Integrate UPS, FedEx, USPS and DHL Tracking into your Website with TrackThePack
TrackThePack has just released a commercial version of their popular website mashup that allows e-commerce store owners (really any website publisher) to add a tracking tool to their website. The service will track packages from UPS, FedEx, DHL and USPS shipping carriers and integrates with Google Maps to give you a visual representation of the package’s route.
TrackThePack is very simple to integrate and just requires a short JavaScript snippet be added to one of your pages with the tracking number inserted. Most people will want to use some kind of form, so I’ve put together a simple script that will let you create links to send to customers in emails, but will also allow a user to copy/paste a tracking number into a form field. I’ve posted some sample PHP code at the end of the post.
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