Some of our long-time WordPress plugin customers have decide to reduce their workload and customer maintenance overhead by migrating to the MySLP service. Here are your answers to some of the most common questions that have come up during the process.
How Do I Connect MySLP To The Plugin?
The short answer: You don’t.
The MySLP service is a self-contained application that installs on your WordPress site , or any site builder that supports JavaScript, with a simple JavaScript embed. It does not require the Store Locator Plus plugins to be installed on the WordPress site.
In fact, if you are now using MySLP you should delete any of the Store Locator Plus plugins you have installed on your WordPress site. Make sure you’ve downloaded your locations and copied any settings you wish to take to MySLP beforehand. While on that topic, a good site administrator will delete any obsolte and unused plugins from a WordPress site. Deactivated plugins are still available for hackers to exploit.
If There Is No Plugin How Do I Use It?
To manage the locations and settings you will login to your MySLP Dashboard.
When you are ready to deploy the map you can go to any page or post on the site and paste the embed code you copied from your MySLP dashboard. Make sure you are viewing the page/post editor in text mode first, then paste the JavaScript embed where you want the map to appear on the page.
How Do I Get The Locations Into MySLP?
If you are migrating an existing site you will want to export locations from the WordPress install with the Power add on BEFORE deactivating and deleting the WPSLP plugins.
Go to the Locations tab in Store Locator Plus and select “Export, Hosted” or “Export, Download” from the download menu then click the To All portion of the Apply To All button.
Make sure you’ve copied your settings to your new MySLP account as well.
Once you have your locations CSV file go to your MySLP Dashboard account and look for the Locations Import tab under Advanced Options. Import is available on Power or higher level accounts. You can upgrade or downgrade service to/from the Advanced level as needed to get the import feature during the migration process.
On a related note, we are working on an “Import From A WPSLP Install” feature for MySLP that will bring over locations directly without the manual import/export process.
How Many Sites Can Use My Map?
Your MySLP account can deploy the locator on as many sites and mobile apps as you need. Each deployment will share the same map settings and location list which can be useful for building SEO content pages while retaining a consistent location listing between the sites and pages.