Handled Locator resources
Buying guidance, platform walkthroughs and practical location-data advice. Written for teams that need to choose a tool and get it working.
A buying guide built on the questions that separate store locator tools: where the data lives, who pays for the map, what the cards can show, and how you leave if it goes wrong.
Read resourcePublished prices from real vendors, the map bill most pricing pages leave out, and worked yearly totals for a small brand and a growing network.
Read resourceEvery way to put a store locator on a Shopify store, what each costs, how map billing really works, and the mistakes that surface after launch.
Read resourceThe two ways to add a store locator to WordPress, what separates the plugins, the caching and page-builder traps, and honest guidance on choosing.
Read resourceMost store locator import problems are in the file, not the tool. The shape of a clean location CSV, the data errors that recur in real exports, how to spot each one before upload, and what to check after.
Read resourceThe where-to-buy page for brands sold through retailers: the data model, the filters, online sellers alongside physical ones, and how the search data feeds your next wholesale pitch.
Read resourceThe dealer locator for brands selling through authorised networks: accreditation on the card, service versus sales filters, per-branch data, and keeping a network you do not own accurate.
Read resourceKeep your locations in a shared Google Sheet and let a branded locator read it: how to lay out the sheet, what a sync does with each kind of edit, and the rules that keep a live page safe from a bad sort.
Read resourceThree ways to show many locations on Google Maps: a free My Maps map, Google Business Profile listings, and a searchable store locator on your own website, with the limits of each.
Read resourceAn honest comparison of the main WordPress store locator plugins in 2026: installs, ratings, prices, map providers, where your locations are stored and what each is best at.
Read resourceWhat Google Maps Platform and Mapbox charge for the map, the search box and address lookup on a store locator, with every volume band and worked monthly costs.
Read resourceHow to add a store locator to a Webflow site, why it looks blank in the Designer, what the CMS should and should not own, and the checks before you publish.
Read resourceA product locator shows a shopper the nearest stores that carry one specific product. How to model products as tags, put the product filter first, and open the locator pre-filtered from every product page.
Read resourceOrganize retailers and online sellers into a stockist finder that makes products easy to discover without mixing different journeys.
Read resourceShow where a service is available with coverage details, local actions and a useful fallback when a visitor is outside the area.
Read resourceA franchise locator shows one brand across many independently owned locations. How to define the shared record, split who edits what between head office and franchisees, and keep hours, booking links and territories right.
Read resourceThe complete path from a spreadsheet of addresses to a live, branded locator page: data prep, embed mechanics, per-platform paste points and the pre-launch checklist.
Read resourceHow to add a store locator to Squarespace with a Code Block, why the editor shows a blank box, the plan requirement to check first, and the pre-publish checks.
Read resourceHow to add a store locator to Wix, why the Embed HTML element behaves differently from every other platform, how to size it properly, and what to check before publishing.
Read resourceThe four kinds of free store locator, what each one really costs, the limits that appear at scale, and an honest way to decide when free is the right call.
Read resourceConnect Handled Locator to Claude or ChatGPT once, then add locations, tag them, restyle the map and get your embed code by chatting. What MCP is, what the assistant can and cannot do, and the safety model underneath, written from prompts run against a live locator.
Read resourceThe route from a finished product to shelves that actually works for a small brand: getting retail-ready, choosing between Faire, brokers and walking in the door, pitching independents, keeping reorders alive, and what AI genuinely helps with along the way.
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