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Lf Hiker
Lf Hiker is a plugin for quickly display your gpx tracks with their profile elevation on an interactive map.
The facts
- Rating
- 5★ from 6
- Active installs
- 200+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 30 Sep 2018
- Added
- May 2017
- Requires WP
- 4.7.3
- Tested up to
- WP 4.9.31
- Downloads
- 17,234
Our analysis
AI-assistedLf Hiker is a WordPress plugin designed to display GPX tracks along with their elevation profiles on an interactive map. You can upload GPX files using the WordPress media manager and insert them into posts or pages using a shortcode. The plugin supports multiple maps and allows for customisation of track information displayed on the map.
This plugin is suitable for users who want to showcase hiking trails or outdoor activities on their WordPress site. It is responsive and mobile-friendly, making it accessible for users on various devices.
Best for: This plugin is best for outdoor enthusiasts or bloggers wanting to share hiking trails.
What it does well
- ✓Displays GPX tracks with elevation profiles
- ✓Supports multiple maps and markers
- ✓Responsive and mobile-friendly
- ✓Easy to use with WordPress media manager
- ✓Customisable track information
Where it falls short
- •Limited information on features and updates
- •Last updated in September 2018
- •Directory score indicates potential issues
Verdict
Lf Hiker provides a straightforward way to display GPX tracks on a WordPress site. However, its age and directory score may warrant caution for some users.
From the developer
Elisabeth Pointal's own description of Lf Hiker, lightly tidied.
Lf Hiker is a plugin for quickly display your gpx tracks with their profile elevation on an interactive map.
Lf Hiker is responsive and mobile friendly.
Main Utilisation
Simply upload your gpx file with the wordpress media manager, complete its informations and insert it in your post/page (shortcode).
[lfh-gpx src=url_to_file.gpx color=darkgreen width=6]A trail in Cevennes[/lfh-gpx]
Display the post/page : you have an interactive view of your track.
The trail is displayed on an OSM map by default, and have its own information window with:
- title
- description
- interactive profile elevation according to path
- distance of the track
- maximum elevation
- minimum elevation
- elevation loss
- elevation gain
- trail duration
- download link of gpx file
For more information go to Lf Hiker site
Use
-
Services
- OpenStreetMap an open map of the world
- Maps Stamen design map
- OpenTopoMap topographic map
- ArcGIS topographic map
Libraries
- leaflet an open-source JavaScript library for mobile-friendly interactive maps
- leaflet-gpx a leaflet plugin for the analysis and parsing of a GPX track
- font-awesome for iconic font
- fontello for iconic font
- awesome-marker Colorful, iconic markers by Lennard Voogdt
- Shortcode Empty Paragraph little worpress plugin fix issue shortcode by Johann Heyne
List of Features
Lf Hiker allows displaying too:
- few gpx files in the same map
- markers on the map
- few maps on the same post/page
For gpx track you can custom:
Tagged as
purpose
Maps & Location
feature
Shortcodes
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