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Radius Distance Search Plugin

The "Radius Distance Search" plugin for Sobi2 allows you to add proximity search easily to your existing search form in Sobi2.

Sobi2 Radius Distance Search
Sobi2 Radius Distance Search

The visitor on your page just has to enter his zip code, select the maximum distance from it in miles or kilometres and he will get all matching Sobi2 entries, considering the standard Sobi2 search results.

The plugin is easy to install. It integrates itself completely in Sobi2 using the Sobi2 plugin interface. No Sobi2 core code modifications are necessary.

The coordinates which are needed for the calculation of the distances are from the Open Geo Database of GeoNames.
There is no need to connect continuously an external server for calculating the distances because the geographical database used for the calculation is available locally.

Simplified handling using the autocomplete function written in AJAX technology.

There are different search methods available. The most exact method is the search by geographical coordinates . With this method the geographical coordinates stored for each entry, will be used for the search. See our Sobi2 FAQ section for an easy way to get the coordinates for the Sobi2 entries.
Also the search by postal codes method is available. For a national (local) directory only the postal code is needed in an entry, for an international directory additionally the country code is necessary.

Includes 12 months update service and support.

Demo of Radius Distance Search
You can also log in to the back-end of the demo site to view the administration panel of this plugin.

Below you will find some screenshots of back-end and front-end.

Administration Panel - General Configuration

Administration Panel of Radius Distance Search Plugin

Administration Panel - Database

Administration Panel of Radius Distance Search Plugin

Front-End - Search

Search Mask of Radius Distance Search Plugin






Currently available databases:

  1. Andorra - Number of entries: 7
  2. Australia - Number of entries: 10161
  3. Austria - Number of entries: 46375
  4. Belgium - Number of entries: 3807
  5. Bulgaria - Number of entries: 5304
  6. Canada - Number of entries: 1619
  7. Croatia - Number of entries: 6943
  8. Czech Republic - Number of entries: 15507
  9. Denmark - Number of entries: 1177
  10. Faroe Islands - Number of entries: 119
  11. Finland - Number of entries: 4638
  12. France - Number of entries: 39072
  13. Germany - Number of entries: 16376
  14. Greenland - Number of entries: 29
  15. Guadeloupe - Number of entries: 19
  16. Guam - Number of entries: 23
  17. Guyana - Number of entries: 9
  18. Holy See (Vatican City State) - Number of entries: 2
  19. Hungary - Number of entries: 4041
  20. Iceland - Number of entries: 148
  21. India - Number of entries: 14777
  22. Italy - Number of entries: 15656
  23. Japan - Number of entries: 94388
  24. Liechtenstein - Number of entries: 14
  25. Luxembourg - Number of entries: 4334
  26. Macedonia - Number of entries: 220
  27. Marshall Islands - Number of entries: 2
  28. Martinique - Number of entries: 16
  29. Mexico - Number of entries: 75203
  30. Moldova - Number of entries: 1753
  31. Monaco - Number of entries: 29
  32. Netherlands - Number of entries: 5104
  33. New Zealand - Number of entries: 1737
  34. Northern Mariana Islands - Number of entries: 4
  35. Norway - Number of entries: 4565
  36. Pakistan - Number of entries: 11847
  37. Poland - Number of entries: 22000
  38. Portugal - Number of entries: 204006
  39. Puerto Rico - Number of entries: 186
  40. Reunion - Number of entries: 44
  41. Saint Pierre and Miquelon - Number of entries: 2
  42. San Marino - Number of entries: 10
  43. Slovakia - Number of entries: 4152
  44. Slovenia - Number of entries: 557
  45. Spain - Number of entries: 56542
  46. Sri Lanka - Number of entries: 15656
  47. Sweden - Number of entries: 14108
  48. Switzerland - Number of entries: 5225
  49. Thailand - Number of entries: 902
  50. Turkey - Number of entries: 2130
  51. United Kingdom - Number of entries: 27585
  52. United States - Number of entries: 43611
  53. Mayotte - Number of entries: 3
  54. Russia - Number of entries: 43538
  55. South Africa - Number of entries: 3920
  56. Virgin Islands, U.S. - Number of entries: 16

Please read also the requirements of this plugin.


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