=== curreX ===
Contributors: miCRoSCoPiC_eaRthLinG
Donate link: http://chaos-laboratory.com/2007/03/01/currex-ajax-based-currency-converter-widget-for-wordpress/
Tags: curreX, currency, converter, exchange, widget, sidebar, ajax, yahoo, finance, rate, realtime
Requires at least: 2.0.x
Tested up to: 2.5.1
Stable tag: 0.6

curreX is an AJAX powered Currency Conversion widget for WordPress sidebars.

== Description ==

curreX is an AJAX powered Currency Conversion widget which can be run in your WordPress sidebar(s). The widget is very simple and does exactly what it's supposed to do. It accepts a currency value (integer or decimal) and a source & destination currency and gives you the converted rate once you hit the Convert button.

== Installation ==

Installation couldn't get any easier. Once downloaded, simply...

1. Unzip the archive.
2. Copy the extracted folder named curreX into your WordPress plug-ins folder.
3. Activate the plug-in from the Plug-in Manager in WordPress.
4. Visit the Sidebar Widgets page under Presentation menu (for upto WordPress 2.3.x) OR the Widgets section under Design menu (for WordPress 2.5.x) to drag & drop the widget onto any sidebar you desire.
6. Configure the widget as you like (Source / Destination Currecy, Decimal Precision etc.) and Save changes.

== Screenshots ==

1. View of the curreX front-end, as it appears in your WordPress Sidebar.
2. The curreX widget configuration dialog, as it appears within WordPress Administration Interface.

== Features ==

1. It can convert between 144 world currency formats.
2. The conversion rates are fetched in real-time from Yahoo! Finance prior to every calculation.
3. It employs an AJAX back-end, i.e. the conversions are performed without having to refresh the whole page, making the tool really lightweight & fast. Looks cool too.
4. Performs client-side validation of the amount entered - thus cutting out chances of entering an erroneous value and crashing the calculator midway while performing a conversion.