Creating a Weather Widget is super easy and fast. It can be done within a minute. Complete guidance (A-Z) has been described here for the first time or new users.
STEP 1: ADD API KEY
To get started with the plugin, you need an API Key from the OpenWeatherMap for your site. Once you have the API Key, you can SAVE it in the WordPress admin under ‘Settings’ → ‘API Settings’.
Instructions to get your API Key:
- Get your API Key from here → https://openweathermap.org/appid
After creating your account in OpenWeatherMap simply, you are able to get your API Key. This may take some time to be activated the API Key.
- Go to this URL to see your API Key → home.openweathermap.org/api_keys
- API Key Example → 3f95891ff71036d0fe76ebadf93bfr22c15r
STEP 2: GENERATE WEATHER SHORTCODE
(1) Click on the Manage Weather menu.
(2) Click on the Add New button.
(3) Type a Title used as Weather Title (optional).
(4) You can Customize the Weather Setting Tabs as you want.
(5) You will see a generated Shortcode under the title.
(6) Click on → Publish button and you will be able to add the weather show on your site.
STEP 3: COPY AND USE THE WEATHER SHORTCODE
Copy and Paste the Weather shortcode to your post or page or anywhere on your site.
Finally, this will look like this:
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You can also display the weather or weather with a forecast on the sidebar, footer area using the widget, or anywhere you like.