Location based features
My community is one that will want to meet up regularly and even pet-sit for eachother. Location based features like "Filter Posts by Nearest Location", or even a Map view that lets people comment a location based post would be incredible features.
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Therese :) 🇳🇴
Jan 31, 2023
Thank you Chris for this request!
We have solved it by creating a thread called "Find A Friend". People post where they are and ask if someone wants to connect. The thread is very popular and very active.
We are an international community. Here is a suggestion for a simple solution: Create a way for people to choose nationality when they create a profile. By doing so, their country flag shows by their name permanently. Just putting it out there…
Chris Aguila
Feb 21, 2023
Therese :) 🇳🇴: thanks much for sharing your approach ! It seems quite clever. Think it would ne possible for me to access your community to learn exactly how you manage it ?
Therese :) 🇳🇴
Mar 26, 2023
Chris Aguila: Please forgive me for my late reply. Everything is possible when one ask. I will offer you something even better. If you give me your email address, I will send you everything you need in order to see how we do everything :)
S F
Jun 27, 2022
As long as this can be turned off by the admin of the community, this makes sense.
Espree Devora
May 30, 2022
YES World map PLLLZZZ :)
leyLIQUE
May 8, 2022
location tags could also be used when creating matchups!
S F
May 7, 2022
This should be an option, not required. Not everyone wants to broadcast where they live. And even if they opt to give that information, they should have the ability to choose whether they want that to be pinned.
leyLIQUE
May 8, 2022
S F: when you download an app you have the option to share your location or not. If this feature is made available optional would be great.
S F
May 8, 2022
leyLIQUE : Actually, I wasn’t given an option with the Heartbeat app, and I am seldom asked for that permission unless I'm doing something that is related to location, so that blanket statement isn't true.
In any case, as long as this is made optional, then whomever wants to use it can do so, and those who prefer more privacy can choose not to use it.
leyLIQUE
May 8, 2022
S F: Of course you weren't asked to use your location by the Heartbeat app because they aren't using your location. That is why the feature was requested (and you commented on it).
Apple and other popular phone manufactures are prioritizing people privacy by asking to share their location before giving your location to any app.
As you've said, it would be best if this feature is optional…
Jan 8, 2024
We've added an option to display member locations on their profile, which will be visible in profile popups as well as the directory! Go to Admin Settings > General Settings and check the Location box under "User Fields" to enable this!
Charlotte Salvanes
Sep 26, 2023
Hello i just did that so my new members will be able to inform their location. But when i went to my account i couldnt active location for myself. So that means old members can't activate location ? thanks for your answer Charlotte
Sep 26, 2023
Nick Barba
Sep 26, 2023
You can now enable location geo-tagging for new and existing members. Go to Settings > Onboarding Setup and enable "Location" in any onboarding profiles you'd like to include it in. Click save. This will ask new members joining the community where they are located.
After enabling this setting in onboarding, all existing members will also be able to add their geo-location by going to Settings > My Account
Keeping this request open since we will be rolling out additional updates to this new feature over time :)
Jeroen (CTO 👨💻)
Oct 18, 2023
Nick Barba: Very cool, with the workflows released next week you guys are on a roll again.
For this geo-location feature, can I request to be able to update this through the API (we have members updating their profile on our own website, which syncs to Heartbeat).
Nick Barba
Oct 18, 2023
Jeroen (CTO 👨💻): Sure thing - can you add that as a separate feature request here https://heartbeat.canny.io/feature-requests to make sure we track that for you?
Jeroen (CTO 👨💻)
Oct 24, 2023
Nick Barba: ✅ https://heartbeat.canny.io/feature-requests/p/api-update-profile-add-location-parameter
Sep 13, 2023