Strava Activity Importer for WordPress

Import your Strava activities as WordPress blog posts, on demand.

Features

• OAuth 2.0 authentication — Secure connection to your Strava account with automatic token refresh
• Browse activities — Paginated list of your Strava activities with key stats at a glance
• Selective import — Choose which activities to import using checkboxes (single or batch)
• Auto-categorization — Creates a "Strava Activities" category and sport-type sub-categories (Run, Ride, Swim, etc.)
• Rich post content — Each imported post includes:
  • Activity description as post content
  • Stats table (distance, duration, pace/speed, elevation, heart rate, calories, suffer score, gear, kudos)
  • Smart pace/speed formatting (pace for runs, speed for rides)
  • Photos gallery (additional photos embedded in content)
  • Featured image from the first activity photo
  • Link back to the activity on Strava
• Full metadata — All activity data saved as post meta for theme/plugin use:
  • _strava_activity_id, _strava_activity_url, _strava_sport_type
  • _strava_distance, _strava_moving_time, _strava_elapsed_time
  • _strava_elevation_gain, _strava_avg_speed, _strava_max_speed
  • _strava_avg_heartrate, _strava_max_heartrate, _strava_calories
  • _strava_kudos_count, _strava_suffer_score, _strava_gear
  • _strava_start_latlng, _strava_polyline
• Duplicate detection — Already-imported activities are visually flagged and cannot be re-imported
• Configurable — Choose post status (draft/published/private) and post author

Installation

1. Download and unzip the plugin
2. Upload the strava-importer folder to /wp-content/plugins/
3. Activate the plugin in Plugins → Installed Plugins
4. Go to Strava Importer in the admin menu

Setup

1. Visit strava.com/settings/api and create a new API Application
2. Set the Authorization Callback Domain to your WordPress domain (e.g., yourdomain.com)
3. In the plugin settings, enter your Client ID and Client Secret
4. Click Save Settings, then Connect with Strava
5. Authorize the app on Strava — you'll be redirected back to WordPress

Usage

1. Click Load Activities from Strava to fetch your recent activities
2. Browse the list — use pagination to see older activities
3. Select the activities you want to import using the checkboxes
4. Click Import Selected and watch the progress
5. Imported posts link directly to their edit screen in WordPress

Requirements

• WordPress 5.0+
• PHP 7.4+
• An active Strava account

License

GPL v2 or later