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How to enable marker clusters

Group nearby map markers into clusters so your store locator stays clean and readable, even with hundreds of locations.

When you have a lot of locations close together, the map can get crowded with overlapping pins. Marker clusters solve this by grouping nearby markers into a single numbered circle. Click the cluster to zoom in and see individual locations.

Enabling clusters

Go to Map Settings > Marker Clusters, switch on Group nearby pins into one bubble, and save.

The preview underneath shows what your visitors will see, in your own colours, before you save anything.

Clusters work the same way on both Google Maps and Mapbox.

The cluster colour

Bubbles are drawn in your widget's primary colour, so they match the rest of your locator automatically. There's nothing separate to set.

To change it, go to Store Locator Settings > Primary Color. Everything that uses your accent colour, clusters included, follows it.

How clusters work

Clusters are automatic. You don't need to configure which locations get clustered. The map groups them based on zoom level and how close they are to each other.

  • Zoomed out: Many locations merge into clusters showing a count (e.g. "24")

  • Zoomed in: Clusters break apart into individual markers

  • Click a cluster: The map zooms in to show the individual locations inside it

There's no minimum number of locations required. Even 2 overlapping markers can form a cluster.

Clusters not working?

If you enabled clusters but nothing changed:

  1. Make sure you saved the settings after switching clusters on

  2. Try a hard refresh on your website (Ctrl+Shift+R or Cmd+Shift+R)

  3. Open your store locator in an incognito window to rule out caching

  4. Zoom out on the map. Clusters only appear when markers are close enough to overlap at the current zoom level.

Still not working? Reach out on live chat with your widget URL and we'll check.

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