Title: Google Maps GPS Link
Author: jeffyen
Published: <strong>March 6, 2009</strong>
Last modified: March 6, 2009

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# Google Maps GPS Link

 By [jeffyen](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffyen/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/google-maps-gps-link.1.1.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-maps-gps-link/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-maps-gps-link/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-maps-gps-link/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-maps-gps-link/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/google-maps-gps-link/)

## Description

v1.1 UPDATE: Okay, I lied about future development. Support has been added for any
number of GPS links. Be aware, the plugin will simply try to convert any string 
with “::” in it to a GPS link, so if you’re in the habit of using that in your posts,
I recommend finding the declaration for the $searchBit variable in the PHP, changing
it to whatever delimiter you like, and adjusting your post syntax accordingly.

v1.0:
 This plugin will replace -one- properly formatted string in a post with a
Google Maps link to the included GPS coordinates. The map will load in a new window/
tab at zoom level=14, normal map view.

I wrote this to use when posting from my Nokia N810 handheld with WordPy, making
it very easy to add a Google Maps link to my current location without using the 
wp-admin site, which is slow and clumsy on the handheld’s browser.

Features are minimal (only does the one thing, really), and usability could definitely
use a bump. Even so, no additional development on this plugin is planned; I would
suggest users looking for more comprehensive functionality take a look at WP Geo.

USAGE:
 You will need three bits of info: A) GPS North-South coordinate B) GPS East-
West coordinate C) Link text

Then, type that info using the following format into your post:

:gps:C::A::B:gps:

For example, if you wish to post a link to a map of GPS coordinates 32.970705,-116.955461
as reported by your GPS device/handheld/etc, simply type the following string into
your post:

:gps:And this is an example link.::32.970705::-116.955461:gps:

And the plugin will convert that to the following markup when WordPress renders 
the post:

[And this is an example link.](http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&z=14&geocode=&q=32.970705 ,+-116.955461)

## Installation

 1. Upload ‘gmapgpslink.php’ to the ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory
 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress

## FAQ

  What if I need something more powerful/functional/useful/pretty?

I can’t really help you with that. If you saw my code, you’d understand just how
true that is. Feel free to build upon my paltry offering to the FOSS gods, or you
might take a look at WP Geo.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“Google Maps GPS Link” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ jeffyen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffyen/)

[Translate “Google Maps GPS Link” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/google-maps-gps-link)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/google-maps-gps-link/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/google-maps-gps-link/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/google-maps-gps-link/)
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## Meta

 *  Version **1.1**
 *  Last updated **17 years ago**
 *  Active installations **10+**
 *  Tested up to **2.7.1**
 * Tags
 * [google](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/google/)[gps](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gps/)
   [maps](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/maps/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/google-maps-gps-link/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ jeffyen ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/jeffyen/)

## Support

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