Maps.co API Geocoding Library for WordPress

A WordPress library for Maps.co Geocoding API integration with smart caching and comprehensive location data handling.

Installation

Install via Composer:

composer require arraypress/mapsco-geocoding

Requirements

• PHP 7.4 or later
• WordPress 6.2.2 or later
• Maps.co API key

Basic Usage

use ArrayPress\MapsCo\Geocoding\Client;

// Initialize with your API key
$client = new Client( 'your-api-key-here' );

// Forward geocoding (address to coordinates)
$location = $client->geocode( '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC' );

// Reverse geocoding (coordinates to address)
$location = $client->reverse_geocode( 38.8977, -77.0365 );

Available Methods

Client Methods

// Initialize client with options
$client = new Client(
	'your-api-key-here',  // API key
	'json',              // Response format (optional, default: 'json')
	true,               // Enable caching (optional, default: true)
	604800             // Cache duration in seconds (optional, default: 1 week)
);

// Forward geocoding
$location = $client->geocode( '1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC' );

// Reverse geocoding
$location = $client->reverse_geocode( 38.8977, - 77.0365 );

// Cache management
$client->clear_cache( 'address_key' );  // Clear specific cache
$client->clear_cache();                 // Clear all cached geocoding data

Location Methods

// Get coordinates
$lat = $location->get_latitude();   // Returns: 38.8977
$lon = $location->get_longitude();  // Returns: -77.0365

// Get formatted address
$display_name = $location->get_display_name();
// Returns: "White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20500"

// Get address components
$house_number = $location->get_house_number();  // Returns: "1600"
$street       = $location->get_street();             // Returns: "Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest"
$city         = $location->get_city();                // Returns: "Washington"
$state        = $location->get_state();              // Returns: "District of Columbia"
$postcode     = $location->get_postcode();        // Returns: "20500"
$country      = $location->get_country();          // Returns: "United States"
$country_code = $location->get_country_code(); // Returns: "US"
$borough      = $location->get_borough();          // Returns: "Ward 2"

// Get OpenStreetMap data
$place_id = $location->get_place_id();   // Returns: OSM place ID
$osm_type = $location->get_osm_type();   // Returns: "way"
$osm_id   = $location->get_osm_id();       // Returns: OSM ID

// Get location type information
$class = $location->get_class();  // Returns: e.g., "office"
$type  = $location->get_type();    // Returns: e.g., "government"

// Get importance ranking
$importance = $location->get_importance();  // Returns: float value

// Get license information
$license = $location->get_license();  // Returns: license text

// Get bounding box
if ( $location->has_bounding_box() ) {
	$bbox = $location->get_bounding_box();
	// Returns: [
	//     'min_lat' => float,
	//     'max_lat' => float,
	//     'min_lon' => float,
	//     'max_lon' => float
	// ]
}

Raw Data Access

// Get complete raw data array
$raw_data = $location->get_raw_data();

Response Format Examples

Forward Geocoding Response

[
    'place_id' => 308584984,
    'licence' => 'Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.',
    'osm_type' => 'way',
    'osm_id' => 238241022,
    'lat' => '38.897699700000004',
    'lon' => '-77.03655315',
    'display_name' => 'White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United States',
    'class' => 'office',
    'type' => 'government',
    'importance' => 1.05472115416811,
    'boundingbox' => [
        '38.8974908',
        '38.897911',
        '-77.0368537',
        '-77.0362519'
    ]
]

Reverse Geocoding Response

[
    'place_id' => 308584984,
    'licence' => 'Data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0.',
    'osm_type' => 'way',
    'osm_id' => 238241022,
    'lat' => '38.897699700000004',
    'lon' => '-77.03655315',
    'display_name' => 'White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United States',
    'address' => [
        'office' => 'White House',
        'house_number' => '1600',
        'road' => 'Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest',
        'borough' => 'Ward 2',
        'city' => 'Washington',
        'state' => 'District of Columbia',
        'postcode' => '20500',
        'country' => 'United States',
        'country_code' => 'us'
    ],
    'boundingbox' => [
        '38.8974908',
        '38.897911',
        '-77.0368537',
        '-77.0362519'
    ]
]

Error Handling

The library uses WordPress's WP_Error for error handling:

$location = $client->geocode( 'invalid address' );

if ( is_wp_error( $location ) ) {
    echo $location->get_error_message();
    // Output: "No results found for the provided address"
}

Common error cases:

• Invalid address
• Invalid coordinates
• Invalid API key
• API request failure
• No results found
• Invalid response format

Contributions

Contributions to this library are highly appreciated. Raise issues on GitHub or submit pull requests for bug fixes or new features. Share feedback and suggestions for improvements.

License: GPLv2 or later

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.