by JohnGrefe 3.5 (4 reviews)

HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint

Name: HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint
Rating: 3.5 (4 reviews)
Author: JohnGrefe

A beautiful HD weather widget with high-resolution 331dpi backgrounds, 5-day forecasts, and modern OpenWeatherMap integration.

HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint ranks #33,311 among WordPress.org plugins with 10+ active installations, is #3,716 of 8,590 in the Customization category, a 3.5/5 rating from 4 reviews, and was last updated Oct 24, 2025. Data from WordPress.org, refreshed twice daily — see methodology.

Tested up to WP 6.6 (Current: 7.1.2)

v1.2.0 Current Version v1.2.0

Updated 10 months ago Last Update on 24 Oct, 2025

Refreshed 7 hours ago Last Refreshed on

#3,716 of 8,590 in Customization Top 50% by installs

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#33,311

-1582 this week

Active Installs

10+

-28.6%

KW Avg Position

29.3

1.5 worse

Downloads

7.8K

+1 today

Support Resolved

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Rating

70%

Review 3.5 out of 5

3.5 (4 reviews)

Next Milestone 20

Total Progress 40%

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Plugin Details

Version: 1.2.0
Last Updated: Oct 24, 2025
Requires WP: 5.0+
Tested Up To: 6.6
PHP Version: 7.4 or higher
Author: JohnGrefe

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Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 3.5
Reviews: 4
Support Threads: 0
Resolved: 0%

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint

Yes. You need a free API key from OpenWeatherMap. Sign up at https://openweathermap.org/appid. The free tier includes 1,000 calls per day, which is more than enough for most sites.

Use the shortcode: [waypoint-weather lat="48.0624" lon="-114.0733" units="F" size="tall" forecast_days="hide" override_title="Bigfork, Montana, US"] See Settings → HD Weather Widget for complete examples.

Go to Appearance → Widgets Drag "HD Weather Widget by The Waypoint" to your sidebar Configure the settings Save

Yes! Add multiple shortcodes or widgets with different locations.

Common fixes: * Make sure you saved your API key in Settings * Wait 10-15 minutes for new API keys to activate * Check city spelling (use exact names from OpenWeatherMap.org) * Clear your cache (weather updates every 30 minutes)

Both Fahrenheit (F) and Celsius (C) are supported.

Yes, via shortcode parameters: * units - F or C * size - tall (default) * forecast_days - 1-5 or hide * hide_stats - 0 or 1 * show_link - 0 or 1 * override_title - Custom text * background - Custom image URL

Yes, the widget adapts to all screen sizes.

All modern browsers. WebP images are used in Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari 14+, with PNG fallback for older browsers.

Yes. Weather data is cached for 30 minutes via WordPress transients, compatible with all caching plugins.