Submit Locations

Submit Locations lets visitors (or members) submit new locations from the front end through customizable forms — tabs, fields, taxonomies, uploads, reCAPTCHA, and optional moderation before pins go live.

This is an Ultimate module. Enable under Ultimate Modules.

Enable

  1. Ultimate Modules → Submit Locations → Enable
  2. Open the Submit Locations admin UI (forms under Progress Map)
  3. Create and configure a form
  4. Embed its shortcode on a page

Create a form

  1. Add a new submission form.
  2. Connect it to the post type used for map locations.
  3. Configure default tabs (and add your own).
  4. Set status for newly submitted locations (e.g. pending review vs publish).
  5. Save.

Tabs

  • Add new tabs for logical groups (Location, Details, Media, Contact)
  • Change tab display order
  • Edit default tabs instead of inventing parallel structures

Keep the first tab focused on address / map pinpoint so geocoding happens early.

Fields

  • Add custom fields matching data you show on the map / infoboxes
  • Add taxonomies (category checklists/dropdowns)
  • Only ask for what you will actually display or filter later

Uploads

Allow image (and other file) uploads when listings need photos. Limit file size/types at the WordPress and form level to protect the server.

reCAPTCHA

Protect public forms with reCAPTCHA to reduce spam submissions. Configure keys as required by the module/settings and your Google reCAPTCHA console.

Moderation / review before publish

For quality directories:

  1. Set new submissions to pending (or a custom moderated status your query allows).
  2. Review entries in wp-admin.
  3. Confirm coordinates are valid.
  4. Publish — the location appears on maps whose query includes that status/type.

Never point a public map query at pending posts unless you intentionally want unpublished pins visible.

Display the form

Shortcode

[cspmsl_form id="FORM_ID"]

Put the form on a “Add your business” or “Submit a place” page. Replace FORM_ID with the real form ID.

Emails after submit

You can notify admins (or the submitter) after a successful submission — see module tutorials / notification settings in your build. Always test email delivery on staging (wp_mail / SMTP plugin).

Translation

WPML or PoEdit for labels, buttons, and messages.

Security & privacy checklist

  1. reCAPTCHA on public forms
  2. Moderate before publish when UGC quality matters
  3. Limit upload MIME types and sizes
  4. Don’t request sensitive data you don’t need
  5. GDPR: link privacy policy near the form; only store consented data

Troubleshooting

Issue Check
Shortcode inert Module disabled
Submissions missing coordinates Users skipped map/geocode step; make it required
Pins don’t appear Status not included in map query; cache
Spam Enable reCAPTCHA; pending status
Upload fails Server limits (upload_max_filesize), permissions
Conflict Standalone Submit Locations plugin still active

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