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Currency

This module provides visitors to your web site with currency conversion rates.

It also provides a callable API for currency conversion that other modules can use.

It relies on Yahoo! Finance for getting the currency exchange data.

Features:

This module provides several options that customize its look and feel:

  • An overview section on the top of the page can contain any text you want

  • Users can enter an amount, and that amount will calculated in the target currency.

  • Provides an input format filter that converts currency tokens like: [currency:from:to:value:decimals] to a currency exchange rate. The 'decimals' parameter is optional. Example: [currency:EUR:USD:100:2].

  • Provides a link to a detailed history and chart page on Yahoo Finance.

  • All currency conversion operations are logged to the watchdog (optional).

  • Provides a callable API for other modules to do currency exchange calculations. See currency.api.php for details.

Installation

  • Install this module using the official Backdrop CMS instructions at https://backdropcms.org/guide/modules

  • Allow access to the module under admin/access. You can enable it for authenticated and/or anonymous users, depending on your web site needs.

  • Configure the module under admin/config/regional/currency

  • Use the form at path '/currency'

Author

Khalid Baheyeldin (http://baheyeldin.com/khalid and http://2bits.com)

Maintainer

Ported to Backdrop by Andy Shillingford (https://github.com/docwilmot)

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