wp-forecast is the #66 ranked widget app on WordPress, with a 4.1 average rating from 24 reviews, as of Aug 31, 2026.
wp-forecast is a WordPress Plugin Directory app by tuxlog. With a rating of 4.1★ from 24 reviews, it currently ranks #66 in the Widget category.
AppRanks data: wp-forecast ranks #66 in Widget on WordPress Plugin Directory, placing it in the top 9% of that category.
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wp-forecast is a well-rated WordPress app with a limited review volume. It is listed in the Widget category on WordPress Plugin Directory, which AppRanks treats as the canonical taxonomy node for ranking and competitor comparison. 24 reviews put it in the early-traction tier — useful for early-stage stores willing to be on the leading edge. Early-traction review counts are sensitive to single launch periods or feature events, so a 30-day re-check before bigger commitments often resolves whether the trend is sustained. Paid-only pricing means evaluating fit on the marketplace listing or via the developer's documentation before installing. AppRanks tracks rating, review count, pricing tier, and category position daily — the figures on this page reflect the most recent scrape from the canonical WordPress Plugin Directory listing.
Pros
- +Published by tuxlog — established developer track record
Cons
- −Limited review base (24) — ratings can shift significantly with new feedback
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How wp-forecast works
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You are reading the readme.txt file for the wp-forecast plugin.
wp-forecast is a plugin for the famous wordpress blogging package,
showing the weather-data from open-meteo.com and/or openweathermap.com.
please also refer to the terms of usage of open-meteo.com and/or openweathermap.com.
Features:
Displays the weather data from Open-Meteo.com and OpenWeatherMap.com
at your wordpress pages, posts or sidebar
Displays OpenUV.io data
Let you choose the
location (of course)
the time after the weather data is refreshed
the langugage
metric or american measures
windspeed unit
the forecast days
the forecast for up to six/seven days
support wordpress widgets, easy placement 🙂
customize the information you want to show
supports pull-down forecast data to efficiently use space
multiple wp-forecast widget support
integration into your site via css (see below)
comes with an api for wordpress-pro’s 😉
Credits:
Barbary Jany testing a lot and bring it to valid XHTML
Nike Gilhuijs,
Frans Lieshout, Wim Scholtes translation to dutch
Luís Reis translation to portugues
Håkan Carlström,
Susanne Svensso translation to swedish
Gabriele von der Ohe translation to german with entities (for iso-8859-1 or latin1 blogs)
Martin Loyer/Jean-Pierre translation to french
Robert Lang language file for en_US
Detti Giulio/Stefano Boeri translation to italian
Eilif Nordseth translation to norwegian
Michael S.R. Petersen translation to dansk
Jaakko Kangosjärvi translation to finish
Lukasz “linshi” Linhard translation to polish
Castmir & Alejandro translation to spanish
Tamas Koos translation to hungarian
Valeria Pellegrini translation to russian
Valentina Boeri translation to romanian
Roland Geci translation to slovak
Pavel Soukenik translation to czech
Pavel Karnaukhov translation to ukraine
Zoran Maric translation to serbian (latin)
Petar Petrov translation to bulgarian
Udi Burg translation to hebrew
Uli Kozok translation to indonesian
Ali Zemani translation to persian
Amizda Idriz translation to bosnian
Lovrenco Vladislavić translation to croatian
All the others giving feedback about missing features and bugs.
Thank you very much for your contribution to wp-forecast.
Weather Icon Font by me Erik FLowers Weather Icons licensed under SIL OFL 1.1
Installation:
Install via the WordPress plugin admin dialog (search for wp-forecast) or
Upload to your plugins folder, usually wp-content/plugins/, keeping
the directory structure intact (i.e. wp-forecast.php should end up
in wp-content/plugins/wp-forecast/).
Activate the plugin on the plugin screen.
Visit the configuration page (Options -> WP-forecast) to pick the
number of widgets, data to display and to change any other option.
Visit the Themes/Widgets page to place your wp-forecast widget within
your themes sidebars or insert it manually and edit your template
file and put the wp-forecast function where you want your weather
data to show up.
Example: <ul><li>
<?php if(function_exists(wp_forecast)) {
wp_forecast( <widget_id> );
} ?>
</li></ul>
You have to replace <widget_id> with the choosen widget id.
For the first widget use wp_forecast(“A”), for the second
wp_forecast(“B”) and so on.
In most cases it is advisable to put the call into a div environment.
Optional
If you would like to have another set of icons download it
from http://accunet.accuweather.com/wx/accunet/graphics_icons.htm
and put it into the wp-content/plugins/wp-forecast/icons folder
Optional
If you would like to change the style, just edit wp-forecast.css
there are three classes div.wp-forecast for outer formatting,
table.wp-forecast for the middle part or iconpart and
wp-forecast-details for everything below the icon
Translations wp-forecast comes with various translations, located in the directory lang.
if you would like to add a new translation, just take the file
wp-forecast.pot (in the wp-forecast main directory) copy it to
wp-forecast_-.po and edit it to add your translations
(e.g. with poedit).
Please be aware that the number codes stand for the weather-situations.
you can see the mapping in wp-forecast-en_US-en_US.po. there are also
the letters N, S, W, E they stand for the winddirections and can be
translates either.
To use your own translation, a different one as the default just rename the
appropriate file wp-forecast_-.po and
wp-forecast_-.mo
To add your translations online at the Translate WordPress project please visit
https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/wp-forecast. This should be the prefered
way from now on.
Category rankings
As of Sep 4, 2026- Widget#66of 781Top 9%
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Where wp-forecast stands in the Widget category
wp-forecast ranks #66 of 781 apps in the Widget category, placing it in the top 9% of the listing.
Frequently asked questions
What is wp-forecast?
wp-forecast is an app for WordPress. It currently holds a 4.1-star rating from 24 merchant reviews, and AppRanks has been tracking its public marketplace data on the refresh cadence published in our methodology. It is listed under the Widget category on AppRanks, where you can see its current category position, review-velocity trend, and how it compares against the top alternatives in the same space. Developed by tuxlog.
Who uses wp-forecast?
Currently around 4,000 active stores have installed wp-forecast. Its review base is still building, which usually maps to early-stage merchants and stores piloting a new workflow. It is part of the Widget category on WordPress.
Where does wp-forecast rank on WordPress?
wp-forecast currently sits at position #66 in the Widget category on WordPress. That places it in the top 8% of 781 apps tracked in the same category. Category positions are read from the live marketplace ranking and refresh on each scrape, so the number you see here reflects the most recent crawl rather than a long-running average.