Choose multiple Locations MAL plugin

Hi,
if you would like users to select more than one location when posting/editing an Ad then this is not possible.

Hi,
if you are using MAL and would like each selected location to be visible on map, then this will require rewriting the whole MAL extension.

The best you could do is allow users to select multiple locations from the taxonomy dropdown or autocomplete, then you might be able to have multiple locations selected although c cannot tell if this will save properly in the database, i am sure though that the longitude and latitude will not save.

You can allow multiple selections in the Autocomplete by adding the code below in your theme functions.php file

add_flter( "wpadverts_mal_field_location_data_save", function( $args ) {
  $args["multi"] = "true";
} );

That being said I looked into the source code and while this should allow multi selection it will most likely not save multiple results.

One alternative approach you can use is remove the location field from the [adverts_add] form, then add a new Autocomplete field and link it to the Adverts Location taxonomy.

Hi,
it would be better to leave it enabled, if you prefer to disable it as you might be using the taxonomy only, then make sure you register the advert_location taxonomy in your theme functions.php file or in the plugin with code snippets

add_action( "init", function() {
    $labels = array(
        'name'              => _x( 'Locations', 'taxonomy general name', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'singular_name'     => _x( 'Location', 'taxonomy singular name', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'search_items'      => __( 'Search Locations', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'all_items'         => __( 'All Locations', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'parent_item'       => __( 'Parent Location', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'parent_item_colon' => __( 'Parent Location:', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'edit_item'         => __( 'Edit Location', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'update_item'       => __( 'Update Location', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'add_new_item'      => __( 'Add New Location', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'new_item_name'     => __( 'New Location Name', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
        'menu_name'         => __( 'Locations', 'wpadverts-mal' ),
    );
    
    $args = array(
        'hierarchical' => true,
        'labels' => $labels,
        'query_var' => true,
        'show_ui' => true,
        'rewrite' => array('slug' => 'advert-location')
    );
    
    register_taxonomy( 
        'advert_location', 
        apply_filters( 'wpadverts_mal_register_taxonomy_post_type', array( 'advert' ), 'advert_location' ), 
        apply_filters( 'wpadverts_mal_register_taxonomy', $args, 'advert_location') 
    );

} );
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