Introducing Trackserver Wordpress plugin

[martijn]

Hi,



This week I released v1.0 of Trackserver, a Wordpress plugin for live online location tracking and collection and publication of GPS tracks. It works with OruxMaps via the MapMyTracks protocol and it also supports TrackMe and other ways of collecting tracks.



If you have a self-hosted Wordpress website and you're interested in location tracking, please have a look and give it a try.



A short list of Trackserver's features:

•    Collect location updates using several mobile (Android) apps

•    Publish your collected tracks on a map in your posts and pages

•    Upload tracks via an upload form in the WordPress admin backend

•    Upload tracks by sharing a GPX file from your mobile, using a sharing app like Autoshare

•    View, edit, delete and merge your tracks in the WordPress admin backend

•    Live tracking of your location, with automatic updates of the map view in your WordPress post

•    Full-screen map views

Introductory blog post: https://www.grendelman.net/wp/introducing-trackserver-wordpress-plugin/">https://www.grendelman.net/wp/introduci ... ss-plugin/">https://www.grendelman.net/wp/introducing-trackserver-wordpress-plugin/

WordPress plugin page: https://wordpress.org/plugins/trackserver/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/trackserver/

Source code: https://github.com/tinuzz/wp-plugin-trackserver">https://github.com/tinuzz/wp-plugin-trackserver



If you try it out, let me know what you think.



Cheers,

Martijn.

[pedja]

This is great tool.



The only thing missing is option to post track from OruxMaps directly, instead of using third party applications.

[martijn]

Yes, OruxMaps supports many services that allow you to upload tracks, but none of them offer the option to specify a custom hostname or URL.



If that option were present, I could easily implement the upload protocol in Trackserver.



My request to orux would be to add the "custom url" option to all supported services in OruxMaps that use HTTP for posting/uploading (and dowloading, too).



Best regards,

Martijn.

[pedja]

This is request I sent long tiem ago, so I must support yours too. That would be awesome to have and seems not complicated to add.

[martijn]

Trackserver v1.3 was released this evening.



https://wordpress.org/plugins/trackserver/changelog/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/trackserver/changelog/



Cheers,

Martijn

[orux]

Trackserver v1.3 was released this evening.



https://wordpress.org/plugins/trackserver/changelog/">https://wordpress.org/plugins/trackserver/changelog/



Cheers,

Martijn

Hello;



I'm going to open the complete API (register/login, multitracking, uploads, searchs, downloads, comments, friends management,...) in next iteration.



would you like to implement those features in the plugin?





orux

[martijn]

Hi Orux,



I would like to make OruxMaps with Trackserver the best combination for any Wordpress user with an interest in GPS tracking and I hope we can work together where it is helpful for either application!



I am on holiday at the moment, but I'll be back next week and maybe we can discuss it!



Cheers,

Martijn.

[orux]

Hi Orux,



I would like to make OruxMaps with Trackserver the best combination for any Wordpress user with an interest in GPS tracking and I hope we can work together where it is helpful for either application!



I am on holiday at the moment, but I'll be back next week and maybe we can discuss it!



Cheers,

Martijn.

I think a great combination.



when you get back we can talk about the integration API.



orux

[drawlusyk]

Hello,



Can you please confirm that the custom url for the MapMyTracks is working correctly from the Orux side. I have configured this to work with my own server but Orux is giving me a message saying that unauthorised. When i look at server logs there is nothing coming from phone so i can only assume that its NOT using the custom Url.



Thanks



Regards

Dennis

[drawlusyk]

Got it working. BUT it uses the wordpress user password and NOT the one defined in trackserver.

[martijn]

Hi,



I'm not sure what you mean by 'the one defined in trackserver'. There is no distinct password for MapMyTracks in Trackserver, only for TrackMe, OsmAnd and SendLocation. So indeed, use your WP username and password for live tracking with OruxMaps/MapMyTracks.



I'm curious to hear about your experiences with Trackserver.



Best regards,

Martijn.

[Pavel]

Hi,

I'm trying to configure the plugin to work with OruxMaps but with no success.

Can you tell me how to configure both, the plugin and OruxMaps app.



Thank you in advance!

[martijn]

Is is really that hard?? If you want help, you should tell people what you have tried to make it work and what EXACTLY isn't working. "with no success" is NOT an accurate problem description.





In  Trackserver, leave everything default and take note of the "Full custom URL" that it reports.



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[Pavel]

Thank you for the clarification, martijn!

[Pavel]

@martijn, when in the Trackserver Options, in MapMyTracks URL slug I enter something and navigate to Full custom URL (ending in something) there is http basic authentication form. I'm trying to log in with my wordpress admin username and password but it does not authorize me. I think this is the reason I can not record my tracks.



Can you tell me where to look for a solution?

Thank you in advance!