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GPX Viewer

Display GPX tracks with their elevation profile on OSM maps, edit them interactively

By axelkeller·GPX·Free
3.6(7 reviews)
·800 active installs·Updated 2 weeks ago
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As of April 2026, GPX Viewer is a WordPress GPX plugin with 800 active installations and a 3.6/5 rating from 7 reviews. It has been downloaded 23K+ times in total. Requires WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 7.2.24+. Available on WordPress.org since 2018. Actively maintained — updated within the last month. Support resolution rate: 0%. Top alternative: OSM – OpenStreetMap.

3.6/57 reviews
800active installs
0%resolved
8 yearssince 2018

Overview

Displays a GPX track as segmented polylines, the way points and the elevation profile.
Open Street Map (OSM) is used as background which can be switched between a plane view and a topographic one.
The view can be changed to full screen mode. Moving the cursor over the elevation profile the corresponding point is marked on the path interactively.

GPX tracks uploaded to the server in advance are stored into separate repositories that are ordered according to the categories setup in wordpress.
Thus different collections of tracks can be handled and the tracks choosen from.

During upload a GPX track can be smoothed and/or its elevation data replaced by Open-Elevation Service data.
The latter is provided because many elevation data tracked by mobiles are not quite correct.

GPX trackpoints can…

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Ratings & Reviews

3.67 reviews
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Compatibility

WordPress4.9+ requiredTested up to 6.9.4
PHP7.2.24+ required

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Frequently Asked Questions

Changelog

2.0.0

  • Editable trackpoints
  • Handling of GPX segments as separated polylines
  • Full screen mode using the whole screen
View full changelog on WordPress.org

Contributors

axelkelleraxelkeller
Plugin Info
Version
2.2.16
Last Updated
Mar 16, 2026
WP Requires
4.9+
Tested Up To
6.9.4
PHP Requires
7.2.24+
Active Installs
800
Downloads
23K+
Added
Sep 7, 2018
Business
Free

Tags

gpxmaptrackelevationopenstreetmap

Developer

A
axelkeller
1 plugins0.0M+ total installs
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