RP 4U (Maps & Route Planner)
RP 4U (Maps & Route Planner) embeds interactive OpenStreetMap maps (powered by the bundled Leaflet library) into your WordPress site — a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Maps embeds. Maps without any API key Create as many maps as you like in the backend (center, marker, zoom, height) and embe
About this tool.
RP 4U (Maps & Route Planner) embeds interactive OpenStreetMap maps (powered by the bundled Leaflet library) into your WordPress site — a privacy-friendly alternative to Google Maps embeds.
Maps without any API key
Create as many maps as you like in the backend (center, marker, zoom, height) and embed each one with a simple shortcode. Plain maps work without any API key or account : addresses you enter in the backend are geocoded once at save time, so the visitor’s browser only loads the OpenStreetMap tiles — nothing else.
Every map with a destination offers a “Navigate here” QR code : visitors scan it and their phone starts the navigation from their current location in Google or Apple Maps.
Optional route planner
Add your own free OpenRouteService API key (see below) and each map can show a full route planner: address autocomplete while typing, route calculation for walking, cycling and driving (recommended / shortest / fastest), a turn-by-turn directions list and a “send route to phone” QR code.
Features
- Unlimited maps, managed in the WordPress backend (custom post type)
- Shortcode embedding: [routenplaner4u id="123"] — multiple maps per page supported
- Fixed destination, pre-filled start, custom center (address or coordinates), zoom and height per map
- Optional route planner per map (checkbox)
- Address autocomplete, turn-by-turn directions with distances and durations
- Map picker: right-click (long-press on touch) uses any point on the map as start or destination — ideal for targets without a street address; picked points get readable names via reverse geocoding
- Colored, numbered pins mark start, stops and destination
- Color settings: adjust the button colors with the WordPress color picker — no CSS needed
- Backend address fields with autocomplete and one-click “use center address” buttons
- QR code / deep links to open the route or destination in Google Maps or Apple Maps (generated locally, no external QR service)
- All libraries (Leaflet, polyline decoder, QR generator) are bundled locally — no CDN calls
- Translation-ready