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

Installation instructions :

• Upload to plugins dir
• Activate plugin

Configuration instructions :

• If you want to use the widget and the Google place autocomplete, then you need a Google Places API KEY. Get your Google Places API key here : https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/get-api-key
• Add a location for each post you wish to geotag. A box is provided for this purpose in post edit mode.
• Enjoy the geolocated requests.

How to get a Google Places API KEY?

• Simply follow instructions here : https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/get-api-key

1.0.2

• standardization of code

1.0.1

• New : widget to search geolocated content.
• New : shortcode to include the geolocated search form in any post.
• New : translations in French
• Fix : Prevent XSS and other attacks

1.0.0

• Initial release