Title: Starting Location doesn't work
Last modified: September 1, 2016

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# Starting Location doesn't work

 *  Resolved [spookyloot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spookyloot/)
 * (@spookyloot)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-location-doesnt-work/)
 * I have setup the correct api keys and my maps show perfect but in settings at
   the starting location the auto-suggestion doesn’t work which results in the map
   not taking the settings if you just type a location.
 * [https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-store-locator/](https://wordpress.org/plugins/wp-store-locator/)

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 *  Plugin Author [Tijmen Smit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tijmensmit/)
 * (@tijmensmit)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-location-doesnt-work/#post-7560495)
 * What are the errors that show up in the browser [console](https://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Your_Browser_to_Diagnose_JavaScript_Errors#Step_3:_Diagnosis)?
 * You are using the latest version?
 * Does it work if you disable all other plugins, and switch back to a default WP
   theme?
 *  Thread Starter [spookyloot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spookyloot/)
 * (@spookyloot)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-location-doesnt-work/#post-7560500)
 * Actually no errors in the browser console and using latest version. Only the 
   starting location doesn’t work in my back-end meaning it doesn’t auto fill or
   take the manual typed location which results in not auto loading my stores.
 *  Plugin Author [Tijmen Smit](https://wordpress.org/support/users/tijmensmit/)
 * (@tijmensmit)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-location-doesnt-work/#post-7560501)
 * Which browser did you check it in? If the field is grey, then there has to be
   an error with the Google Maps API.
 * Did you set a referrer in the[ Google Developer Console](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-location-doesnt-work/console.developers.google.com?output_format=md)
   for the browser key? If not, can you try to set it? The example format they provided
   doesn’t seem to work for some users, so maybe try [http://yourdomain.com/*](http://yourdomain.com/*)
   or the exact page of the admin page?
 * You can work around the start point on the settings page by setting it though
   the wpsl [shortcode](https://wpstorelocator.co/document/shortcodes/#store-locator),
   but that won’t the solve the issue why it breaks.
 *  Thread Starter [spookyloot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spookyloot/)
 * (@spookyloot)
 * [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-location-doesnt-work/#post-7560505)
 * The shortcode actually did the trick. Thanks!

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 * Last reply from: [spookyloot](https://wordpress.org/support/users/spookyloot/)
 * Last activity: [9 years, 10 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/starting-location-doesnt-work/#post-7560505)
 * Status: resolved