Block Update – Moon Phase 2.0
Hi guys, updated version: added block title added time remaining until next full Moon, new Moon etc. CSS optimization DEMO Enjoy
Month: February 2017
Block Update – High/Low U.S. 2.0
Hi guys, I updated this block and added a very useful feature – in addition to today’s data you can now view any day from the past since 2011. DEMO Enjoy
New Block – South Africa – Warnings
Hi guys, this block is for displaying warnings for South Africa. DEMO Enjoy
New Block – Wave Height
Hi guys, this new block shows current wave height (probable, maximum) based on current average wind speed, with a conversion table included, units converted based on block settings and template settings. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Glossary 2.0
Hi guys, updated version has the following new features: possibility to show/hide block title possibility to auto-open the block Enjoy
Block Update – Steel Series Gauges 2.1
Hi guys, added possibility to enable/disable the time at the top. Enjoy
Block Update – Dynamic Text 2.0
Hi guys, I have completely redesigned this block and made it much more sophisticated. In this block, you now have many possible conditions/triggers. You first select if you want to enable this trigger. If yes, you provide a condition and corresponding message. This is how the block then works: checks which conditions are enabled checks … Read moreBlock Update – Dynamic Text 2.0
500 users, 46 countries!
Hi guys, unbelievable for me… I would never imagine there will be more than 10 to 20 people using this… July 17, 2015 – First release February 27, 2016 – 100 users August 31, 2016 – 200 users October 29, 2016 – 300 users January 9, 2017 – 400 users February 25, 2017 – 500 users Thanks! … Read more500 users, 46 countries!
Block Update – Station Data 6.0
Hi guys, I extended the information for precipitation displayed. New: for this month, this year, last 365 days – in addition to total also max/day and avg/day alltime – total, max/day, avg/year current date – total, max/day, avg/day DEMO Enjoy
New Plugin – Jet Stream
Hi guys, a new plugin is now available, which shows the current jet stream for the whole world. No need to setup, just update menu.php. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Fire Danger 2.0
Hi guys, I redesigned the block. I replaced the original gauge, which was not working well on smaller screens and I also added some descriptions to make it more clear. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Station Data 5.1
Hi guys, added possibility to enable/disable the Beaufort readings separately for wind speed and wind gust. Enjoy
Block Update – Current Conditions 8.0
Hi guys, similar to the Station Data block I added option to show Beaufort speeds below the wind and gust. You can enable/disable these separately. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Forecast 4.0
Hi guys, new forecast source available – MeteoBlue. No API key required, just set up in the updated block settings. Works for both dark and light theme, you can configure number of days to display and units are selected automatically based on template settings. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Rise/Set 6.1
Hi guys, based on the comments I made some further adjustments: the twilight pie chart is now rotated so that midnight is at the top added labels to pie chart added possibility to auto-open the block upon loading DEMO Enjoy
Meteotemplate – Info
Hi guys, before I begin let me tell you that this is the hardest post for me to write out of all so far in this blog. The only reason I decided to write this is because I would feel bad if I had to do something and people then said “why didn’t you say … Read moreMeteotemplate – Info
Block Update – Station Data 5.0
Hi guys, based on your suggestions I added the possibility to show Beaufort scale for wind and gust. Make sure you update the settings file to enable this if you want to display it. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Rain 4.0
Hi guys, one of you asked me if I could add a more detailed table for the precipitation summary block. So in this new version there is now a table of values, where you also have last 7 days and yesterday’s precipitation and rain rate included. DEMO Enjoy
Possible outages
Hi guys, just as I was uploading the recent block update my laptop froze again just in the middle of the update process and some core files on my website were corrupted. Rebooting and restarting everything always takes about 20 minutes so during that time the website was totally down again (except demo and blog, … Read morePossible outages
Block Update – METAR Custom 1.1
Hi guys, because I have practically no possibility to test on a smartphone or tablet I did not realize that this block did not display well on small screens. This update should fix this. I changed the way the data is loaded. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Rise/Set 6.0
Hi guys, new features: day/night proportion pie chart day/night percentages new twilight pie chart DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Trivia 1.1
Hi guys, based on your feedback I made some minor CSS adjustments of this block. Enjoy
New Block – METAR – Custom
Hi guys, in this block you provide a valid METAR code and the block will show you the most recent data from this airport, both in decoded and the original raw format. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Radar EU 3.0
Hi guys, good news, the European radar is back. I used a different data source for the images, which works and is not copyrighted. No need to setup. The only “issue” is that the left image might take a few seconds to load, which is due to the server speed of the data source and … Read moreBlock Update – Radar EU 3.0
Block Update – Steel Series Gauges 2.0
Hi guys, based on your feedback and spending some more time with it I added a few new features: possibility to set gauge type and order regardless of plugin setting time of last update at the top improved way for switching from dew point to feels like to work nicely on mobile devices If updating, make … Read moreBlock Update – Steel Series Gauges 2.0
New Block – France – Current Conditions
Salut mes amis français, I created a new block – current conditions in cities in France and country average at the top. DEMO Enjoy
New Block – New Zealand – Radar
Hi guys, new block showing animated 24h radar images for New Zealand. DEMO Enjoy
New Block – New Zealand – Forecast
Hi guys, this new block is for displaying forecast for cities around New Zealand. In the block setup you can choose your default city, which will show at the top. DEMO Enjoy
Hi guys, up until now, even though I did have a Twitter account, I hardly ever used it, it was only for testing purposes. Because some of you asked me if I could also post about updates/news on Twitter, I decided I will try. If you find it easier to follow Twitter than this blog … Read moreTwitter
Block Update – Warnings Canada 3.0
Hi guys, I redesigned the Canadian Warnings block to make it look a bit better and I also added support for French – automatically selected if your template language is set to French. If updating make sure you empty the cache first and go through the setup for this block. DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Warnings Australia 2.0
Hi guys, I updated the Australian warnings block. I found a major bug in this block and it is surprising that even after a year since I released this no-one noticed that the caching was incorrectly handled and the block showed “no warnings” all the time… Anyway, this bug is now fixed and in addition … Read moreBlock Update – Warnings Australia 2.0
New Block – Steel Series Gauges
Hi guys, because the Gauges block seems to be problematic on Apple devices and because so many of you asked for this, I tried adapting the SteelSeries plugin to a block format by optimizing it and making it more lightweight so that it loads relatively fine even as a block. To make it even easier … Read moreNew Block – Steel Series Gauges
Block Update – Warnings U.S. – Regional 6.0
Hi guys, I decided to redesign this block and add some features, it was one of the blocks I created quite long time ago and I think it could look a bit better. New: block redesign and optimization possibility to set text for when there are or are not warnings issued warning text optimization possibility … Read moreBlock Update – Warnings U.S. – Regional 6.0
New Plugin – History of Meteorology
Hi guys, website is hopefully up and running fine again and I just released a new plugin – History of Meteorology. This plugin shows a timeline of milestones in meteorology. Please make sure you remember to update your menu.php if you want to use the short syntax in the menu! DEMO Enjoy
Meteotemplate – Information/Poll
Hi guys, on one hand I hate to spam or annoy people with emails, messages etc. On the other hand, I need to somehow be able to get information about Meteotemplate across to you. I have said in the last two newsletters that it is crucial you follow this blog RSS. Yesterday I had to … Read moreMeteotemplate – Information/Poll
Block Update – Social Networks 2.0
Hi guys, I updated the social networks block, this update makes sure the sharing links point correctly to your Meteotemplate website, no need to change anything in the block settings. Enjoy
Meteotemplate – Feb 14 outage
Hi guys, the website is currently down. My PC is becoming totally unusable, it freezes every hour and has to be rebooted. About 2 hours ago I just wanted to update the translations and unfortunately my laptop again froze, but during the worst possible moment – while the files were being updated/uploaded. This means the … Read moreMeteotemplate – Feb 14 outage