Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode

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1. ★★★★★ belkcar

   1.0y ago

   Todo en uno, con bricks off canvas y el shortcode así: [ventus width=”100svw” height=”100svh” radius=”0px” loading=”lazy” lat=”-42.754867″ lon=”-65.046483″ zoom=”10″ layer=”wind” level=”surface” scale=”C” units=”km/h” pressure=”true” marker=”true” model=”ecmwf” forecast=”true” time=”12″] queda un fullscreen de lujo.empleado en canal12web.com

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2. ★★★★★ Dan

   1.4y ago

   I use this on two sites (eg. ontarioskitrails.com) and this plugin lets me add the weather for each location as a shortcode. Wonderful and helpful! And Windy.com is the best most full featured weather source I know.

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3. ★★★★★ designsbybob80

   2.9y ago

   Nice weather plugin. It’s very easy to use. Simple to install and very lightweight.

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4. ★★★★★ webb64b

   3.7y ago

   This weather plug-in is great, I used this to work with an ACF Google Map field. I wrote a snippet to take the longitude and latitude from the Google map field and display the weather for the location.

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5. ★★★★★ twgerber

   3.9y ago

   Love the plugin. It’s very easy to use. Simple and lightweight. Thank you

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6. ★★★★★ ma3ry

   3.9y ago

   I have probably tried over half a dozen weather plugins. None of them compare to this one for ease of setting up and for an incredible amount of information. I can’t believe it isn’t a premium plugin because it would certainly be worth the money. Thank you so much for a truly awesome plugin!!!!

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7. ★★★★★ Sarah McLean

   5.0y ago

   Thank you so much for this plugin! It’s amazing!!! Two things though, not a complaint! 1. Can you please update it for the current WordPress version? 2. Can you please add a search bar, where users can type their desired locations or just enter lat and long coordinates? Thanks Again! Sarah

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8. ★★★★★ D1GIT

   5.1y ago

   No complaints!

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Recent releases and news for this plugin

1. — Version 1.5.0 Added feature to select different altitude levels (from the surface up to 13.5km). Added feature to choose between different forecast models (ecmwf, gfs, iconEu, icon, nems). New layer/overlay types: currents and wind gu 1.5.0
2. — Version 1.4.0 Added lazy loading option for better performance. Improved accessibility with unique title attribute. Updated FAQs and tested with latest WordPress version. Removed unnecessary scss dependency. 1.4.0
3. — Version 1.3.0 Added feature to define border-radius (rounded corners). Added feature for the spot forecast time (from now, 12 hours from now, or 24 hours from now). Updated widget UI to use less space. Updated the FAQ section. Updated 1.3.0
4. — Version 1.2.0 Added Spot Forecast feature. Added Brazilian Portuguese translation. 1.2.0
5. — Version 1.1.0 Re-named plugin from ‘Weather Map Widget’ to ‘Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode’. Added new shortcode alias [ventus] (the old shortcode [weather-map] has been maintained for backwards-compatibility). Added four new 1.1.0
6. — Version 1.0.1 Fixed issue with zoom levels when using shortcode. 1.0.1

Automated install-time checks, tested on PHP 8.1.12 · WP 6.1.1

Translated into 7 languages, 1 at 90% or more · development strings

Growth timeline

Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow

1. 2026-01-28 2K+ → 3K+ up after 37 days in tier
2. 2025-12-22 3K+ → 2K+ down after 3 days in tier
3. 2025-12-19 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
4. 2025-12-18 3K+ → 2K+ down after 128 days in tier
5. 2025-08-12 2K+ → 3K+ up after 1 days in tier
6. 2025-08-11 3K+ → 2K+ down after 815 days in tier
7. 2023-05-19 2K+ → 3K+ up

Competes with

The plugins that solve the same job, ranked by shared tags then reach, closest match first. The letter on the right is each plugin's health grade (A best, F worst).

• Weather Atlas Widget 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags C
• wp-forecast 4K+ installs · 4.0★ · 2 shared tags B
• Weather Widget Pro 1K+ installs · 3.9★ · 2 shared tags B
• TechGasp Weather Master 90+ installs · 3.3★ · 2 shared tags F
• Under The Weather 70+ installs · 4.1★ · 2 shared tags A
• W WeatherWidget 40+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags D

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Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode: 3K+ active installs, 4.9★ (13 reviews). Plugin Pulse (WP Mayor), as of 2026-08-29. https://plugins.wpmayor.com/plugin/weather-map-widget