Plots2: Search by place name not working in the Add Location popup

[Manasa2850]

Please describe the problem (or idea)

Clicking on Add a Location gives a popup. One of the options there is Search by place name. This doesn't seem to be working.

Screenshot of the browser console:

Browser, version, and operating system

Firefox, Ubuntu 16.04

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[Manasa2850]

@jywarren @cesswairimu any idea why this might be happening? Initially I wasn't getting the Something went wrong error message but entering a place name was not giving any response too.
Thanks!

[Manasa2850]

[sagarpreet-chadha]

Hey @Manasa2850 , thanks for reporting this 😄
It seems like issue with google autocomplete and geocode api.
Can you update the issue description by adding screenshot of browser console? Thanks 💯

[gauravahlawat81]

I think the issue is there only in local environment, I have checked on publiclab.org and I can easily search the place name without any issue. Others may confirm, but I think this issue is there because the keys or any valid credentials are not stored in local and are used in deployed apps only, though I might be wrong here :worried:

[cesswairimu]

@gauravahlawat81 you could be right, some google apis do not work well if you are using http:// @Manasa2850 could you please try replicating on https://stable.publiclab.org/dashboard. Thanks all

[Manasa2850]

Oh yes you're right @cesswairimu and @gauravahlawat81. It's a bug seen locally. It works fine in https://stable.publiclab.org/dashboard
I'll make sure to check in publiclab.org from next time onwards before creating an issue.
Thanks to both of you!!

[gauravahlawat81]

@Manasa2850 can we close this issue then ? :thinking: