wp-forecast vs Extended Weather (2026)

Detailed side-by-side comparison of two WordPress plugins, based on real-time data from WordPress.org.

wp-forecast

4.1(24)

5.0K+ active installs

Free

Updated 2 months ago

View wp-forecast

Extended Weather

0(0)

20 active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago

View Extended Weather

Quick Verdict

As of April 2026, wp-forecast has a higher user rating (4.1/5 from 24 reviews) and leads in active installations (5.0K+ vs 20). Both are free WordPress plugins. wp-forecast has accumulated 427K+ total downloads while Extended Weather has 65K+.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	wp-forecast		Extended Weather
Rating	4.1/5	◄	N/A
Total Reviews	24	◄	0
Active Installs	5.0K+	◄	20
Total Downloads	427K+	◄	65K+
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	2 months ago	◄	1 year ago
First Released	2007		2024
Age	19 years		2 years
WP Requires	6.0+		5.0+
PHP Requires	false+		false+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	9.8		1.0

Rating

4.1/5wp-forecast

◄

Extended WeatherN/A

Total Reviews

24wp-forecast

◄

Extended Weather0

Active Installs

5.0K+wp-forecast

◄

Extended Weather20

Total Downloads

427K+wp-forecast

◄

Extended Weather65K+

Support Resolution

N/Awp-forecast

Extended WeatherN/A

Last Updated

2 months agowp-forecast

◄

Extended Weather1 year ago

First Released

2007wp-forecast

Extended Weather2024

Age

19 yearswp-forecast

Extended Weather2 years

WP Requires

6.0+wp-forecast

Extended Weather5.0+

PHP Requires

false+wp-forecast

Extended Weatherfalse+

Business Model

Freewp-forecast

Extended WeatherFree

Latest Version

9.8wp-forecast

Extended Weather1.0

Rating Breakdown

wp-forecast

4.1/5(24 reviews)

71%

21%

Extended Weather

0/5(0 reviews)

Download Trends

Recent Reviews

wp-forecast Reviews

by retrojimmy

Doesn’t Work, No Support

The plugin doesn’t work for me and I posted in the support forum a few days ago and looking through the unsanswered posts there, suggests there is no support for plugin so lowest rating sadly.

by kugae

Very good – best weather plugin

The plugin offers many and simple configuration options and does everything you need for the current weather and a forecast over several days – and all without high monthly or annual costs. Simply gre

by oyondo

Great Plugin

Very nice and useful Plugin. Easy to customize and works well with openweathermap API Key. The use of expensive ipstack API for Geolocation is not necessary. Customizing CSS in Child Themes CSS works

Extended Weather Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is wp-forecast or Extended Weather more popular?

wp-forecast has 5.0K+ active installations while Extended Weather has 20. wp-forecast is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — wp-forecast or Extended Weather?

wp-forecast has a 4.1/5 rating from 24 reviews, while Extended Weather has a 0/5 rating from 0 reviews.

Are wp-forecast and Extended Weather free?

wp-forecast is free and Extended Weather is free. Both can be downloaded from the WordPress.org plugin directory.

Which plugin has better support — wp-forecast or Extended Weather?

Support resolution data is not available for all plugins. Check each plugin's WordPress.org support forum for current response quality.

Which plugin is updated more frequently?

wp-forecast was last updated 2 months ago and Extended Weather was last updated 1 year ago.

Plugin data sourced from WordPress.org. Comparison and analysis by PluginSift.