GPX Route Map

GPX Route Map turns a GPX file into an interactive map on the front end of your site. Drop the block into any post or page, pick a .gpx file, and visitors get:

• An interactive OpenStreetMap map powered by MapLibre GL.
• The track drawn as a route line with start and end markers.
• Support for both GPX tracks (<trk>) and GPX routes (<rte>), e.g. Garmin Connect course exports.
• Waypoint markers with popups for any <wpt> points in the file.
• A stats bar: distance, elevation gain, elevation loss and max elevation.
• A hand-drawn elevation profile you can scrub with mouse or touch, the position syncs onto the map.

The map loads lazily (only when it scrolls into view) so it never slows down your page, and multiple maps can live on the same page.

You can author tracks in any GPX tool, for example the free gpx.studio editor, then upload the resulting file to your Media Library.

OpenStreetMap tile usage

By default the map uses OpenStreetMap’s public tile server, an external service. When a page with a map is viewed, the visitor’s browser loads map tiles directly from tile.openstreetmap.org, which means that server receives the visitor’s IP address, browser User-Agent and the coordinates of the map area viewed. See the OpenStreetMap Tile Usage Policy and the OSMF Privacy Policy. The same data is sent to any custom tile provider you configure instead.

The public OSM tile server is rate-limited and is not intended for high-traffic sites. For busy sites, set a custom tile provider in the block’s Map tiles panel (or via the gpxrm_tile_url filter). Attribution to OpenStreetMap is always shown, as the license requires.

Source code

The JavaScript files in build/ are minified. The human-readable source lives in the plugin’s src/ directory, which is included in this plugin, and is also available with full build instructions at the public repository: https://github.com/SirLouen/gpx-route-map. The plugin is built with Vite (pnpm install && pnpm run build).

Usage

Block: search for «GPX Route Map» in the block inserter, then choose a GPX file.

Shortcode: [gpx_route_map]

Examples:

Shortcode attributes:

• id — Attachment ID of a .gpx file uploaded to the Media Library.
• gpx — Attachment ID, or an absolute URL to a .gpx file (alternative to id).
• height — Map height in pixels, from 200 to 1200. Default: 480.
• stats — Show the stats bar (distance, elevation, waypoints). true or false. Default: true.
• elevation — Show the interactive elevation profile. true or false. Default: true.
• maxzoom — Maximum zoom level, from 1 to 22. Default: 17.
• tile — Custom raster tile URL template using {z}/{x}/{y}. Default: OpenStreetMap.

Provide either id or gpx. The block exposes the same options in its sidebar (Source, Display and Map tiles panels).

Filters (for developers):

• gpxrm_tile_url — change the default raster tile URL template.
• gpxrm_tile_attribution — change the attribution HTML.