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:
matt, what am I doing wrong? The plugin is installed, obviously, with the Partner ID and License Key from weather.com. I’ve placed the widget on my sidebar and this is what the sidebar displays instead of the forecast:
Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct() [simplexmlelement.--construct]: Entity: line 1: parser error : Start tag expected, ‘<' not found in /home/content/h/i/c/hickoryridge1/html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-weather/wp-weather.php on line 254
Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct() [simplexmlelement.--construct]: HTTP/1.1 200 OK in /home/content/h/i/c/hickoryridge1/html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-weather/wp-weather.php on line 254
Warning: SimpleXMLElement::__construct() [simplexmlelement.--construct]: ^ in /home/content/h/i/c/hickoryridge1/html/wordpress/wp-content/plugins/wp-weather/wp-weather.php on line 254
Fatal error: Uncaught exception 'Exception' with message 'String could not be parsed as XML'
Sounds as if the full xml didn’t come across the wire. You can empty the weatherxml table via phpmyadmin to force it to request fresh data – otherwise wait 30 minutes. Let me know.
Matt,
You were right, I just waited the 30 minutes. Looks really good – - now to css to customize. Thanks and nice work.
Hi Matt –
Thank you for the excellent work making this plugin, and maintaining it so that it works! Truly great.
I’m wondering if there is any documentation on how to add / remove types of data (ie. high temp, low temp, etc..) in the widget?
ps. I realize Hi and Lo are already on there, but I meant stuff like P.O.P. (it’s for a golf course, so probability of precipitation is important
Matija – currently there isn’t any documentation on that. I could probably release a new version that includes the options to show the other items the xml contains. Let me see about that. The other items are humidity, barometer, chance of precipitation, dewpoint, UV and visibility.
Matt – thanks for the very fast response.
I just looked at the XML file, and it looks pretty straightforward. For example, adding:
$xml->dayf->day->part->ppcp
..to the php file gives me precipitation as a number. I can format it myself. The only problem, of course, is if there are any updates to the plugin in the future (likely). Anyway, this is a good stopgap temporarily.
Hello
http://xoap.weather.com/weather/local/30339?cc=*&dayf=1&link=xoap&prod=xoap&
Please:
How to change en_US to fr_FR
Thank you !
please i mean that how i can have wp-weather in french
I’ve signed up with weather.com but it has been 6 hours and I’ve not received a message from them with the key and ID numbers. Does this plugin still work with their feed or are they just very slow to respond? We’re expecting a big snow storm here tonight and I’d like to get this up on a community blog.
Gerge – you are more than welcome to create a translation file to translate the phrases in the localization folder.
Cynthia – the feed won’t function without the key and partner id. Not sure what the delay is…usually the information is sent out instantly.
Hi!
I’ve translated the plugin to Portuguese, but cant make it work!
Whats the secret?
TX
Merry Christmans!
thnx a lot for such a nice plugin,m collecting cool things for my new design and this plugin is really cool .
Hi,
I use wp-weather, but I set only cities with ZIP like Frisco. I would like to set Pecs/pogany, Hungary but dosen’t work. Why?
Csaba – have a look here and see if that answers your issue: http://wordpress.org/support/topic/199536
Arlindo – is it not picking up the localization file?