J.B.Weather (ver 2.0) is a simple widget for displaying weather conditions and forecast for places across the world.
- jQuery driven
- uses AJAX technology
- Cache
- Search Bar with auto complete function
- Ability to set default location
- Ability to auto detect user location using HostIP service or its own integrated geoip database.
- Celsius or Fahrenheit units
- Kilometers or Miles units
- Displays today’s date, temperature, wind direction and speed, forecast for next 4 days
- Color adjustable
- Adjustable Width (Note: minimum of 280 pixels)
- Has its own unique icons
Method 1)
- Go to your WordPress admin panel and navigate to Plugins -> Add New.
- click “Upload” and then “Browse”.
- Select the archive “jb-weather-widget-2.zip” and click “Install Now”.
- Activate the J.B.Market Weather Widget plugin by clicking “Activate” button.
::NOTE:: Since the widget is big in size, method 1 could fail if you have upload limit.
Method 2) ( If Method 1 fails )
- Navigate to <Your WordPress Folder> / wp-content / plugins /
- Extract the content of “jb-weather-widget-2.zip” archive to the “plugins” folder. It should look like this: <Your WordPress Folder> / wp-content / plugins / jb-weather-widget-2 /
- Activate the J.B.Market Weather Widget plugin from your WordPress Admin Panel.
Set up :
- Go to your WordPress admin panel and navigate to Appearance -> Widgets.
- From “Available Widgets” box click and drag “J.B.Weather Widget” to the desired sidebar (at the right).
- Set desired parameters and click Save.
To obtain free API key, go to http://www.worldweatheronline.com/register.aspx
You may also like Weather Widget 3 – For WordPress
Updates
06 Feb 2013 - Fixed bug where the plugin could break some themes - Added option for translation. To translate the days from English edit file language.txt found in the widget folder. - HostIP detection type will properly use cURL now if cURL option is selected. - Other minor bug fixes.
28 March 2013 - API url has been updated. - The widget will make 3 attempts per 3 seconds to get data on ajax error. - If APi return no data, the xml content will be dumped for debugging. NOTE:: You may need to obtain new API key if you already have one. You may also like Weather Widget 2 – Standalone version