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Cryptocurrency Ticker
Fetches, caches, and displays current cryptocurrency prices (bitcoin, ethereum, and litecoin, for now).
The facts
- Rating
- 4★ from 6
- Active installs
- 30+
- Price
- Free
- Last updated
- 4 Jan 2019
- Added
- Apr 2013
- Requires WP
- 2.8
- Tested up to
- WP 5.0.27
- Downloads
- 17,395
Our analysis
AI-assistedCryptocurrency Ticker is a WordPress plugin that displays current prices for cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin on your site. You can choose to show prices in either USD or EUR, and the plugin fetches data from coinbase.com using their API.
The plugin caches prices for a duration you set in the widget menu, which helps improve performance and reduces the number of requests made to coinbase.com. This plugin is suitable for anyone looking to integrate cryptocurrency price information into their WordPress site.
Best for: This plugin suits WordPress site owners interested in displaying cryptocurrency prices.
What it does well
- ✓Displays prices for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin
- ✓Allows selection of currency (USD or EUR)
- ✓Fetches data from coinbase.com API
- ✓Caching feature to improve performance
- ✓Free to use
Where it falls short
- •Last updated in January 2019
- •Limited to three cryptocurrencies
- •Directory score of 44/100 indicates potential issues
Verdict
Cryptocurrency Ticker provides a straightforward way to show cryptocurrency prices, though its age and directory score suggest users should consider potential limitations.
From the developer
CryptoBadger's own description of Cryptocurrency Ticker, lightly tidied.
Cryptocurrency Ticker displays current cryptocurrency prices (bitcoin, ethereum, and/or litecoin) on your WordPress site. You may select which quotes to show, in either USD or EUR prices.
Prices are fetched from coinbase.com using their API (https://developers.coinbase.com/).
Ticker prices are cached for a duration that you specify in the widget menu, to improve performance and prevent your site from making a ton of requests to coinbase.com.
Donations
If this plugin helped you, feel free to tip me some beer money. =)
- BTC: 1Gryw6P4xDgpysdtPbBDYN8Vz78uCSmN2K
- LTC: LQGpAD5eQPXbR2NpHDzj77LBq7oQgeakqA
- ETH: 0x32FD4a5DF96Af70b0D4644Cf4dce44cFc988BEE4
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