Our platform now has the ability to refine inventory search results by distance/geographic location. This new feature is helpful for larger dealer groups with multiple locations spread out across a wide geographic area.
How it works:
When a visitor navigates to the inventory search page, a pop-up window displays prompting the visitor to either enter their ZIP code or share their location. Search results are sorted by distance from the location specified:

Additionally a distance filter is available in refine search options for any inventory page (currently available for group sites only):

A few things to note:
- Location sharing will not work in Google Chrome until we migrate to HTTPS support later this year.
- On iPhones, location services must be enabled for Safari.
- If a visitor declines to share their location once, the browser will remember this and will return a popup with an error message that reads: “Error: User denied permission”.
- If a visitor closes the pop up without entering any information, search results will display with the default sort order.
- If a visitor wants to change sort after they have chosen to share location or enter zip (to Price low to high for example), the initial sorting by location is overwritten. Then the visitor has an option to filter by location.
- If a visitor uses the homepage search widget to filter inventory, the filter will take precedence but the user will still be prompted to sort by location.