Title: BTC Exchange Widget Author: csmicfool Published: Zofinkplɔsun 5, 2014 Last modified: abɔxwisun 8, 2015 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/btc-exchange-widget/assets/banner-772x250.png?rev=955436) This plugin **hasn’t been tested with the latest 3 major releases of WordPress**. It may no longer be maintained or supported and may have compatibility issues when used with more recent versions of WordPress. ![](https://ps.w.org/btc-exchange-widget/assets/icon-256x256.jpg?rev=980713) # BTC Exchange Widget By [csmicfool](https://profiles.wordpress.org/csmicfool/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/btc-exchange-widget.1.3.zip) * [Details](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/btc-exchange-widget/#description) * [Reviews](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/btc-exchange-widget/#reviews) * [Installation](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/btc-exchange-widget/#installation) * [Development](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/btc-exchange-widget/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/) ## Description Simple widget for converting Bitcoin to multiple currencies. 22 global currencies supported! This plugin reads remote data from bitcoinaverage.com in order to provide accurate and up-to-date exchange rates. * *OpenSSL or equivalent module must be enabled to utilize this remote data.* ## Screenshots [⌊This is an example of the widget w/ default settings - exact display is dependent on your theme.⌉⌊This is an example of the widget w/ default settings - exact display is dependent on your theme.⌉[ This is an example of the widget w/ default settings – exact display is dependent on your theme. ## Installation 1. Upload `btc_echange` folder to the `/wp-content/plugins/` directory 2. Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress 3. Drag and drop the “Bitcoin Exchange Rate” plugin in to the desired widget area 4. Enable OpenSSL PHP extension if it is not already enabled ## FAQ What currencies does this widget support? * AUD * BRL * CAD * CHF * CNY * EUR * GBP * HKD * IDR * ILS * JPY * MXN * NOK * NZD * PLN * RON * RUB * SEK * SGD * TRY * USD * ZAR (list changes frequently) Where does the widget get it’s data? This widget gets the most-recent available exchange rate data from bitcoinaverage. com by using their ticker API. ## Reviews ![](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/b6c12c3e10de96dfbc2665e189ab83bed1d0e0e0ca3e51f7e4c834510d24d2a4? s=60&d=retro&r=g) ### 󠀁[Excellent Bitcoin Widget !](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/excellent-bitcoin-widget/)󠁿 [Earnie Rhyker](https://profiles.wordpress.org/rhyker2u/) Alunsun 20, 2017 Exactly what I was looking for; a no fluff lightweight multi currency widget! [ Read all 2 reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors & Developers “BTC Exchange Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ csmicfool ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/csmicfool/) [Translate “BTC Exchange Widget” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/btc-exchange-widget) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/btc-exchange-widget/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/btc-exchange-widget/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/btc-exchange-widget/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/btc-exchange-widget/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.0 * Initial Release #### 1.0.1 Code and style cleanup #### 1.0.2 Styling and UI improvements #### 1.0.4 Added reverse exchange rate from any currency to BTC #### 1.0.5 New feature – Default BTC value in widget options #### 1.0.6 WP 3.9 Compatibility #### 1.0.7 WP 3.9 fix for transient bug #### 1.0.8 More WP 3.9 fixes, added Blockchain API key to bypass and prevent rate limits and IP blocks. #### 1.0.9 Added jquery autosize plugin for input fields. Makes the UI nicer 😉 #### 1.0.91 Bug Fix #### 1.1 Switched data source from blockchain.info to bitcoinaverage.com because blockchain started blocking all of our IPs. #### 1.1.2 Bug fix reduces API utilization #### 1.2 Added new currency symbol supprot and a more informational end-user UI #### 1.2.1 Bugfix for character encoding #### 1.2.3 Bugfix for character encoding #### 1.2.4 Some currencies return a zero value from API due to lack of data. They are now filtered out when their data is invalid. #### 1.2.5 WP 4.0 compatibility #### 1.2.6 WP 4.2.2 compatibility #### 1.2.7 Added unstyled shortcode support for [btc_widget] #### 1.2.8 Removes more styling from shortcode and adds no-style mode on widget #### 1.2.9 Too many version numbers 😛 #### 1.3 Adds support for JPY, while fixing bug for subsequent currenciest in drop-down list. Adds user-persistence feature which will utilize cookies in order to remember the selected currency for each user for one week after their selection. ## Meta * Version **1.3** * Last updated **11 years ago** * Active installations **10+** * WordPress version ** 3.0.1 or higher ** * Tested up to **4.3.34** * Language * [English (US)](https://wordpress.org/plugins/btc-exchange-widget/) * Tags * [bitcoin](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/bitcoin/)[btc](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/btc/) [currency](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/currency/)[exchange](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/exchange/) [widget](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/tags/widget/) * [Advanced View](https://fon.wordpress.org/plugins/btc-exchange-widget/advanced/) ## Ratings 5 out of 5 stars. * [ 2 5-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/reviews/?filter=5) * [ 0 4-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/reviews/?filter=4) * [ 0 3-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/reviews/?filter=3) * [ 0 2-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/reviews/?filter=2) * [ 0 1-star reviews ](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/reviews/?filter=1) [Your review](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/reviews/#new-post) [See all reviews](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/btc-exchange-widget/reviews/) ## Contributors * [ csmicfool ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/csmicfool/) ## Support Got something to say? 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