Latest version: 0.3.8
Please update to the latest version. I apologize for the rash of updates, but this version should fix all issues while allowing multiple forecasts to be used. Hopefully this will be the final update for quite some time.
Download link: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/wp-weather/
I have been using weather.com’s XML web service to display local weather information on my family website for several years. I decided to make the PHP code into a widget for wordpress. Here’s where you sign up for their service: http://www.weather.com/services/xmloap.html
This widget uses a database table to cache the data for a half hour to avoid hammering the web service. Additionally, if you are using the wp-cache plugin, any changes to the options clear the cache.
To install: upload to your plugin directory, activate the plugin, set the options and add the widget to your sidebar. Your location ID is a zip code for US and an alphanumeric code for international. Take Dublin for example – when searching for Dublin on weather.com you are taken to the following page: http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Dublin+Ireland+EIXX0014 and EIXX0014 is the location code.
Additionally, you may use a shortcode on any post or page.
[weather_display]
If you want to show different cities on different pages/posts you can specify a location id:
[weather_display location_id="75034"]
If you’d like to display more days than default (what you set in the plugin options page):
[weather_display forecast_length=5]
weather.com has made changes to their servers which now REQUIRE you to enter a partner id and license key in this plugin’s settings. If you do not, they will not send the complete forecast data which in turn will break this plugin.
Preview:
WP Plugin:wp-weather…
This plugin display local weather information on your blog
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Thanks for your plugin,I ‘ve collected it on my blog here
http://www.tearsea.com/?p=632
Is there any possible work around to use this plugin if your server only has PHP4?
I will look into a way to parse the xml that will work under PHP4. Hopefully, there is an easy was to do so as SimpeXML really makes x-path navigation easy. Stay tuned for updates.
Is there a way to show more than one city location?
Not currently. I’m sure it is rather simple to do so, but how to display it might be a challenge.
Is there any way..to use this plugin without widgets?
Nice, i gonna try this! thanks!
i have a problem with this plug, i have the ID number and the licence key but not the other required fields… and when i update the options my blog “crash”.
Check in this pls
http://img95.imageshack.us/img95/4548/clipboard01fl2.jpg
thanks
Looks like you’re using this plugin on PHP4. I’m currently investigating a solution for PHP4 users, but at this moment, the plugin only works on PHP5 with SimpleXML.
I get the following error when I activate your WP Plugin:
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Warning: require_once(/home/incog/public_html/blog/wp-admin/upgrade-functions.php) [function.require-once]: failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/incog/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-weather/wp-weather.php on line 33
Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required ‘/home/incog/public_html/blog/wp-admin/upgrade-functions.php’ (include_path=’.:/usr/lib/php:/usr/local/lib/php’) in /home/incog/public_html/blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-weather/wp-weather.php on line 33
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I noticed that I do not have the file “upgrade-functions.php” in that folder and suspect this is the problem.
What is that file for, and why don’t I have it?
I’m running WP 2.0.5.
Thanks in advance.
Rusty: That file is included in later versions of WP. I am utilizing it to create the database table that stores the weather data. The WP reference for the methods I am using is here. I suggest you upgrade to 2.1.2 as I can not support below 2.1 and there are many security fixes in the new code.
Cheers.
What code do I need to enter in my sidebar.php file to get this working? I installed the plugin and configured it without problems. But now I am stuck with how to get it up and running on my site. I have WP 2.1 installed along with PHP5. Any help would be appreciated.
Rhon – you need a widget compatible theme. Upon selecting a widget compatible theme from the presentation tab, you should see a new option on that page for Sidebar Widgets. This is where you drag and drop the wp-weather widget to your sidebar.
Cheers.