Title: bbPress Topic Location
Author: grosbouff
Published: <strong>May 31, 2012</strong>
Last modified: January 23, 2020

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![](https://ps.w.org/bbpress-topic-location/assets/banner-772x250.jpg?rev=728839)

This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**.
It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when
used with more recent versions of WordPress.

![](https://s.w.org/plugins/geopattern-icon/bbpress-topic-location_fffff9.svg)

# bbPress Topic Location

 By [grosbouff](https://profiles.wordpress.org/grosbouff/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/bbpress-topic-location.zip)

 * [Details](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-topic-location/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-topic-location/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-topic-location/#installation)
 * [Development](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-topic-location/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbpress-topic-location/)

## Description

This plugin brings topics geolocation to bbPress, and can filter topics by location
and radius.
 It has been originally developped for a classified ads forum.

#### Features

 * Works both for frontend & backend
 * Users can set the location of a post manually or automatically (HTML Geolocation
   API)
 * Geocoding using the [Nominatim API](https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/) by 
   [Open Street Maps](https://www.openstreetmap.org/)
 * Search posts by location and radius

#### Demo

We don’t have a running demo anymore. If you use this plugin and would like to be
featured here, please [contact us](https://github.com/gordielachance/bbpress-topic-location/issues/1).

#### Donate

Donations are needed to help maintain this plugin. Please consider [supporting us](http://bit.ly/gbreant).

This would be very appreciated — Thanks !

#### Bugs/Development

For feature request and bug reports, please use the [Github Issues Tracker](https://github.com/gordielachance/bbpress-topic-location/issues).

If you are a plugin developer, [we would like to hear from you](https://github.com/gordielachance/bbpress-topic-location).
Any contribution would be very welcome.

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Topic edition (frontend)
 * [[
 * Topic in topics list
 * [[
 * Topic edition (backend)
 * [[
 * Search results, with (bbPress) Geo Search Widget on the side

## Installation

 * Copy this plugin directory to `wp-content/plugins/`.
 * Activate plugin.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“bbPress Topic Location” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ grosbouff ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/grosbouff/)

[Translate “bbPress Topic Location” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/bbpress-topic-location)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/bbpress-topic-location/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/bbpress-topic-location/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bbpress-topic-location/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/bbpress-topic-location/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0.9

 * handle ‘HTML Geolocation API’ requires HTTPS better

#### 1.0.8

 * 5 years after, it’s alive again !
 * updated for WP 5.3.2
 * code cleaned and improved
 * SCSS
 * geocoding using (Nominatim API)[https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/]
 * HTTPS notice

#### 1.0.7

 * Added admin settings
 * New template functions bbptl_post_has_geo(), bbptl_post_address(), bbptl_get_post_address(),
   bbptl_post_latitude(), bbptl_get_post_latitude(), , bbptl_post_longitude(), bbptl_get_post_longitude()
 * Added class ‘has-location’ for topics and replies having a location
 * Various code improvements

#### 1.0.6

 * Minor

#### 1.0.5

 * Allow to get results without search terms set (see functions bbpress_add_dummy_keyword
   and bbpress_remove_dummy_keyword)

#### 1.0.4

 * improved location form input & javascript
 * when geolocated posts are found, displays distance between origin point and post
   location
 * bbPress custom search widget, with geolocation parameters
 * ability to search forum posts by location (and radius)
 * code refactoring

#### 1.0.2

 * ‘Guess my location’ now returns a readable address instead of coordinates
 * 2 new files : bbptl-ajax.php & bbptl-template-tags.php
 * Uses native bbpress functions
 * Bugs fixed
 * Clode cleanup

#### 1.0.1

 * Screenshots, readme update, css fixes.

#### 1.0.0

 * Initial launch

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0.9**
 *  Last updated **6 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  WordPress version ** 3.3 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **5.3.21**
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-topic-location/)
 * Tags
 * [bbPress](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bbpress/)[geocoding](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/geocoding/)
   [geolocation](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/geolocation/)[open street map](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/open-street-map/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://xho.wordpress.org/plugins/bbpress-topic-location/advanced/)

## Ratings

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## Contributors

 *   [ grosbouff ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/grosbouff/)

## Support

Got something to say? Need help?

 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/bbpress-topic-location/)

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