Adding a “Send to Email” field
A “Send to Email” field in your locator allows your users to deliver location details to their own email address.… read more
Creating a Send to Phone link
Most Interface templates already include a Send to Phone link. This link allows users to send a SMS text message… read more
Location hours with “Open Now” indications
MetaLocator includes the ability to indicate the “open” or “closed” status of a location based on the hours provided. … read more
Allowing your visitors to export data
You may want to allow visitors to your locator to export their search results in a downloadable format.
To support… read more
External Key Fields
When importing data, MetaLocator can use multiple methods to identify whether an existing record is a match for a record… read more
Publishing Social Media links for locations
MetaLocator allows for the creation of dynamic link fields for your locations’ social media properties by creating new Social Media… read more
Creating a physician finder with MetaLocator
This tutorial covers the steps to creating a physician finder with MetaLocator. Physician finders utilize many of MetaLocator’s features since… read more
Managing Fields
Each record stored in MetaLocator has multiple fields. Some of these fields are System Fields, provided by MetaLocator, like address,… read more
Get Directions
Get Directions – Google Maps
To Directions in the locator navigate to Results > Edit List then Add Field. Select… read moreImporting and Using the Hours field
MetaLocator allows you to import a specially formatted field that is interpreted as a location’s hours of operation. This information… read more
How do I upload images or files?
When creating content within MetaLocator, it is sometimes necessary to upload an arbitrary file such as a PDF or an… read more
Legacy: Using the MetaLocator Templates
Important: This article describes a legacy software feature and should not be used by customers starting with MetaLocator since 2019.… read more
Limiting fields displayed in the edit form
MetaLocator allows users to create custom fields and even custom data types.
Sometimes a specific field is only related to… read more
Text message and clickable phone links
If a field has been created as a “Phone” field, the available templates include the following:
- Phone (Linked) – Creates
Request an Uber
Add a link directly to your results that includes the ability to summon an Uber rideshare.
To add a link… read more
Display travel time in the search results
MetaLocator can estimate the amount of travel time based on distance and the mode of travel, e.g. walking, biking, public… read more
Displaying response time in search results
This article describes features available to Enterprise Customers and customers with our Lead Optimization add-on. Contact Sales to learn more.… read more