The Trip Weather Forecast add-on allows you to add a weather widget for trips on your travel site, choosing from over 800,000 worldwide locations.

In this documentation, you will learn step-by-step about add-on installation, setup, and initial configuration options.

Requirement: Trip Weather Forecast requires the WP Travel Engine plugin v-5.7.6 or later to be installed and activated on your website.

You can follow the video or the steps below to configure the Trip Weather Forecast add-on.

Download the Plugin File #

After the purchase, you can download the add-on file by visiting the individual add-on pages from here – https://wptravelengine.com/plugins/ 

Here are the steps you need to follow:

• Visit the WP Travel Engine website and log in to your account through the “My Account” page (https://wptravelengine.com/my-account/).

• Go to the Trip Weather Forecast add-on page – https://wptravelengine.com/plugins/trip-weather-forecast/
• Now, you will see the Download option on the right side of the page instead of View Pricing. Click on it to download the add-on file.

Installing the Add-on #

To install the add-on, upload the downloaded file to your WordPress dashboard. Follow the steps below:

• Navigate to the Plugin > Add New. 
• Click on the Upload Plugin button.
• Select the downloaded file, “wp-travel-engine-trip-weather-forecast.zip,” from your computer.
• Click on Install Now.

• Once the file is installed, click “Activate” to enable the add-on on your website.

Activating the Plugin License  #

To activate the plugin license and receive regular updates, follow these steps:

• Go to your admin dashboard and navigate to WP Travel Engine > Plugin License.
• Enter the license key in the Trip Weather Forecast field.
• Click Save Changes.

• Refresh the page to see the Activate License button, then click on it. 

After successful activation, you can update the Trip Weather Forecast add-on from the plugins page when a new update is released.

Generating the API Key #

To generate the API Key, navigate to WP Travel Engine > Settings > Extensions > Trip Weather Forecast.

• Then click on either of the provided text links, “this source” or “from here” to initiate the API Key generation process.

• After clicking on either of the links, you will be redirected to the weather API’s website. 
• If you already have an account, log in using your credentials. Otherwise, sign up for a new account.
• Once you’ve successfully logged in, you’ll be able to view your unique API Key.
• Click the “copy” icon to copy the Key to your clipboard conveniently.

• Navigate back to your WordPress admin dashboard and paste the copied API Key into the box as shown in the image.
• Click Save & Continue.

Adding Trip Weather Forecast on Single Trip Page #

Trip Weather Forecast add-on adds a Trip Weather Forecast widget in the widgets section and a Trip Weather Configuration meta box in the individual trip dashboard.

A user must configure the weather settings like unit, language, current weather conditions, and hourly and daily forecasts in the widget dashboard and type and select the location from the drop-down in individual trip posts. The widget doesn’t yet support the locations that do not appear in the drop-down.

Adding Trip Weather Forecast Widget #

To add the trip weather forecast widget to display it on single trips, follow these steps: 

• Go to Appearance > Widgets > WP Travel Engine Sidebar within your WordPress dashboard.
• Click on the ‘+’ icon.

• Type “trip weather forecast” in the search box and click on the Trip Weather Forecast widget.

• Enter a title in the Title box to display a heading above the widget. If it’s left blank, no heading will appear above the widget. For example, Weather Forecast. 
• Enter text in the Header box (optional) to display a custom header within the widget. For example, New Delhi.

• Use the drop-down menus in the Hourly and Daily forecast sections to choose whether to show or hide forecasts for up to 5 hours and 3 days, respectively.
• Once the changes are made, click the Update button located in the top right corner.

Trip Weather Configuration  #

To configure the Trip Weather Configuration meta box,  follow these steps: 

• Navigate to one of your trip pages and click on Edit. 
• Within the right sidebar, scroll down to the Trip Weather Configuration section.

• Select your City location in the drop-down menu.

If you want to hide the weather widget for this specific trip, toggle the Hide Weather Widget option to Off.

Note: The drop-down menu is shown when the city name is typed in the input field. Also, if the API Key has not been saved previously, the drop-down menu will not appear, and the widget won’t display on the trip page.

• Click the ‘Update‘ button in the top right corner to save your changes.

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