RMD WeatherQuery
WordPress plugin to display weather station data via the WeatherLink v2 API
Install
Upload it under Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin, then activate.
Install straight from GitHub with WP-CLI:
wp plugin install https://github.com/reicheltmediadesign/wordpress-rmd-weatherquery/releases/download/v1.2.0/rmd-weatherquery.zipWordPress plugin to show live weather data from Davis weather stations via the WeatherLink v2 API. Built by reichelt media.design.
Features
- Shortcode
[wq]for current or historic data of a station. - Display as list, table or widget, optionally with weather icons and timestamp.
- Conversion of temperature (°C/°F) and pressure units, German field labels.
- Caching of API responses in its own database table, with refresh and clear in the admin.
- Admin page with connection test, station list and shortcode generator.
The admin interface is in German.
Installation
- Download
rmd-weatherquery.zipfrom the latest release. Do not use the “Source code” downloads – they lack the update library and use a different folder name. - In WordPress go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin, choose the zip and activate RMD WeatherQuery.
- Enter the WeatherLink API key and API secret in the plugin configuration (WeatherLink account → Account information → API key v2).
Later releases are offered under Dashboard → Updates like any other plugin.
Usage
[wq mode="current" station_id="12345" fields="temp,humidity" display_mode="table" show_icons="true"]| Attribute | Values | Default |
|---|---|---|
mode |
current, historic |
current |
station_id |
WeatherLink station ID | – (required) |
fields |
comma-separated field names | temp |
display_mode |
list, table, widget |
list |
show_icons |
true, false |
false |
icon_color |
hex colour | #62C626 |
show_timestamp |
true, false |
false |
temperature_unit |
celsius, fahrenheit |
celsius |
show_all_fields |
true, false |
false |
start_timestamp, end_timestamp |
Unix timestamps (for historic) |
– |
The shortcode generator in the admin builds the shortcode for you.
Privacy
The server requests data from api.weatherlink.com. The weather icon font is loaded from cdnjs.cloudflare.com, so visitors' browsers connect to that CDN. API credentials stay on the server and are never output to the page.
License
GPL-2.0-or-later, see LICENSE.
Releases
2 releases. Each count is every asset in that release; expand a row for the breakdown.