Waypoints: Trip Planner

Waypoints: Trip Planner adds a configurable trip-planning interface to a page or post. Visitors can search Google place results, add stops to a waypoint list, reorder their trip, preview the route when map embeds are configured, and open the finished route in Google Maps.

Credits

Special thanks to Hagan and Datapoke for development help.

Configuration

Manage settings in Settings > Waypoints: Trip Planner.

Current settings include:

• Default location label, address/search phrase, latitude, longitude, and Place ID.
• Allowed start modes, max waypoints, result count, distance unit, map preview, and Google Maps handoff toggles.
• Editable categories and interface copy.
• Browser-facing Maps Embed API key.
• Server-side Places API and Geocoding API keys.
• Google API timeout and cache TTLs.
• Rate-limit value and trusted proxy CIDRs for public endpoint protection.
• Admin-only API call counter for troubleshooting request behavior.

External services

Waypoints: Trip Planner uses Google services for place results, place details, geocoding, embedded map previews, and Google Maps handoff links.

The plugin can send data to Google from the server when:

• a visitor runs a category or custom place search
• the plugin geocodes a configured or visitor-provided starting area
• the plugin resolves selected waypoint place details

The plugin can also send data to Google from the visitor’s browser when:

• the frontend loads a Google Maps Embed preview from https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/search or https://www.google.com/maps/embed/v1/directions
• a visitor opens the generated Google Maps handoff link

Depending on the interaction, data sent to Google can include:

• search phrases
• configured or visitor-provided starting locations
• selected Google Place IDs
• visitor IP address and the browser-facing Maps Embed API key when the browser loads an embedded map preview
• origin text plus waypoint and destination Place IDs when the browser loads an embedded directions preview
• route waypoint information needed to build map previews or handoff URLs

Google provides these services. Review their terms and privacy information:

• https://policies.google.com/privacy
• https://cloud.google.com/maps-platform/terms