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City, Neighborhood, and Country – Listing Location Options for the Submission Form

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WpRentals offers four ways to set locations:

  • Google Places Autocomplete
  • OpenStreet Places Autocomplete
  • Manual Input
  • Dropdown Selector

Google Places (Autocomplete)

What It Does

  • Enables Google Places for autocomplete.
  • Saves City, Area, and Country from the selected location.

Configure Map Settings

  • Go to Admin > WpRentals Options > Map Configuration > Map General Settings
  • Choose What Map System do you want to use? and Select Google Maps
  • Enable Google Places.
  • Add an API Key for Google Maps:
    Google Maps Settings Guide

Optional: Limit Limit Use Google Places or Open Street Places to a specific country?

Configure Submission Form Settings

  • Navigate to Admin > WpRentals Options.
  • Go to Search > Location Field Search Settings
  • Enable the option to Use Google Places or Open Street Places for Location Field in Search?  (set YES)
  • Disable the option Use Dropdowns for Cities and Areas in Submission Form? (Set NO)
  • Click Save Changes.

Using Google for City in Submission Form

  • Go to User Dashboard > Add New Listing.
  • Fill in the mandatory fields.
  • In the City field, start typing a city name.
  • A dropdown will appear with suggestions from Google Places API.
  • Select a city from the dropdown.
  • The Country field and other location details will be automatically populated based on the selected city.
  • Complete the remaining listing details and publish the listing.



Open Street Places

What It Does

  • Enables OpenStreet Places for city location autocomplete.
  • Saves City, Area, and Country.

Map Setup:

  • Go to Theme Options → Map Configuration > Map General Settings
  • Set OpenStreet for “What Map System do you want to use” and “What Places API do you want to use?”

Optional: Limit Limit Use Google Places or Open Street Places to a specific country?

Configure Submission Form Settings

  • Navigate to Admin > WpRentals Options.
  • Go to Search > Location Field Search Settings
  • Enable the option to Use Google Places or Open Street Places for Location Field in Search?  (set YES)
  • Disable the option Use Dropdowns for Cities and Areas in Submission Form? (Set NO)
  • Click Save Changes.

Using Open Street for City in Submission Form

  • Go to User Dashboard > Add New Listing.
  • Fill in the mandatory fields.
  • In the City field, start typing a city name.
  • A dropdown will appear with suggestions from Open Street Places API.
  • Select a city from the dropdown.
  • The Country field and other location details will be automatically populated based on the selected city.
  • Complete the remaining listing details and publish the listing.
  • The autocomplete field appears in the “Details” and “Location” sections of the submission form.




Manual Input

What It Does

  • Disables Google Places and OpenStreet Places.
  • Allows manual input for City and Area.
  • Provides a dropdown for Country selection.

Adjust Theme Autocomplete Settings

  • Navigate to Admin > WpRentals Options.
  • Go to Search > Location Field Search Settings
  • Disable the option to Use Google Places or Open Street Places for Location Field in Search?  (set NO)
  • Locate Use Dropdowns for data saved from properties in Location Search Field?
  • Choose between:
    • No (Allows users to type in cities and areas as free fields).
    • Yes (Displays pre-defined drop-down selection).
  • Click Save Changes.

Configure Submission Form

  • Navigate to Admin > WpRentals Options > Search > Location Field Search Settings
  • Locate Use Dropdowns for Cities and Areas in Submission Form?
  • Choose No (Allows users to type in cities and areas as free fields).

  • Go to User Dashboard > Add New Listing.
  • Fill in the mandatory fields.
  • In the City field, manually type the city name.
  • Manually enter the Neighborhood.
  • Select the Country from the drop-down list.

What It Does

  • Displays dropdowns for Cities and Areas in the submission form.
  • Dropdown options are populated with locations added in the theme admin.
  • Cities and Areas are independent (not linked).

Adjust Theme Autocomplete Settings

  • Navigate to Admin > WpRentals Options.
  • Go to Search > Location Field Search Settings
  • Disable the option to Use Google Places or Open Street Places for Location Field in Search?  (set NO)
  • Locate Use Dropdowns for data saved from properties in Location Search Field?
  • Choose between:
    • No (Allows users to type in cities and areas as free fields).
    • Yes (Displays pre-defined drop-down selection).
  • Click Save Changes.

Configure Submission Form

  • Navigate to Admin > WpRentals Options > Search > Location Field Search Settings
  • Locate Use Dropdowns for Cities and Areas in Submission Form?
  • Choose Yes (Displays pre-defined drop-down selections for cities and areas).

  • Add Cities and Areas in Wp-admin -> Listings -> Cities and Areas. More here

  • Go to User Dashboard > Add New Listing.
  • Fill in the mandatory fields.
  • Select the City from the dropdown.
  • Select Area from the dropdown
  • Select the Country from the drop-down list.

Note: Cities and Areas are independent

  • Complete the location listing details – County And State
  • Complete the remaining listing details and publish the listing.

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