Under The Weather

This plugin works with the OpenWeather One Call API 3.0. You can get a free API key by signing up on the OpenWeather website. Make sure you have subscribed to the One Call API on your account's API page.

The plugin caches the weather data on your server to improve performance and reduce API calls. The data will only be fetched again after the "Cache Expiration Time" you set on the settings page has passed. If you need to force an immediate update, go to Settings > Under The Weather and click the "Clear All Weather Caches" button.

The weather widget is probably displaying a cached forecast. Since waiting around is no fun, the Under The Weather Settings has a "Clear Weather Cache" option at the bottom. If you press the "Clear All Weather Caches & Stats" button, it will force an immediate update of all weather forecasts. This will also clear the performance report data. If you're feeling patient, just wait for the weather widget to update after the current cache has expired.

Both. By default, the weather widget will show a forecast in Fahrenheit. If you prefer to see the forecast in Celsius, set data-unit="metric" within the weather-widget div (see configuration instructions). Additionally, checking the box for "Display Unit Symbol" on the Under The Weather Settings page instructs the weather widget to display the temperature unit symbol (F or C) in the primary temperature display.

Yes. By default, when "Load Plugin JavaScript" is selected, it will add scripts to every page of your website. If you only plan to display the weather widget on select pages, you could choose to only load the Under The Weather Scripts on those pages by encoding the JavaScript yourself. When Load Plugin JavaScript is unchecked, you can use this template tag o add the Under The Weather Scripts to your theme's footer.php file. For example, if you only intend to display the weather widget on events pages, you could add this targeted script to your theme's footer.php file: Adding scripts this way is purely optional. Most users can just leave the Load Plugin JavaScript box checked.

Click on the "Performance Report" tab of the Under The Weather Settings Page to see a graph and data log for the last 7 days of plugin performance. The Performance Report shows the last seven days of information about the requests made by the weather widget. The report displays a comparison of the cached hits and calls to the OpenWeather API. Seeing how the plugin's cache system reduces the number of API calls demonstrates its effectiveness. Use the Performance Report to examine how modifying the cache expiration time affects the rate of cached requests.

Yes. You can modify the appearance of the Weather Icons Fonts by making customizations using CSS. The Weather Icons Fonts are sharp, scalable, and can be customized through CSS to match your website's color palette.

No. To retrieve fresh weather data every time a widget page loads, you can uncheck "Enable Cache" under the plugin's advanced settings. While the caching system provides a great benefit for reducing API hits, turning off this function during your initial widget setup may be useful.