Around me and Geolocation

[jdrzejb]

It would be really nice to have a Around Me feature, that would sort items which have _geoloc tag depending on location from user detected IP or Geolocation - the one with a prompt to allow of exact location use.

[vvo]

Hi @jdrzejb this is a great idea and everything needed for this feature is here at algolia. What we need is an actual option to do it.

I will add it asap.

[davxinci]

@vvo @jdrzejb hey guys I agree this feature would be awesome, has it been implemented yet?

I'm currently in a Ruby on Rails bootcamp and for our final project my partner and I are going to use Algolia! Which we are very excited about!
I have 3 questions in addition to the aforementioned "around me " geo filter status update.

1. Can I control at what point in the users search query to initialize the full page live search. Because at times it can be very distracting having so many facets moving around so frequently.
2. Is the geo map filter "easy" to implement on iOS and android platforms? ( I know it depends on the programmer ) but in general has the community embraced the map portion on mobile platform and if soo can you share some apps that are currently on the App Store.
3. Since I am a newby in the world of programming but I love Algolia and its potentional, is there a JavaScript language you recommend I learn other than jquery.. That works and has been tested with Algolia, ruby and rails.. With mobile, And has proven itself as a go to within the community? I've noticed JS Communtiy extremely disjointed and controversial and well time is a luxury. 😅.. Thank you! Looking forward to hearing from you thanks!

[vvo]

Hi @SupaaDG!

has it been implemented yet?

Nope, not yet.

my partner and I are going to use Algolia! Which we are very excited about!

Well that's the RIGHT decision of course ;)

Can I control at what point in the users search query to initialize the full page live search. Because at times it can be very distracting having so many facets moving around so frequently.

Not sure to get your question fully, this seems a more instantsearch.js generic question. Can you precise?

Is the geo map filter "easy" to implement on iOS and android platforms? ( I know it depends on the programmer ) but in general has the community embraced the map portion on mobile platform and if soo can you share some apps that are currently on the App Store.

https://www.periscope.tv/ is using us for exactly that feature

Since I am a newby in the world of programming but I love Algolia and its potentional, is there a JavaScript language you recommend I learn other than jquery.. That works and has been tested with Algolia, ruby and rails.. With mobile, And has proven itself as a go to within the community? I've noticed JS Communtiy extremely disjointed and controversial and well time is a luxury. .. Thank you! Looking forward to hearing from you thanks!

jQuery is really a good start to learn manipulating webpages with JavaScript. jQuery is just JavaScript with some sugar on it. Behind the scenes jQuery is only using standard browser and JavaScript code. You can read the code of jQuery it is very interesting: https://github.com/jquery/jquery

A good learning path is:
jQuery => vanilla JavaScript (no more jQuery, just JavaScript and DOM manipulation) => React

React and React native may allow you to quickly create web and native applications.

Good luck in the programming world :)