CurrencyRate.Today – Currency Blocks and Widgets

No API key is required for the standard built-in proxy service or standard built-in sources. Some third-party or custom sources may require their own credentials.

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Yes. Both Exchange Rates and Currency Converter are native Gutenberg blocks.

Yes. The plugin includes a built-in shortcode generator in the settings page.

Yes. Each block or shortcode can use its own configured source.

Yes. You can configure custom rates for exchange websites, banks, and other financial services.

The CRToday Currency Proxy refreshes its cached snapshots approximately every 5 minutes. The plugin requests refreshed data based on its own cache settings, with a minimum refresh interval of 15 minutes.

Yes. The plugin can retrieve exchange-rate data from remote providers when a site owner enables and configures a source that uses external data.

No. The plugin does not include analytics or visitor tracking by default.

This plugin can connect to remote exchange-rate services when a site owner enables and configures a source that uses external data.

Supported services may include:

CRToday Currency Proxy: https://crtoday.fex.to/

CurrencyRate.Today: https://currencyrate.today/

No account or API key is required for the standard built-in proxy service.

Third-party or custom sources may have their own authentication requirements.

Requests may be made:

when a block or shortcode is rendered and the plugin cache is missing or expired;

when a manual refresh is triggered in the plugin settings.

The plugin refresh interval is configurable, with a minimum interval of 15 minutes.

The plugin does not intentionally send personal data.

Standard HTTP GET requests are made to public JSON endpoints. Depending on the selected source and settings, requests may include parameters such as:

source;

base currency;

quote currency;

market mode.

As with any normal web request, the site server IP address and standard request headers may be visible to the service provider.

The plugin receives exchange-rate JSON snapshots, which may include:

base currency;

rates map;

selected source;

source timestamp.

The CRToday Currency Proxy refreshes its own cached snapshots approximately every 5 minutes. The plugin itself requests refreshed data according to its own cache settings, with a minimum interval of 15 minutes.

For the CRToday Currency Proxy, see:

Terms of Service: https://crtoday.fex.to/terms.html

Data Disclaimer: https://crtoday.fex.to/disclaimer.html

Yes. The full uncompressed source code is bundled with the plugin. You can review, study, and modify it directly.

The compiled JavaScript files in the build/ directory are generated from the TypeScript source code included in the src/ directory of this plugin.

You will need:

Node.js 18 or later

npm (included with Node.js)

Open a terminal in the plugin directory.

Run npm install to install the dependencies.

Run npm run build to compile the production assets into the build/ directory.

Yes. Run npm run start to start the development watcher with live rebuilds.

src/ — TypeScript source files (blocks, frontend scripts, utilities)

build/ — compiled production JavaScript and CSS generated by the build step

webpack.config.js — Webpack configuration extending @wordpress/scripts

package.json — npm dependencies and build scripts

@wordpress/scripts — WordPress build toolchain (Webpack, Babel, PostCSS)

TypeScript — typed JavaScript superset

big.js — arbitrary-precision decimal arithmetic

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