Comments on: Ajax currency converter widget for WordPress

by: Francesco

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000

I need to embed this in a static page, not in a widgetized sidebar.

Is it possible?

Thanks.

by: KENJI

Fri, 30 Nov 2001 00:00:00 +0000

こんにちは。あなたのwidgetを利用させていただいております。すばらしいwidgetです。かっこいいし。大好きです。ひとつ質問なのですが、最近私のサイトの利用者が増えたようで、widgetが利用できない状態であることが多いです。
Slow down! No more than 10 queries per 12hour(s). と表示されております。
解決策はありますでしょうか？
何回でも通貨換算をしていただけるように変更したいのですが。
お時間のある時によろしければ教えてください。

by: Joanna

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

ps just saw the above comment, i think Yahoo Finance is the way to go.. i just think that most people use it!

by: Joanna

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Hi,

I am just wondering if your plugin can be used on a non widget enabled side bar? If so what is the php code for it?

Thanks a lot.

by: Kenji

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000

Ovidiu,

The plugin is fetching data from different sources, including Yahoo Finance on a daily basis.

Okoth,
The data rate used for USD to IDR conversion is obtained from data published by the European Central Bank. I have checked their rates versus others (Yahoo finance, Google’s integrated conversion) and they all differ! You would think that the conversion rate is somewhat approximately the same but nope…

I could bump up Yahoo Finance priority but then someone might ask me to prioritize ECB… Should I end up making an average of all the rates?!

I might have to issue a new version of the plugin where you could specify your preference for the currency rate data.

Let me know what you think.

by: Okoth

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0000

Is there a way to fetch the data from Yahoo? The difference between the shown rate and the real rate is almost 3% now. It’s not accurate.

by: ovidiu

Tue, 30 Nov 2004 00:00:00 +0000

where is the plugin fetching the currency rates from? is it fetching them daily?

by: Okoth

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000

It works, thanks

by: Kenji

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:00:00 +0000

I have added a request throttling feature on the backend to deal with what seems to be a rogue client (the local cache does not seem to be active for this particular client). If your install is clean, you should not notice any difference.

Let me know if this is not the case.

by: Kenji

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +0000

I think I got that backend thingy pretty much ironed out. Give it some time as the local cache of your installation needs to be purged (about a day).

Let me know if you still have some currencies that are not working after that period.