Nearby places search

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2729005

Component name

Nearby places search

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module

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Description

Nearby Places Search: This module integrates with the Google Places and GMap.

Shows a list of places of a certain type and configurable from the back-end
settings within the specified radius for specified location.

Requirements

Libraries API (For both D7 & D8)
jQuery Update (>7.x-2.5) (Only for D7)

Installation

1. Install and configure 'Libraries API' and 'jQuery Update (>7.x-2.5)'

2. Copy the 'nearby_places_search' module directory in to your Drupal 'sites/all/modules' directory and install it as usual.

3. Download the places marker images library from https://github.com/ashwinshaharkar/nearbyplace.markers.library

4. Unzip the file and rename the folder to "nearby_places_search.markers" (pay attention to the case of the letters)

5. Put the folder in a libraries directory
Ex: sites/all/libraries

6. Ensure you have a valid path similar to this one for all files
Ex: sites/all/libraries/nearby_places_search.markers

For D8:

1. Install and configure 'Libraries API' (>8.x-3.x-dev or any stable version).

2. Copy the 'nearby_places_search' module directory in to your Drupal
'modules' directory and install it as usual.

3. Download the places marker images library from
https://github.com/ashwinshaharkar/nearbyplace.markers.library

4. Unzip the file and rename the folder to "nearby_places_search.markers"
(pay attention to the case of the letters)

5. Create a directory called 'libraries' under root folder of your Drupal installation.
Ex: /libraries

6. Ensure you have a valid path similar to this one for all files
Ex: /libraries/nearby_places_search.markers

Usage

For D7:

1. In path (admin/config/content/place-types) configure the search settings for places.

For D8:

1. In path (admin/config/nearby_places_search/settings) configure the search settings for places.

2. You can change the type of place, the center point and the radius from the
center point in the configuration page.

3. In path (admin/structure/block) find and configure the 'Nearby Places Search' block as per requirement.

Details

For the meaning of the several configuration parameters please check README.md

Reference link

https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/search#PlaceSearchRequests