Month: August 2017
New Language – Russian
Hi guys, Meteotemplate is now fully localized to Russian, special thanks goes to Anatoly Enjoy
Block Update – EC Forecast 2.2
Hi guys, due to major (and again absolutely unnecessary) changes at the EC website I had to update this block. This is the fourth time this happened since I made it a year and half ago. I can´t help thinking they do it on purpose… Anyway.. Enjoy
New Block – Austria – Climate
Hi guys, this block shows daily, monthly and yearly climate maps for Austria (auto-updated). DEMO Enjoy
New Block – Croatia – Forecast
Hi guys, this new block shows textual forecast (in Croatian) and visual forecast for today and tomorrow for Croatia. DEMO Enjoy
Plugin Update – Climate – Spain 2.0
Hi guys, major optimization HTTPS compatibility better customization Enjoy
Language Admins
Hi guys, those of you who haven’t read my previous post about lang admins and who they are, please read my first post first – here. Several of you volunteered to be a lang admin. In some cases several people wanted to be the lang admin for the same language, in which case I had … Read moreLanguage Admins
Block Update – Forecast – France 3.0
Hi guys, the French forecast block is back, now also includes warnings. Please note: you need to go to the settings and change it, the original settings file will not work DEMO Enjoy
Plugin Update – Annual Averages 9.0
Hi guys added day with precipitation count to daily rain table Enjoy
Q/A – Aug 25, 2017
Hi guys, another set of common questions/answers and tips. Which PHP version is used by the DEMO? Currently 7.1.5 It would be nice if there was some page with some pre-defined homepage layouts, with the configuration for download and list of blocks required to install. I have thought about this, but decided not to do … Read moreQ/A – Aug 25, 2017
Plugin Update – Annual Averages 8.0
Hi guys, in this update I added a brand new page called “Periods“. You will surely understand what it does once you see it. It basically finds the period with maximum and minimum average for a specified parameter in consecutive days. I also optimized the scripts so the plugin is now 60% smaller in size. … Read morePlugin Update – Annual Averages 8.0
Page Speed – Extra tip
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
Block Update – Current 18.0
Hi guys, added option to auto-open the “more” section (off by default) Enjoy
Language Admins
Hi guys, Now that we have the forum running (and so far so good, I have to say I am shocked how well-received it was and how many people have already used it), I decided to go one step further with making the template international. I came up with a concept of “Language admins”. This … Read moreLanguage Admins
How can I speed up my page
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
Forum vs Blog
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
Forum
Hi guys, After a lot of thinking I have changed my mind and decided to create a dedicated Meteotemplate forum. It is something several of you suggested in the past, but I always dismissed the idea given how much time/work it is to administer/install a forum. However, due to the ever increasing number of users … Read moreForum
Block Update – Current Conditions – Canada 3.0
Hi guys, optimization styling improvements compatibility fixes HTTPS implementation Enjoy
Meteotemplate Pro?
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?
Questionnaire
Hi guys, thanks to all of you who took the time to answer the questionnaire. I went through all of your answers and will take them into account in the future. Also, as promised, I noted down names of people who did so and in the future I will make sure you will get some … Read moreQuestionnaire
WU down
Hi guys, surprise…. WU XML feeds are not working. This affects several blocks and plugins and most importantly, if you are using WU as the source of database updates, your station will now show as offline because WU is not providing any data for the template to load. As to when this is going to … Read moreWU down
Questionnaire!
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!
Plugin Update – Space Weather 4.0
Hi guys, using a little trick I achieved that this block is now fully functional even on HTTPS sites added caching for faster loading Enjoy