Description
Currency Converter Widget is the easiest way to add a professional currency converter to your WordPress site. Powered by Currency.wiki, it offers real-time exchange rates for 170+ world currencies.
Key Features
- 11 Widget Styles – Mini, Square, Tall, Inline, Compact, Mini Chart, Multi Currency, and more
- 170+ Currencies – All major world currencies with live exchange rates
- Gutenberg Block – Native WordPress block editor support
- Shortcode Support – Use [currencywiki_converter] anywhere
- Customizable – Themes, colors, languages, and display options
- Responsive – Works perfectly on all devices
- Fast & Lightweight – Loads asynchronously, no impact on page speed
- Multi-language – 78 languages supported
- Historical Charts – Show rate history (selected styles)
Widget Styles
- Mini (250×140) – Minimal footprint
- Square (250×250) – Perfect for sidebars
- Tall (200×280) – Vertical layout
- Inline (480×56) – Single line, great for headers
- Compact (280×200) – Default balanced style
- Mini Chart (250×260) – With historical rate chart
- Multi Expandable (300×400) – Multiple currency converter
- Multi Fixed (300×340) – Fixed multi-currency view
- Rates Compact (220×300) – Exchange rates table
- Rates Viewer (300×500) – Full rates display
- Rates Viewer Compact (300×400) – Compact rates table
Customization Options
- Theme – Light, Dark, or Auto (system preference)
- Accent Colors – Blue, Green, Purple, Red, Orange, Slate
- Default Currencies – Set from/to currencies
- Display Options – Flags, labels, swap button, branding
- Number Format – US, European, French, Swiss styles
- Decimal Places – 0 to 6 decimal precision
- Lock Currencies – Prevent user changes
- Language – 78 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Thai, Vietnamese, Turkish, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, and many more
Usage
Gutenberg Block:
Search for “Currency Converter” in the block inserter and customize in the sidebar.
Shortcode:
[currencywiki_converter]
Short Alias:
[currencywiki]
With Options:
[currencywiki_converter style=”compact” theme=”light” from=”USD” to=”EUR” amount=”100″]
All Shortcode Attributes:
style– Widget style (mini, square, tall, inline, compact, mini-chart, multi-expandable, multi-fixed, rates-compact, rates-viewer, rates-viewer-compact)theme– Theme (auto, light, dark)accent– Accent color hex without # (2563eb, 059669, 7c3aed, dc2626, ea580c, 475569)from– Source currency code (USD, EUR, GBP, etc.)to– Target currency codeamount– Default amountlang– Language code – 78 supported (en, es, fr, de, it, pt, pt-br, ru, ja, ko, zh, zh-tw, ar, hi, th, vi, tr, pl, nl, sv, and more)flags– Show flags (1/0)labels– Show labels (1/0)swap– Show swap button (1/0)branding– Show branding (1/0)lock– Lock currency selection (1/0)format– Number format (auto, en-US, de-DE, fr-FR, de-CH)decimals– Decimal places (0-6)
Screenshots
Blocks
This plugin provides 1 block.
- Currency Converter
Installation
- Upload the
currency-converter-widgetfolder to/wp-content/plugins/ - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Go to Settings > Currency Converter to customize defaults
- Use the Gutenberg block or shortcode to add the widget
FAQ
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Is this widget free?
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Yes! The widget is completely free to use with full functionality.
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How often are rates updated?
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Exchange rates are updated frequently from reliable financial data sources.
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Can I use multiple widgets on one page?
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Yes, you can add as many currency converter widgets as needed.
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Does it work with page builders?
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Yes! Use the shortcode [currencywiki_converter] or [currencywiki] in any page builder.
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Is the widget GDPR compliant?
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The widget does not collect any personal user data. It only fetches exchange rates.
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Can I disable the branding?
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You can disable the clickable link, but the branding text is always shown.
- Settings: Toggle “Branding Link” off
- Shortcode:
brandinglink="0"(shows text only, no link)
Reviews
Contributors & Developers
“Currency Converter Widget” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors“Currency Converter Widget” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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Changelog
4.0.1
- Fixed: Embed code now properly reflects all settings changes (theme, accent color, style, size, decimals)
- Fixed: Currency flag images now display correctly in admin dashboard currency pills
- Fixed: Multi-Expandable base currency dropdown now syncs with Add Currency Dropdown setting
- Fixed: Widget flags no longer show blank for currencies outside the dropdown preset
4.0.0
- Complete rebuild with new modern widget engine
- Added 11 beautiful widget styles
- Added native Gutenberg block support
- Added multi-language support (78 languages)
- Added historical rate charts
- Added number format options
- Added decimal precision control
- New admin dashboard with live preview
- Performance improvements
- Backwards compatible with legacy [currency_bcc] shortcode
- Backwards compatible with legacy sidebar widget
3.0.3
- Bug fixes and improvements
2.0.0
- Added dark mode support
- Added more currency options
- Improved mobile responsiveness
1.0.0
- Initial release






