Google Currency Converter
Version
2.5.8 (last update on Jan 27, 2012)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
Favoured
30
License
GPLv2 or later
Non-Commercial
Type
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65869
Date Added
28 August 2008
The module makes use of the Currency Converter from Google Finance.
Note that Google did not release any API for the Google Currency Converter (There are some APIs for Google Finance, but not for the Google Currency Converter).
Unique Features
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* Performs currency conversion by connecting in real-time at the backend to the Currency Converter from Google Finance. So you get the most up-to-date currency rate as provided by Google Finance.
Uses AJAX to display the result - no reloading of pages required!
* Full CSS support! This means that you can set the font family, font size, foreground and background color of the input field, submit button, etc.
* Available for all Joomla versions: Joomla 1.0.x, native 1.5.x, 1.6.x, 1.7.x and 2.5.x!
Live Demo
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You can see a live demo of the Google Currency Converter by clicking the demo link above.
Latest Version
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v2.5.8 (for Joomla 2.5)
Released Jan 26, 2012
Native version of the Google Currency Converter for Joomla 2.5!
v1.0.8 (for Joomla 1.0), v1.5.8 (for Joomla 1.5), v1.6.8 (for Joomla 1.6) and v1.7.8 (for Joomla 1.7)
Released Dec 5, 2011
- Native version of the Google Currency Converter for Joomla 1.6 and 1.7!
- Addition of more than 30 new currencies by Google!
v1.0.7 (for Joomla 1.0) and v1.5.7 (for Joomla 1.5)
Released May 16, 2010
This is in response to the Morton's post titled "more than one google converters".
This new version allows you to display two or more google currency converters all on the same page, each with different currency_from and currency_to.
v1.0.6 (for Joomla 1.0) and v1.5.6 (for Joomla 1.5)
Released August 31, 2009
Added support for retrieving google currency data using file_get_contents() or fread(). So for those people with no cURL library, you can now use the module using file_get_contents() or fread().
Your Currency not supported by Google
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If your currency is not supported by Google, you may want to try the Yahoo Currency Converter which provides 62 more currencies than Google - a total of 153 currencies around the world!
http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/Yahoo-Currency-Converter-AJAX-version.php
Complete list of Currencies supported by Google
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http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-Gadgets/Google-Currency-Converter-AJAX-version.php#all
Complete list of Currencies supported by Yahoo
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http://www.kksou.com/php-gtk2/Joomla-News/Yahoo-Currency-Converter-62-more-currencies-than-the-Google-Currency-Converter.php#all
Nice tool, but if your servet connecting to the internet through a proxy server, in an intranet invironment, it does not work!
The module doesnt have proxy settings like some other tools.
The module doesnt have proxy settings like some other tools.
Very easy to use and powerful! Fully recommend!!
It took me literally two minutes to install, configure and start to use.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thanks for this module - it's just what we needed. Works great right out of the box, and the instructions for customizing each part of the module are very helpful. Thank you!
