Weather Underground
by Zack Katz · Uncategorized
Also makes 23 other plugins · 12.1K+ installs across the portfolio →
Get accurate and beautiful weather forecasts powered by Wunderground.com
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Health
D 43/100
Stale · Likely abandoned
Active installs
3K+
≈3.6K estimated
Momentum
+32%
downloads vs prior 30d
Biggest opportunity: “weather” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
43 health vs 58 average across 25,738 Uncategorized plugins
Install conversion
How it's measured →1.1%
of downloads still active
At least 3K of 274.5K lifetime downloads are still running, above its category: the median Uncategorized plugin keeps 0.6%, across 17,771 plugins.
Downloads count every update, not just first installs, so older and more frequently released plugins read lower. Compare against other Uncategorized plugins, not across the directory. wp.org reports active installs as the bottom of a band, so the real rate is this or higher.
High removal-risk signals
63/100Maintenance and integrity signals that tend to precede a WordPress.org removal. Not an official status, a heads-up to act.
- Long abandoned. No update in 8+ years — the top precursor to removal once a vulnerability is found.
- Compatibility drift. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33, well behind 6.8.
Details
Directory ranking optimization
How it's scored →How well this listing is tuned to rank in WordPress.org search, on the factors an owner controls. Not popularity, optimization.
Under-optimized
Most to gain: Update recency
Updated 3259 days ago, past the ~180 days where wp.org starts discounting
Tested up to WordPress 4.5.33; the current branch is 6.8
3.7★ over 50 reviews, smoothed to 3.90★
5 of 5 tags set · short description in place
To rank higher: Last updated 3259 days ago — ship an update; wp.org decays a listing's search weight after ~180 days.
Get the full rank-higher report →Search visibility
How it's tracked →Directory searches this plugin turns up in, and which way each one is moving. WordPress.org publishes no history of search positions, so this starts the day we first tracked a keyword and never backfills.
31
Momentum
Losing ground
-0.3
Velocity
places per keyword, 19d
0%
Breadth
of keywords climbing, 19d
-0.3
Acceleration
recent half vs earlier
wp.org is where the directory puts the plugin for that search. On merit is where it would sit if results were ranked on rating, support and updates, without the install boost. The last column is how far the wp.org position moved, from our first reading in the last 90 days to the latest.
| Keyword | wp.org | On merit | wp.org move, 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| wunderground your tag | #1 | #1 | 0 |
| weatherbug your tag | #2 | #2 | 0 |
| underground | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| weather underground your tag | #2 | #1 | 0 |
| weather your tag | Not in the top 24 | ||
| weather.com your tag | Not checked yet | ||
7 searches this plugin appeared in over the last 90 days, 4 listed. 3 left out as unrelated or noise (years, numbers, stray words). 1 of its tags isn't in the top 24 for their own search.
What to do about it
- “weather” isn't earning a slot. You list it, but you're not in the first 24 results for that search. WordPress.org counts only your first five tags, so free the slot for a search you can win.
- Already on top for “underground”. #2 without listing it. A tag would change little there; your slots are better spent on a search you don't yet win.
Daily downloads
Since 5 Oct 2022 · 1,488 days · wp.org + Plugin Pulse archive
30-day downloads
Rolling 30-day volume · peak 2.4K · peaks are release surges
Directory rank vs rivals
wp.org popularity rank over time · higher is better · when a rival's line climbs above yours, they've overtaken you
Rating trend
Star average over time · dips mark rough releases
Health trend
Composite health score, snapshotted daily
Update activity
How busy the existing users are, measured as downloads in the last 30 days for every 1,000 active sites. A spike means a new release everyone's pulling; a long, slow decline means an aging user base that updates less.
Release cadence
No release in a yearHow often this plugin actually ships. A steady rhythm is the maintenance signal a single "last updated" date can't show.
0
releases in the last 12 months
10.3y ago
latest release · v2.1.3 · 30 Jun 2016
16
tagged releases on record
Recent releases
What its installed base runs
via wordpress.orgShare of active installs on each version of this plugin · 96% run the current release. Green is the current release; a big slice on older versions is a user base that has stopped updating.
Estimated active installs
The public count shows “3K+”. Our estimate pins where the real number sits.
Crossed into this band 4 months ago; a band this size takes about a year or more to cross, which places it about 64% of the way through.
Install history since 1 Jan 2019
Recent reviews
All reviews on wp.org ↗- ★★★★★ mhartste6.1y ago
Confirmed with Zach Katz, since the Weather Underground API changed this plugin is no longer supported. Too bad. I think it was the only plugin for accessing Weather Underground weather station data.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ DarthTater7.1y ago
As it says. Used to be 5-star.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ jhaselhofer7.6y ago
Don’t use. WU no longer supports this.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ will19837.7y ago
Rarely works. Added in several places and I keep getting ‘location not found’ or it is blank even though it was working moments ago. The layout and design are ok.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ npappous7.7y ago
This is the best weather plugin out there but that’s not a rining endorsement. Needs design help. Could be much better.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ inhousewebdesign7.8y ago
Looks and works great. It has many customization options. I tried many other weather plugins and this was one of the few that actually worked. It regularly updates showing the current forecast with any weather alerts. Very happy with it.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ femme868.3y ago
Broke my site.
Read on wp.org ↗ - ★★★★★ queenielow9.0y ago
Thank you for your great deal of making this easy to use.
Read on wp.org ↗
Latest updates
via wp.org changelogRecent releases and news for this plugin
- — Version 2.1.2 Added: Ability to override API key using the wunderground_api_key filter or the WUNDERGROUND_API_KEY constant Fixed: Location autocomplete issue on HTTPS websites Fixed: Don’t cache responses if they result in errors (go 2.1.2
- — Version 2.1.1 Fixed: WordPress 4.3 compatibility Added: Display any errors while fetching forecasts to administrators Updated: Polish translation (thanks Cezary!) and Brazilian Portuguese (thanks Filipe!) Removed unused code in table- 2.1.1
- — Version 2.1 Added: Now supports Weather Underground Severe Weather alerts & warnings Fixed: Issue using multi-word cities (thanks @christianriley !) Fixed: Restored alt text for icon when using the Current template Fixed: Widget pre 2.1
- — Version 2.0.11 Fixed: Fatal error when no location is set in shortcode Fixed: Link to Wunderground now goes to forecast URL, not the weather station URL Fixed: Support lowercase language parameters in the shortcode ( fr , not only FR ) 2.0.11
- — Version 2.0.10 Added: Missing font files 2.0.10
- — Version 2.0.9 Added: Caching of forecast output HTML. This makes the plugin use fewer server resources when displaying the forecast. Fixed: Widget forecasts use the correct date formatting (set by wunderground_get_date_format() ) Modi 2.0.9
Behavioral tests
via WP HiveAutomated install-time checks, tested on PHP 7.2.16 · WP 5.3
Languages
via translate.wordpress.orgTranslated into 66 languages, 7 at 90% or more · development strings
Plus 42 more locales with partial translations.
AI assistants
How it's measured →Whether ChatGPT and Claude name this plugin when asked the category question, and whether the readme gives them something to quote.
Not measured yet for this plugin’s topics. Its tracked searches are not among the measured topics. See the topics measured so far.
Readme readiness
5 of 8 pass · checked 31 Oct 2026Can an assistant quote this readme? Eight deterministic checks over the wp.org listing, no model involved.
- ! Says what it does Short description names no action; say what the plugin does for the site.
- ✓ Has a FAQ 10 questions in the FAQ.
- ✓ FAQ asks real questions 6 of 10 read like questions a user would type.
- ✓ Names who it is for Names its audience or use cases ("if you want", "use this").
- ! Names what it works with Names no plugin, service or platform it works with.
- ! Headings and lists 4 headings and 0 lists; assistants quote headed sections and bullet lists, not paragraphs.
- ✓ Enough to quote 1,412 characters of description.
- ✓ Tags match the text 3 of 5 tags appear in the text; "weather.com", "weatherbug" do not.
Growth timeline
Install-tier crossings we have observed, and how long each tier took to outgrow
- 2026-06-21 4K+ → 3K+ down after 257 days in tier
- 2025-10-07 5K+ → 4K+ down after 1 days in tier
- 2025-10-06 4K+ → 5K+ up after 3 days in tier
- 2025-10-03 5K+ → 4K+ down after 194 days in tier
- 2025-03-23 6K+ → 5K+ down after 119 days in tier
- 2024-11-24 7K+ → 6K+ down after 144 days in tier
- 2024-07-03 8K+ → 7K+ down after 113 days in tier
- 2024-03-12 9K+ → 8K+ down after 207 days in tier
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).
- W Weather Widget 100+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- W WP Historical Weather 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
- W WP Forecast Weather 10+ installs · 3.6★ · 2 shared tags
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Location Weather – WordPress Weather Forecast, Air Quality & Weather Widget 10K+ installs · 4.4★ · 1 shared tag A -
Weather Atlas Widget 8K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag C -
wp-forecast 4K+ installs · 4.1★ · 1 shared tag A
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