Plugin Review – BuddyPress Checkins
https://wordpress.org/plugins/bp-check-in/
Version Tested: V 1.0.4
BuddyPress Checkins is a plugin that allows BuddyPress users to check in their location as part of an activity update.
After you have installed and activated the plugin, you need to set the Google Places API Code by visiting https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/ and registering, then obtaining your API code. This is then entered in the relavent place in Dashboard>>Checkins, along with selecting the types of places that will be available for checkin.
Once the plugin is configured, a “Checkin Icon” appears alongside the input form for activity updates, clicking on this shows all the places that you are able to checkin to for your IP Address.
I found the plugin quick and simple to set up and use, even obtaining the Google API was simple and once configured you got a powerful add on to your BuddyPress network, adding another Facebook like feature to the range of options available to site admin. 10 out of 10!
My Star Rating
Other Peoples Reviews
central4all (central4all@gmail.com)
It works BUT....
Everytime someones wants to post in the activity, it posts his position, this is not good for some members because it is showing their houses or or or.
February 14, 2023
annaelena
Perfect!
I was Really sceptic on taking my chances with this, since I couldn't find much reviews and around half of them were totally ditching. The reason I decided taking my chances after all was seeing that this has been updated only 9 months ago, with the most recent reviews from couple years ago. [...]
Setting the product up was as fluent as it could be. I only had to pick up my Google API, which is being used with other plugins too, and as I came to the activity page this was all ready. It found my location exact, the moment I landed the post section, and the only thing I then had to do was to
write the beginning of the name or address of the location I wanted to share. That easily even the map was settled for the post I now published! Perfect, just perfect! ^^
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johnpurcam
Needs drag and drop location pin for accuracy
Urgently needs to be updated to modern standards. Need capability to simply drag pin to our actual location. Auto-fill is nowhere near actual location in lesser developed countries
August 1, 2020
iamkashifnadeem (kashifkiduniya)
Not working anymore
Not working anymore
August 19, 2018
schoolforall
Works beautifully
I really like the place type feature
April 2, 2018
shayne (Shayne Thiessen)
Great idea, but doesn't work...
After setting up the plugin, and adding my api key, the plugin doesn't work. When posting a status and clicking on the location icon I get a message saying "Please Wait.." but nothing happens after that.
If this gets fixed in a future update I will adjust my review.
January 18, 2018
lalito
1
great
November 28, 2017
darron29
Simple and Easy to use
Thank you Guys
Again Great plugin. It takes some minute to me to figure it out but it comes out amazing.
The location recommendation is a really nice thing.
November 1, 2017
JeffWillia.ms
Don't bother with this plugin
It's doesn't work. All it does is add a Pin Icon, that has no function.
February 5, 2017
Not working on my site. it still showing please wait after click market icon.
I want to know is there country limitation? or my google API setting have problem like API key type?
Is there complete documentation for API for web user check in?
Yes it’s probably your API setting that is wrong, but you should disable your other plugins and switch to a default theme such as 2016 just to check.
Google have a lot of documentation at https://developers.google.com/places/web-service/intro
Unfortunately the plugin itself has very little documentation.