Creating a rep locator map with the same details about multiple states can be a difficult and time-consuming task.

With this specific feature, you can easily edit multiple states at once and you don’t need to add similar information to every single state separately. Let’s have a better look at the Bulk Edit feature of the USA Map Plugin.

Advantages of Bulk Edit feature

Using the Bulk Edit feature of the US Map Plugin will make things a lot simpler for you. If you need to add similar settings to multiple states on a map, you can select multiple states and add the same information at once. Here are a few benefits that you will be able to receive using the “Bulk Edit” feature.

• It will save you time.
• No need to add the same information for every state separately.
• Add the same colors for multiple states.
• Same settings for multiple states with a single click.

How to use it

Using the “Bulk Edit” feature is easy and simple. If you need to create a map and want to show the same information in multiple states, then you can simply visit the ‘Detailed Settings’ tab of that specific map to use this specific feature. Here are a few steps to carefully use the “Bulk Edit” feature.

After visiting the detailed settings tab, you will be able to see a new option for Bulk Edit.

Once you click that option, you will be able to get a list of all the states of the USA and you can select the ones you need to add to the map. You can also select the option “Choose on the map” to select them on the map as well.

Once you have selected multiple states, you can move to the next step and start bulk editing by adding all the necessary information. You can choose colors for the states, add tooltips, and much more.

After editing all the states at once, you can save changes and use the shortcode to insert the map on the desired page. It won’t take long and it is perfect for creating sales region maps.

How it can be useful

When you are creating sales area maps on your WordPress site, it can be difficult and time-consuming to add similar information in multiple states separately. With the help of the “Bulk Edit” feature, you can quickly create a sales area map for your website.

The basic ways of creating sales area maps are:

• Setting up each state one by one
• Create state groups on the “Groups” tab
• Use import CSV file with settings

Usually, sales managers cover multiple states and with the older version of this plugin, it was very difficult and time-consuming to add the same contact information several times. With the addition of the “Bulk Edit” feature, you can edit multiple states at once and change the settings including color, contact information, links, and much more.

This feature is ideal for:

• Sales regions map
• Dealer locator map
• Coverage/delivery/franchise areas maps

Conclusion

The basic purpose of the bulk editing feature is to add sales region maps and dealer locator maps easily. With the help of this specific feature, you can create these maps within minutes. It helps you save time and improve usability.

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After that, you will just need to place the point on the map (double-click with the left mouse button) and the configuration menu will appear. Also, for your convenience, we made a screenshot of this section with a comprehensive review of its fields and checkboxes:

[1] “Position” – sets up the position coordinates of the point and its radius.
[2] “Name” – sets up the point name.
[3] “Short name” – sets up the point shortname.
[4] “Text position” – sets up the position of the point text.
[5] “Font size” – sets up the font size of the point information text.
[6] “Tooltip” – shows the tooltip settings window, where you can add any text information to the point and image icon.
[7] “Point color” – sets up the point color. The “Use default” checkbox sets the default point color (black).
[8] “Point hover color” – sets up the point hover color (when the user hovers the mouse cursor over the point). The “Use default” checkbox sets the default color for the point.
[9] “More color settings” – opens the extra menu with additional color settings. Here you can set:

• point border-color;
• point border hover color;
• point name color;
• point name hover color;
• point name stroke color;
• point name stroke hover color.

Also, you can set all these parameters to default values by checking the “Use default” checkbox.

On click action subsection

This subsection manages the action when the user clicks on the point:

• “Nothing” – when the user clicks on the point, nothing happens.
• “Open link” – when the user clicks on the point, the selected URL ([11]) will be opened. Also, you can check the checkbox [12] to let the link open in the new window.
• “Show additional information” – when the user clicks on the point, the additional information window will appear.
• “Show lightbox popup” – when the user clicks on the point, the lightbox popup window will appear. Please note, that you need to install the “Popup builder” WordPress plugin to manage popup windows.

Thus, when all settings are set, you can select the button “Apply” [13] to apply them or the button “Delete” [14] to delete the point.

Conclusion

To sum up, the Points are very powerful when you need to show different types of information. For example, you can show visited places or several state shops of your company. We hope that this quick guide will answer most of your questions about how to configure point settings.

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So, for your convenience, we made a screenshot of this section with a comprehensive review of its fields as well as of the checkboxes:

Group selection

So, this section allows selecting an existing group to change its options or create a new group.
[1] – Select an existing group with this list.
[2] – here you can create a new group. Please note, that when you install the plugin for the first time, you have no groups, and only the “Create a new group” input field will be available.

Area selection

At the same time, this section allows you to select the states that will belong to the new group. Select any number of the states you want and after that configure the group settings in the next section.
[3] “Enable zoom” – check this checkbox if you want to zoom the map while selecting the states into the group.
[4] – here we show the states selected for the group.

Group settings

This section manages the selected group settings.
[5] “Group name” – sets up the group name.
[6] “Keep individual highlighting” – after checking this checkbox, it enables an individual highlighting for each state in the group.
[7] “Override individual tooltip settings” – check this checkbox if you want to override individual settings for each separate state tooltip.
[8] “Displayed name” – sets up the displayed name for the group.
[9] “Info for tooltip balloon” – here you can set up the additional info for the group tooltip balloon. It appears when the user hovers the mouse button over the group.
[10] “Image URL” – sets up the URL for the group icon image.
[11] “Override individual action settings” – when you configure the separate states (as it was described earlier), you may have chosen an action when the user clicks on the state. After checking this checkbox, all these actions will be overwritten by the selected action for the group.

Group action subsection

This subsection manages the action after clicking on the group.
[12] “Nothing” – nothing will happen after clicking.
[13] “Open an URL” – by choosing this group you open the selected URL.
[14] “Show more info” – when the user clicks on the group, the tooltip balloon with additional info will be displayed.
[15] “Show lightbox popup” – when the user clicks on the group, the lightbox popup will be displayed. Please note, that for displaying the lightbox popup you need to install the “Popup builder” WordPress plugin.

Color settings subsection

This subsection manages the group color settings.
[15] “Override individual color settings” – overrides the individual color settings for each state.
[16] “Group color” – sets up the color for the group.
[17] “Group hover color” – sets up the color when the user hovers the mouse cursor over the group.

Conclusion

To sum up, Grouping is a powerful feature of the US WordPress plugin from Fla-shop.com and we hope that it will be useful for you.

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Also, for your convenience, we made a screenshot of this section with a comprehensive review of its fields and checkboxes:

[1] “State name” – here you can choose the state you want to edit. Please note, that if you will not select a state, the settings window will not appear!
[2] “Choose on the map” – this button leads you to the interactive map and allows selecting of the state directly.

Map area settings group

Here you can set up all necessary settings for the state.

[3] “Name” – edit the state name displayed on the map.
[4] “Do not show popup name” – when this checkbox is activated, the state name will not be displayed in the pop-up window when the user hovers the mouse over the state.
[5] “Shortname” – here you can customize the state label displayed on the map.

What should you do by clicking on the area? This short sub-section is very important because it sets the behavior when the user clicks on the state area.

[6] “Nothing” – nothing will happen when the user clicks on the state area
[7] “Open an URL” – by clicking on the state the user opens the chosen URL
[8] “Show more info” – by clicking on the state the information window pops up
[9] “Show lightbox popup” – by clicking on the state the lightbox window pops up. Please note, that you need to install the WordPress “Pop-up builder” plugin to create the pop-up windows. Otherwise, you can’t manage them.
[10] “URL” – sets up the URL, which will be used at point [7]
[11] “Open URL in a new window” – adds the target=”_blank” attribute to URL (point [10]), so it will appear in the new window.
[12] “Info for tooltip balloons” – here you can set all necessary additional information that appears in the tooltip balloon (if the checkbox [8] is checked). Also, as in the screenshot above, you can add the name of the local representative of your company, address, phone number, etc.
[13] “Area color” – sets up the state color in HEX format.
[14] “Apply to all areas” – if this checkbox is checked, the selected color will apply to all states on the map.
[15] “Area hover color” – sets up the hover color for the state (when the user hovers the mouse color over it).
[16] “Apply to all areas” – applies the hover color to all states on the map.

Working with images

Each pop-up window in the WordPress interactive US map can have an icon that you can add in the “Detailed settings” section.

[17] “Image URL” – this input box opens the standard WordPress Media Gallery, where you can choose the image from all your website images or upload it from your local PC. As in the screenshot below, working with an icon image is simple.

After all, you need to do the following:

• Set the icon title;
• Set the icon alternative text (“alt” attribute of the image);
• Choose the alignment and image size;
• Click on the “insert into post” button to add the icon to the state information window.

Conclusion

In conclusion, this short review shows you how to manage the separate state settings in the US Interactive Map plugin. So, we hope that answers all the questions.

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For your convenience, we provided the screenshot with arrows and numbers. It will navigate you while reading our review.

“Map settings” group

• [1] “Map name” – Here you can set up the name of your interactive map.
• [2] “Layout type” -The interactive WordPress maps from Fla-shop.com can be responsive. After you select “responsive” layout, the map size will automatically change on mobile device screens.
• [3] “Map width” – Sets up the width of the map. Please note: while the “responsive” layout checkbox is active, this section will not be available for editing.
• [4] “Map height” – Sets up the height of the map. Please note: while the “responsive” layout checkbox is active, this section will not be available for editing.
• [5] “Max width” – Sets up the max interactive map width.

“List of names” settings group

This group sets up the list of state names on the left side of the map. When the user hovers the mouse over the list of elements, the selected state is highlighted on the interactive map.

• [6] “Show list of names” – when this checkbox is checked, the list of names will be shown.
• [7] “Show name/tooltip on hover” – shows the state name or the tooltip when the user hovers the mouse cursor on the list element.
• [8] “List width” – sets up the width of the names list.
• [9] “List font size” – sets up the font size of the list elements.

“Zooming capabilities” group

This group sets up interactive map zooming capabilities. Zooming is one of the exciting features of Fla-shop.com interactive maps. It allows for adding more usability to the website.

• [10] “Allow zoom” – this checkbox enables zooming for the interactive map.
• [11] “Show zoom controls” – shows zooming controls (“-” and “+” signs at the bottom left corner of the map).
• [12] “Ignore mouse scroll” – when this option is enabled, the user will not zoom the map while the mouse scrolling.
• [13] “Max zoom” – sets up max zooming level, from 0 to 10.
• [14] “Zoom step” – sets up the zooming steps.

“Shortnames” group

• [15] “Hide shortnames“ – when this option is enabled, all short names of states will be hidden.
• [16] “Shadow width” – sets up the width of the shadow for the map.
• [17] “Enable shadows” – enables/disables an eye-catching shadowing when the user hovers the mouse cursor over the state.
• [18] “Pin tooltip on click” – normally the tooltip appears when the user hovers the mouse cursor over the state. The “Pin tooltip on click” option allows the freezing of the tooltip when the user clicks the mouse button somewhere in the state.
• [19] “Center tooltip on mobile devices” – centers the tooltip on mobile devices for user convenience.
• [20] “Centered tooltip width” – sets up the width of the centered tooltip on mobile devices.
• [21] “Borders color” – sets up the border colors for states.
• [22] “Borders width” – sets up the border width in pixels.
• [23] “Borders hover color” – sets up the border colors when the user hovers the mouse cursor over the state.

“Content info” group

Additional information windows are useful when, for example, you need to give the website visitors any information about your company or about its state departments.

• [24] “Additional info area” – sets up the place, where to show the additional info window. Two values are possible:
  • at the top right corner of the map (“At right” radio button)
  • at the bottom of the map (“At bottom” radio button)
• [25] “Automatically scroll to info area on click” – when the user clicks on the state and an additional information window is placed at the bottom side of the map, it scrolls to it automatically.
• [26] “Default content” – this WYSIWYG editor sets up the default content for the additional information window.

“Font sizes and colors” group

This section manages the interactive map font sizes and colors for the tooltip window and for state names.

“Name displayed on the map” – manages the settings for state names.

• [27] “Font size” – sets up the state name font size.
• [28] “Color” – sets up the state name color.
• [29] “Color over” – sets up the color of the state name when the user hovers the mouse cursor over it.
• [30] “Stroke color” – sets up the stroke color for state names.
• [31] “Stroke color over” – sets up the stroke color when the user hovers the mouse cursor over it.

“Tooltip name” – manages the settings for the tooltip name.

• [33] “Font size” – sets up the tooltip font size.
• [34] “Color” – sets up the tooltip text color.

“Tooltip comment” – manages the settings for tooltip comment.

• [35] “Font size” – sets up the font size for the tooltip comment.
• [36] “Color” – sets up the text color for the tooltip comment.

“Performance settings” group

This section is important, so it can improve the interactive map (and, as the result, the whole website) performance.

• [37] “Enable settings caching” – enables the map settings caching, so it can significantly increase the website working speed.
• [38] “Minimize code output” – this option allows minimizing the code output when the interactive map is placed into the blog post or a separate page. It can also reduce the website’s working speed.

In this review, we tried to give you a complete review of the “General settings” section of the WordPress interactive map plugin from Fla-shop.com. We hope that after reading this review you can manage the general settings of your interactive map without any effort.

To clarify, you can open this page by selecting the “Maps” link at the left menu of the WordPress administrator dashboard.
The “Maps” section allows:

• creating the new map;
• managing the settings of any existing maps;
• deleting the map.

Also, this section allows making the settings backup or import/export.

[1] Shortcode
[2] Links to manage the settings. Please note that the “Delete” link will delete the map permanently. This can’t be undone.
[3] This checkbox can be used while importing/exporting settings. For this reason, if you need to export the definite map, select the checkbox and then press the “Export” button.
[4] New map. Firstly, enter the name of the new map and press the “Add new map” button. If necessary, you can change the map name in the “General settings” section.
[5] “Export” button. You can export the map settings from the JSON file. Also, you can select all the maps from the list below and press the “Export” button, which creates one JSON file with all settings.

Moreover, you can use this helpful option for:

• settings backup;
• transfer the map to the production server;
• copying the map;
• transfer the map settings to the production server.

By the way, the description of all these manipulations you can find in the next post…

[6] “Import” button. If you already have the JSON file with maps/maps settings, so you can use this button to upload maps into the plugin.

What’s next?

So, in the next posts, we will continue our comprehensive review of the Interactive map WordPress plugin from Fla-shop.com. Stay tuned!

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• [1] Map selection.
  The US map plugin for WordPress allows creating an unlimited amount of interactive maps. Thus, this section allows selecting any map that you created.
• [2] Maps list.
  After pressing this button, you get to the maps list page. So, there you can create or delete a map, make a backup, or import/export map settings.
• [3] General settings.
  This button leads you to a “General settings” page where you can set up the main interactive map settings.
• [4] Detailed settings.
  After pressing this button, you will find yourself on the page where you can specify the settings for separate states.
• [5] Groups settings.
  One of the main features of the US map WordPress plugin from Fla-shop.com is grouping. Eventually, the grouping allows combining several states into a group and setting all necessary information.
• [6] Point settings.
  Points can be placed in each US state on the map and can be associated with the information in the pop-up windows. This section allows creating and editing an unlimited number of points.
• [7] Export/import via CSV.
  This section allows import/export of the settings via spreadsheets.

Articles with the detailed review of each part

• Part 1. Maps list. Backup of settings.
• Part 2. General settings.
• Part 3. Detailed settings.
• Part 4. Groups settings.
• Part 5. Point settings.
• Part 6. Export/import via CSV. (coming soon)

Conclusion

To sum up, the US interactive map plugin is a powerful tool that helps to improve a website’s usability and to attract more visitors without any effort and the necessity of deep programming knowledge. In the following articles, we will cover all plugin options to make a map customization process easier.

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In the article “5 types of interaction in plugin US Map for WordPress” you can also find real examples with different options.

What are the differences between a demo and a premium version of US interactive maps?

Certainly, the premium version of the US interactive map for WordPress has the following advantages:

• lifetime license;
• support included;
• no monthly/annual fees;
• no “demo” sticker/brand link.

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Of course, we have! Just visit our website and look for the product list, you will not regret it.

What’s next?

All in all, if you want to test all the premium options of the USA map plugin for free, just click on the link below and download the plugin.

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