Location of users

Hey there!

Yes, that’s possible – if you are willing (and able) to add some code to your theme.

1. Add a shortcode for each user you want to display:

[whereabouts user="PLACE_USER_ID_HERE" link_location="0" time_format="D, h:ia" show_tz="0"]

Notice that I added the time format you described above to the time_format attribute of the shortcode.

2. To change the output to the format you like to see, add this code to the functions.php file in your theme folder:

add_filter( 'whab_widget_output', 'my_function_to_change_whereabouts_output', 10, 3 );

function my_function_to_change_whereabouts_output( $output, $args, $location ) {

    $user = get_user_by( 'id', $args['user'] );
    $output = $user->display_name . ' - ';
    $output .= $location['location_name'] . ' - ';
    $output .= date( $args['time_format'], time() + $location['utc_difference'] );
    return $output;
}

Be aware that this changes the output everywhere (for all widgets and shortcodes).

It worked perfectly, thank you.

Your’re welcome! ??

Just a quick question.

Would it be possible to add the select dropdown to user profile so they can register location there?

Sorry if it is too mucho to ask.
Thanks in advance!

Right now this is not possible.

I thought about putting the widget to set the location on the user profile page, but found that it is more convenient to have it right on the dashboard, so it is instantly accessible.

One final question, where is the data stored? I can’t get to display the local time of users using the amr-users plugin. That plugin displays the info from the usermeta table. Or can I make whereabouts to store the data there?

Thanks again, great plugin!

All information is stored in the wp_usermeta table, with the meta_key of “whab_location_data”, individually for each user.

To calculate the time for a user you need to add the “utc_difference” value to the current utc time, which you can get via the php time() function.

I have not used the amr-users plugin, so I can’t help you on that end. But maybe they can assist you? ??

Thanks!

I can’t get it to work, when I open whereabouts setting. I have to enable the geocoding and time zones api in the google developer console which i did I enable it and went to credentials and copied the API Key under the “Key for browser applications and put it in the whereabouts setting under google api key but it shows red X. But it says “Optional” I do not see where I can use it without google api key?

You don’t necessarily need the API key for the plugin to work. Enabling “Use Google to get location data” is enough in most cases.

You can set your location by visiting the WordPress Dashboard.

If the Dashboard widget isn’t there, click on “Screen Options” on the top right, and enable “Whereabouts (your username)”.

Now you should be able to set your location.