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Hi guys, I have said in the past that I am thinking of redesigning MT from scratch. Now it is your turn to tell me what it should look like. Or rather I should say give me some general ideas about your priorities and what you want. I prepared a questionnaire and welcome your replies: … Read moreFeedback wanted – your chance to give opinion
Hi guys, it´s been a very long time since the v17 has been released. Lot of things has happened over that time and no it is not like I forgot about Meteotemplate, it´s just that there is a few thousands “of you”, so just support and help takes many hours a week. Anyway, a new … Read moreMeteotemplate 18.0 Papaya
Hi guys, wish you nice holidays and happy and successful new year, in the upcoming future I will try to fix some of the blocks/plugins that stopped working over time. Hope you enjoy using Meteotemplate. Best regards Jachym
Hi guys, new version of Meteotemplate is now available – Meteotemplate 17.2 Nectarine. It is not a major update but it does include a new feature, a critical update fix for all WU users and a bug fix. Update process As I promised, the update process will be semi-automatic, just like last time. This means … Read moreMeteotemplate 17.2
Hi guys, as some of you have already noticed, WU cut off their data providing pages and now only use the new API system. This means that WU updates as well as history data import will no longer work. This is not a big surprise to me and I have said many times it is … Read moreWeather Underground issue
Hi guys, new version of Meteotemplate is now available – Meteotemplate 17.1 Nectarine. It is not a major update but it does include some bug fixes, one major optimization step in the database update (should decrease the server load a lot) and one CRITICAL security update, so I recommend everyone to update! There is also … Read moreMeteotemplate 17.1
Hi guys, if you want to get a download token (full template and updates) please use the new token request page (link on the Downloads page) instead of emailing me directly. It will make things easier for both me and you. New version will be available soon so many of you will be asking for … Read moreDownload Tokens
Hi guys, just some information about what is coming/was changed. If you have not yet registered on the forum or are a new user, you are now required to specify your station model during registration. Previously this field was optional, but I will no longer accept registration without model specified – this is an efficient … Read moreMeteotemplate – news
Hi guys! looking back two and half years ago, I wanted to create a webpage. I found out there is nothing that would do what I wanted it to be able to do. I therefore decided I will try it myself and learn web development. At the beginning it was full of bugs, things not … Read more1000
Hi guys, just a little tip. I noticed during registering new users, that often people specify their GPS co-ordinates to for example 1 decimal place. At first sight this might seem ok, however what one must realize is the size of the Earth and the potential error in this. To give you an idea: 1° … Read moreGPS co-ordinates
Hi guys, the Portuguese language strings have been revised and new Brazilian Portuguese added. Enjoy
Hi guys, it has now been 50 days since I created the forum and I have to say I am more than impressed with how popular it is. If you have not yet registered I would highly recommend doing so because it might save time to you and also me, not to mention you can … Read moreMeteotemplate Forum
Hi guys, over the course of the last few days I put together a list of things which are not working correctly and need fixing, so far I have this: control panel – database update setup does not trigger redirection to the correct page -> will be fixed missing Guadelope squared flag – will be … Read moreV16 – Known Bugs
Hi guys, I finally decided what to include in this new version 16.0 Physalis and got a green light from our primary tester Luc to release it. Still, it is a bit of a gamble because as you will see, some things simply cannot be tested 100% unless they are really released and subjected to … Read moreMeteotemplate 16.0 Physalis
Hi guys, Meteotemplate is now fully localized to Russian, special thanks goes to Anatoly Enjoy
Hi guys, one major tip I forgot to mention yesterday with regards to speeding up your page is turning off the interactive header (I turned it off for the DEMO too). Enjoy
Hi guys, I decided to give you some tips how you can speed up your site. Go through them in the order as they are listed and continue until you think your page is fast enough. The first tips will require no changes on your page so they are the ideal. Then later I get … Read moreHow can I speed up my page
Hi guys, first of all, I am very surprised how well received the forum was and it is amazing to see there is already almost 50 registered users after a few hours (on Sunday…). If you have any ideas for modifying the forum structure (add new categories etc.) let me know, I already added one … Read moreForum vs Blog
Hi guys, I just want to follow up on the Meteotemplate Pro idea. First of all I would like to thank all of you who filled in the questionnaire, where one of the questions dealt with this. I have taken into account several factors when deciding how to proceed: The questionnaire Technical issues Administrative issues … Read moreMeteotemplate Pro?
Hi guys, Just as I have always said, your feedback is very important to me. I would therefore like to ask you to fill a quick questionnaire, which will help me to plan future development. Participation in the questionnaire is something I might take into account in the future (extra content etc.). I will leave the … Read moreQuestionnaire!
First of all I want to thank everyone who shared their view and have to say I was very surprised by the positive reaction. I think we have come up with some ideas/solutions (see previous posts/comments). Whether this will work is a question, I think yes, but we simply have to try. In the upcoming … Read moreUpdate
Hi guys, Again a very hard post to write, but I need your feedback. I came to the conclusion that the best thing to do will be to simply discuss these things with you and hopefully come to a solution that will work for all of us. Some of you might have some speculations over … Read moreMeteotemplate – your feedback
Hi guys, I am glad to say that Meteotemplate is now available in yet another language – this time quite an exotic one – Japanese. Over 98% of phrases are now translated and available for download on the Translations page. Special thanks goes to Kenji. Enjoy
Hi guys, exactly 2 years ago, the Meteotemplate 1.0 was released. Exactly a year ago I posted here being quite surprised the project is still alive and people are still interested. Well… another year passed and if I were to say what I think I guess I would just repeat myself. I first started working … Read moreMeteotemplate – 2nd Anniversary!
Hi guys, great news for all Weather Display users! Thanks to Brian´s continuous support of Meteotemplate, it is now extremely easy to import history data from WD log files to Meteotemplate. The monthly log now includes solar radiation along with the other parameters, there is an export utility to also export and subsequently import via … Read moreData Import
Hi guys, another new feature in version 15 is a problem checking page. This script basically checks many of your template settings and lets you know whenever there is a problem with any of your settings. To view this script, simply go to your Control Panel and you will find it at the bottom right … Read moreMeteotemplate 15.0 – New Feature – Problem checking
Hi guys, probably the major new feature about version 15 is something many of you asked so many times – logging of the extra sensor data. This was absolutely impossible previously, it only became potentially possible with the introduction of unified API, but only in v14 the API was finally available to all. I had … Read moreMeteotemplate 15.0 – Extra Parameters
Hi guys, another new feature is the optional station status displayed in the footer. This can now be optionally enabled (disabled by default) in the Main settings. The way this works is that the footer checks directly the content of the current conditions file (meteotemplateLive.txt) and checks the timestamp in that file. The actual threshold … Read moreMeteotemplate 15.0 – New Feature – Station Status
Hi guys, in the few upcoming posts I will just briefly explain some of the new features. So far the update seems to be working fine so I issued tokens to everyone who has asked for one. First thing I want to talk about is the new IP restriction feature. In the Main settings you … Read moreMeteotemplate 15.0 – New Feature – IP restriction
Hi guys, the gradual evolution of the template continues – yes, evolution, not revolution this time. This new version fixes many minor bugs, but also introduces one major new feature and a few nice little extras. Also the process of updating the template is now different so make sure you read this post very carefully. … Read moreMeteotemplate 15.0 Black Currant
Hi guys, last week I asked whether you prefer astronomical or meteorological seasons (i.e. seasons beginning on 1st of the month or 21/23rd). The end result was 10:9 so pretty much a tie, 50% of people prefer one and the other half the other. Personally I prefer the meteorological seasons because it much better reflects … Read morePoll of the Week
Hi guys, some of you might be a bit confused about how exactly updating a block or a plugin works, so hopefully this post will make it a bit more clear. Unlike updates of the entire template, when updating a block/plugin you simply overwrite ALL files in the block/plugin folder and add any new ones … Read moreBlock/Plugin Update
Hi guys, another language is now close to 90% complete – Polish. Thanks to all guys in Poland who helped with this! Jachym
Hi guys, just an update. Together with Boris I managed to fix the Meteobridge issue and borrowed the outdoor sensors from a friend so it is now working. I will try to fix the original sensor because I dont want to be using my friend’s for too long. In case I don’t manage to fix … Read moreStation temporarily online again
Hi guys, today at around 1:40 PM, while at work, I noticed my station stopped reporting. I checked my Meteobridge remotely, and it worked, meaning it could not be a network issue. The station was offline the whole day and I now finally got home only to find out that someone must have gotten in … Read moreMeteotemplate DEMO station OFFLINE
Hi guys, here are a few things you should do now, just to make sure, I already suspect I know what happened, but for now I will not uncover the details, for now just make sure you do the following: change your admin password make sure you do NOT use the same password for update … Read moreSecurity Checklist
Hi guys, as far as I can see, it could be anything, a virus on a PC, a hosting provider issue etc. The only problematic part I can see is if they were able to guess your password, re-create the cookie and that would log them in automatically. If you want to make sure, then … Read moreTemporary Fix
Hi guys, two Meteotemplate pages were recently hacked by the same malicious website. Right now I do not know how exactly this happened. There are many options. It could have been a virus on the user´s computer, a weak password (brute-force attack), problem with some software, hosting provider, or of course a problem with some … Read moreIMPORTANT! – Site Backup
Hi guys, surprise, surprise… Weather Underground is down again. Those of you who use WU as the means of updating your template will have to import the missing data retrospectivally (if it is available at all, because it could be that WU is not saving your PWS data now at all). Most of you probably … Read moreWeather Underground outage
Hi guys, looking at the translations, there are a some languages with quite a few strings missing. If you know especially any of the languages below (but of course feel free to help with the other ones as well, the ones below have less than 90% complete, also, if you are a native speaker of … Read moreLooking for translators!
Hi guys, the CO2 plugin and block are deprecated and no longer working, please remove them from your sites.
Hi guys, it is great to see that there is now 700 known users who installed Meteotemplate. Given I have not invested a single cent towards marketing Meteotemplate is spread purely by “word of mouth” or rather links in the footer. Also, I very much welcome if you let people know at for example regional … Read more700
Hi guys, I have received several emails asking about whether Im ok given there were not many updates recently. The truth is that the past week was not easy for me due to some personal problems, but hopefully things will be ok again and in fact I have a whole lot of new things ready, … Read moreMeteotemplate Updates
Hi Jachym, my page is not updating, please help me. This is probably the worst problem that can happen simply because it needs to be fixed as soon as possible – in this respect it is probably also the most difficult question/problem for me as a developer because there are several things that could cause … Read moreStation Offline
Hi guys, good news, Downloads should be working again, from now on I will remember I must never use Filezilla while having Chrome opened 🙂 Enjoy
Hi guys, all Downloads are currently unavailable. I was again trying to upload something from my laptop here at home and my laptop froze just in the middle of the upload. The Downloads folder is corrupted, Im trying to fix it, but I am not sure how long this will take, Filezilla keeps on freezing, … Read moreDownloads N/A
Hi guys, recently I have been asked independently by several people about the possibility for auto-importing data to the template when the station goes offline and comes back online. I have been thinking about this a lot and currently I am not 100% sure how this would actually work technically, if at all possible, and … Read moreAutoimport
Hi guys, I have some very good news for Meteobridge users. As you know from my previous post, Meteobridge updates are now free only for two years and after that you need to pay extra 20 euros for another 2 years of support. In case of Meteotemplate the problem was that the Meteobridge templates were … Read moreMeteobridge – Backport
Hi guys, another set of common questions/answers and tips. How do I know what exactly is my software sending to the API? How can I tell which sensor data is there? This is actually quite simple. The api creates a file that contains everything that was sent to it. This file is in your template … Read moreMay 29, 2017 – Q/A
