Store Locator
A Store Locator pairs a map with a searchable, filterable list so visitors can find your nearest branch, dealer, or pickup point. Visitors search your locations by keyword, filter by category or by what is open now, and tap Near Me — or type a town or postcode — to sort the list by distance, with the distance shown on every card. Each result opens a detail panel with its opening hours, a Directions button and, if you like, Call, Website and Email buttons and a link that opens the map on that location.
Keep locations in a Google Sheet and the locator stays in sync automatically — add a store in the sheet and it appears on the map within minutes. Or add them one at a time in the editor: click the map or type an address, fill in the form, and star the ones you want featured.
The panel is yours to style: your logo and title in a header, the panel on the left or right, a theme or your own colours and font, and markers drawn as icons, badges, dots or pins, with a legend of your categories. On a phone the list becomes a drawer under the map, and the editor's phone preview shows exactly how that looks.
What you can do
- Keyword search across your fields
- Custom filter categories
- Near Me or a typed town sorts by distance
How to create a store locator
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Create a Store Locator
Start a new site and choose the Store Locator type.
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Add your locations
Connect a Google Sheet or upload a file with latitude and longitude columns, or add locations one by one in the editor. Keep the address as its own column — it shows in result panels and the keyword search matches against it.
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Configure search & filters
Set filter categories, the fields shown in each result panel and the column holding opening hours, then style the panel and markers to match your brand.
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Publish or embed
Add the locator to your site with a custom domain or an embed.
Store Locator FAQ
How do I add a store locator to my website?
Build a Store Locator in Mapji, add your locations, then embed it on your site or publish it to a custom domain — no code required.
How do customers find the branch closest to them?
The Near Me button reads their browser location, sorts the list by distance, and shows how far away each location is. Turn on town or postcode search and they can type a place instead and press Enter: it is looked up near your locations, and the list sorts by distance from it. Otherwise the sidebar search is a keyword match across your own fields — a store name, a town, or text in an address column. All of it combines with your category filters, the Open now filter and an optional distance filter.
Can I make the store locator match my brand?
Yes. Start from the Light, Dark, Brand or Minimal theme, then set the accent, background, card, text and border colours, the font, the title size and the card style. A header can carry your logo, a title and a subtitle, and the panel can sit on either side at the width you choose. Markers take any icon and colour, drawn bare, on a badge, as a dot or inside a pin. The colours you set stay the same whether a visitor's device is in light or dark mode.
Can I link to a single location?
Yes. Switch on Copy link under Details & sharing and every location's detail panel gets a button that copies a link to it. Whoever opens the link lands on the map zoomed to that location with its details showing — on a phone, with the drawer open.
Step-by-step guides
Connect a Google Sheet as a live, read-only source so your map updates itself. Column setup, the five map types that support it, and the real limits.
Getting an embedded map to size itself correctly, stop hijacking the page scroll, and look like part of your site rather than bolted on.
Add a working-hours column and each location gets a live open/closed badge — split shifts, hours past midnight and the store's own time zone included.
My Maps is the right answer for a lot of jobs. A guide to the five walls that make people switch, and how to evaluate what to switch to.
Add a searchable, filterable store locator to your site from a Google Sheet — no developer required. Search, filters, result panels, branding and embedding.