Title: Weather Map
Author: Xiangxu
Published: <strong>August 2, 2025</strong>
Last modified: August 2, 2025

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# Weather Map

 By [Xiangxu](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sylvie9/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/weather-map.1.0.zip)

 * [Details](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/weather-map/#description)
 * [Reviews](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/weather-map/#reviews)
 *  [Installation](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/weather-map/#installation)
 * [Development](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/weather-map/#developers)

 [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/weather-map/)

## Description

Weather Map allows you to display real-time weather information for multiple coordinates
using OpenWeatherMap API. Each location’s weather is fetched and displayed on an
interactive map (Leaflet.js based). The plugin includes a 15-minute caching mechanism
to reduce API usage.

Features:
 – Enter up to 6 coordinates to keep the map readable. – Built-in API 
key validator before saving. – 15-minute transient cache for weather data. – Fully
shortcode-based integration: `[weather_map]`. – Admin-friendly settings interface.

### External Services

This plugin connects to the OpenWeatherMap API to retrieve real-time weather information
for the locations configured in the plugin settings.

Data Sent:
 – Latitude and longitude values entered by the site admin – The API 
key provided by the site admin in the plugin settings

Data is sent only when:
 – The front-end map loads to fetch and display weather 
data for a specific location

Service Provider:
 – [OpenWeatherMap](https://openweathermap.org/) – [Terms of Service](https://openweathermap.org/terms)–
[Privacy Policy](https://openweathermap.org/privacy-policy)

## Screenshots

 * [[
 * Frontend display: Click the weather icon to show current weather information.
 * [[
 * Plugin settings page: Enter your API key and location coordinates in the admin
   panel.

## Installation

 1. Upload the plugin to the `/wp-content/plugins/weather-map/` directory.
 2. Activate the plugin via the “Plugins” menu in WordPress.
 3. Go to “Weather Map” in the admin menu.
 4. Enter your OpenWeatherMap API key and up to 6 coordinate pairs.
 5. Use the `[weathermap]` shortcode on any page or post.

## FAQ

### How do I get an API key?

You can register for a free or paid API key at https://openweathermap.org/api. Choose
a plan based on your expected usage.

### How is API usage calculated?

Each coordinate results in one API call. So if you have 4 coordinates and load the
page, that’s 4 API requests. Caching prevents duplicate calls within a 15-minute
window.

### How many coordinates can I enter?

To keep the map clean, a maximum of 6 coordinates is recommended.

### How do I display the map on a page?

Simply use the shortcode `[weather_map]` in your content editor or page builder.

## Reviews

There are no reviews for this plugin.

## Contributors & Developers

“Weather Map” is open source software. The following people have contributed to 
this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ Xiangxu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sylvie9/)

[Translate “Weather Map” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/weather-map)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/weather-map/), check
out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/weather-map/), or subscribe
to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/weather-map/) by
[RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/weather-map/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 1.0

 * Initial release of the Weather Map plugin with Leaflet.js, OpenWeatherMap integration,
   admin settings, validation, and caching.

## Meta

 *  Version **1.0**
 *  Last updated **8 months ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 5.0 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **6.8.5**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 *  Language
 * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/weather-map/)
 * Tags
 * [api](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/api/)[map](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/map/)
   [openweathermap](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/openweathermap/)[shortcode](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/shortcode/)
   [weather](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/weather/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://pcd.wordpress.org/plugins/weather-map/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ Xiangxu ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sylvie9/)

## Support

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 [View support forum](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/weather-map/)

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