Live Search Maps Module

Overview

This module provides a map area on the site pages. You can search for listings using keywords, filter using categories, or addresses to locate the listings. You can also add custom pin icons for each category for easy identification.

The JomEstate Maps module upon activation is seen as follows on the pages:

Screen 1: JomEstate maps screen

Editing the JomEstate Map Module

To edit the module, click on the module link or select the check box next to the module name, and then click Edit.

The following image shows the module edit screen.

Screen 2: Module tab

Module Tab

This tab controls the layout where the maps panel is to be displayed on the screen.

Screen 3: Module tab

Provide the options as per the following table.

Display Limit	Maximum number of pins that can be displayed on the map.
Map Width	Percentage of map width.
Map Height	Map height on the page in pixels.
Display Category	Enable to show category as a search parameter.
Display Address	Enable to show address as a search parameter.
Keyword	Enable to show the keyword text area.
Show Title	Show or hide the title for the search panel.
Position	Select the position based on your Joomla Template.
Status	Select the status of the module: Published Unpublished Trashed
Start Publishing	Provide a date when the map panel should be published.
Finish Publishing	Provide a date when the map panel should be unpublished.
Access	Provide access level for the panel. Guest Public Registered Special
Ordering	Provide the order in which the side panel should appear. If more than one module is positioned at the same location, you can set the order of appearance in this field.
Language	Select the language for which you want to display this panel. For each language, you must create a new JomEstate Search module.
Note	Provide additional information.

This tab controls where the module should be displayed. You can decide if it should be displayed on all pages for the site or just selective pages.

Select the required menu for module assignment. The available options are:

On all pages
No pages
Only on the pages selected
On all pages except those selected

For the last two options, the screen is as shown in the following image:

Creating custom category markers

When any listing is displayed on the map, it is shows as a pin. This pin icon is as in the default template. To modify this pin icon as per your category, marker image needs to be placed under module images directory:

modules/mod_jomestate_maps/images/markers/...

The file name should be same as the category. The spaces need to be replaced with dashes " - " and the "marker" prefix. So, suppose category name is For Sale, then the file name for the marker should be marker_for-sale.png.