Yahoo Currency
With the yahoo currency plugin you can display and embed Yahoo Currency Feeds in your WordPress posts and pages using the following shortcode:
Consider an alternative
Yahoo Currency shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (10+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 16 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 2.9 (latest is 7.1)
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 Yahoo Currency stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| Atom | >100 |
| embed | >100 |
| feed | >100 |
| inline | >100 |
| rss | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
About Yahoo Currency
From the official readme · v1.10Description
With the yahoo currency plugin you can display and embed Yahoo Currency Feeds in your WordPress posts and pages using the following shortcode:
[ycurrency base="Currency Code" currencies="Currency Code,Currency Code,Currency Code etc"]
FILTER USAGE
- Simple:
Just put a [ycurrency base="Currency Code" xcur="Currency Code,Currency Code,Currency Code etc"] in your post, and the rates will show up.
- NAMED PARAMETERS
For some customisation there are some options you can use.
- base : The Base Currency in international format (USD)
- xcur : The other currencies you want to display the rate compared to the base currency seperated by a comma (GBP,EUR)
Examples:
[ycurrency base="USD" xcur="GBP,EUR,ZAR"] (display the buy and sell rate of the US Dollar against the British Pound,Euro,South African Rand)
Finally note the whole thing must be on ONE line. No line breaks or else it won’t work.
1.00 Initial release.
Installation
Just unzip in your plugin folder, and actived in your wordpress admin panel or install through your wordpress admin interface
For developers
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FAQ
Yahoo Currency: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Sep 28, 2026
Is Yahoo Currency free?
Yes. Yahoo Currency is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Yahoo Currency safe to use in 2026?
Yahoo Currency shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 10+ sites and was last updated 17 years ago, and scores 23/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Yahoo Currency?
Yahoo Currency is active on 10+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 4,121 times since it launched in March 2010. It was downloaded 64 times in the last 30 days.
Does Yahoo Currency work with WordPress 7.1?
Yahoo Currency is officially tested up to WordPress 2.9.2, while the latest release is 7.1.2. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Yahoo Currency last updated?
The latest version, 1.10, was released on March 13, 2010 (17 years ago).
Who makes Yahoo Currency?
Yahoo Currency is developed and maintained by moklet.
What are the best alternatives to Yahoo Currency?
The most popular alternatives to Yahoo Currency are Disable Feeds (20K+ installs), Disable Feeds WP (10K+ installs) and FeedWordPress (9K+ installs).
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