Weather Man
Shows the weather as a widget in the sidebar.
Consider an alternative
Weather Man shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 17 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.8 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Weather Man stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| api | >100 |
| weather | >100 |
| widget | >100 |
| yahoo | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Weather Man
From the official readme · v1.00.0Description
You can add the widget using the Widget page under Appearence.
1.00.0
- Beta release made.
Installation
- Download the zipped file.
- Extract and upload the contents of the folder to /wp-contents/plugins/ folder
- Go to the Plugin management page of WordPress admin section and enable the ‘Weather Man’ plugin
- Go to the Widget configuration(under Appearence) and add the Weather Man Widget into any sidebar.
- Alternatively, you can add the [weather-man] tag in any post and the Weather Man Widget will show up there.
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FAQ
Weather Man: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 7, 2026
Is Weather Man free?
Yes. Weather Man is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Weather Man safe to use in 2026?
Weather Man shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Weather Man?
Weather Man is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,268 times since it launched in July 2009. It was downloaded 45 times in the last 30 days.
Does Weather Man work with WordPress 7.1?
Weather Man is officially tested up to WordPress 2.8, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Weather Man last updated?
The latest version, 1.00.0, was released on July 13, 2009 (17 years ago).
Who makes Weather Man?
Weather Man is developed and maintained by binnyva.
What are the best alternatives to Weather Man?
The most popular alternatives to Weather Man are WP Consent API (200K+ installs), Disable REST API (80K+ installs) and Mailgun for WordPress (80K+ installs).
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