Add Turn-by-Turn Directions to your WordPress Map
WP Go Maps gives your WordPress map a built-in directions panel with multiple transit modes, multi-stop waypoints, and a fully detailed step list, all without leaving your website.
Perfect For
Any Site Where Getting There Matters
Businesses
Guide customers straight to your front door from anywhere.
Event Venues
Help attendees navigate to your venue without confusion.
Delivery Routes
Plan multi-stop delivery and logistics routes on a map.
Tourism
Create guided tour itineraries visitors can follow step-by-step.
Real Estate
Give buyers directions to listings with a single click.
Education
Direct students and visitors to campuses and facilities.
Full Turn-by-Turn Directions Built Into Your Map
WP Go Maps adds a directions panel directly to your WordPress map showing a visual route and a complete step-by-step list, all inline on your page. Click a marker, hit Get Directions, and go.
- Full route drawn on the map between origin and destination
- Complete step-by-step directions list with distances
- Trigger directions directly from a marker's info window
- "Use My Location" button for one-tap GPS origin
- Total travel time and distance summary displayed
- Pre-fill a default destination to your business address
Multiple Waypoints & Flexible Transit Modes
Not every journey is a straight line from A to B. With WP Go Maps, visitors can add multiple intermediate stops to their route. Perfect for tour itineraries, multi-location deliveries, or event crawls. And with four built-in transit modes, everyone gets there their way.
- Add intermediate waypoints to any route
- Switch between driving, walking, cycling, and public transit
- Option to avoid tolls and highways
- Route updates instantly as stops are added or removed
- Works seamlessly on mobile and desktop
Choose Your Panel Placement
Your Layout, Your Way
The directions panel is fully flexible. Place it above the map, below it, or to either side. Whatever fits your page design. You can also choose whether the step-by-step list is expanded or collapsed by default, and set default origin and destination addresses so your visitors only need to fill in one field.
- 4 panel placement options: top, bottom, left, right. Or place the dedicated directions shortcode/block anywhere on your map page
- Control whether the step list is shown or hidden on load
- Set a default origin and/or destination address
- Fully responsive across all screen sizes
- Works with any WordPress theme or page layout
Fully Customisable to Match Your Brand
Every visual element of the Directions feature can be configured. Choose your route line colour and weight, upload custom start and end point icons, and tailor the experience to match your site's look and feel, all from within the simple map editor.
Route Line Styling
Set a custom colour, opacity, and stroke weight for the route drawn on your map.
Custom Start & End Icons
Upload your own marker icons for the origin and destination points of any route.
Pre-filled Addresses
Lock the destination to your location so visitors only need to enter where they're coming from.
Step List Behaviour
Choose whether the turn-by-turn step list is expanded or collapsed when the map first loads.
Map shortcode with directions enabled in map editor
[wpgmza id="1"]
Map + custom directions shortcode — place anywhere on the page
[wpgmza_directions /* Map ID to link the widget to */ id="1" /* Pre-fill starting point */ default_from="Times Square, New York" /* Pre-fill destination */ default_to="Brooklyn Bridge, New York" /* Intermediate stops, comma-separated */ directions_waypoints="The High Line,Chelsea Market" /* Auto-draw route on load */ auto_run="true" ]
Gutenberg & page builders
// Native Gutenberg block available — no shortcode needed. // Also works in Elementor, Divi, and any builder // that supports shortcodes or custom HTML blocks.
One Shortcode. Works Everywhere.
Adding Directions to your WordPress site is a single shortcode drop or a Gutenberg block. Enable the Directions toggle in the map editor, embed your map, and the panel is live. It works inside any page builder, any theme, and any layout without any custom code.
- Enable Directions from the map editor with no manual coding
- Native Gutenberg block included
- Compatible with Elementor, Divi, and all major page builders
- PHP hooks available for advanced developer customisation
- Works with all WP Go Maps-supported map engines
Free vs Pro
Compare the Free and Pro versions.
The free plugin includes the core map. The Pro add-on unlocks the full Directions experience with transit modes, waypoints, customisation, and more.
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Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know before adding Directions to your WordPress map.
Is the Directions feature included in the free version?
Directions is a Pro feature. You can see it working via the live demo, and unlock it with the WP Go Maps Pro add-on.
Which transit modes does the Directions feature support?
WP Go Maps Directions supports driving, walking, cycling, and public transit modes. Users can switch between modes in real time and optionally choose to avoid tolls or highways.
Can I add multiple waypoints to a route?
Yes. The Directions panel lets users add multiple intermediate stops between an origin and destination which is ideal for delivery routes, tour itineraries, or any multi-stop journey.
Can I pre-fill the directions start or end address?
Yes. In the map editor you can set a default origin and/or destination. This is useful when you want the route to always end at your business so visitors only need to enter their own starting point.
Can I customise the colour and thickness of the route line?
Yes. Route line colour, opacity, and stroke weight are all configurable from within the map editor's Directions settings tab, so you can match your brand colours or make the route stand out on any map style.
Where can the directions panel be placed on the map?
The directions panel can be placed above the map, below the map, to the left, or to the right. You can also control whether the step-by-step list is shown or hidden by default.
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