Exchange Rates
Currency Converter & Exchange Rates Widgets, easy-to-use, with beautiful UI. 🔑 No API key needed, ❤️ plug and play.
Solid choice
Exchange Rates is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 800+ sites, is rated 4.2/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 75/100 on our health check.
- Tested with the latest WordPress (7.1)
- Small user base (800+ active installs)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Exchange Rates stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| currencies | #75 |
| currency conversion | #25 |
| currency converter | #16 |
| currency exchange | #6 |
| exchange rates | #2 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 from 10 reviews
About Exchange Rates
From the official readme · v1.3.2Description
Simple and powerful real-time Currency Converter and Exchange Rates widgets.
Perfect for blogs, e-commerce shops, travel websites, and financial portals.
Includes exchange rate data from 86 central banks and sources worldwide.
📩 Feel free, write if you will have any questions: online support
⭐️ Please, don’t forget to RATE the plugin. 🙏 This will influence future development.
🪄 FEATURES 🪄
☑️ 200+ Currencies and Popular CryptoCurrencies;
☑️ Currency exchange rate data from 86 central banks of the world;
☑️ Including: black markets, dollar blue etc., sources;
☑️ 🔑 No API key needed;
☑️ Updates automatically (per hour by WordPress Cron);
☑️ Flexible design and settings, easy to adapt to your style;
☑️ Types of currency icons: rectangular, square, circular;
☑️ Real-time conversion;
☑️ Easy-to-use;
☑️ Free forever;
☑️ Our plugin will complement your site and keep your users engaged.
Widgets
- Currency Converter is easy to use, simple real-time converter;
✔ Universal widget, it can be used on travel and property website/blog, as well as online stores. - Currency Table is a table with exchange rates and another features.
✔ The currency rates table is mainly used by news websites, portals and financial forums.
Shortcode
- Badge is a simple exchange rates list.
✔ An excellent shortcode that can be used in international online stores. With ease you can add a list of prices in different currencies to the product page.
🍩 Donations
ℹ️ Sources: CurrencyRate
💵 CurrencyConvert.Online
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Installation
From your WordPress dashboard
- Visit “Plugins > Add New”
- Search for “Exchange Rates”
- Activate “Exchange Rates” from your Plugins page.
- Add widgets on yourdomain.com/wp-admin/widgets.php page.
From WordPress.org
- Download “Exchange Rates”.
- Upload the “Exchange Rates” directory to your “/wp-content/plugins/” directory, using your favorite method (ftp, sftp, scp, etc…).
- Activate “Exchange Rates” from your Plugins page.
- Add widgets on yourdomain.com/wp-admin/widgets.php page.
Frequently asked questions
⏲️ How often is the data updated?
Each hour.
💱 Data sources 💱
The main data hub is the website CurrencyRate. We are collect data from multiple data sources and store them on our server, https://api-bank.fex.to/. This plugin retrieve data one request per hour by WordPress Cron. Our public API don’t require any keys or passwords. Data providers, such as: 🇦🇪 AE Central Bank of the UAE 🇦🇱 AL Bank of Albania 🇦🇷 AR Central Bank of Argentina (retail) 🇦🇷 AR Central Bank of Argentina (uva) 🇦🇷 AR Central Bank of Argentina (wholesale) 🇦🇷 AR Cronista Dollar Blue 🇦🇺 AU Reserve Bank of Australia 🇦🇿 AZ Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan 🇧🇦 BA The Central Bank…
💲 Supported Currencies 💲
Afghan Afghani Albanian Lek Algerian Dinar Angolan Kwanza Argentine Peso Armenian Dram Aruban Florin Australian Dollar Azerbaijanian Manat Bahamian Dollar Bahraini Dinar Bangladeshi Taka Barbados Dollar Belarusian ruble Belize Dollar Bermudian Dollar Bhutanese Ngultrum Bitcoin Boliviano Botswana Pula Brazilian Real British Pound Brunei Dollar Bulgarian Lev Burundi Franc CFA Franc BCEAO CFA Franc BEAC CFP Franc Cabo Verde Escudo Cambodian Riel Canadian Dollar Cayman Islands Dollar Chilean Peso Chilean Unit of Account Chinese Yuan (offshore) Colombian Peso Comoro Franc Congolese Franc…
Changelog
Compatibility and security hardening release for WordPress 7.0. Recommended for all users.
1.3.2
- Fixed admin stylesheet and script loading scope: plugin admin assets now load only on the plugin settings page and the widgets screen, so they no longer get injected into the WordPress 7.1 block editor iframe.
- Verified compatibility with WordPress 7.1.
1.3.1
- Fixed handling of sources that provide current rates without previous-day close data.
- Hardened API response validation before saving exchange-rate data.
- Improved shortcode, widget, admin, and settings sanitization.
- Standardized boolean shortcode flags so only explicit false disables an attribute.
- Improved compatibility metadata for WordPress 7.0 and PHP 5.6+.
1.3.0
- Added: Caribbean Guilder (XCG) and Zimbabwean ZiG (ZWG).
- Security: fixed vulnerability.
- Minor bug fixes and improvements.
1.2.5
- Minor bug fixes.
1.2.4
- Improved compatibility with PHP 8.
1.2.3
- Security: fixed vulnerability.
Screenshots
For developers
Is this your plugin? Show off the numbers.
Add a live badge to your site, docs or GitHub README. It updates on its own — no account needed.
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FAQ
Exchange Rates: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 1, 2026
Is Exchange Rates free?
Yes. Exchange Rates is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Exchange Rates safe to use in 2026?
Exchange Rates is a solid plugin choice in 2026, with a few things worth checking first. It runs on 800+ sites, is rated 4.2/5 and was last updated 1 month ago, and scores 75/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Exchange Rates?
Exchange Rates is active on 800+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 149,001 times since it launched in July 2022. It was downloaded 1,039 times in the last 30 days.
Does Exchange Rates work with WordPress 7.1?
Yes. The developer has tested Exchange Rates up to WordPress 7.1.2, the latest release. It requires WordPress 5.6 or newer.
What PHP version does Exchange Rates need?
Exchange Rates requires PHP 5.6 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Exchange Rates last updated?
The latest version, 1.3.2, was released on August 20, 2026 (1 month ago).
Who makes Exchange Rates?
Exchange Rates is developed and maintained by falselight.
What are the best alternatives to Exchange Rates?
The most popular alternatives to Exchange Rates are Listo (7K+ installs), All Currencies for WooComme… (900+ installs) and CurrencyConverter (700+ installs).
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