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Features
- Adds
location
,latitude
, andlongitude
meta + metaboxes to any content type. - Provides an easy to use interface for selecting which content types to apply the above meta values. Note: this allows selection of built in types: page and post as well as any registered custom post types.
- Provides
WP_GeoQuery
an extendedWP_Query
class for doing distance based and geo-aware queries.
Coming Soon!
- Add support for
within radius
option to WP_GeoQuery - HTML5 geolocation of visitors, with a fallback to
Change Location
(stored as COOKIE) - Custom Markers by post type.
- Shortags for:
Get Directions
link (utilizing Google Maps)- Static Map – show one or more posts on a static map
- Dynamic Map – show one or more posts on a dynamic map
- Option to show radius as overlay (for
within radius
calls)
Installation
Installation
- Upload the entire
wp-geo-posts
folder to the/wp-content/plugins/
directory. - Activate the plugin through the
Plugins
menu in WordPress.
Setup
- Click the
Settings
link on the plugin management page OR click theWP GeoPosts
link from the Settings flyout menu. - Generate a Google Maps API Key and enter it into the provided text input. Note: this is optional and used for Google Maps API calls.
- Select all of the content types that you wish to attach georelated content from the leftmost bank of choices and move them to the rightmost column.
- Submit the Form by clicking
Save Changes
.
FAQ
- What are the post meta keys that your metabox adds?
-
For every post type selected on the plugin settings page. That type’s add/edit screens will have an additional metabox automatically added. Metadata that is added to each record:
- Location via
wp_gp_location
- Latitude via
wp_gp_latitude
- Longitude via
wp_gp_longitude
- Location via
- How do I use WP_GeoQuery? (What is it for?)
-
Make a geo-aware query against the posts table.
WP_GeoQuery
accepts all arguments thatWP_Query
takes.latitude
andlongitude
are optional parameters. If passed,distance
is calculated and returned with each result. In addition to the regular fields, each result returnslatitude
,longitude
, andlocation
.<?php $query = new WP_GeoQuery(array( 'latitude' => '37.5160', // User's Latitude (optional) 'longitude' => '-77.5005', // User's Longitude (optional) 'posts_per_page' => 25, // Any regular options available via WP_Query )); foreach($query->posts as $post) { echo " {$post->post_title}<br />\n"; // returned only if latitude and longitude are passed into WP_GeoQuery echo " {$post->distance}<br />\n"; // Always returned by WP_GeoQuery echo " {$post->location}<br />\n"; echo " {$post->latitude}<br />\n"; echo " {$post->longitude}<br />\n"; echo "<br />\n"; } ?>
Reviews
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Changelog
1.0
- Initial Release