Help Guides to help you build beautiful weather widgets. Guides marked PRO are for just for the PRO version, everything else is for both versions. View Plugin
PRO: Functions to Grab Weather Data
My plugin has provided several functions that are helpful when making your own custom templates or just grabbing weather data to show in various spots around your website. In version 1.1.9 these functions were improved…
PRO: Upgrade my license key
You can upgrade your license key at any time in the My Account part of my website. If you don’t have an account, simply register with the same email you used to purchase your original…
PRO: How to Register for Updates
Get updates automatically to your plugin by following these instructions.
PRO: User Location
How to setup the User Detection features and make them shine!
PRO: Creating Custom Templates
Tutorial on how to create completely unique looks of your weather widget. Video Available.
How to Register for Yahoo! API Keys
Since March 2016, Yahoo! requires API Keys to access their weather data. Here is how to get them and then what to do with them.
How to Register for a Weather Underground API Key
Starting in version 1.2 of the Awesome Weather Widget Pro, you can select Weather Underground as a new weather provider in your WordPress admin under ‘Settings’ -> ‘Awesome Weather.’ Their service seems to be very…
How to Register for an OpenWeatherMap API Key (APPID)
Starting in October 2015, it is required to have an APPID for the Awesome Weather Widget Free edition
Available Filters
Use these easy filters to make changes to your widget that won’t get lost when you update the plugin.
Adding a Widget
The basics of adding a weather widget to your site including an overview of all the settings.
Weather Cache Settings
We store weather data in your WordPress cache. Sometimes when things are acting strange it’s good to clear the cache. Here’s how.
Using the Shortcode / Attribute Guide
In this document we’ll look at using the shortcode and show you which attributes to use.
Finding Your City ID
How to find the City ID in OpenWeatherMap to speed up your plugin.
Creating Different Backgrounds for Different Weather
How to use, update and modify the background weather images.
Removing Weather Attribution
Easily remove the weather attribute text at the bottom of the widgetI
Demos
A handful of demos showcasing the different widget options.
Support Videos
Are you a visual learner? Use these videos to see exactly how things work with this plugin.