tags into different dropdown filters as needed
  2. Add Visual Impact

    • Use color coding for easy category recognition
    • Upload custom icons to represent different types or offerings
    • Tags appear directly on location results for fast scanning

The result? A seamless interface where customers can quickly identify and filter locations based on what matters most.

Search Results

Radius Control

  • Customize default search radius limits
  • Offer an optional radius selector for users
  • Choose between miles or kilometers

Priority Sorting

  • Automatically sort by nearest distance
  • Create custom sorting rules based on location attributes
  • Set distance limits and prioritize certain locations (e.g., prioritize 'flagship' locations within 25 miles)

Catchment Areas

Ideal for businesses with defined service regions:

  • Define custom territory boundaries
  • Assign locations to specific areas
  • Show results based on service regions or exclusivity

Great for:

  • Dealer networks
  • Service territories
  • Sales regions
  • Franchise areas

Ready to create your locator, map or directory for your website? Create your locator now.

Common Questions

Q: How many filters can I add?
A: Add as many filters as you need! Our flexible system adapts to your business while keeping the interface clean and user-friendly.

Q: Can I change the search radius?
A: Yes! You can set a default radius and allow users to adjust it as needed.

Q: How does automatic geolocation work?
A: We use IP-based geolocation for quick results and offer precise GPS-based location if users allow it.

Q: Is Storepoint just for store locators?
A: No—Storepoint can do much more! Customers use it for franchise directories, dealer networks, pharmacies, event maps, real estate listings, doctor finders, and more. The features are flexible and can be used to create any type of location map or directory.

Ready to create your locator, map or directory for your website? Create your locator now.

Contact us at [email protected] if you have any questions.