The Region Editor
Regions
LiteRadius allows you to define different geographic
regions and configure the Google map view for each region.
With regions multiple search functions can be configured
based upon the origin of your users or specific business
needs.
Defining separate regions is also beneficial
when you geo-code locations as it will help you sort
out locations that couldn't be geo-coded.
Create, Delete
and Edit Regions
When the LiteRadius data tables are created, three
default regions are created, US, Canada and World. You
may edit any of these configurations to your needs by
clicking the "edit" link for the region you
wish to change. Or "Add New" if you wish to
define your own region. Each region is uniquely defined
by a region_id and region name.
To set the map view click the "Set View"
button and adjust the map to your needs, then click
the "Save Map View" button. This will transfer
your view coordinates to the Record Editor. Click the
"Save" button to record your settings.
NOTE 1: The current map view cannot
be deleted as it is used by LiteRadius to display
a map to the user. If you want to delete the map
view region you must first change the default
map view in the "Map Preferences" section
of the admin control panel.
NOTE 2: At least one map view must be defined.
NOTE 3: If you delete a region for which you have
defined locations, those locations will NOT be deleted
from the database.
Using Regions
Once regions are defined they may be integrated into
the user interface in several ways. The default LiteRadius
implementation places a drop down list of the regions
and places it on the main user interface. When a new
region is selected the map is changed to the defined
view.
If you only have one view you can simply remove the
{REGION} tag altogether from the main user interface.
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