Add Multiple Locations

The EM Location functionality is super awesome and we have entered over 200 and not finished yet. If it is possible to present that pull down list for another field, it would be really great! In my case, in addition to the actual event location …some leaders offer carpooling from one of the local locations. I realize that this is probably asking too much, but thanks for maintaining this friendly and helpful support forum.

~April

Hi,

@testusman101 Sorry, multiple locations aren’t currently supported.

@aprilschmitt27 Can you explain a bit more about what you want to do?

I’d be very happy too explain Caimin. Some of our club’s hiking and skiing events require driving more than say 50 miles. In that case, the leader often specifies a local meeting place to carpool from and has to write out addresses and driving directions. For the ultimate event destination, they should use the existing great EM functionality. I already have all of this info in each location. Below are my location attributes:
#_LATT{Latitude}
#_LATT{Longitude}
#_LATT{Parking_Fee}{Unknown|No|Seasonally|Yes}
#_LATT{Restroom_Available}{Unknown|No|Seasonally|Yes}
#_LATT{Web_Page}
#_LATT{Driving_Directions}

Currently, users want to choose the address for the initial meeting place (carpooling) location and then I need to correct that. I urge them to describe the carpooling location in the description. If there was an “Alternative Location” pull down for a second purpose, this scenario would be enabled to also utilize the established Location choices.

Any other questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. And again I do not assume that you can afford the time to add additional functionality to this already awesome, free plugin. Many thanks for your patient support.

~April

So, am I right in thinking Alternative Location dropdown should be a duplicate list of the locations set in Events Manager?

Yes, providing the exact duplicate list pull down, to be able to use it twice in the same event post. Firstly for the main event and secondly as an option for another key location. (Also, paddlers could use it for the put in AND take out locations. Skiers could use it for the slope AND the lodge when they differ.) Thanks for considering this.

~April

I think that could be done but it would require quite a lot of custom coding. Not so much for creating the additional dropdown list, but for integrating with the rest of the “flow” you’re looking for.

Thank you for inquiring about the idea. I’ll give them another text box for now.