HOMEWEATHERSTATION Dashboard template updated
https://www.weather34.com/homeweatherstation/index.htmldemo
http://boutiquehotelitaly.com/devpws/Updates (25-Mar-2017)
- Improved WS1001 only trend calculations for barometer(every 3 hours) others (temp,wind,solar 15 minutes)
- IMPORTANT changes to code to support upcoming
PHP 7.2 , template now compatiable from PHP 5.4 to 7.2
- German language updated by Stefan Griessner
- Dropped support for Cron Job version , non cron job popularity far outweighs and proving the popular choice since release
(Non cron job version 1483 downloads compared to 144 downloads of cron job version since releasing the non crob job version).
Updates (24-Mar-2017)
- Added weather station online/offline indications (simple checks if software/hardware generated file is older than five minutes)
- IMPORTANT changes to code to support upcoming
PHP 7.2 , template now compatiable from PHP 5.4 to 7.2
- Portuguese and Brazilians language updated
- Languages now have English and USA flag options
- Menu.php is where the languages reside , so easier to remove for those not wanting to use or display languages.
some open answers to questions received:1. why do you not use google fonts ?
answer: I live in a country where services like google,social media etc get frequently shut down without warning for periods. three years ago I worked for a company who had really started to use various google services, like calendar,docs,drive,mail as a working tool internally. We sat there dumbfounded for three days not being able to use our email,online docs etc it was lesson learnt about using cloud services with out a contingency plan . these outages happen at ISP level so if I added google fonts to template and we START experiencing google blockages then there is a bottle neck albeit using a fallback css line will help but I dont design using google fonts.
ITS ANOTHER REASON I DONT FOCUS ON EXTERNAL RESOURCES weather resources, jquery CDN etc , they are fine when all is working well but need to have fallback scripts when things are not so good. apart from weather underground and earthquake-report.com are the only two external dependancies .
2.is HTTPS really important do I really need it..
answer YES going forward you will reap the benefits in many ways ,right NOW the importance and benefits are not so apparent but watch
for many future benefits , doing a useful google research search you will discover many future benefits that are not so obvious right now . ignore the skeptics
3.apps IOS
I hit a brickwall or 2 , resolving languages is giving me a headache , need to renew $99 a year developer membership , debating whether it is worth doing just to release a free app .undecided on this but not given up..
4.Paid IOS app on apple app store
I am not associated in anyway with this app or had any contact with the developer(does not respond to emails) they just used the icons from an old download version and added a credit to weather34.com,however it is a paid app which bugs me ! and if they eventually respond to the emails I will suggest they give a donation to a charity for fair usage of ICONS !!
brian