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How to synchronize locations with Webflow CMS
In this article you'll find all necessary information on how to synchronize your locations managed in Webflow CMS with Nearest!
With Webflow CMS Collections you can add predefined data types to your CMS by adding multiple fields.
- 1.Create a new CMS Collection with name "Locations"
- 2.Add the following Collection Fields to your collection:
Name | Type |
Name | Plain text |
Address | Plain text |
Latitude | (optional) Number (decimal) |
Longitude | (optional) Number (decimal) |
In the example above the address information is stored in one single line. If your address information is split up into components or you want it more precise please add the following fields:
Name | Type |
Name | Plain text |
Street address 1 | Plain text |
Street address 2 | Plain text |
Street address 3 | Plain text |
Postal code | Plain text |
City | Plain text |
Country | Plain text |
Latitude | (optional) Number (decimal) |
Longitude | (optional) Number (decimal) |
Addresses and geocoding is an important feature. Learn more about addresses and geocoding to improve accuracy of the results.
You can add as many fields as you need to describe your location. Based on the data type it is possible to import that information into Nearest! or not.
Type | Supported |
Plain text | yes |
Rich text | yes |
Image | yes |
Multi image | not yet |
Video | yes |
Link | yes |
Email | yes |
Phone | yes |
Number | yes |
Date/Time | yes |
Switch | yes |
Option | yes |
File | yes |
Reference | not yet |
Multi-Reference | not yet |
You can use all element and filter functions with the imported data. Learn more about Elements & Filter in Nearest!
Now we will connect our location data stored in Webflow to Nearest! via the Webflow API and the Nearest! platform.
- 1.
- 2.Open the Collection Settings of your locations collection and get the Collection ID
- 3.Log in to the Nearest! Dashboard
- 4.Create new Import with source type Webflow
- 5.Add your credentials (API key, Collection ID)
- 6.Click Analyze and Synchronize
- 7.Done.
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