Weather Block for vBadvanced

This is very, very simple addon done in less than 30 minutes. It can be made much better but it's a start. If someone else want to modify it and make it better please feel free to do so!

Step 1: Open your ACP and select "Add New User Profile Field", choose single line text box. Create new field titled "Zip Code".

Step 2: Open "User Profile Field Manager" and look for the Zip Code field number. In my instance it was field 10.

Step 3: Open your "index" template and place the following code where you want the weather conditions box to appear.

<!-- Weather Block -->

<table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="$stylevar[cellpadding]" cellspacing="$stylevar[cellspacing]" class="tborder" width="100%">
<tr>
<td class="tcat"><span class="smallfont"><b>$vboptions[blockbullet] Weather Conditions</b></span></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="$getbgrow"><span class="smallfont">

<if condition="!$bbuserinfo['userid']">
<span class="smallfont">$vbphrase[a_not_a_member_yet]<br /><a href="$vboptions[bburl]/register.php">$vbphrase[a_register_now]</a> to show weather conditions.</span>
<else />
<if condition="$bbuserinfo[field10] !=''">
<a href="http://www.weatherroom.com/forecast/$bbuserinfo[field10].html"><img src="http://www.weatherroom.com/weather?forecast=zone&hwvtc=black&hwvbg=E1E4F2&pands=$bbuserinfo[field10]&config=png&alt=hwivzone&daysonly=1" alt="Weather for $bbuserinfo[field10] provided by weatherroom.com." border="0"></a>
<else />
<A HREF="$vboptions[bburl]/profile.php?do=editprofile">Add Zip Code</A> to show weather conditions.
</if>
</if>
</span>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
<br/>

<!-- End Weather Block -->

Step 4: IMPORTANT! Change all instances of $bbuserinfo[field10] to whatever your field number is. If it is number 13 change it to $bbuserinfo[field13]. If you forget this step it will not work!

Step 5: Save the changes and enjoy!


If your visitor isn't a member it tells them they must register to show the weather. If they are a member but haven't filled in the Zip Code field it tells the user they must edit their profile to add a zip code. If they have a zip code in their profile it will show a 5 day forecast of the weather in their area.

You can see it live on my site at http://www.rcflying.net

[WreckRman2]

Originally Posted by milkmycow

i garuntee your not the first to have thought of or mention the idea.

And that is the only reason I posted it.

[Pro]

nice... that was easy! 30 minutes is a little over exaggerated lol more like 10 tops.. and i'm pHp illiterate

nice job... wish there was a way for non u.s. users on my site to be able to use it though...

[paratek]

Works with VBIndex to...nice hack

[Host Visions]

any way to get this to show the current moon phase on vba rather than clicking the link?

[ashley53680]

Awesome hack!!!

[JTMON]

Originally Posted by Pro

nice... that was easy! 30 minutes is a little over exaggerated lol more like 10 tops.. and i'm pHp illiterate

nice job... wish there was a way for non u.s. users on my site to be able to use it though...

Over at vbadvanced.com I believe they have a way for this to work with users outside US..

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by JTMON

Over at vbadvanced.com I believe they have a way for this to work with users outside US..

Can you post a link to it, please?

[JTMON]

Here's the part with instructions:
1) Go here: http://www.weatherroom.com/cgi-bin/...ass&pass=tafINT
2) Select your country and city
3) Click "display Forecast/Conditions"
4) Top right you will see this "ICAO Used:" followed by a code - Place this code in your zip code field and you will see your local international forecast.

And here's a link to the hack thread:
http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1012

[Boofo]

Originally Posted by JTMON

Here's the part with instructions:
1) Go here: http://www.weatherroom.com/cgi-bin/...ass&pass=tafINT
2) Select your country and city
3) Click "display Forecast/Conditions"
4) Top right you will see this "ICAO Used:" followed by a code - Place this code in your zip code field and you will see your local international forecast.

And here's a link to the hack thread:
http://www.vbadvanced.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1012

Oh, ok. That was the one I installed. But it doesn't work outside the US, does it?

[JTMON]

Originally Posted by Boofo

Oh, ok. That was the one I installed. But it doesn't work outside the US, does it?

Not sure as I have no use for outside US, but the instructions you just quoted were what was given as a response to your very question.