Dealer Locator – Quivers

Dealer Locator

Dealer Locator
Dealer Locators is a new feature that is incorporated in the Quivers Admin Panel
whereby merchants will be able to create and manage Dealer Locators. It is a widget
that can be embedded into a merchant's website or show up in an overlay on their
website. This will show them the fulfillers for that merchant in a map + list view that
the user can browse. It is also an iframe-able component.

To install it, a merchant must copy/paste an iframe snippet that loads into the
installed space.

Dealer Locator Installation
To install the Dealer Locator on your website, kindly follow the below-mentioned
steps -

A simple HTML file running via a basic node.js or XAMPP site would work fine. It
may even work to create an HTML file and drag it into your browser.

Use the "Embed Code" from the Dealer Locator that you're viewing in the Admin
The panel, and try to add the Dealer Locator to your page based on that. It will assume
the size of the HTML element it is added to, so you may need a bit of CSS to make it
display properly, in a full-size kind of view.

To access it, log in to your panel and click on the 'Dealers Locator' tab on the left-
hand side of your Quivers Admin panel.

Let’s have a look at the various functionalities of the Dealer Locator feature –

On each Dealer Locator the merchants create, they can manage which fulfillers on
the platform will appear on that dealer locator. This is currently limited to the
merchants connected to fulfillers who have enabled Dealer Locator for that
merchant.

The merchants can also assign specific labels to show up for their fulfillers by using
the ‘Label’ columns. By doing so, they can note the fulfillers that are dealing with a
particular product line (for example, Skis vs Snowboards) or which ones they might
prefer. It is up to them to choose whatever labels they want to create.

Merchants can also customize some settings of the Dealer Locator, like a custom map
settings, the appearance of the Dealer Locator, localization/language, and get the
"Embed code," which will allow them to install the Dealer Locator on their website.

They can also Preview the Dealer Locator based on what they have configured.

Using the "Embed Code," they'll be able to install that Dealer Locator on their
website, wherever/however they choose (For example; embedded or accessible
through an overlay, or however else they want to implement it).

After clicking into a fulfiller, the details of the fulfiller, such as its website, phone
number, address, etc., will be displayed if the value has been added in the fulfiller’s
business settings.

Changing the map bounds (by moving the map around or zooming in/out) will
change the fulfillers listed on the map and update the distance shown for that fulfiller.
It will also update the location in the top left.

Fulfillers that have added store hours in their Admin Panel business details should
show an additional label, “Open” or “Closed.” If the fulfiller is ‘Open,’ their map pin
would be Green; otherwise, it will be Red. They are considered ‘Open’ if their current
day + time is within their store hours for the time zone they are located in. For
example, if a fulfiller is based in New York, they are in EST, and if their hours of
operation for that day is 3-5 PM, and if it is currently 4 PM ET (2 PM MT), they would
be labelled as open. After 3 PM MT (5 PM ET), they would be labelled closed.

The Merchants can also filter fulfillers via the ‘Filter Dealers’ functionality. They can
filter by “Open Now” (only fulfillers which have store hours added and which are
currently open will be displayed) or by specific labels (if the label is unchecked, then
fulfillers with that label will not show).

By clicking the blue location pin to the right of the location input, the map will
automatically shift to the user’s current location. It may prompt one to give
permission. However, if the consent is not granted, it should still refresh, but it might
be less accurate.

The revamping of the ‘Fulfillers’ view has helped to split up the fulfillers by ‘All,’
‘Fulfillment,’ and ‘Dealer Locator. Due to this, a merchant can connect with new
fulfillers; however, after filtering down, only those fulfillers a merchant is connected
with and who are interested in fulfilling or Dealer Locator are visible.

Steps to Create/Add New Dealer Locator

Once you click on Dealer Locator, you will see the ‘My Dealer Locators’ list. If you
find the dealer from the list, you can click on the respective pencil icon to view the
Dealer Locator.

However, if you need to create a new dealer locator, click on ‘Add New Dealer
Locator +.’

Once you click on the ‘Add New Dealer Locator +,’ it will load a form wherein you
need to fill in certain details such as the name of the Dealer Locator, Google
Analytics Code, Language, and Custom Map Settings. You can also add new
fulfillers by clicking on the ‘Add New Fulfillers+.’ or you can select the fulfillers from
the list of fulfillers that’s auto-populated and can add labels by clicking on the ‘Add
Label +.’ Finally, click on ‘Save’ to finalize your new Dealer Locator.

If you instead select the pencil icon, it will load into an existing Dealer Locator. 2
tabs, Settings and Preview, will be present. You will find all the details auto-
populated of the dealer. Here, you can add new fulfillers by clicking on the ‘Add New
Fulfillers+.’ You can select the fulfillers from the list of fulfillers that’s auto-populated
and add labels by clicking on the ‘Add Label +.’ When ‘Auto-Enrollment’ is enabled,
any new fulfiller you connect with on Quivers will automatically be enrolled into this
Dealer Locator without any manual action. Also, the ‘Import’ will allow the merchants
to import their dealer’s list and make changes to which dealers should appear, and
which labels they should have. You can export your dealer list for a dealer locator,
make changes, and re-import to make bulk updates. Click on ‘Save’ to finalize your
changes.

Once you select the ‘Preview’ tab, it will show how the Dealer Locator will appear
based on what the merchants have configured. You can zoom in/out to find the exact
location of the fulfiller. You can also drag the Pegman onto the map to open the
street view.

Notes -
Data is often cached in the Dealer Locator. Remember to clear cache and
cookies for changes to take effect.
Google Analytics has been implemented and needs to be enabled so that the
merchant can plugin its own Google Analytics code.

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