TripPlan

Description

TripPlan.com Plugin for WordPress enriches your site with dynamic travel calculators that not only provide valuable information (such as flying time, trip distance, nearest airports, currency conversion, and more) but also set the stage for enhanced trip planning experiences. By embedding these tools into your website, you engage your visitors, improve SEO value, and introduce a seamless call-to-action encouraging them to plan their journeys.

Key Features:
– Dynamic Travel Calculators: Let users select their calculator of choice or preselect for them. User can easily autocomplete to find places, airports or currencies. Calculations can be shown in a new tab (for more options) or within the calculator.
– Simple Integration: Easily insert calculators via shortcodes or Gutenberg blocks. Optionally customize each shortcode with preset values, ensuring an effortless integration into posts, pages, or widget areas.
– Responsive & Customizable: The plugin inherits your theme’s styling by default, with additional options available to adjust borders, fonts, and colors—perfectly aligning the calculators with your site’s design.
– Smart API Connectivity: Upon activation, register on our FREE Partner Portal to obtain your API tokens. These tokens enable autocomplete suggestions and real-time calculation results through secure calls to the TripPlan API.

** Available Calculators **
– Flying Time: Calculate flight durations between airports, taking into account local departure and arrival, and flight speed adjustments.
– Nearest Airport: Quickly locate the closest airport from any given location, ensuring convenient travel planning.
– Trip Distance: Effortlessly compute the distance between two points to better plan road trips or flight itineraries.
– Time Difference: Determine precise time differences between cities, ideal for scheduling international calls or connecting flights.
– Location Coordinates: Instantly retrieve exact latitude and longitude data for any place, perfect for mapping applications.
– Driving Time: Estimate realistic driving durations based on distance and typical speeds, aiding efficient route planning.
– Currency Conversion: Seamlessly convert currency values using updated exchange rates to support accurate budgeting for travel.

Usage

The plugin is designed for ease of use while offering deep customization for developers and non-technical users alike.

Front-End:
– Interactive UI: A single base code dynamically renders the calculator based on the selected type. Users can switch between different calculators using a responsive select field.
– Autocomplete Functionality: Each calculator field (airport, place, currency) utilizes modern autocomplete—powered by jQuery and jQuery UI—to ensure a smooth user experience.
– Calculation Results: Depending on your settings, results can open in a new browser tab (default) or display inline beneath the calculator.

Shortcode Examples:
– Basic Calculator:
[tripplan_calculator]
– Pre-configured Flying Time Calculator:
[tripplan_calculator type=”flying-time” fieldA='{“title”:”Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands”, “value”:”AMS”}’ fieldB='{“title”:”John F. Kennedy International Airport”, “value”:”JFK”}’]
– Note: All field values (fieldA, fieldB, fieldC) can be preset with JSON representing the autocomplete selection.

Admin Panel:
– Settings Tab: Enter your API tokens, select calculation output (External or Inline), toggle statistics tracking (with a GDPR/CCPA compliance notice), and customize the calculator’s theme (border, background, font, and button style).
– Shortcode Documentation Tab: Detailed instructions for using shortcodes and integrating the calculator into your content are provided for your convenience.

Additional Information

TripPlan.com Calculator Plugin is built not only to provide essential travel calculations but also to pave the way for an all-in-one trip planning solution. Enhance your site’s functionality and user interaction with this free, easy-to-use plugin. For further details, support, or to submit feedback, please Contact Us.

Happy traveling and calculating!