VENTUS
Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode compatibility with REEID Translate
Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode compatibility with REEID Translate is being reviewed using official plugin documentation. Embeds the windy.com weather map widget via either a native WordPress widget (Appearance > Widgets) or a shortcode. No specific text shown to visitors is currently confirmed for translation.
AWAITING VERIFICATION
What Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode does
Official plugin information supports the compatibility context documented for this category.
MANUAL REVIEW
This integration has not yet been manually verified by REEID.
PLUGIN PROFILE
Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode is documented in the Media category with 7 documented features.
DOCUMENTATION REVIEW
We use official plugin documentation to describe what the plugin does. Translation support is listed only for text that can be identified and tested.
COMPATIBILITY REVIEW
How Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode compatibility is evaluated
01 · Review official plugin documentation
Confirm documented plugin behaviour before making multilingual compatibility claims.
02 · Identify text shown to visitors
Check whether the documented features display text that visitors can read.
03 · Separate content from functionality
Structure, settings, logic, integrations and runtime behaviour are not treated as translatable content unless they include specific visible text.
04 · Confirm what can be translated
List supported content only after specific text shown to visitors has been identified and can be validated.
PLUGIN INFORMATION
What the plugin does
Plugin capabilities
- Embeds the windy.com weather map widget via either a native WordPress widget (Appearance > Widgets) or a shortcode.
- Supports configuring the embedded map overlay/layer (e.g., clouds, CO concentration, currents, radar/lightning, rain, sea temperature, snow cover, standard temperature, waves, wind, wind gusts).
- Allows shortcode-based geographic targeting by specifying latitude and longitude (with documented validation ranges/format) and selecting zoom level (3–11).
- Supports forecast configuration via shortcode attributes including forecast time window (now/12/24 hours), forecast model (ECMWF/ICON/ICON-EU/GFS/NEMS), and altitude level (surface up to 13.5km, effective for wind/temperature layers).
- Offers display toggles for pressure isolines, map marker, and spot forecast via boolean shortcode attributes (pressure/marker/forecast).
- Supports unit and scale configuration for temperature and wind measurement (C/F; beaufort, km/h, knots, m/s, mph).
- Includes a legacy shortcode alias `[weather-map]` that continues to work alongside `[ventus]`.
Distinctive features
Embeds the windy.com weather map widget via either a native WordPress widget (Appearance > Widgets) or a shortcode. Supports configuring the embedded map overlay/layer (e.g., clouds, CO concentration, currents, radar/lightning, rain, sea temperature, snow cover, standard temperature, waves, wind, wind gusts). Provides shortcode attributes to control rendering dimensions and styling, including width, height, and border-radius (responsive % and/or fixed px CSS values). Allows shortcode-based geographic targeting by specifying latitude and longitude (with documented validation ranges/format) and selecting zoom level (3–11). Supports forecast configuration via shortcode attributes including forecast time window (now/12/24 hours), forecast model (ECMWF/ICON/ICON-EU/GFS/NEMS), and altitude level (surface up to 13.5km, effective for wind/temperature layers). Offers display toggles for pressure isolines, map marker, and spot forecast via boolean shortcode attributes (pressure/marker/forecast). Supports unit and scale configuration for temperature and wind measurement (C/F; beaufort, km/h, knots, m/s, mph). Includes a legacy shortcode alias `[weather-map]` that continues to work alongside `[ventus]`.
TRANSLATION BOUNDARY
Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode capabilities and translatable content are documented separately.
Official documentation describes the plugin functionality, but does not currently identify specific text shown to visitors that can be translated.
A feature is not considered translatable unless it includes text that users can read.
LIMITATIONS & QA
Verification notes
- This integration is documented for compatibility context. Visitor-facing translation scope is not listed for this category.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode and REEID Translate FAQ.
What does Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode do?
Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode has 7 documented features listed in its official documentation. See the Plugin Information section for details.
Does Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode have any content currently confirmed for translation?
No specific content is currently confirmed for translation in this integration.
What needs to be confirmed before translating content from Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode?
Official documentation must identify specific text, such as labels, titles, descriptions or messages, that can be tested in the integration.
RELATED GUIDES
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COMPATIBILITY INFORMATION
Evaluate Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode in a multilingual WordPress workflow.
REEID documents Ventus – Weather Map Widget & Shortcode functionality separately from confirmed translation support so the distinction is clear.
Supported content will be listed when specific translatable text is identified in the official documentation.