WordPress Plugins

Welcome to the Nearby Now WordPress Plugins page

Nearby Now offers three types of fully configurable plugins that enable you to embed Nearby Now data right inside your WordPress site (via web pages or blog posts).

Here are the plugins that are currently available:

Nearby Now Recent Reviews

The Nearby Now recent reviews plugin enables you to embed your recent reviews on your WordPress site. The plugin is configurable so that you can display checkins by city, and state. If you do business in several cities, this is a great way to show recent checkins, for that city, on your city specific page. Here is an example of the Nearby Now Recent Reviews Plugin in action.

To use the recent reviews plugin, grab this short-code, replace the settings to your city and state, and drop it in a new web page or blog post:

[recentreviews city="Scottsdale" state="AZ" count="10" zoomlevel="9"]

Nearby Now Service Area Heat Map

The Nearby Now service area heat map plugins allows you to display your recent checkins, service area, and heat, on a map. The plugin is configurable so that you can display a service area and heat map for a specific city, and recent checkins related to that service area. Here is an example of the Nearby Now Service Area Heat Map Plugin in action.

To use the service area heat-map plugin, grab this short-code, replace the settings to your city and state, and drop it in a new web page or blog post:

[serviceareamap city="Scottsdale" state="AZ" count="10" zoomlevel="9"]

Service Area / Review Combination Map

Our most powerful shortcode, the service area and reviews combination map has three sections that are sure to improve local rankings and help convert visitors.

1. A large interactive service area heat-map combined with review markers.
2. A wide column of your reviews, properly coded so that search engines recognize them as reviews of your business.
3. A narrow column of your check-ins, along with related comments and photos.
Place the combination map on city-specific pages to provide for unique, rich, dynamic, and micro-formatted content that is specific to that city in order to bolster rankings for each city your business services.

Here is an example of the Nearby Now Service Area / Review Combination Map in action.

To use the Service Area / Review Combination Map plugin, grab this short-code, replace the settings to your city and state, and drop it in a new web page or blog post (refer to the parameters list below for a full list of options):

[serviceareareviewcombo city="Scottsdale" state="AZ" checkincount="10" reviewcount="10" zoomlevel="9"]

Regional Combination Map

For clients with a service area that spans multiple cities that are distance, or cross state lines, the Regional Combination Map is the perfect way to show off the region you service.

Here is an example of the Regional Combination Map in action.

To use the Regional Combination Map plugin, grab this short-code, adjust the settings for your region, and drop it in a new web page or blog post (refer to the parameters list below for a full list of options):

[nationwidecombo state="AZ" lat="33.4159981" long="-111.8210866" zoomlevel="6" mapsize="regional" showminimap="no"]

Nation-wide Combination Map

For clients or franchises with multiple locations with a service area that spans multiple states, the Nation-wide map is a great way to show a large map of your nation-wide service area.

Here is an example of the Nation-wide Combination Map in action.

To use the Nation-wide Combination Map plugin, grab this short-code, adjust the settings for your region, and drop it in a new web page or blog post (refer to the parameters list below for a full list of options):

[nationwidecombo lat="39.8283459" long="-98.5794797" zoomlevel="5" mapsize="nationwide" showminimap="no" reviewpinmax="20"]

Google Reviews Map

The Google Reviews Map is a great way to show the Google Reviews you have recieved in your Service Area.

To use the Google Reviews Map plugin, grab this short-code, replace the settings to your city and state, and drop it in a new web page or blog post:

[googlereviews city="Scottsdale" state="AZ" count="10" zoomlevel="9"]

Photo & Video Gallery

Display your recent check-in photos & videos in a nice gallery anywhere on your website.

Here is an example of the Nearby Now Photo & Video Gallery in action.

To use the Photo & Video Gallery, grab this short-code, configure an optional count (the default is 10), and drop it in a new web page or blog post:

Website FAQ

Display Schema.org formatted FAQs for any number of topics on your web pages.

Here is an example of the Nearby Now Website FAQ in action.

To use the Website, configure your FAQs from the admin portal, then grab this short code and drop it in a new web page or blog post using the FAQs topic code:

[faq topic="anytown-al-faqs"]

You can install the Nearby Now WordPress Plugins from the WordPress Plugin Directory.

Parameters

Each short code has several parameters. Some are required and some are optional. Required parameters are indicated with a *.

Recent Reviews

  • state – (*required) The name of the state that you want to show reviews for
  • city – (*required) The name(s) of the city that you want to show reviews for, separated by commas
  • count – Optional, defaults to 15. The number of recent reviews to display
  • showmap="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. If specified as anything other than “yes”, then the map will not be displayed, and only the rendered review and check-in content will be shown.
  • zoomlevel="11" – Optional. Indicates the initial zoom level of the map, and may be a number between 8 and 14, where 8 is a larger area with less detail, and 14 is a small area with more detail. If not specified, Nearby Now will calculate an appropriate zoom level.
  • mapscrollwheel="no" – Optional, defaults to “no”. If specified as “yes”, then the mouse scroll wheel may be used to change the zoom level of the interactive map.
  • showminimap="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. If specified as “no”, plugin output will not include a static Google Maps image next to a review.
  • apikey – Optional. Enables ability to override the storefront token at the short-code level.
  • tags="sales-team, installers" – Optional. If specified, plugin output will be restricted to content created from users with the assigned tags provided.
  • includegooglereviews="yes" – Optional. If specified, plugin output includes Google reviews that have been assigned.

Service Area Heat Map

  • state – (*required) The name of the state that you want to show checkins and a heat map for
  • city – (*required) The name(s) of the city that you want to show checkins and a heat map for, separated by commas
  • count – Optional, defaults to 15. The number of recent checkins to display
  • showmap="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. If specified as anything other than “yes”, then the map will not be displayed, and only the rendered review and check-in content will be shown.
  • zoomlevel="11" – Optional. Indicates the initial zoom level of the map, and may be a number between 8 and 14, where 8 is a larger area with less detail, and 14 is a small area with more detail. If not specified, Nearby Now will calculate an appropriate zoom level.
  • mapscrollwheel="no" – Optional, defaults to “no”. If specified as “yes”, then the mouse scroll wheel may be used to change the zoom level of the interactive map.
  • showminimap="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. If specified as “no”, plugin output will not include a static Google Maps image next to a review.
  • apikey – Optional. Enables ability to override the storefront token at the short-code level.
  • tags="sales-team, installers" – Optional. If specified, plugin output will be restricted to content created from users with the assigned tags provided.

Service Area / Review Combination Map

  • state="FL" – Optional. Must be used in conjunction with “city”. Indicates the city and state for which the review and check-in content will be rendered in the markup, and where the map will be centered. If no city and state are specified, review and check-in content will be rendered without respect to its local city/state, and the map center will be calculated based on an approximate center of all reviews.
  • city="Orlando" – Optional. Must be used in conjunction with “state”. See above. The name(s) of the city that you want to show reviews, checkins and a heat map for, separated by commas
  • showmap="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. If specified as anything other than “yes”, then the map will not be displayed, and only the rendered review and check-in content will be shown.
  • reviewstart="1" – Optional, defaults to “1”. Indicates the starting review number to render, based on a reverse chronological order, and may be used for paging.
  • reviewcount="15" – Optional, defaults to 15. Specifies the number of reviews to render based on a reverse chronological order.
  • checkinstart="1" – Optional, defaults to “1”. Indicates the starting check-in number to render, based on a reverse chronological order, and may be used for paging.
  • checkincount="25" – Optional, defaults to 25. Specifies the number of check-ins to render based on a reverse chronological order.
  • zoomlevel="11" – Optional. Indicates the initial zoom level of the map, and may be a number between 8 and 14, where 8 is a larger area with less detail, and 14 is a small area with more detail. If not specified, Nearby Now will calculate an appropriate zoom level.
  • reviewcityurl="http://www.mydomain.com/service-area-{city}-{state}" – Optional. If specified, a set of url’s will be rendered under the title “Our Reviews by City”. Each city that has at least one local review will be rendered as a link that fits the specified pattern, where “{city}” will be replaced by the lowercase name of the city, and “{state}” will be replaced by the lowercase two character abbreviation for the state. If a city name has more than one word, hyphens will replace the spaces. In the example above, the url rendered for Fort Worth, Texas will be “http://www.mydomain.com/service-area-fort-worth-tx”. NOTE: You must create a new page for each city, matching each of the corresponding URLs that are automatically generated to avoid links that create 404 errors.
  • mapsize="large" – Optional, defaults to “large”. May be “small” to render a small map, “medium” for a bigger map, and “large” for a large map. The containing element of the shortcode dictates the width of the map – this parameter adjusts the height.
  • mapscrollwheel="no" – Optional, defaults to “no”. If specified as “yes”, then the mouse scroll wheel may be used to change the zoom level of the interactive map.
  • fblike="no" – Optional, defaults to “no”. If specified as “yes”, a Facebook like button plugin will be rendered below each rendered review.
  • fbcomment="no" – Optional, defaults to “no”. If specified as “yes”, a Facebook comment plugin will be rendered below each rendered review.
  • techemail="tech@yourdomain.com" – Optional. If specified, the rendered reviews and check-ins will be limited to those of the technician specified. This is often used for technician specific pages, where each technician has his or her own page of reviews and check-in content. Consider using in conjunction with showmap=”no”, and without a city or state parameter.
  • serviceareaname="Fairfax County" – Optional, defaults to the name of the city(s) from the city param.
  • showphotos="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. If specified as “no”, plugin output will not include checkin photos.
  • showminimap="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. If specified as “no”, plugin output will not include a static Google Maps image next to a review.
  • apikey – Optional. Enables ability to override the storefront token at the short-code level.
  • tags="sales-team, installers" – Optional. If specified, plugin output will be restricted to content created from users with the assigned tags provided.
  • includegooglereviews="yes" – Optional. If specified, plugin output includes Google reviews that have been assigned.

Regional Combination Map

  • state="AZ" – Optional. The name of the state that you want to show reviews for.
  • lat="33.4159981" – (*required) The latitude where you’d like the map to center.
  • long="-98.5794797" – (*required) The longitude where you’d like the map to center.
  • mapsize="regional" – (*required) Use regional to display a regional map.
  • reviewpinmax="100" – Optional. The maximum number of review pins to display (either as pins or clusters).
  • cluster="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. Specifies is groups of review pins close together should display as a cluster (We recommend you cluster to prevent close pins from overlapping)
  • apikey – Optional. Enables ability to override the storefront token at the short-code level.
  • tags="sales-team, installers" – Optional. If specified, plugin output will be restricted to content created from users with the assigned tags provided.
  • includegooglereviews="yes" – Optional. If specified, plugin output includes Google reviews that have been assigned.

Nation-wide Combination Map

  • lat="39.8283459" – (*required) The latitude where you’d like the map to center.
  • long="-98.5794797" – (*required) The longitude where you’d like the map to center.
  • mapsize="nationwide" – (*required) Use nationwide to display a nation-wide map.
  • reviewpinmax="100" – Optional. The maximum number of review pins to display (either as pins or clusters).
  • cluster="yes" – Optional, defaults to “yes”. Specifies is groups of review pins close together should display as a cluster (We recommend you cluster to prevent close pins from overlapping)
  • apikey – Optional. Enables ability to override the storefront token at the short-code level.
  • tags="sales-team, installers" – Optional. If specified, plugin output will be restricted to content created from users with the assigned tags provided.
  • includegooglereviews="yes" – Optional. If specified, plugin output includes Google reviews that have been assigned.

Website FAQ

  • topic="your-topic-name" – (*required) The topic for the list of FAQs you wish to display.

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Example multi-city shortcode requires v1.6.0 or higher:

[serviceareareviewcombo city="Mesa, Gilbert, Chandler, Apache Junction" serviceareaname="East Valley" state="AZ"]

Responsive Design

The following is an example of making the Nearby Now plugin content mobile friendly. Keep in mind that this is a generic example and you should use CSS that adheres to your own site responsive guidelines:

Google Maps API

Your website may be required to obtain a Google Maps API Key in order to render maps on your web pages. The Google Maps API Key should be saved to your storefront. Here’s how to obtain a Google Maps API Key:

  1. Login to https://console.developers.google.com/apis/ – you will need to create a free Google account if you do not already have one.
  2. Navigate to the API Manager: https://console.developers.google.com/apis/library
  3. From The Google APIs tab, setup the following Google APIs: Google Maps JavaScript API and Google Static Maps API. Click into each one and then click the blue “Enabled” button.
  4. Once you have enabled the two APIs, click on “credentials:”
  5. Click on the blue “Create Credentials” button. Give the credentials a name you will remember, such as the company name, or Company and Nearby Now Maps.
  6. Record the generated Key. This is what you’ll save in your Storefront.

To save the Google Maps API Key to your storefront go to Settings > Company Profile > Google Maps API Key.

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