Add a live cryptocurrency price widget to any WordPress site in minutes with the Gutenberg block or the classic shortcode. Cryptocurrency Price Widget is designed for publishers, crypto blogs, fintech products, landing pages, and market-focused websites that want real-time price visibility without A
PricingFree downloadThe WordPress.org download is free. Pro versions, add-ons or external services may cost extra.
CompatibilityRequires WordPress 6.3 and PHP 5.4.
SourceWordPress plugins · Nov 15, 2026
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Aboutthistool.
Add a live cryptocurrency price widget to any WordPress site in minutes with the Gutenberg block or the classic shortcode.
Cryptocurrency Price Widget is designed for publishers, crypto blogs, fintech products, landing pages, and market-focused websites that want real-time price visibility without API keys, paid feed setup, or market calculations running on WordPress itself. Add the block, choose your coins and currencies, adjust the look, and publish. Shortcodes remain fully supported for existing pages, widgets, and classic-editor workflows.
Live demo and video
Demo and generator: CO-IN.IO
Why site owners use Cryptocurrency Price Widget
Gutenberg block for modern WordPress editing, plus the original shortcode for backward compatibility.
No API key required: install, add the block, choose assets, and publish.
Live streaming prices in a compact, attention-grabbing widget.
Fast setup with a built-in preview, block controls, and shortcode generator.
Flexible design controls for color, rounded corners, shadow, border, striped rows, streaming, and source attribution.
Lightweight WordPress integration: your site only outputs the widget embed code and settings, while rendering and live market delivery happen in the visitor’s browser.
14,280 supported unique-symbol cryptocurrency choices and 160 bundled fiat currencies in the admin selector and block controls.
Updated local fiat flags, CO-IN.IO crypto asset JSON v3, CoinLore-backed metadata, and a more resilient setup experience for WordPress 6.x and 7.0.
Multilingual-ready output with localized widget script loading.
Affiliate and education content around Bitcoin, Ethereum, and altcoins
Publishers who want a live widget without building their own price feed integration
Quick start
01Install and activate the plugin.
02Open a post or page in the block editor.
03Add the Cryptocurrency Price Widget block.
04Choose the currencies for the top row and the assets for the price list.
05Adjust the widget design, preview the result, and publish.
Shortcode users can still open Settings > CR Crypto Price, generate a shortcode, and paste it into any post, page, or shortcode-friendly area.
Gutenberg block and shortcode
Use the Cryptocurrency Price Widget block in the WordPress editor for the fastest setup. The shortcode remains available for classic editor content, widgets, templates, and existing installations.
The Gutenberg block exposes these settings in the block sidebar. Shortcode users can use the same values as attributes:
items – comma-separated asset symbols shown in the main list
base – comma-separated currencies shown in the top row
backgroundColor – background color in hex format without the # symbol
streaming – 1 to enable live updates, 0 to disable them
striped – 1 to enable striped rows, 0 to disable them
rounded – 1 to enable rounded corners, 0 to disable them
boxShadow – 1 to enable a shadow, 0 to disable it
border – 1 to show a border, 0 to hide it
signature – 1 to show the Source: CurrencyRate.Today attribution, 0 to hide it
External services
This plugin uses external services to deliver live prices, front-end rendering, Gutenberg/admin previews, and some admin assets.
CO-IN.IO loads the front-end widget script and the admin preview. Service URL: https://co-in.io/crypto-price-widget/
CO-IN.IO publishes the public cryptocurrency asset metadata used by the admin selector and Gutenberg block controls. Metadata URL: https://co-in.io/data/crypto-assets.json
The CO-IN.IO widget runtime may request CoinLore for crypto prices and MoneyConvert CDN for fiat cross-rates in the visitor browser. Gutenberg editor previews load the same browser-side runtime inside an authenticated preview iframe. Service URLs: https://api.coinlore.net/api/ticker/?id=… and https://cdn.moneyconvert.net/api/latest.json
CurrencyRate.Today is used for the optional Source attribution link. Service URL: https://currencyrate.today/ Privacy Policy: https://currencyrate.today/page/privacy Legal Disclaimer: https://currencyrate.today/page/disclaimer
CryptoCompare is used in the admin area for cryptocurrency icon assets only. It is not used as the supported-asset list. Service URL: https://www.cryptocompare.com/ Privacy Policy: https://www.cryptocompare.com/privacy-policy/ Terms & Conditions: https://www.cryptocompare.com/terms-conditions/
When the widget or admin preview is loaded, requests may include selected asset symbols, selected display options, language context, and the browser request needed to return the remote widget script, preview, icon assets, or browser-side market data.
Supported by: CurrencyRate.today
See it in action
Screenshots & previews.
screenshot-1.png - Admin settings with live preview and shortcode generatorscreenshot-2.png - Front-end widget example with multiple base currenciesscreenshot-3.png - Front-end widget styling examplescreenshot-4.gif - Animated widget preview
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Gettingstarted.
From your WordPress dashboard
01Visit Plugins > Add New.
02Search for Cryptocurrency Price Widget.
03Install and activate the plugin.
04Open Settings > CR Crypto Price.
05Configure your widget, copy the generated shortcode, and paste it into any post or page.
Manual installation
06Download Cryptocurrency Price Widget.
07Upload the cryptocurrency-price-widget directory to your /wp-content/plugins/ directory.
08Activate the plugin from the Plugins page in WordPress.
09Open Settings > CR Crypto Price.
10Configure the widget and paste the generated shortcode where you want the widget to appear.
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Frequently asked questions.
How do I publish the widget on a page?
Add the Cryptocurrency Price Widget block in the WordPress editor and configure it from the block sidebar. You can also configure the widget in Settings > CR Crypto Price, copy the generated shortcode, and paste it into a post, page, Shortcode block, or any area that supports shortcodes.
Do I need an API key?
No. The plugin does not require an API key, provider account, or paid market-data setup. Install it, add the Gutenberg block or shortcode, choose your currencies and assets, and publish.
Can I use it as a Gutenberg block?
Yes. Version 1.4.0 and later adds a native Gutenberg block with controls for assets, fiat currencies, color, streaming, striped rows, rounded corners, shadow, border, and source attribution.
Can I still use shortcodes?
Yes. Shortcodes remain fully supported for backward compatibility, classic editor workflows, widgets, templates, and existing content.
Will it slow down my site?
No. The plugin does not calculate prices or stream market data on your WordPress server. Your site only outputs the widget embed code and settings, while the CO-IN.IO runtime handles rendering and live market delivery in the visitor browser.
Can I choose my own coins and fiat currencies?
Yes. The admin selector and Gutenberg block controls use the CO-IN.IO public asset JSON v3 with 14,280 CoinLore-backed unique symbols and 160 bundled fiat currencies. The top row is limited to bundled fiat currencies, while the main list is used for cryptocurrencies and keeps custom ticker symbols for legacy compatibility. The widget API remains symbol-based, for example items=”BTC,ETH,DOGE”, so duplicate CoinLore symbols are intentionally excluded. You can also keep older custom ticker symbols in existing shortcodes; unsupported symbols are ignored safely by the widget runtime.
Can I customize the widget look?
Yes. You can control the background color, streaming mode, striped rows, rounded corners, shadow, border, and the optional Source attribution.
How do I make the widget a fixed width?
Place the shortcode output inside a container with a fixed width. For best results, keep the available width at 220px or wider.
Can I hide the Source attribution link?
Yes. Set the signature option to 0 in the shortcode, or disable it in the admin settings before copying the generated shortcode.
Where does the live data come from?
The front-end widget and admin preview load from CO-IN.IO. The supported asset universe comes from the CO-IN.IO public JSON at https://co-in.io/data/crypto-assets.json. The widget runtime uses CoinLore for crypto prices and MoneyConvert CDN for fiat cross-rates in the visitor browser. The optional Source attribution link points to CurrencyRate.Today, and cryptocurrency icons in the admin selector are loaded from CryptoCompare.
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