Jeffrey Barke

A simple sidebar widget that displays the current weather for a user-defined city. Powered by the [http://openweathermap.org/API](OpenWeatherMap API).
The design has been deliberately kept simple. It should match the default text of any theme, but can easily be customized by any web developer.
It was built and tested on 3.5.x, but will probably work on earlier versions of WordPress.

Current weather widget

Sidebar widget that displays the current weather for a given city.

meteoprog

Meteoprog Weather Widgets lets you add live local weather widgets and weather forecasts to your WordPress site.
Widgets are free, unlimited, and easy to embed using Gutenberg, Elementor, shortcodes, or legacy widgets.
Features: 
* Easy setup with free informer API key. 
* Widgets are fully customizable via Meteoprog dashboard. 
* Supports Gutenberg block: Meteoprog Weather Widget (in the Widgets category). 
* ✅ Legacy Widget (WordPress 4.9–5.7) for classic widget screen. 
* Supports shortcodes: 
 – <code>[meteoprog_informer id="YOUR_INFORMER_ID"]</code> 
 – <code>[meteoprog_informer]</code> (uses default widget) 
* Supports placeholders in content: 
 – <code>{meteoprog_informer_YOUR_INFORMER_ID}</code> 
 – <code>{meteoprog_informer}</code> (uses default widget) 
* Default widget option: set once in admin, use everywhere. 
* Admin preview with “Copy” buttons. 
* Responsive admin interface (mobile-friendly). 
* WP-CLI support for managing keys, defaults, and cache. 
* ✅ Legacy support: works on WordPress 4.9+ and PHP 5.6+ (also tested on PHP 8.3/8.4).
Integrations: 
* ✅ Gutenberg Block — modern block with dynamic informer selector (REST API). 
* ✅ Shortcodes Ultimate — custom integration with dropdown and admin preview. 
* ✅ Elementor — native widget in the Elementor editor. 
* ✅ Legacy Widget — for WP 4.9–5.7 classic widget screens. 
* ✅ Shortcodes & Placeholders — for flexible embedding in content and templates. 
* ✅ WP-CLI — manage API keys, defaults, and cache from the command line. 
* ✅ REST API — exposes <code>/wp-json/meteoprog/v1/informers</code> (secured by <code>edit_posts</code>) for block integration.
<h3>Privacy</h3>
This plugin itself does not collect or store any personal data. However, when the widget is displayed on the frontend, visitors’ browsers load the widget script from the Meteoprog CDN, which receives standard request information (IP address, User-Agent, Referrer).
The CDN may also set technical cookies required for content delivery or security. These cookies are managed by Meteoprog and are subject to their privacy policy.
This plugin adds a suggested section to WordPress’s default Privacy Policy page, explaining what data is transmitted when widgets are displayed.
<h3>Links</h3>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.meteoprog.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Meteoprog Homepage</a> — main weather portal</li>
<li><a href="https://billing.meteoprog.com/informer" rel="nofollow ugc">Meteoprog Informer Dashboard</a> — create and manage your free informers</li>
<li><a href="https://github.com/meteoprog/meteoprog-weather-informers" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub repository</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>External Services</h3>
This plugin connects to the Meteoprog services to display widgets.
<ol>
<li>
https://billing.meteoprog.com — used by the plugin to fetch your informer list via a secure API request (Authorization header with your informer API key and site domain).
</li>
<li>
https://cdn.meteoprog.net — the visitor’s browser loads a small JavaScript file from the Meteoprog CDN to render the widgets. As with any CDN, the visitor’s IP address and browser information are transmitted as part of the HTTPS request. This is standard browser behavior.
</li>
</ol>
No personal data is collected or stored by the plugin itself.

Weather Widget & Forecast by Meteoprog

Add live local weather widgets and forecasts to WordPress. Gutenberg, Elementor, shortcodes. Free, unlimited, no API limits.

Current weather widget vs Weather Widget & Forecast by Meteoprog