wp-forecast vs Animated Weather Widget (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

Animated Weather Widget

0(0)

10 active installs

Free

Updated 1 year ago

View Animated Weather Widget

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 10). Both are free WordPress plugins. wp-forecast has accumulated 427K+ total downloads while Animated Weather Widget has 477.

Detailed Comparison

Metric	wp-forecast		Animated Weather Widget
Rating	4.1/5	◄	N/A
Total Reviews	24	◄	0
Active Installs	5.0K+	◄	10
Total Downloads	427K+	◄	477
Support Resolution	N/A		N/A
Last Updated	2 months ago	◄	1 year ago
First Released	2007		2025
Age	19 years		1 year
WP Requires	6.0+		6.0+
PHP Requires	false+		7.4+
Business Model	Free		Free
Latest Version	9.8		1.25

Rating

4.1/5wp-forecast

◄

Animated Weather WidgetN/A

Total Reviews

24wp-forecast

◄

Animated Weather Widget0

Active Installs

5.0K+wp-forecast

◄

Animated Weather Widget10

Total Downloads

427K+wp-forecast

◄

Animated Weather Widget477

Support Resolution

N/Awp-forecast

Animated Weather WidgetN/A

Last Updated

2 months agowp-forecast

◄

Animated Weather Widget1 year ago

First Released

2007wp-forecast

Animated Weather Widget2025

Age

19 yearswp-forecast

Animated Weather Widget1 year

WP Requires

6.0+wp-forecast

Animated Weather Widget6.0+

PHP Requires

false+wp-forecast

Animated Weather Widget7.4+

Business Model

Freewp-forecast

Animated Weather WidgetFree

Latest Version

9.8wp-forecast

Animated Weather Widget1.25

Rating Breakdown

wp-forecast

4.1/5(24 reviews)

71%

21%

Animated Weather Widget

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

Animated Weather Widget Reviews

No reviews yet

Frequently Asked Questions

Is wp-forecast or Animated Weather Widget more popular?

wp-forecast has 5.0K+ active installations while Animated Weather Widget has 10. wp-forecast is the more widely-used plugin as of April 2026.

Which has better ratings — wp-forecast or Animated Weather Widget?

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

Are wp-forecast and Animated Weather Widget free?

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

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

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 Animated Weather Widget was last updated 1 year ago.

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