Store Locator

Note: Spartacus 2.x is no longer maintained. Please upgrade to the latest version.

Note: This feature is introduced with version 1.2 of the Spartacus libraries.

Overview

The Spartacus store locator feature helps customers find brick-and-mortar retail locations. Customers can view a list of all stores, they can search for stores based on their location, or they can search for stores based on a postal code, a town, or an address that the customer provides.

If the customer chooses to Use My Location, and allows their device to access their current location, a list of the nearest stores is displayed, sorted by distance in kilometers. By selecting any store in the list, the customer can view store details, such as address, phone number, opening hours, and store features.

If the customer chooses to View All Stores, a list of all stores is displayed, sorted by country, and with the number of stores in each country shown in parentheses. When the customer selects a country, a list of all the stores in the selected country is displayed, along with the address for each store. Customers also have the option to Get Directions for a particular store, which opens Google Maps in a separate browser window with directions from the customer’s location to the selected store.

The customer can also search for the nearest stores by entering an address, a town, or a postal code in the search bar. The search results indicate the nearest stores, based on the location provided by the customer.

Configuring the Store Locator

The store locator is configured in default-store-finder-config.ts, as follows:

  googleMaps: {
    apiUrl: 'https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/js',
    apiKey: 'GOOGLE_MAPS_API_KEY',
    scale: 5,
    selectedMarkerScale: 17
}

The following is a description of the googleMaps parameters:

  • apiUrl takes the format of a string, and is the URL to Google Maps.
  • apiKey take the format of a string, and is the unique Google Maps API key that belongs to the store owner.
  • scale takes the format of a number, and sets the initial zoom when the map is displayed.
  • selectedMarkerScale takes the format of a number, and sets the zoom on the map when a store location is selected.

Enabling the Store Locator

The store locator is enabled by default.

Disabling the Store Locator

You can disable the store locator by removing the Find a Store link in the header, and by deleting the StoreFinder Page in Backoffice, as described in the following procedure:

  1. Log in to Backoffice as an administrator.

  2. In the left sidebar of Backoffice, select WCMS ––> Component.

  3. Use the advanced search to find component with ID: StoreFinderLink

  4. Select the one in the appropriate catalog and set its visibility to: false.

    This removes the Find a Store link from the header.

  5. In the left sidebar of Backoffice, select WCMS ––> Page.

  6. Use the search bar to search for storefinder.

  7. Select the StoreFinder Page that you wish to disable.

  8. In the StoreFinder Page panel, click the Page Status dropdown list and select Deleted.

  9. Click Save.

    You have now disabled the store locator.

    After you have disabled the store locator, if a customer tries to directly access the store locator URL, Spartacus returns a 404 error.

Further Reading

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