This plugin is an extension of the googleDirections plugin. You specify a designated place to be the destination, and let the user enter the adddress he or she is coming from. Google will then provide the driving or walking directions from the user-specified address to your designated place.

The Google API Key

The plugin makes use of the Google Maps API provided by Google. As such, please make sure you have the Google Maps API. If you don't have the key, you can sign up for free here.

Geocoding your address

This plugin requires that you input your designated place in geographic coordinates (i.e. the latitude and longitude).

If you do not know the latitude and longitude of your designated place, you can them find out here: Free Geocoder v2.0 by kksou.

This plugin is for showing directions using Google Maps API.

If you just need a simple map (without any driving directions), you can use the googleMaps plugin.

This plugin has the destination fixed at your designated place.

If you want to be able to specify both the starting point and destination as variables, please use the googleDirections plugin.

Below you can see a live demo of the plugin. The destination is Google Inc. in Mountain View, California. Enter some address in US, and let Google shows you how to get there.

1. Very Important!!! Before you can make use of the plugin, please enter the Google Map API Key in the Parameters page in the Plugin Manager.
2. Please also make sure that you have installed googleMaps plugin v1.0.10/1.5.10 (or above) and googleMaps plugin v1.07/1.57 (or above).
3. To insert a Google Map with directions, use the following syntax:

{googleDir_tohere width=400 height=360
home_label="Google Inc." 
home_lat=37.4219720, home_long=-122.0841430}

home_lat: Latitude of your designated place
home_long: Longitude of your designated place
hoem_label: Heading that will be displayed by Google Destinations (for the point B which is your designated place).

4. You can set the width of the address input in the Parameters page.
5. You can change the text "Coming from:" to your own language in the Parameters page.
6. You can change the button label "Get Directions" to your own language in the Parameters page.
7. For new lines, please use ~. For example,
{googleDir_tohere width=400 height=360
home_label="Google Inc.~1600 Amphitheatre Parkway~Mountain View, CA 94043",
home_lat=37.4219720, home_long=-122.0841430}}

1. v1.0.1 (for Joomla 1.0) and v1.5.1 (for Joomla 1.5)
   Released July 24, 2009

This is in response to Chris's request to allow multiple lines for the home label.

For new lines, please use ~ (similar to that of the googleMaps plugin). Please refer to here for details.

2. v1.0.2 (for Joomla 1.0) and v1.5.2 (for Joomla 1.5)
   Released August 15, 2009

Fixed the bug: <br /> appears in destination. Thanks to Rentawebguy for highlighting this.

Also allows the user to specify a default country. This is in response to Chriscundy's request.

You can view a sample here.

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