Instance · Locator

Adding a Location

Last updated 7 November 2026

To add a location:

Navigate to the Locator from the main menu.
Select Locations.
Select CREATE LOCATION.
Fill out the input fields in each of the forms on the following tabs:
- Details
- Content
- Media
- Gallery
- Address
- Contact Details
- Social Media
- Open Hours
- FAQs
- Sitemap
- Metadata
- Open Graph
- Schema
- System Fields
- Custom Fields
The input descriptions in each form on the tabs listed above are discussed in their corresponding section in this article.
Select CREATE LOCATION.

Details

Provide general information about the location you are adding to this tab. Input requirements and descriptions are described in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Location Name	Text Field	Yes	Name of the location.
Slug	Text Field	Yes	Uniform Resource Locator (URL) slug for this location. Insites fills it in from the Location Name and you can change it.
Category	Dropdown Field	No	Category of the location you are creating.
Start Date	Date Field	No	The date from which the location can be displayed on the web application.
End Date	Date Field	No	The date after which the location is not displayed on the web application.

There is no enable toggle on this tab. After you save the location, use the actions menu on it to enable, disable, archive or delete it.

Content

Use this tab to input the content for your location.

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Short Description	Code Editor	No	Short description of the location.
Long Description	Code Editor	No	Lengthy, more detailed description of the location.
Location Image	Clickable Area	No	Image of the location.
Pin Icon	Clickable Area	No	Image used as the pin appearance for the location on the web application. The file must be 256 KB or smaller.

Media

Use this tab to add images or files related to the location you are adding. Input requirements and descriptions are outlined below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Images	Clickable Field	No	Select one of the five (5) clickable fields to upload an image. Each image must not exceed 10 MB.
Files	Clickable Field	No	Select one of the five (5) clickable fields to upload a file. Each file must not exceed 10 MB.

Gallery

Add more location images on this tab. Input requirements and descriptions are outlined below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Gallery 1	Clickable Field	No	Add up to 30 images to this field. The maximum file size per image is 10 MB. Recommended image dimensions is 2136px by 1602px.
Gallery 2	Clickable Field	No	Add up to 30 images to this field. The maximum file size per image is 10 MB. Recommended image dimensions is 2136px by 1602px.

Address

Provide the location's address details on the form on this tab. Input requirements and descriptions are outlined in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Search Address	Text Field	No	Address that appears on the prompt when a user uses the search bar.
Address 1	Text Field	No	Line 1 of the address for the location.
Address 2	Text Field	No	Line 2 of the address for the location.
Address 3	Text Field	No	Line 3 of the address for the location.
City	Text Field	No	The city where the address is located.
County	Text Field	No	The county where the address is located.
District	Text Field	No	The district where the address is located.
Suburb	Text Field	No	The suburb where the address is located.
State	Text Field	No	The state or region where the address is located.
Country	Dropdown Field	No	The country of the location.
Country Code	Dropdown Field	No	Country code of the location.
Postal Code	Text Field	No	Postal code of the location.

Contact Details

Use this tab to provide contact details for the location.

Input Details	Type	Required	Description
Phone	Telephone Field	No	The location's phone number. The field has a country code selector built in.
Fax	Telephone Field	No	The location's fax number. The field has a country code selector built in.
Email	Input Field	No	The location's email address.
Website	Text Field	No	The location web address. Must be a valid URL.

Social Media

Use this tab to input the social media details.

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Facebook	Input Field	No	Link to the location's Facebook profile or page.
X Link	Input Field	No	Link to the location's X link.
YouTube	Input Field	No	Link to the location's YouTube channel.
LinkedIn	Input Field	No	Link to the location's LinkedIn page.
Instagram	Input Field	No	Link to the location's Instagram profile.
Snapchat	Input Field	No	Link to the location's Snapchat.
Social 1	Input Field	No	Link to the location's other social media account.
Social 2	Input Field	No	Link to the location's other social media account.

Open Hours

Indicate your locations' open hours on this tab. Scroll to the day(s) of the week that you want to set up, then provide your inputs on the following input fields:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Open On Mondays, Open On Tuesdays, and so on	Toggle	No	The toggle indicates if the location is open on that day of the week. Each day has its own block with its own heading.
Opening Time	Time Field	No	The opening time for the location.
Closing Time	Time Field	No	The closing time for the location.
Notes	Text Area	No	Notes regarding the location's open hours.

FAQs

Use this tab to add frequently asked questions (FAQs) to the location.

First, indicate general information like the section heading for your FAQs section. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Display Location FAQs	Toggle	No	Use the toggle to show or hide the FAQ section
Section Heading	Text Field	No	Title of the FAQ section.
Section Sub-heading	Text Area	No	Subheading of the FAQ section.

Then, select Add FAQ. A drawer opens with the fields for your FAQ:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Question	Text Field	Yes	Frequently asked question.
Answer	Text Area	Yes	Answer to the frequently-asked question (FAQ).

Select Add FAQ in the drawer to save it. Repeat these steps to add more FAQs.

Sitemap

Provide details for the automatically generated sitemap on this tab. Input requirements and descriptions are outlined in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Add To System Sitemap	Toggle	No	Toggle to include or exclude this location page from the system-generated XML Sitemap
Priority	Numeric Field	No	The priority of this URL relative to other URLs on the site. Valid values range from 0.0 to 1.0. URLs are sorted in descending order.
Order	Numeric Field	No	The order of the URL in relation to other URLs if they have the same priority value. URLs with the same priority values are sorted in ascending order.
Change Frequency	Dropdown Field	No	Sets how often search engine bots crawl your page to check for updates. Some values are: Always Daily Monthly Never Note that crawlers treat the values chosen as a 'hint,' not a 'command.' For example, crawlers may crawl pages marked 'hourly' less frequently.

Metadata

Provide your location's metadata on this tab. Input requirements and descriptions are outlined in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Make page visible to Search Engines	Toggle	No	Make the page visible or hide it from search engines.
Canonical URL	Text Field	No	A canonical URL used to prevent duplicate content issues in SEO.
Meta Title	Text Field	No	Meta title of the page. A good title has between 40 - 60 characters.
Meta Description	Text Field	No	Meta description of the page. A good meta description has between 150 - 160 characters.

After you save the location, copy the code under the Liquid Snippet heading at the bottom of the tab to add the metadata to your location page.

Open Graph

Open Graph is an internet protocol that standardizes metadata usage within a webpage, allowing you to optimize content to stand out relative to other internet content in places such as social networks. Use this tab to configure your Open Graph settings. Input requirements and descriptions are displayed in the table below:

Input Label	Type	Required	Description
Use Meta Title as Open Graph Title	Toggle	No	Toggle to use the meta title (set in the 'Metadata' tab) as the Open Graph title or provide a different title.
Open Graph Title	Text Field	No	Open Graph title of the location. The field is only editable if 'Use Meta Title As Open Graph Title' is disabled.
Use Meta Description as Open Graph Description	Toggle	No	Use the meta description (set in the 'Metadata' tab) as the Open Graph description or use a different description.
Open Graph Description	Text Field	No	The Open Graph description of your location. The field is editable only if 'Use Meta Description As Open Graph Description' is disabled. This 1 - 2 sentence snippet is displayed in the post and can mean the difference between getting clicks or not.
Open Graph Image	Image Picker	No	Image for the preview of your content. The maximum file size is 10MB.
Open Graph URL	Text Field	No	Open Graph URL (link) associated with your content.
Open Graph Site Name	Text Field	No	The meta tag used to specify the name of the website where the location is hosted.
Open Graph Type	Text Field	No	Type of content, i.e., website, article, and blog.

After you save the location, copy the code under the Liquid Snippet heading at the bottom of the tab to add Open Graph to your location page.

Schema

Schema markup is a structured data vocabulary that helps search engines understand parts of your web application more deeply. It enables search engines to serve better results to end-users. Use the Schema Content code editor field on this tab to write the schema markup for your location.

You may use the variables on the 'Toolbox' pane to build your schema markup. After you save the location, copy the code under the Liquid Snippet heading at the bottom of the tab and paste it into your page to add metadata, Open Graph, and Schema.

System Fields

System fields enable you to collect or store data not included or pre-defined in the default fields. Please refer to our Locator System Fields document for more details on managing and configuring system fields.

Custom Fields

Customize your locator and handle unique requirements on your web application using custom fields. These fields are built and configured using the custom fields builder. Read the article Managing Custom Fields to learn more.