How to properly use the Weather Plugin of Wallaboard

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One of the most popular plugins of included into the Wallaboard core installation is the Weather Plugin.

Based on the popular YAWP, it is a super simple and super powerful tool to create stunning animation with your preferred elements (such as icons or conditions).

Configure the Weather Plugin

Go to settings>Yawp and configure your city and other settings.

First of all, you will need an API Key from your Openweathermap.org account: it’s free and you can get it at http://openweathermap.org/appid.

Once you have your key, just copy and paste it on the proper field.

Configuring Wallaboard Weather Plugin
Configuring Wallaboard Weather Plugin

Can I use custom icon set?

Yes you can. Unpack your icon set to plugins->yet-another-weather-plugin->images and rename your icons to match the name of the current icon for corresponding weather type. Note: your icons must have .png extension.

How do I embed Weather elements within my animations?

Here is a list of available shortcodes that you can embed in your custom Revolution Slider animation:

  1. [yawpdisplay condition=”temperature”] (i.e. “39° F”)
  2. [yawpdisplay condition=”conditions”] (i.e. “Cloudy”)
  3. [yawpdisplay condition=’icon’] (the absolute path to the weather icon)
  4. <img src=”[yawpdisplay condition=’icon’]” /> (a way to display the icon)

New shortcodes will be added soon.

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