Weather Spider
Place clean, nice-looking weather forecasts from weatherbug.com within your blog and sidebar.
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Weather Spider shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 14 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 3.2 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Weather Spider stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| ajax | >100 |
| forecast | >100 |
| weather | >100 |
| weatherbug.com | #1 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Weather Spider
From the official readme · v1.0Description
Use this plugin to place current weather and/or weather forecast (up to 5 days) from weatherbug.com within your blog and sidebar. Options to show or hide both the current weather and weather forecast. If displaying forecast, choose to display 3, 4, or 5 day forecasts. Comes with a handy widget for your sidebars and an easy-to-use short code for your Pages and Posts.
This plugin requires an API Key which can be obtained for free from http://developer.weatherbug.com/. This plugin will cache the weather data for 15 minutes and uses Ajax to build the weather forecast using semantic markup.
http://www.leonamarant.com/2012/02/07/weather-spider-wordpress-plugin/
Installation
Install the plugin
- Upload the “weather-spider-display-weather-forecast-on-your-blog” folder to the /wp-content/plugins/ directory
- Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
Next, Get your API Key from weatherbug.com:
- Go to: http://developer.weatherbug.com/
- Register for an account
- Apply for an API key (be sure to get the REST key – not the GEO key)
Finally, go to Settings > Weather Spider and enter the API Key
Once installed, you can:
- Add weather forecasts to any sidebar using the WeatherSpider widget
- Add weather forecasts to a Blog or Page with the shortcode [weatherspider]
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FAQ
Weather Spider: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Weather Spider free?
Yes. Weather Spider is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Weather Spider safe to use in 2026?
Weather Spider shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 15 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Weather Spider?
Weather Spider is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 5,819 times since it launched in February 2012. It was downloaded 81 times in the last 30 days.
Does Weather Spider work with WordPress 7.1?
Weather Spider is officially tested up to WordPress 3.2.1, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Weather Spider last updated?
The latest version, 1.0, was released on February 9, 2012 (15 years ago).
Who makes Weather Spider?
Weather Spider is developed and maintained by lamarant.
What are the best alternatives to Weather Spider?
The most popular alternatives to Weather Spider are zipaddr-jp (50K+ installs), SearchWP Live Ajax Search (50K+ installs) and WP-Polls (40K+ installs).
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