Simbe Weather Ticker
Scrolling weather ticker and weather table with inline icons. Choose your towns in the admin, no API key required.
Solid choice
Simbe Weather Ticker is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 13 hours ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
- Actively developed — last update 13 hours ago
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Not enough data yet.
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Simbe Weather Ticker stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| forecast | #71 |
| marquee | >100 |
| temperature | #52 |
| ticker | >100 |
| weather | #61 |
About Simbe Weather Ticker
From the official readme · v1.1.0Description
Simbe Weather Ticker shows the current weather for the towns you pick, either as a scrolling
ticker or as a table.
- Scrolling ticker with weather icon, town name and temperature
- Weather table with sortable columns
- Town search built in, no API key needed
- Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Works with shortcodes and blocks
- Caches responses so your pages stay fast
Data comes from Open-Meteo, which needs no account or API key. Open-Meteo asks every plugin
and site to credit them, so the ticker and the table link back:
- Terms of Use: https://open-meteo.com/en/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://open-meteo.com/en/terms#privacy
- Data licence (CC BY 4.0): https://open-meteo.com/en/licence
Usage
Shortcodes:
[simbe_weather_ticker]– scrolling ticker with all configured towns[simbe_weather_ticker towns="london,paris"]– only the towns you name[simbe_weather_ticker theme="light" duration="25" condition="yes"]– lighter and faster[simbe_weather_table]– table with all configured towns[simbe_weather_table columns="icon,condition,wind" orderby="temp" order="desc"]– chosen columns, warmest first
Blocks:
- Weather Ticker
- Weather Table
Configuration
Go to Settings > Simbe Weather Ticker, search for a town and press Add. Use the arrow buttons
to change the order, Remove to drop a town, or Add town manually to enter coordinates
yourself. Everything else on that screen is a default for the shortcodes and blocks.
The panel at the bottom of the settings screen records recent save attempts, which is
useful if you need to report a problem.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an API key?
No. Simbe Weather Ticker uses Open-Meteo, which is free and keyless.
Who provides the weather data and can I use it?
Open-Meteo, under the CC BY 4.0 data licence. Their free API is limited to 10,000 calls per day and to non-commercial sites, so this plugin suits private, non-profit and hobby sites. Read their Terms of Use at https://open-meteo.com/en/terms and their Privacy Policy at https://open-meteo.com/en/terms#privacy before you rely on the data.
Why is the ticker empty?
The ticker needs at least one town. Add towns under Settings > Simbe Weather Ticker.
How often is the weather refreshed?
Forecasts are cached for 30 minutes by default. Use Clear weather cache on the settings screen to fetch fresh data immediately.
Changelog
The plugin is now Simbe Weather Ticker. The shortcodes are now [simbe_weather_ticker] and [simbe_weather_table], and the settings live under a new option, so please add your towns again.
1.1.0
- Renamed the plugin to Simbe Weather Ticker and moved it to the simbe-weather-ticker slug, so the
plugin now has a distinctive name and its prefixes are no longer generic. - The shortcodes are now
[simbe_weather_ticker]and[simbe_weather_table]. Please update any
existing posts, and note that the settings screen moves to Settings > Simbe Weather Ticker. - The blocks are now Weather Ticker and Weather Table under the Simbe Weather Ticker name.
- Settings are stored under a new namespaced option, so towns have to be added again after the
update. - Open-Meteo is credited in the ticker and the table, as their terms require.
1.0.5
- Added the Open-Meteo credit line to the ticker and the table, as their terms require.
- Documented the Open-Meteo terms of use, privacy policy and CC BY 4.0 data licence.
- Added GPL license headers to every PHP, JavaScript and CSS file.
1.0.4
- Author, author profile, plugin page and donation link added.
1.0.3
- Declared tested compatibility with the current WordPress release.
- Moved the plugin bootstrap and the uninstall routine out of the global namespace.
- Fixed the plugin folder name so the text domain matches the plugin slug.
1.0.2
- Fixed town rows being lost when a town was added in the admin.
- Towns can no longer be wiped by a settings submission that arrives without them.
- Version bump so browsers pick up the new admin script immediately.
- Added a save diagnostics panel to the settings screen.
- Removed the placeholder Plugin URI header and added this readme file.
1.0.1
- Fixed the ticker icon for clear nights.
- Fixed the missing Temperature column heading in the table.
For developers
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FAQ
Simbe Weather Ticker: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 30, 2026
Is Simbe Weather Ticker free?
Yes. Simbe Weather Ticker is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Simbe Weather Ticker safe to use in 2026?
Simbe Weather Ticker is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. Was last updated 13 hours ago, and scores 64/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Simbe Weather Ticker?
Simbe Weather Ticker is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 33 times since it launched in September 2026. It was downloaded 31 times in the last 30 days.
Does Simbe Weather Ticker work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Simbe Weather Ticker up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.8 or newer.
What PHP version does Simbe Weather Ticker need?
Simbe Weather Ticker requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Simbe Weather Ticker last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.0, was released on September 29, 2026 (13 hours ago).
Who makes Simbe Weather Ticker?
Simbe Weather Ticker is developed and maintained by simbe1.
What are the best alternatives to Simbe Weather Ticker?
The most popular alternatives to Simbe Weather Ticker are Weather Atlas Widget (8K+ installs), wp-forecast (4K+ installs) and Ventus (3K+ installs).
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