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.

[sulasno]

is it possible to use another country?

[benstillman]

Originally Posted by sulasno

is it possible to use another country?

Sure is.

For instance, here's Munich:
http://voap.weather.com/weather/oap/...iweatherwidget

Instead of a zip code, you need to go to www.weather.com and search for your city/country. It will return a URL like:
http://www.weather.com/weather/today/Munich+Germany+GMXX0087?x=0&y=0

GMXX0087 is the code you need to put in your user profile field which this widget is referencing. Probably not the easiest way to do this, but it works.

If you have a specific country in mind, I can see what I can do.

[sulasno]

thanks for the tip

[Sledgstone]

Thanks! I've been looking for this!

[benstillman]

One star, but nobody has posted any negative comments for me to follow up on. Sweet.

[kapii]

It might also help to give specific details on setting it up for those that are less knowledgeable about the new vB... To the average user, it's even confusing, and I've been using vB since 2008...

[TbChampions]

Hi Ben! This looks like a nice addition. Unfortunately, it's not working for me yet. I did everything per instructions, with the possible exception of this part:

- Configure the widget to use the "vbcms_widget_weather" template.

I don't know how/what you mean by the above, and this may be why it's not working for me yet.

Thanks!

Victoria

[ozzy47]

I got it installed, voted 5 stars!!

[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