There are two ways the ‘location’ field in search can work. The presence of Google Maps API key for server-side geocoding in Listeo Core determines which one is used.
If the API key is added (and configured properly – it can’t be restricted) the address typed in ‘location’ field is geocoded to latitude and longitude and all properties that are in the selected radius of that point are returned in search results. The radius value can be set by default in reveal options.
If there’s no API key added the search is strictly text-based, the text typed by the user is compared to the content of property, property title, and every custom field attached to the property to find matching results.