Stores map section

Applies to: Local 4.2.1 and later. Added in: Local 1.0.0. Last checked: 2026-10-13 against Local 4.2.1.

The Stores map section shows your stores on a page: a list of stores that open like an accordion, each with its details, a small photo gallery and a Get directions button, next to a Google map with one pin per store. It is for presentation only, for example on an "Our stores" page.

Where to find it: Add section → Stores map, then select the Stores map section.

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• Heading and Subheading are the title and the line under it, "Find Us" and "Check our stores on a map" by default. Text alignment puts them left or center.
• Show section link adds a link under the section, with Link text, Link and Open link in a new window.
• Heading tag (SEO) sets the HTML level of the heading, H2 by default.

Stores mapCopy Anchor Link

• Enable dynamic map shows an interactive Google map with your store pins. It needs a Google Maps API key in Theme settings → Maps, see Maps theme settings.
• Map zoom sets how close the map starts, from 2 (the world) to 19 (a street). Local first fits all pins, then applies this zoom around their center, so a high value can hide stores that are far apart.
• Map style chooses one of six looks: Standard, Silver, Retro, Dark, Night or Aubergine. It is hidden when you use a Google Maps Map ID.
• Tag style pin (only with a Map ID) replaces the image pins with labels showing the store names.
• Image is a static picture of a map, for stores that do not want to use Google Maps. It shows only while Enable dynamic map is off. With neither a map nor an image, the section shows a placeholder.

Opening a store in the list moves the map to its pin and highlights it.

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Add one Store block per store.

• Name is the store name at the top of its accordion row.
• Store details is free text: address, opening hours, phone. It is shown as you type it.
• Store gallery: Image 1, Image 2 and Image 3 add up to three photos, shown as a small slider. Media aspect ratio crops them to Shorter (3:2), Short (4:3, default), Square (1:1), Tall (5:6) or Taller (2:3).
• Map pin: Latitude and Longitude place the store on the map, as decimal coordinates. With both filled, the store also shows a Get directions button to Google Maps. Custom link replaces that address with your own link, and Custom pin replaces the pin with your own 90 x 90 px transparent PNG.

Google explains how to find coordinates in Get the coordinates of a place.

Setting up the stores mapCopy Anchor Link

Is the Stores map connected to the store selector?Copy Anchor Link

No. The Stores map section only shows your stores. Selecting a store in it does not set the customer's preferred store, and it does not change the pickup availability lines. The stores are not linked to your Shopify locations either: you type them in the section. To let customers choose a store, set up the Store selector section.

Why are my store hours not shown in the header?Copy Anchor Link

Because the Stores map section has no closing times. Its Store details is plain text that shows only in the section. The "My store" closing time in the header comes from Closing times (optional) in the Store selector section.

Does the Stores map section load Google Maps on every page?Copy Anchor Link

No, only on pages that have the section with Enable dynamic map on. The map loads when the section scrolls into view, or 10 seconds after the page opens. Google charges by map loads, see Maps theme settings.

All Stores map settingsCopy Anchor Link

Every setting, with its type and default, including the Store block settings.

Related pagesCopy Anchor Link

• Maps theme settings: the Google Maps API key and Map ID.
• Store selector section: the store picker connected to your locations.
• Contact form section: a contact form for the same page.