Month: May 2017
New Plugin – Page Builder
Hi guys, this new plugin is an extension of the Custom Pages feature. It lets you create your custom pages exactly as the default page, but it also has a simple web editor which will help you with the styling without having to know HTML. Once you download it, update your menu.php and then add … Read moreNew Plugin – Page Builder
What happened to the Newsletter?!
Hi guys, as some of you might have noticed, I have not published a new issue of the Newsletter for quite some time. After thinking about this for some time I decided to do things a bit differently. There were two major problems with the Newsletter. One was time. It took quite a lot of … Read moreWhat happened to the Newsletter?!
New Plugin – Solar
Hi guys, this new plugin is related to solar radiation and sun shine duration. I will probably add more pages later, for now there is a page which shows the average estimated sunshine duration for each day of the year. This value is a station average calculated for each day from all years. The value … Read moreNew Plugin – Solar
Volunteers
Hi guys, I think the title says it all – I am looking for volunteers to help me. In particular I need someone to help me with testing the mobile version. I am well aware of the issues related to viewing the pages on a small screen device. After trying numerous times myself it is … Read moreVolunteers
Block Update – SS Gauges 3.0
Hi guys, this is a major backend update. You will not see any changes, but the block is now optimized and also prevents this particular block being counted by Google Analytics (which would bias your homepage number of page views). No changes necessary in the settings. Enjoy
Block Update – Info 2.0
Hi guys, conversion to SVG station icon automatically chosen based on your Main settings optimization DEMO Enjoy
Block Update – Rise/Set 6.6
Hi guys, bug fix for situation where the pie chart did not show correctly when astronomical twilight was after midnight Enjoy
New Block – Meteotemplate Blog RSS
Hi guys, based on my yesterday´s post I decided to develop an additional communication channel to make it easier for you to stay up-to-date. This Meteotemplate RSS block will check once per day new posts in this Blog and show them to you with a link and date. DEMO Enjoy
Template Versioning – How to update
Hi guys, to help you understand the logic behind updates I will try to clarify it a little bit. The template has a major version number and a minor version number. Example: Meteotemplate 14.2 – major version number is 14, minor version number is 2 New Installation download the Main download file which will install … Read moreTemplate Versioning – How to update
Plugin Update – Canada – Radar 2.0
Hi guys, the Canada Radar plugin was the longest non-updated plugin of all, believe it or not, it did not change since its first release in September 2015. Since then so much changed and in fact the Canadian radar block can already do more so this plugin was sort of pointless. I recently updated the … Read morePlugin Update – Canada – Radar 2.0
Block Update – Rain 6.1
Hi guys, I know this block was problematic and I promised that once v14 is out I will look at it. So here is an update, based on the feedback I got from people who tested this, it is working fine, so hopefully yes – if not, of course please let me know. I also … Read moreBlock Update – Rain 6.1
Meteotemplate Info
Hi guys, I would like to say a few words about getting information across to you. As some of you probably have noticed already, I stopped sending bulk emails to people after version updates etc. There are actually several reasons for this. One is technical – I would have to find a different way because … Read moreMeteotemplate Info
Bug Fix 14.2
Hi guys, sorry for another fix we all mistakes so I hope you bear with me, it should only take you a few seconds to fix this. There is one more problem with the api.php. new users: download the main file, which is directly version 14.2 users updating from version <14 – the update package has … Read moreBug Fix 14.2
Block Update – Forecast 5.0
Hi guys, I changed the WU icons, they now better fit into the template and are now also compatible with HTTPS sites. In addition I also made some CSS changes for better user experience. You do not need to make any changes in the settings, but make sure you update all the files and also … Read moreBlock Update – Forecast 5.0
Plugin Update – Year Comparison 4.0
Hi guys, added colors to tables based on values CSS tweaks speed optimization improved unit formatting fixed graph credits icons converted to SVG DEMO Enjoy
Menu Update
Hi guys, as part of the bug fixes, please also update your menu.php. You can try the new direct update from your admin menu tab, if it does not work, just download it manually from the Downloads page.
Bug Fix Package 14.1
Hi guys, first of all thanks to everyone who got back to me either reporting an issue or just saying everything went fine, I really appreciate your feedback! Based on this feedback I prepared fixes for a few pages, hopefully this should solve all the problems. Instructions open each of the folders in the fix … Read moreBug Fix Package 14.1
Block Update – Meteogram 3.0
Hi guys, major optimization – no longer uses an iFrame loads faster corrected units formatting better use of space (stretches to the full size of the block) DEMO Enjoy
Version 14 – bugs
Hi guys, so far 3 bugs were reported in the new version 14 (see Bugs page at meteotemplate.com). As long as no-one else reports anything I will release a bug fix package tomorrow. If you still found some issue then let me know (but please let´s concentrate on this update, not blocks and plugins for … Read moreVersion 14 – bugs
Block Update – Interactive Graph 5.0
Hi guys, although it might not look like it, this is a rather major update of this block. I completely changed the way the script works and optimized it, it now loads much faster and takes up 80% less resources. It is also no longer loaded via an iFrame, but rather directly in the block … Read moreBlock Update – Interactive Graph 5.0
Plugins page
Hi guys, similiarly to the Blocks page I added tags to the plugins to make it easier to find the ones you want. Each plugin can have more than one tag. http://www.meteotemplate.com/web/plugins.php Enjoy
Plugin Update – WL-IP 3.0
Hi guys, this is a major change in the way this plugin works. The change is in that now the WeatherLink updates will be handled by the API script, the WL update script will only load the data and then pass it to the API. This means you will have to make a few changes, … Read morePlugin Update – WL-IP 3.0
German strings
Hi guys, I found that one of the German translators inserted many blank lines in the translated strings, which were not obvious at first sight when I was adding these to the language database. These cause many issues in the blocks/plugins (youTube, interactive graphs etc.). I created a script which hopefully fixed all the problematic … Read moreGerman strings