vBulletin CMS Widgets - Weather Channel widget that uses members zip code

This adds the Weather Channel widget to your CMS, pulling the weather from the user's zip code.


- Create a new style template titled "vbcms_widget_weather".
- Create a new profile field named "zip code". Take note of the profile field number.
- Insert the following into the new template, changing $bbuserinfo[fieldXX] to the correct field number ($bbuserinfo[field8] in my case):

<div class="cms_widget">
	<div class="block">
		<div class="cms_widget_header">
		<h3>{vb:raw widget_title}</h3>
		</div>
		<div class="cms_widget_content">
<center>
<vb:if condition="is_member_of($bbuserinfo, 1)">
        Registered members can see their local weather forcast here.
        <br /><br />
        <a href="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/register.php">Click here to register!</a>
        <br /><br />

<vb:else />

<vb:if condition="$bbuserinfo[fieldXX] !=''"> 
        <script src='http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/{vb:raw bbuserinfo.fieldXX}?template=GENXV&par=3000000007&unit=0&key=twciweatherwidget'></script>

<vb:else />

Add your <A HREF="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}">/profile.php?do=editprofile">Zip Code</A> to show weather forcast. 

</vb:if>

</vb:if>

</center>

		</div>
	</div>
</div>

- Create a new widget with type "Static HTML".
- Title it "Weather" or whatever else you want.
- Save it.
- Configure the widget to use the "vbcms_widget_weather" template.
- Add the widget to your CMS where ever you like.


You can customize the Weather Channel widget including F/C, background image, etc: http://www.weather.com/services/oap/...r-widgets.html


EDIT: Some users are having a difficult time following my instructions. It makes sense to me, but I guess I'm the only one. Here's Octavius' version of the instructions:

Originally Posted by Octavius.

In that code he posted you will see fieldXX and if you look a little further you'll see field8

Replace both fieldXX and field8 with the profile field number that you created for the zip code.

That's the fist part.

Second part, do what aenable did in his post.

3rd part, Take that whole code and put it inside the new vbcms_widget_weather template

Then create your static html widget and copy that same code into Configure.

If you have more than one forum skin, you'll have to create a vbcms_widget_weather for each template.

For instance, I have 11 skins so I had to make 11 new templates but configure the widget only one time.

[benstillman]

Originally Posted by mimi123

tell me whats the point in creating a profile field for zip code when it doesn't even work? weather.com will give the html code to put in your weather configuration after you enter "your own" city. which will appear to all members in my site, if they wanna know their weather they have to enter their zip code in that "go" box. so whats the point for the profile field tell me

No idea what you're talking about.

This passes your zip code to the url, so users with their zip code entered in the profile field will just see their weather without having to type in their zip code each time.

Try it, you'll see what I mean.

[8thos]

*subs*

[aenable]

FWIW, I had to change this line:

Add your <A HREF="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}">$/profile.php?do=editprofile">Zip Code</A> to show weather forcast.

to this:

Add your <A HREF="{vb:raw vboptions.bburl}/profile.php?do=editprofile">Zip Code</A> to show weather forecast.

to fix the link in the widget when there is no zip code showing.

(VB4.0.7)

Thanks!

[8thos]

Works great! Dude gave bad directions though.

[OldSchoolDSL]

Originally Posted by Octavius.

Works great! Dude gave bad directions though.

Found it a little hard to understand also.

Would you please be so kind as to maybe clear up the details?

[8thos]

Originally Posted by OldSchoolDSL

Found it a little hard to understand also.

Would you please be so kind as to maybe clear up the details?

In that code he posted you will see fieldXX and if you look a little further you'll see field8

Replace both fieldXX and field8 with the profile field number that you created for the zip code.

That's the fist part.

Second part, do what aenable did in his post.

3rd part, Take that whole code and put it inside the new vbcms_widget_weather template

Then create your static html widget and copy that same code into Configure.

If you have more than one forum skin, you'll have to create a vbcms_widget_weather for each template.

For instance, I have 11 skins so I had to make 11 new templates but configure the widget only one time.

[Richard Evans]

How to you add the profile field (Zip Code). I am unfamiliar with where that is.
thanks in advance

[paulvev]

Agreed. I'm no newb, but this thread needs some serious step by step instructions or guidance.

[nick_n_ii]

Installed setup but not working at all..

[benstillman]

Originally Posted by paulvev

Agreed. I'm no newb, but this thread needs some serious step by step instructions or guidance.

The first post is nothing but step by step instructions. I'm not sure how to make it any clearer than that. Not trying to sound rude, but I really don't know what else to say.