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Google Currency Converter - AJAX version 
Version
1.0.6 (last update on Sep 2, 2009)
Rating
Compatibility
Votes
10
Favoured
21
License
GPL
Non-Commercial
Type
Views
21854
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).
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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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().
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.
* The module can be included in a content item! (see below for details)
Prefer Yahoo Finance?
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If you prefer to use the Currency Converter from Yahoo Finance as oppose to Google Finance, here it is:
Yahoo Currency Converter - AJAX version
http://extensions.joomla.org/component/option,com_mtree/task,viewlink/link_id,5815/Itemid,35/
Including this module in Content Item
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Since this is a standard Joomla module, you can easily include this module into a content item or article with the use of {mosloadposition} (for Joomla 1.0.x) or {loadposition} (for Joomla 1.5.x).
Please refer to the documentation for details.
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bygaatec on September 2, 2009
Nice extension with brilliant configuration description on the download pages.
Simply a 2 minute job to install this.
Simply a 2 minute job to install this.
bynahrafqifahs on August 14, 2009
Very easy to use and powerful! Fully recommend!!
byromaldus on May 22, 2009
Very usefull. Easy to install. Thanks man....
byGrouchyGaijin on February 25, 2009
It took me literally two minutes to install, configure and start to use.
Thank you.
Thank you.
bylane751969 on September 2, 2008
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!