Add Custom Pickup Map to Shipping on Woocommerce

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  matt23nelson · Member · Mar 16, 2021 at 3:57 am

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  Good day all

  I would like some guidance on how I can add a pickup location map in the form of a custom plugin to be added as an additional shipping method.

  This is the map I am looking to add: https://www.paxi.co.za/points

  Basically, I need a customer to choose a point on the map and for that pickup location to populate on a field during Checkout on Woocommerce.

  I have already created a plugin, but dont know how to integrate the map to the plugin.

  I am a bit new to coding but do not prefer using a plugin, I would rather implement this on my own.

  Please help!

  Thanks

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  aleone89 · Staff · Mar 16, 2021 at 12:51 pm

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  Hello there,

  Many thanks for reaching out.

  You may wish to consider using a plugin similar to this: https://woocommerce.com/products/local-pickup-plus/ – the reason being is that these sorts of plugins tend to rely on a Google Maps API key.

  I hope this helps.

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  matt23nelson · Member · Mar 16, 2021 at 12:57 pm

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  Hi @aleone89 thank you for the swift reply. Is there a way for me to rather make the plugin myself? Reason I prefer a custom made plugin is because I’m using a Paxi map rather than a Google Map.
  https://www.paxi.co.za/points

  So I basically want to embed this map on my website but only once a certain shipping method is selected

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  aleone89 · Staff · Mar 16, 2021 at 3:41 pm

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  Hello there,

  Many thanks for getting back to me.

  You can by all means try building a plugin, this is a really helpful step by step guide on how to build a plugin: https://developer.wordpress.org/plugins/

  I hope this helps.

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  matt23nelson · Member · Mar 16, 2021 at 6:31 pm

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  Hi @aleone89 thanks for this.

  Please advise me on how I can incorporate the map to my plugin? I have already created a plugin but don’t know how to place a map using WordPress hooks.

  Basically I need this plugin to be an additional shipping method which offers this map for users to choose the pickup point closest to them

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  staff-doublebassd · Staff · Mar 16, 2021 at 9:14 pm

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  Hi there,

  If you have WooCommerce installed on a WordPress.com Business Plan or have a paid WooCommerce extension on a self-hosted site you can open a ticket while logged into your account at:

  https://woocommerce.com/my-account/create-a-ticket/

  But, if your site is self-hosted and built using the WordPress.org open software, you’ll need to seek assistance from their forums which can be found at:

  https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/woocommerce

  These forums provide support for WordPress.com hosted sites, and our scope of support for the WooCommerce plugin here is limited – the WooCommerce staff should be able to better assist you.

  Thanks!