---
title: Geolocation search
description: "To add geolocation range search to a data table, geolocation support has to be enabled first. Once enabled, it can be added using advanced table options. - [Enable geolocation support for a custom database table (start here)](/docs/geolocation-settings/) [/publication-using-gps/](/publication-using-gps/) - [Demo…"
url: "https://docs.legacy.wpdataaccess.com/docs/geolocation-search/"
updated: "2025-11-21"
category: Legacy Tools / Tables / Filters / Interactive Filters
---

# Geolocation search

To add geolocation range search to a data table, geolocation support has to be enabled first. Once enabled, it can be added using advanced table options.

- [Enable geolocation support for a custom database table (start here)](/docs/geolocation-settings/)
   [/publication-using-gps/](/publication-using-gps/)
- [Demo of a data table using geolocation range search from the users position](/publication-using-gps/)
- [Demo of a data table using geolocation range search from a fixed position](/publication-using-geolocation/)

## Enable geolocation search

```
{
	"wpda_geo": {
		"show_map": true,
		"map_init": "open",
		"map_location": "user",
		"show_filter": true,
		"geo_filter": "before",
		"geo_marker_column": 1,
		"geo_marker_position": "after"
	}
}
```

Use option **wpda_geo** to enabled geolocation range search. The plugin uses the geolocation columns defined for the data table to search within the range. For a fixed range search the geolocation settings for the base table are used. For user range search the plugin will ask the user for permission to get access to her location.

  Option **wpda_geo** supports the following nested options:

- **show_map**(true = add map to data table | false = no map added)
- **map_init**(open = show map on page load | otherwise user needs to click to show map )
- **map_location**(user = user position | fixed = fixed position taken from geolocation settings)
- **show_filter**(true = allow user to change search range)
- **geo_filter**(before = show filter before search box | otherwise filter is shown after search box)
- **geo_marker_column**(index of the column to which the marker is added)
- **geo_marker_position**(before = marker is added before column content | otherwise after)

Please note that markers added to a data table are clickable.