TripPlan

Description

TripPlan is the ultimate WordPress plugin for travel content creators, combining powerful trip planning tools with dynamic travel calculators. Whether you want to create interactive itineraries with maps or offer practical travel calculators to your visitors, TripPlan delivers everything you need to enhance your travel website.

Two Powerful Features in One Plugin

1. Interactive Trip Plans & Maps
Turn your travel posts into visually engaging experiences with interactive maps and trip plans. Mark Points of Interest (POIs) in your content, and the plugin automatically generates beautiful trip plans and maps. Your readers can save POIs to their own plans, print itineraries, or take them on the go.

2. Dynamic Travel Calculators
Embed practical travel calculators that provide valuable information like flying time, trip distance, nearest airports, currency conversion, and more. These calculators not only offer added value to your visitors but also improve engagement and SEO.

Trip Plans & Maps Features

  • Interactive Visual Trip Plans: Transform text-heavy travel posts into visually appealing itineraries
  • Interactive Maps: Automatically generate maps with all your highlighted POIs
  • Reader Engagement: Let visitors save, print, and share trip plans with links back to your blog
  • Easy POI Management: Add Points of Interest with Places autocomplete
  • Enhanced SEO: Structured content with schema.org markup for better search visibility
  • Custom Styling: Tailor the appearance to match your website’s design

Travel Calculator Features

  • Multiple Calculator Types:

    • Flying Time Calculator
    • Nearest Airport Finder
    • Trip Distance Calculator
    • Time Difference Calculator
    • Location Coordinates Tool
    • Driving Time Estimator
    • Currency Conversion Calculator
  • Smart Integration: Easily embed calculators via shortcodes or Gutenberg blocks

  • Customizable Display: Show results inline or in a new tab
  • Pre-configured Options: Set default values for any calculator
  • Responsive Design: Works perfectly on all devices

How It Benefits Your Website

  • Improved Visitor Engagement: Interactive elements keep visitors on your site longer
  • Enhanced SEO Value: Structured content and interactive tools boost search engine performance
  • Return Traffic: Saved trip plans link back to your blog, bringing visitors back again
  • Professional Presentation: Elevate your content with professional-looking maps and calculators
  • Practical Value: Offer genuinely useful tools that enhance your travel content

Watch our demo videos to see how TripPlan can transform your travel content:

Trip Plan & Maps Demo
Admin Demo

Getting Started

  1. Install and activate the plugin
  2. Get your free MapBox API key for the trip plan features
  3. Register for your free TripPlan API tokens for the calculator features
  4. Start adding POIs to your posts and embedding calculators where needed

We’re here to help you every step of the way. Contact us for support.

The TripPlan.com team

Using Trip Plans & Maps

Adding POIs to Your Posts

  1. Open your travel post in the editor
  2. Position your cursor at the first Point of Interest
  3. Click the Trip Plan button in your editor and select “Add POI”
  4. Use Places autocomplete to select the place
  5. Optionally add a website link, tags and recommended visit time
  6. Choose how to display the POI (as a heading or inline)

To edit a POI, simply click on it in the editor and make your updates.

Adding Trip Plans and Maps

After adding your POIs:

  1. Position your cursor where you want to display the trip plan (typically at the end of the post)
  2. Select “Trip Plan Plan” from the Gutenberg blocks
  3. Set the trip name and heading style
  4. To add a map, position your cursor (typically above the plan) and select “Trip Plan Map” from blocks

Note: Plans and Maps must always be placed after the last POI in your post.

Using Travel Calculators

Basic Usage

You can use Gutenberg Block or shortcakes as follows:

Insert the default calculator that allows users to select their preferred tool:

[tripplan_calculator]

Pre-configured Calculators

You can embed specific calculator types with pre-filled values:

[tripplan_calculator type=”flying-time” fieldA='{“key”:”AMS”, “value”:”Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands”}’ fieldB='{“key”:”SGN”, “value”:”Tan Son, Vietnam”}’]

Available Calculator Types

  • flying-time – Calculate flight duration between airports
  • nearest-airport – Find the closest airport to any location
  • trip-distance – Compute distance between two points
  • time-difference – Determine time differences between cities
  • location-coordinates – Get exact latitude and longitude data
  • driving-time – Estimate realistic driving durations
  • currency-conversion – Convert currency values using updated exchange rates

Additional Information

TripPlan is designed to provide the most comprehensive travel planning toolkit for WordPress. By combining interactive trip plans with practical travel calculators, you can create truly valuable travel content that stands out from the competition.

For further details, support, or to submit feedback, please Contact Us.

Happy traveling!

Screenshots

  • Add POIs (Points Of Interest) directly to your content
  • Auto generated trip map & plan from all POIs on the page
  • Travel calculators embedded in a post with autocomplete fields
  • Gutenberg block editor for Calculators, POIs, Maps & Plans
  • Settings page for customizing the appearance of trip plans, maps and calculators

Blocks

This plugin provides 4 blocks.

  • Calculator
  • Poi
  • Map
  • Plan

Installation

Basic Setup

  1. Upload the tripplan folder to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory or install via the WordPress plugin installer
  2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
  3. Navigate to the TripPlan settings page in your admin menu

For Trip Plans & Maps

  1. Get your [MapBox API key] and enter it in the plugin settings
  2. Customize the appearance of your trip plans and maps in the settings

For Travel Calculators

  1. Register for FREE at the TripPlan Partner Portal to obtain your API tokens
  2. Enter your public and private API tokens in the plugin settings
  3. Configure your preferred calculation display mode (External or Inline) and styling
  4. Embed calculators using the [tripplan_calculator] shortcode or Gutenberg block

FAQ

Trip Plans & Maps

Q: What is the MapBox API key?
A: We use MapBox service to display maps. You’ll need a free API key which can be obtained from the plugin admin page.

Q: How does this affect SEO?
A: The plugin enhances SEO by creating structured content with schema.org tags. Lists and maps make your content more engaging to both readers and search engines, potentially improving your chances of appearing in featured snippets.

Q: Can users save the trip plans?
A: Yes! Visitors can save trip plans to their free TripPlan account, print them, or view them on mobile devices. Each saved plan includes a link back to your blog.

Travel Calculators

Q: Do I need API tokens for the calculators?
A: Yes. You must register for your free tokens at the TripPlan Partner Portal to enable autocomplete and calculation features.

Q: Can I customize the calculators’ appearance?
A: Absolutely. The plugin uses your site’s theme by default, with additional options to modify borders, fonts, colors, and button styles via the admin settings.

Q: Is it possible to include multiple calculators on one page?
A: Yes, you can insert multiple calculator shortcodes / Gutenberg blocks on the same page. The plugin handles each instance independently.

Q: Can I use both trip plans and calculators in the same post?
A: Yes! The plugin allows you to combine both features seamlessly to create comprehensive travel content.

General Questions

Q: Is the plugin free to use?
A: Yes, the plugin is 100% free. You’ll need free API keys from MapBox and TripPlan to enable all features.

Q: Do you offer support?
A: We’re here to help! Contact us for free support with setting up and using the plugin.

Reviews

November 30, 2019
In “New post”, there is no option to use the plug-in, I had to install ‘Classic editor’ plugin to be able to use this plugin… pity.
February 8, 2018 1 reply
A very useful plugin if you use locations, saves time and adds useful info to the page.
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Contributors & Developers

“TripPlan” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

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Changelog

2.1.1

  • Small fixes

2.1.0

  • Combined original trip plan features with new calculator functionality
  • Improved compatibility with latest WordPress versions (Gutenberg Blocks)
  • Enhanced UI for better user experience

2.0.0

  • Introduced travel calculators (flying time, nearest airport, etc.)
  • Added API integration with TripPlan.com
  • New shortcode system for embedding calculators

1.0.10

  • Fixed XSS vulnerability

1.0.4

  • Small CSS fixes

1.0.2

  • Do not show in plan & map duplicate POIs

1.0

  • Initial release