Description
UltimaTour Connect helps an operator prepare and submit onboarding information to UltimaTour Reviews from inside WordPress.
It can be used to:
- enter business, contact, location, backlink, and tour details
- verify the participation email
- prepare logo and tour images before submission
- submit the operator participation record to UltimaTour Reviews
- sync participation status back from Reviews
- surface the secure guest review link and QR code directly in the top dashboard cards after approval
It is intentionally narrow in scope. It is not a booking engine, calendar, OTA manager, inventory tool, or public review dashboard.
What the plugin does not do
- It does not create backlinks automatically.
- It does not insert hidden public links or credits.
- It does not publish public reviews automatically.
- It does not use an external QR image service.
- It does not load remote executable admin JavaScript or CSS.
- It does not track visitors silently.
External Services
UltimaTour Connect connects to external services only when an administrator intentionally uses the onboarding, verification, mapping, or participation workflows inside wp-admin.
This plugin does not automatically send data to UltimaTour merely upon activation.
UltimaTour Reviews
Service provider:
- UltimaTour
Purpose:
- bootstrap and taxonomy loading when the administrator opens or refreshes the Connect screen
- email verification
- participation submission
- public profile and review-link retrieval
- participation status sync
- optional bug-report delivery
Data sent:
- site URL
- selected locale
- verified operator email
- operator-entered business, contact, location, backlink, and tour data
- prepared image metadata
- optional bug-report screenshot
When data is sent:
- only while an administrator explicitly uses the Connect workflow
- not merely because the plugin was activated
- no scheduled background sync runs on its own
Service URL:
- https://www.ultimatour.com
Privacy policy:
- https://partner.ultimatour.com/privacy-terms
Terms of service:
- https://partner.ultimatour.com/privacy-terms
OpenStreetMap tiles
Purpose:
- admin map display in the Location section
Service URL:
- https://{s}.tile.openstreetmap.org/{z}/{x}/{y}.png
OpenStreetMap Nominatim
Purpose:
- place search and reverse geocoding in the Location section
Service URLs:
- https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search
- https://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/reverse
Privacy
This plugin stores:
- plugin settings
- onboarding draft data
- verified-email state
- cached bootstrap or taxonomy data from Reviews
- remote participation state returned by Reviews
This plugin does not:
- add hidden tracking
- add hidden backlinks
- insert backlinks automatically
- publish public reviews automatically
- use an external QR image service
- load remote executable admin JS or CSS
License
UltimaTour Connect is released under GPLv2 or later.
Bundled third-party components are documented in THIRD-PARTY-LICENSES.txt and their bundled license files:
- Leaflet – BSD-2-Clause
- tz-lookup data – CC0 1.0
- QRCode helper – MIT
Screenshots
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install the provided ZIP. - Activate UltimaTour Connect.
- Open UltimaTour Connect in wp-admin.
- Complete the onboarding sections.
- Verify the operator email.
- Place the selected shortcode manually on the operator site.
- Submit the participation record to UltimaTour Reviews.
FAQ
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What does Connect do?
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It gathers operator-entered onboarding information, prepares image metadata, verifies the participation email, and sends the participation record to UltimaTour Reviews.
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Does this replace UltimaTour Operator?
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No. Connect is only the onboarding bridge for UltimaTour Reviews.
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Does this plugin create backlinks automatically?
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No. Backlinks stay manual and operator-chosen. The operator selects a shortcode and places it manually.
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Does this plugin publish reviews automatically?
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No. Public review moderation and publication remain on the Reviews side.
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Does this plugin use an external QR image service?
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No. QR output is generated locally inside the plugin flow.
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What data is stored locally?
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The plugin stores plugin settings, onboarding draft data, verified-email state, cached bootstrap or taxonomy data, and the remote participation state returned by Reviews.
Reviews
There are no reviews for this plugin.
Contributors & Developers
“UltimaTour Connect” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
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Changelog
0.1.83
- Fixed the public
/revcshortcut so it no longer depends on the admin-onlywp_tempnam()helper during a front-end request when preparing the QR attachment email. - Rebuilt the shortcut email hotfix package without changing the operator-facing
/revcbehavior or admin controls.
0.1.82
- Added an optional
/revcoperator shortcut that can quietly email the current secure guest review link and QR code to the verified operator address without exposing that link publicly. - Added admin controls, rate-limited request logging, copyable shortcut diagnostics, and a manual
Send review link email nowaction inside Connect.
0.1.80
- Fixed WordPress.org review findings related to contributor metadata and escaped admin markup output.
- Clarified external-service disclosure so Connect states plainly that remote requests are tied to administrator-initiated workflows, not silent activation behavior.
0.1.79
- Renamed the bundled third-party license summary from markdown to plain text for cleaner WordPress.org Plugin Check results.
- Kept the same license disclosures and bundled vendor license files.
0.1.78
- Improved packaging and listing readiness for WordPress.org submission.
- Clarified external-service, privacy, and license disclosures.
- Cleaned the final release ZIP and submission documentation.
0.1.77
- Improved onboarding stability and WordPress.org compatibility.
- Improved validation, escaping, and localization readiness.
- Clarified external-service and privacy disclosures.