WP Geoloc
This plugin adds geolocation functionnalities to your wordpress, it allows you to find posts around you or a location with a specific distance radius. You can select a specific location with the widget or you can make a request with URL by providing latitude, longitude and distance as GET parameters. The widget and the shortocode consists of a Google Autocomplete and a distance range slider.
Widget :
Go in widget area, then place the widget in a zone. Have fun !
Shortcode :
Simply add this code where you want to place the search box : [wpgeoloc]
Play with URL:
For example : on an archive page, you are looking restaurants located in a 10 miles radius from this latitude [50.8385607] and this longitude [4.37526040] :
- http://www.example.com/category/restaurant?latitude=50.8385607&longitude=4.37526040&distance=10
You can do it on the search page with the keyword “super” :
- http://www.example.com/?s=super&latitude=50.8385607&longitude=4.37526040&distance=10
Requirement :
If you want to use the widget and the Google place autocomplete, then you need a Google Places API KEY. How to get a Google Places API key : * https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/get-api-key
Contributions
- github : https://github.com/NicolasBlois/wp-geoloc
Special Features
- URL : search with latitude, longitude, distance provided as GET parameters in URL.
- Widget : the widget consists of a Google Autocomplete and a distance range slider.
- Shortcode : the shortcode generates a Google Autocomplete and a distance range slider. Usage : [wpgeoloc]
Translations
- English – default, always included
- French