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Legislator Lookup GitLab

Plugin for Wordpress that allows users to search for their state reps

by Good Good Work · gitlab.com/goodgoodwork/wp-plugin-legislator-lookup · website

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Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitLab with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://gitlab.com/goodgoodwork/wp-plugin-legislator-lookup/-/archive/master/wp-plugin-legislator-lookup-master.zip
No built-in updater. New versions won't appear under Dashboard → Updates. Install new releases yourself, or let Git Updater track the repository.
Readme gitlab.com/goodgoodwork/wp-plugin-legislator-lookup ↗

Allows visitors to look up their local state reps using Open State API data.

Description

This plugin provides a set of shortcodes to build pages that look up US state representatives using Open State API data.

The [legislator-lookup] shortcode creates an address input field that uses Google Places API to auto complete addresses.

The [legislator-results] is used to display the results of the search.

Currently both shortcodes need to appear on the same page to function properly.

The legislator-lookup shortcode accepts two attributes:

  • placeholder which changes the default text in the address input.
  • submitValue which changes the default submit button text.

The legislator-results shortcode accepts one attribute:

  • accordion which controls the representative result boxes appearing collapsed and opening one at a time. Default is true, set to false to disable.

The legislator-results is an "enclosing" tag, meaning it can be wrapped around content in the editor. Anything the shortcode wraps will appear next to the results. This can be used to give users a script to follow or some context for what to do after they search.

This plugin requires a Google Maps Javascript API key and Open States API key to work.

If you would like to contribute please find the active repository here: https://gitlab.com/goodgoodwork/wp-plugin-legislator-lookup

Installation

  1. Upload the plugin files to the /wp-content/plugins/legislator-lookup directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.
  2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress
  3. Use the Settings->Legislator Lookup screen to configure the plugin
  4. Get the Google Maps API Key here: https://developers.google.com/maps/documentation/javascript/get-api-key
  5. Get the Open State API Key here: https://openstates.org/api/register/

Screenshots

  1. A look at the shortcodes in the visual editor.
  2. After an address has been searched.

Changelog

17.10.20

  • Initial build