Add a Location

Adding and customizing your own locations is a key feature of the Parks and Facilities module. Locations are the facilities your website visitors search for in the module. This could include parks, libraries, museums, trails, beaches, arenas and many more. Learn how to add a location to the Parks and Facilities module.

If you have multiple similar locations, you can also create a location type as a way to organize facilities in the module. 

Adding a location

Before you begin this process, you may want to review your activities, amenities, and features to make sure that the relevant options are available when adding locations.

To add a new location to Parks and Facilities, you need to:

1. Navigate to the Parks and Facilities back office by using the selector at the top left of the ribbon, or by selecting the tile on your dashboard
2. From Parks and Facilities, select the 'Add Location' button at the top right. This will open the 'add' pop-up box
3. Enter the name of your entry into the 'Enter a location name' field. Click the checkmark button to save the field
4. Next, set the 'Facility Types' dropdown to match your location (facility types are preset and cannot be customized, but you can deactivate the unused option in the facility types tab)
5. Set the 'Location Types' dropdown menu to match your location (location types can be added, removed, or modified using the Location Types tab)
6. Open the 'Activities' dropdown and select all options that apply to your location (you can add additional activities using the Activities tab)
7. Open the 'Amenities' dropdown and select all options that apply to your location (you can add additional amenities using the Amenities tab)
8. Select the 'Next' button at the bottom right to move to the Address section

Add the address

To add the location address, you need to:

1. Enter the street address, city, country, state or province, and zip code or postal code in the spaces provided
2. Enter the latitude and longitude of your location. Click the 'Locate Address' button to set these automatically. Please note that these values will be rounded down to 6 decimal places (10 cm / 4 in accuracy) on entry. If the location on the map does not match the target you can customize the pin location using the instruction below
3. Select the 'Next' button on the bottom right to move to the Details section

Customize the map pin location

Follow these steps to customize the latitude and longitude of the map pin:

1. Navigate to Google Maps
2. Enter the location's address in the 'Search Google Maps' field and hit enter. You can also click the magnifying glass at the right end of the field. The map will place a marker at you designated location
3. Right click on the desired custom location for the map pin. An information dropdown will appear
4. Select the latitude and longitude provided at the top of the dropdown menu. This will copy both numbers to your clipboard
5. Return to the Parks and Facilities module and paste these numbers into the latitude and longitude fields for your custom location. You will have to delete the second value in the latitude field, and the first value in the longitude field, as both numbers will be copied to your clipboard

Add the details

You will then need to add the details about the location. Complete each field and then select the 'Save' button at the bottom right. This will complete the process and return to the location listing. Your location is now available to users on the front end.

Add a facility type

Parks and Facilities does not currently support adding facility types.