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Weather Compact

WordPress plugin for compact weather widget display

by NonaTech Services Ltd · github.com/nonatech-uk/wp-weather-compact · website

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v1.0.2latest · 9mo ago

Install

Download source zip No release zip yet

This is the repository archive. It installs, but the folder name will carry the branch suffix and updates will not flow.

Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:

wp plugin install https://github.com/nonatech-uk/wp-weather-compact/archive/refs/heads/master.zip
Updates itself. It ships its own updater, so new versions appear under Dashboard → Updates.
Readme github.com/nonatech-uk/wp-weather-compact ↗

Weather Compact WordPress Plugin

A lightweight WordPress plugin that displays weather in a compact one-line format with click-to-expand detail.

Features

  • Compact single-line display: "Albury: 8°C, light rain"
  • Weather icon (emoji) for current conditions
  • Click to expand full weather details
  • OpenWeatherMap API integration
  • Configurable caching (default 30 minutes)
  • GPS coordinates support for precise location

Installation

  1. Copy the weather-compact folder to your WordPress wp-content/plugins/ directory
  2. Log in to WordPress admin
  3. Go to Plugins and activate Weather Compact
  4. Go to Settings → Compact Weather to configure

Configuration

Get an API Key

  1. Sign up at OpenWeatherMap (free)
  2. Go to API Keys in your account
  3. Copy your API key

Settings

Setting Description Default
API Key Your OpenWeatherMap API key -
Location Name Display name for the location Albury
Latitude GPS latitude 51.8614
Longitude GPS longitude -0.6833
Units metric (°C) or imperial (°F) metric
Cache Duration Minutes to cache weather data 30

Usage

Add the shortcode anywhere in your pages, posts, or theme:

[weather_compact]

Display

Compact (default):

☁️ Albury: 8°C, light rain ▼

Expanded (on click):

Feels like: 6°C
Humidity: 92%
Wind: 7 m/s SW
Pressure: 1007 hPa
Visibility: 10 km
Sunrise: 07:42 | Sunset: 16:28

Weather Icons

Condition Icon
Clear ☀️
Clouds ☁️
Rain 🌧️
Drizzle 🌦️
Thunderstorm ⛈️
Snow ❄️
Mist/Fog 🌫️

API Usage

The plugin uses the OpenWeatherMap Current Weather Data API, which is included in the free tier:

  • 1,000 API calls/day (free)
  • With 30-minute caching: ~48 calls/day max

Automatic Updates

The plugin checks GitHub for new releases and shows update notifications in WordPress admin.

Requirements

  • WordPress 5.0 or higher
  • PHP 7.0 or higher
  • OpenWeatherMap API key (free)

Changelog

1.0.0

  • Initial release
  • Compact one-line weather display
  • Click-to-expand detail panel
  • OpenWeatherMap API integration
  • Settings page for API key, coordinates, units, cache
  • Weather icon mapping
  • GitHub auto-updater

License

Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)

Releases

1 release.

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v1.0.2 latest
Feb 3, 2026 9mo ago

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