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CurrencyRate.Today – Currency Blocks and Widgets

Free: ✨ 5 beautiful currency blocks — 📈 live rates, converter, ticker, card, price badge. 173 currencies, 🔌 15 sources, custom rates. No API key.

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Tested up to WordPress 7.1
Current version1.0.6
WordPress coverageTested up to WordPress 7.1
Minimum stackWP 6.3 · PHP 7.4
Directory statusactive
Last directory update20 Aug 20262mo ago
Active installations10Adoption metric — not a quality score
WordPress.org ratingNo WordPress.org ratings yet
Official packageDirect from WordPress.org

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WP PlugIndex currently records CurrencyRate.Today – Currency Blocks and Widgets version 1.0.6 as active, updated 2mo ago and tested up to WordPress 7.1.

Overview

About this plugin

Everything runs directly on your site — no pop-ups from other websites, no extra subscriptions. All features are included for free.

You get 5 ready-made blocks. Just pick the one you need, add it to any page, and choose which currencies to display.

Demo 👀

⚙ This demo shows the plugin dashboard, storage analytics, source manager, and shortcode builder.

How to add Gutenberg blocks 👀

See how to add and customize currency blocks in the WordPress block editor.

Features

For your visitors

  • 💱 Convert between 173 currencies instantly
  • 📊 See exchange rates with 24-hour changes
  • 📈 Quickly spot key currency pairs in cards, badges, or a scrolling ticker

Flexible placement

  • 🧩 5 blocks you can add to any page, sidebar, or footer
  • 🌍 Use different rate sources on different parts of your site
  • 💼 Enter your own exchange rates for your business

Appearance and search engines

  • 🚩 Country flags and optional mini charts where they help
  • 🎨 Accent colors, border styles, and gradient presets to match your site
  • 🎯 Add buttons linking to your exchange page or other actions
  • 🔎 Helps Google and other search engines display your rates in search results

Perfect For

  • ✈️ Travel and booking websites showing prices for international visitors
  • 💱 Currency exchange services and remittance platforms
  • 🏦 Banks and financial portals
  • 🛒 Online stores with international customers
  • 🌐 Business websites that publish pricing in multiple currencies

5 Blocks Included

📊 Exchange Rates

A table showing rates for one base currency with 24-hour changes and country flags. Add call-to-action buttons if you need them — great for exchange offices, finance pages, and travel sites.

💱 Currency Converter

Visitors pick two currencies, enter an amount, and see the result instantly. Compact design with country flags. Works well with search engines out of the box.

📈 Exchange Rate Card

A small card highlighting one currency pair — its current rate, daily change, and optional mini chart. Works well in sidebars, footers, and headers.

🏷 Price Badge

g. $99) looks like in other currencies. Visitors can expand it to see more.

Perfect for product pages, pricing tables, and international catalogs.

📢 Exchange Rates Ticker

A scrolling line with several currency pairs, their rates, and 24-hour changes. Customize speed, direction, and style. Place it in your header or footer to keep exchange info always visible.

Why Site Owners Choose It

  • Choose your rate source — pick from 15 built-in sources (central banks, market data) or enter your own rates
  • Use different sources on different pages — show central bank rates on one page, your own exchange rates on another
  • 5 blocks for different needs — rate tables, converters, price badges, pair cards, and scrolling tickers
  • Works in the block editor and classic editors — use blocks or paste a simple tag into any page or widget area
  • Made for real websites — exchange offices, travel blogs, online stores, banks, and business sites
  • Accessible (WCAG 2.1 AA) — keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and high contrast mode tested
WordPress.org metadata

Plugin tags

Topics listed for this plugin in the WordPress.org directory.

  • currency calculator
  • currency converter
  • currency exchange
  • exchange rates
  • multi currency
Compatibility & maintenance

Compatibility & maintenance

Tested with WP 7.1

Marked as tested with the current WordPress 7.1 release.

Current WordPress releaseWordPress 7.1
WordPress.org Tested up to7.1
Minimum requirementsWordPress 6.3 · PHP 7.4
Update activity20 Aug 20262mo ago

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