Description
BP Distance Search adds a new Google Place Autocomplete field type to your BuddyPress extended profiles, and registers this field type with BP Profile Search.
After installing this plugin:
- Admin can create new profile field(s) with type Google Place Autocomplete
- Members can fill in the new profile field(s) on their Profile Edit page
- Admin can add the new profile field(s) to a BP Profile Search form, selecting either the distance search mode or one of the usual text search modes contains, is, or is like
- Visitors can use the search form with the new profile field(s)
See the screenshots below depicting the above steps.
Screenshots
Admin creates a new profile field with type Google Place Autocomplete 
Members fill in the new profile field on their Profile Edit page 
Admin adds the new profile field to a BP Profile Search form 
Visitors use the search form with the new profile field
Installation
- Get a Google API key
Get a Maps JavaScript API key, and enable the Geocoding API and the Places API.
- Follow the standard plugin installation procedure, see Installing Plugins
This plugin doesn’t require any configuration, you’ll need your API key when you create your first Google Place Autocomplete profile field.
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Changelog
1.4.4
- Removed loading=async as it doesn’t work with WordPress 6.6
1.4.3
- Fixed old bug that prevented Loco Translate from working properly
1.4.2
- Added loading=async when loading the Maps JavaScript API
1.4.1
- Added code to help users select a location from the dropdown list
1.4
- Added message reminding users to select a location from the dropdown list
1.3
- Added support for the BuddyBoss Platform built-in profile search
1.2
- Added ability to sort the search results by distance
- Added ability to show the distance in the member details area
- Updated for BP Profile Search 5.1
1.1
- Added location pin to get the current location
1.0.3
- Fixed bug in back-end profile editing
1.0.2
- Fixed conflict with the BuddyPress Date Selector field type
1.0.1
- Added call to load_plugin_textdomain
1.0
- Initial version released to the WordPress Plugin Directory