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pwave
10-20-2009, 01:11 PM
Everything has been uploaded and imported properly, but my zip code search still doesnt seem to be working... It keeps giving me no search results, yet every post has a zip in it with the import name of "Zip".

Has anyone else had this issue?
nickmattern
10-20-2009, 01:12 PM
Everything has been uploaded and imported properly, but my zip code search still doesnt seem to be working... It keeps giving me no search results, yet every post has a zip in it with the import name of "Zip".

Has anyone else had this issue?

There's actually a ZIPcode table you need to import into your database, have you done that yet? It's documented in the installation PDF found in your member site > downloads section.
pwave
10-21-2009, 09:02 AM
Yes I uploaded the zip table to the correct place in phpmyadmin... anything else?
nickmattern
10-21-2009, 09:03 AM
Yes I uploaded the zip table to the correct place in phpmyadmin... anything else?

If you want to email me your wp-admin panel login/password and your cpanel login/password to nickmattern@gmail.com I can check the backend and make sure it's installed properly.
Facerape
10-23-2009, 12:51 AM
My zip search is working, but all the zips in my DB are zip+4 format, and the zip search can only look for 5 digit zips. Is there an easy code modification that can just check the first 5 numbers and return results?
ryan
10-23-2009, 11:21 AM
If the zips are in +4 format, then they should be truncated with Excel prior to import.
Facerape
10-24-2009, 11:54 AM
Yeah - was just hoping I could make a quick mod to the search function code. Oh well.
nickmattern
11-28-2009, 10:59 AM
I am still experimenting with this product.

I have one listing on this site so far. It has a zip code.
When I do a radius search for that zip code, it does not find the listing.

I installed the zip codes in the database per the instructions.

Any idea why search by zip wouldnt work?

Thanks

Do you have a custom field named either ZIP or ZIPCODE with the 5-char zips in it?
tinjin
12-11-2009, 06:44 PM
I am still experimenting with this product.

I have one listing on this site so far. It has a zip code.
When I do a radius search for that zip code, it does not find the listing.

I installed the zip codes in the database per the instructions.

Any idea why search by zip wouldnt work?

Thanks

What is a radius search? In my first installation I just have a box that searches for zip codes. Is there supposed to be some way to specify the radius?
nickmattern
12-11-2009, 06:50 PM
What is a radius search? In my first installation I just have a box that searches for zip codes. Is there supposed to be some way to specify the radius?

Radius search is simply a search that searches within XX miles of the input ZIP code.

For example: Within 50 miles of 57401 would give you any posts within 50 miles of my town.

You specify radius in the WFReview admin menu, in wp-admin.