Metal Sentinel Price Widget
Displays live base and precious metal prices using the Metal Sentinel API.
Use with caution
Metal Sentinel Price Widget works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 6 months ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (<10 active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.9 (latest is 7.1)
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Daily downloads
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Rankings
Where Metal Sentinel Price Widget stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| block | >100 |
| gold | >100 |
| metals | #20 |
| silver | #46 |
| widget | >100 |
About Metal Sentinel Price Widget
From the official readme · v1.1.0Description
Metal Sentinel Price Widget displays live precious metal prices on your WordPress site using the Metal Sentinel API via RapidAPI. Supports gold, silver, platinum, palladium, copper, rhodium, zinc, lead, nickel and aluminum.
Prices can be displayed in 180 currencies and over 800 cryptocurrencies. The widget also includes 6 beautiful themes, with more to come!
Privacy
This plugin does not track users and does not collect analytics or behavioral data.
The only data sent to third parties is your RapidAPI API key, which is required to authenticate requests to the Metal Sentinel API. No other site data, personal information, or user identifiers are transmitted by this plugin.
External services
This plugin relies on two external services in order to retrieve live precious-metal prices. Without them the widget cannot display any data, because no price data is bundled with or stored locally by the plugin.
Metal Sentinel API (delivered through RapidAPI)
What the service is and what it is used for:
Metal Sentinel is an external pricing API that supplies real-time and historical precious-metal spot prices (gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and others). The plugin queries it every time a widget needs to render fresh prices. The Metal Sentinel API is distributed through RapidAPI, so all HTTPS requests are sent to the RapidAPI-hosted endpoint at https://metal-sentinel.p.rapidapi.com/metal-quote.
What data is sent and when:
When a page containing the widget is loaded (or when the local transient cache has expired), the plugin sends an HTTPS request to https://metal-sentinel.p.rapidapi.com/metal-quote. The only data transmitted is:
- Your RapidAPI API key, sent as the
x-rapidapi-keyHTTP header for authentication. - The
x-rapidapi-hostHTTP header (metal-sentinel.p.rapidapi.com), required by RapidAPI. - The requested metal symbol and currency, included as query-string parameters in the request URL.
No user personal data, cookies, IP addresses, page URLs, or any other site or visitor data are sent by the plugin. (Your web server’s outbound IP address is necessarily visible to the remote service at the network level, as with any HTTP request.)
This service is provided by Metal Sentinel:
- Website: https://metal-sentinel.com
- Terms of Service: https://metal-sentinel.com/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://metal-sentinel.com/privacy-policy
Because the API is delivered through RapidAPI, requests also pass through and are subject to RapidAPI’s terms. RapidAPI is operated by Nordic APIs / RapidAPI (Rakuten):
- Website: https://rapidapi.com
- Terms of Service: https://rapidapi.com/terms/
- Privacy Policy: https://rapidapi.com/privacy/
This is the official plugin of metal-sentinel.com.
Installation
- Upload the plugin files to
/wp-content/plugins/metal-sentinel-price-widget/. - Activate the plugin through the “Plugins” screen in WordPress.
- Go to Settings → Metal Sentinel Price to enter your RapidAPI key and configure display options.
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FAQ
Metal Sentinel Price Widget: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 10, 2026
Is Metal Sentinel Price Widget free?
Yes. Metal Sentinel Price Widget is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Metal Sentinel Price Widget safe to use in 2026?
Metal Sentinel Price Widget works, but test it on a staging site before relying on it in 2026. Was last updated 6 months ago, and scores 42/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Metal Sentinel Price Widget?
Metal Sentinel Price Widget is active on <10 WordPress websites and has been downloaded 491 times since it launched in April 2026. It was downloaded 78 times in the last 30 days.
Does Metal Sentinel Price Widget work with WordPress 7.1?
Metal Sentinel Price Widget is officially tested up to WordPress 6.9.10, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
What PHP version does Metal Sentinel Price Widget need?
Metal Sentinel Price Widget requires PHP 7.4 or higher. Most hosts run PHP 8.x today, so it works on any modern WordPress hosting.
When was Metal Sentinel Price Widget last updated?
The latest version, 1.1.0, was released on April 27, 2026 (6 months ago).
Who makes Metal Sentinel Price Widget?
Metal Sentinel Price Widget is developed and maintained by metalsentinelwidgets.
What are the best alternatives to Metal Sentinel Price Widget?
The most popular alternatives to Metal Sentinel Price Widget are Spectra Legacy (1M+ installs), Breadcrumb NavXT (800K+ installs) and PDF Embedder (300K+ installs).
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