GI Weather
GI Weather Plugin is a simple tool that help you to obtain current weather data for any city in the world.
Consider an alternative
GI Weather shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 11 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 4.1 (latest is 7.1)
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where GI Weather stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| forcasting | #1 |
| location | >100 |
| open weathr api | #1 |
| timezone | >100 |
| weather | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About GI Weather
From the official readme · v1.0.0Description
GI Weather Plugin is a simple tool that help you to obtain current weather data for any city in the world.
Features
- Retrieve weather data for a certain city or by tracing user loaction.
- Ready to use Widget.
- Shortcodes ready.
- BuddyPress Profile Integration.
For more information about the plugin or how to use shortcodes you can visit GI Coder website
Installation
From your WordPress dashboard
- Visit ‘Plugins > Add New’
- Search for ‘GI Weather’
- Activate GI Weather from your Plugins page.
From WordPress.org
- Download GI Weather.
- Upload the ‘GI Weather’ directory to your ‘/wp-content/plugins/’ directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…)
- Activate GI Weather from your Plugins page.
Once Activated
- Visit ‘Settings > GI Weather Settings’ and configure the plugin. (You can always toggle these later.)
Once Configured
- You can go to ‘Appearance > widgets’ and use GI Weather widget.* Use plugin shortcodes in any of you website posts or pages.
=More Informiation=
For more information about the plugin or how to use shortcodes you can visit GI Coder website
For developers
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FAQ
GI Weather: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 6, 2026
Is GI Weather free?
Yes. GI Weather is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is GI Weather safe to use in 2026?
GI Weather shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 12 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use GI Weather?
GI Weather is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 2,376 times since it launched in February 2015. It was downloaded 62 times in the last 30 days.
Does GI Weather work with WordPress 7.1?
GI Weather is officially tested up to WordPress 4.1.42, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was GI Weather last updated?
The latest version, 1.0.0, was released on February 16, 2015 (12 years ago).
Who makes GI Weather?
GI Weather is developed and maintained by GICoder.
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