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-== About ==
+== <span class="mw-headline" style="color:#900">Important Note</span> ==
-=== Inspiration ===
+<span style="color:#900">As of February 12, 2018 -- the launch date of Store Locator v4.0 & all v2.0 addons (which all now function as WordPress plugins) -- the Addons Platform is discontinued in favor of [[Addons_Platform_Lite|Addons Platform Lite]] v2.0+</span>.
-Motivated by the fact that services used by the Store Locator, such as Google Maps API, Google Geocoding API, and WordPress API can be changed at anytime by their respective developers.
 Thus, the Addons Platform provides a customization layer that allows you to powerfully customize your Store Locator, while still being able to update the base Store Locator plugin without losing your customizations, so that it's never out-of-date.
-=== Benefits ===
+=== <span id="Benefits" class="mw-headline">Benefits</span> ===
 * Meets multiple customization needs when hoping to increase the functionality of one's store locator maps.
-* Time. Quicker turnaround for client projects since you no longer need to custom-code time-consuming feature requests -- they're already nicely packaged as addons.  Quicker turnaround = more clients = more earnings for you.
+* Time. Quicker turnaround for client projects since you no longer need to custom-code time-consuming feature requests -- they're already nicely packaged as addons. Quicker turnaround = more clients = more earnings for you.
 * Price. Many of these addons are derived directly from customizations that originally cost thousands of dollars, but are now available for much less.
-'''[http://www.viadat.com/products-page/ Purchase Addons Platform Now&raquo;]'''
+== <span id="Usage" class="mw-headline">Usage</span> ==
-== Usage ==
+=== <span id="Features" class="mw-headline">Features</span> ===
-[http://www.viadat.com/products-page/ LotsOfLocales&trade; Addons Platform] provides you with a growing number of '''free''' Generation 2 (G2; comes with the Addons Platform) addons & themes to save you time, provide you highly-advanced features, and impress your clients. Below is a list of some of the addons available, starting in Store Locator Version 2:
+[http://www.viadat.com/products-page/ LotsOfLocales™ Addons Platform] provides you with a growing number Generation 2 (G2; comes with the Addons Platform) addons & themes to save you time, provide you highly-advanced features, and impress your clients. Below is a list of some of the addons available, starting in Store Locator Version 2:
-* '''[[Super_Geocoder|Super Geocoder]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/Super_Geocoder Super Geocoder]'''
-* '''[[Categorizer|Categorizer]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/Categorizer Categorizer]'''
-* '''[[Multiple_Mapper|Multiple Mapper]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/Multiple_Mapper Multiple Mapper]'''
-* '''[[Advanced_Theme_Manager|Advanced Theme Manager]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/Advanced_Theme_Manager Advanced Theme Manager]'''
-* '''[[Location_Pages|Location Pages]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/Location_Pages Location Pages]'''
-* '''[[CSV_Importer_Exporter_G2|CSV Importer/Exporter G2]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/CSV_Importer_Exporter_G2 CSV Importer/Exporter G2]'''
-* '''[[DB_Importer_G2|DB Importer G2]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/DB_Importer_G2 DB Importer G2]'''
-* '''[[Multiple_Field_Updater_G2|Multiple-Field Updater G2]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/Multiple_Field_Updater_G2 Multiple-Field Updater G2]'''
-* '''[[Custom_Field_Manager|Custom Field Manager]]'''
+* '''[http://docs.viadat.com/Custom_Field_Manager Custom Field Manager]'''
-The above addons are only a few of the LotsOfLocales&trade; G2 addons available -- installable by 1-click via the [[Addons_Marketplace|Addons Marketplace]] in your WP admin dashboard. These addons also communicate with each other to make full benefit of the Addons Platform's API.
+All addons available previous to Store Locator 2.0 are now called "G1" (Generation 1) addons, and can still be used, with or without the Addons Platform installed (if you purchased an addon prior to 2.0, re-download it via the emailed link of your purchase and install a slighty updated version that allows it to work with 2.0).
-All addons available previous to Store Locator 2.0 are now called "G1" (Generation 1) addons, and can still be used, with or without the Addons Platform installed (if you purchased an addon prior to 2.0, re-download it via the emailed link of your purchase and install a slighty updated version that allows it to work with 2.0).
+In addition to the 8 addons listed above, '''there are currently 8 additional bonus addons -- only visible to those with the Addons Platform installed: Currently, 3 are active, 1 is yet-to-be-released, and 4 more addons are in development'''.
-In addition to the 8 addons listed above, '''there are currently 8 additional bonus addons -- only visible to those with the Addons Platform installed: Currently, 3 are active, 1 is yet-to-be-released, and 4 more addons are in development'''.
+=== <span id="Installation" class="mw-headline">Installation</span> ===
-=== Installation ===
+# Place '''`/addons-platform/`''' folder in your '''`/wp-content/uploads/sl-uploads/addons/`''' folder. Then, go to your pull-out dashboard where you can validate it using the activation key you receive after purchase.
 # After installation and validation, you can then go to '''Addons > Marketplace''' in order to install addons to enhance your store locator's abilities. Manage the settings under '''Addons > Settings'''.
 # In order to activate any newly installed addons, use the same activation key used to activate the Addons Platform to activate individual addons on the Addons Settings page
-# '''Note:''' in order for the activation of individual addons to work using the Addons Platform's activation key, the addons need to have been installed via the [[Addons_Marketplace|Addons Marketplace]] at least once for that particular activation key. This is as opposed to simply copying and pasting from a past installation that used a different activation key (via FTP for example).
+# '''Note:''' in order for the activation of individual addons to work using the Addons Platform's activation key, the addons need to have been installed via the [http://docs.viadat.com/Addons_Marketplace Addons Marketplace] at least once for that particular activation key. This is as opposed to simply copying and pasting from a past installation that used a different activation key (via FTP for example).
+<br>
-'''[http://www.viadat.com/products-page/ Purchase Addons Platform Now&raquo;]'''
+'''[http://www.viadat.com/products-page/ Purchase Addons Now»]'''

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 # After installation and validation, you can then go to '''Addons > Marketplace''' in order to install addons to enhance your store locator's abilities. Manage the settings under '''Addons > Settings'''.
 # In order to activate any newly installed addons, use the same activation key used to activate the Addons Platform to activate individual addons on the Addons Settings page
-# '''Note:''' in order for the activation of individual addons to work using the Addons Platform's activation key, the addons need to have been installed via the Addons Marketplace at least once for that particular activation key. This is as opposed to simply copying and pasting from a past installation that used a different activation key (via FTP for example).
+# '''Note:''' in order for the activation of individual addons to work using the Addons Platform's activation key, the addons need to have been installed via the [[Addons_Marketplace|Addons Marketplace]] at least once for that particular activation key. This is as opposed to simply copying and pasting from a past installation that used a different activation key (via FTP for example).
 '''[http://www.viadat.com/products-page/ Purchase Addons Platform Now&raquo;]'''

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 * '''[[Custom_Field_Manager|Custom Field Manager]]'''
-The above addons are only a few of the LotsOfLocales&trade; G2 addons available -- installable by 1-click via the [Addons_Marketplace|Addons Marketplace] in your WP admin dashboard. These addons also communicate with each other to make full benefit of the Addons Platform's API.
+The above addons are only a few of the LotsOfLocales&trade; G2 addons available -- installable by 1-click via the [[Addons_Marketplace|Addons Marketplace]] in your WP admin dashboard. These addons also communicate with each other to make full benefit of the Addons Platform's API.
 All addons available previous to Store Locator 2.0 are now called "G1" (Generation 1) addons, and can still be used, with or without the Addons Platform installed (if you purchased an addon prior to 2.0, re-download it via the emailed link of your purchase and install a slighty updated version that allows it to work with 2.0).

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 * '''[[Custom_Field_Manager|Custom Field Manager]]'''
-The above addons are only a few of the LotsOfLocales&trade; G2 addons available -- installable by 1-click via the Addons Marketplace in your WP admin dashboard. These addons also communicate with each other to make full benefit of the Addons Platform's API.
+The above addons are only a few of the LotsOfLocales&trade; G2 addons available -- installable by 1-click via the [Addons_Marketplace|Addons Marketplace] in your WP admin dashboard. These addons also communicate with each other to make full benefit of the Addons Platform's API.
 All addons available previous to Store Locator 2.0 are now called "G1" (Generation 1) addons, and can still be used, with or without the Addons Platform installed (if you purchased an addon prior to 2.0, re-download it via the emailed link of your purchase and install a slighty updated version that allows it to work with 2.0).

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 [http://www.viadat.com/products-page/ LotsOfLocales&trade; Addons Platform] provides you with a growing number of '''free''' Generation 2 (G2; comes with the Addons Platform) addons & themes to save you time, provide you highly-advanced features, and impress your clients. Below is a list of some of the addons available, starting in Store Locator Version 2:
 * '''[[Categorizer|Categorizer]]'''
 * '''[[Multiple_Mapper|Multiple Mapper]]'''

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	== Usage ==		== Usage ==
−	~~=== Screenshots ===~~
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−	~~<gallery widths=300px perrow=2>~~
−	~~File:Sl ap addon settings.jpg\|''Addons Settings page allows for customization of each addon's settings''~~
−	~~</gallery>~~
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	=== Features ===		=== Features ===

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 <gallery widths=300px perrow=2>
 File:Sl ap addon settings.jpg|''Addons Settings page allows for customization of each addon's settings''
 </gallery>

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 === Inspiration ===
-'''Inspired by several of your most requested features and most often performed customizations of the last several years'''.
+Motivated by the fact that services used by the Store Locator, such as Google Maps API, Google Geocoding API, and WordPress API can be changed at anytime by their respective developers.
-It's a full-featured system that you can install to significantly boost the capabilities of the WordPress Store Locator plugin by installing addons & themes available via the Addons Marketplace, starting in Version 2.0.
+Thus, the Addons Platform provides a customization layer that allows you to powerfully customization your Store Locator, while still being able to update the base Store Locator plugin, so that your plugin never becomes out-of-date.
 === Benefits ===