Description
wp-ng-weather is a simple widget for WordPress, which allows you to put a weather widget in your website, by using a simple shortcode like this:
[ng-weather api-key=»my-api-key» city=»Bergamo» locale=»it»]
No coding is required!
wp-ng-weather is a wrapper for Tony Samperi’s ng-weather (tonysamperi.github.io/ng-weather/), which is an AngularJS Directive.
Weather data is got from http://www.openweathermap.org, but they need to track api usage.
So you’ll need your personal API KEY to use this widget, see «Installation» to learn how to get one!
With a FREE API KEY it’s possibile to make 60 calls per minute.
parameters
- api-key: Your API KEY you got from openweathermap.org. REQUIRED
- city: A string with the name of your city. This isn’t required if you set «city-id»
- city-id: A string with the ID of your city. This isn’t required if you set «city»
- locale: A string with your locale. «en» or «it» are supported at the moment. Default value «en».
Screenshots
Installation
- Register here: https://home.openweathermap.org/users/sign_up. When done, you will be redirected to https://home.openweathermap.org/.
Now in the tab «API Keys» – https://home.openweathermap.org/api_keys – you’ll find your API KEY! - Upload the plugin files to the
/wp-content/plugins/wp-ng-weather
directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ screen in WordPress
and your done!
FAQ
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What do I need to start?
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You only need an API KEY. See Installation to learn how to get one!
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Why do I need an API KEY to get started?
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Because openweathermap offers both free and paid services.
A free API KEY gives you up to 60 calls per minute (1 call per second! It’s quite a lot!).
Thanks to the API KEY openweathermap can keep track of theirs api usage and avoid abuses! -
Can I put wp-ng-weather in the main content?
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Yes. By putting the following snippet in your article or page:
[ng-weather api-key=»my-api-key» city=»Bergamo» locale=»it»] -
Can I put wp-ng-weather into the widgets section?
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It’s possible, by adding the following function to the «functions.php» file of your template
add_filter(‘widget_text’, ‘do_shortcode’);
But be careful!
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.0.0
- First Release.
1.0.1
- Added «Thunderstorm» and «Hurricane» weather conditions
1.0.2
- Added «Fog» and fixed settings select width
1.0.3
- Added Angular check and warning
1.0.4
- Fixed missing base url
1.0.5
- Spinner fixed
1.0.6
- CSS override prevented
1.0.7
- Version updated
1.0.8
- Safe deps load
1.0.9
- Fixed loading issue