Searching site members by distance from zip code
We would like to add member locator functionality to our website. Ideally, users would search by zip code, and a list of site members would pop up (ideally sorted by distance from the zip code that was entered). Is this something that can be accomplished using Low?
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Low 28 Jun 2016 07:35
It is possible, but with a couple of prerequisites:
Members must be stored as Channel Entries, as Low Search only returns entries as search results. You can use add-ons like Zoo Visitor or something similar to associate an EE member with a channel entry.
The location for each member must be stored as a lat/long value, preferably in two separate fields.
The postcode to lat/long conversion should be done by you; this isn't something LS can do out of the box.
If you've got that covered, then LS should be able to make it work.