Changelog

A record of updates, refinements, and additions to the GraphWeather publishing hub and its documentation.

2026

April 2026

• Expanded WordPress station publishing guide — full rewrite of the WordPress publishing section covering hosting requirements, GraphWeather PHP directory layout, passive FTP configuration on shared hosts, WordPress caching plugin exclusions, and station output embedding options.

March 2026

• Refined FTP publishing guide — added troubleshooting matrix for passive mode failures behind double-NAT configurations. Expanded the section on atomic file uploads.
• Updated image caching reference — included notes on Cloudflare cache behaviour and added query-parameter cache-busting examples for the latest template syntax.
• Added METAR and CWOP basics page — covers data format, contribution workflow, and quality thresholds based on practical station operator experience.

February 2026

• Added local forecasting basics — pressure tendency interpretation, sky reading techniques, and practical accuracy expectations for micro-forecasting.
• Expanded community support references — improved topic categorisation for sensor calibration and unit conversion issues.
• Updated observation standards page — refreshed WMO siting guideline references and added notes on urban heat island effects for hobby stations.

January 2026

• Refined station data sanity checks — added section on humidity sensor drift detection patterns and practical recalibration techniques.
• Updated template variable reference — documented new computed variables for apparent temperature and solar radiation estimates.

2025

Q4 2025

• Added WeatherLink and templates guide — comprehensive reference for template variable syntax, conditional blocks, and multi-language output.
• Expanded plugin documentation — added notes on eWS2300 v1.3.3 beta compatibility and eWS3600 v1.2 beta sensor calibration offsets.
• Improved search functionality — added section-based filtering and keyboard navigation to the site search.

Q3 2025

• Refined FTP troubleshooting content — added ISP throttling detection patterns and router NAT table exhaustion diagnostics.
• Updated GraphWeather overview — clarified differences between C++ desktop and PHP server-side workflows.
• Added station dashboard examples — Bois d’Ennebourg and Montreal stations as output references.

Q2 2025

• Expanded community reference pages — reorganised topic references by troubleshooting category rather than chronological order.
• Added glossary entry for weather stations — covers types, instrumentation, and network connectivity basics.

Q1 2025

• Refined publishing fundamentals — updated cron scheduling examples for modern Linux distributions and added Windows Task Scheduler screenshots.
• Updated sensor editor references — documented common calibration offset values for capacitive humidity sensors aged 3+ years.

2024

Q4 2024

• Added image refresh and caching guide — practical cache-busting strategies for PNG weather graphs with CDN-specific considerations.
• Refined tutorial tracks — reorganised getting-started path for new station operators with fewer prerequisites.

Q3 2024

• Expanded FTP publishing guide — added sections on SFTP migration paths and TLS-encrypted FTP (FTPS) configuration.
• Updated station dashboard templates — improved responsive layout support for mobile viewing of weather graphs.

Q2 2024

• Added observation standards reference — WMO siting guidelines adapted for hobby station operators.
• Refined data sanity checks — added cross-validation patterns using nearby CWOP stations as reference.

Q1 2024

• Initial FTP publishing guide — active vs passive mode, directory structures, atomic uploads.
• Added publishing fundamentals pillar — consolidated FTP, templating, scheduling, and caching into a single reference.

2023 and Earlier

Earlier iterations focused on building the core content library: GraphWeather application documentation, plugin references, sensor editor guides, and community support patterns. The publishing workflow guides evolved from practical notes maintained alongside the station configurations.