Title: Juniustech Gold Price Calculator Author: JuniusTech Published: August 31, 2026 Last modified: September 2, 2026 --- Search plugins ![](https://ps.w.org/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/assets/icon-256x256.png?rev =3674607) # Juniustech Gold Price Calculator By [JuniusTech](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juniustech/) [Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/juniustech-gold-price-calculator.1.2.2.zip) * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/#description) * [Reviews](https://wordpress.org/plugins/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/#reviews) * [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/#installation) * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/#developers) [Support](https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/) ## Description Juniustech Gold Price Calculator fetches live gold prices, converts them to CHF, and displays an interactive karat price table on any page. **Features:** * Hourly automatic price updates (WordPress cron), with a one-hour cache * 9 gold alloys (999 to 333) * Additional kg rows for silver-plated items and tin (CHF/kg editable in settings) * Combined TOTAL (CHF) across grams and kilograms * Configurable surcharge per gram (default: 0.50 CHF) * Shortcode: `[gold_price_calculator]` * Shows the last known price if the API is temporarily unavailable * Inquiry form that emails the gram/karat and kg breakdown * Responsive table design ### External services This plugin connects to external APIs to retrieve live gold spot prices and currency exchange rates. This is required because the calculator shows up-to-date values instead of static prices. Requests run on the server with `wp_remote_get`. No personal data, no visitor information and no site content is transmitted by this plugin. 1. Gold API (https://api.gold-api.com/price/XAU) — gold price in USD. Used when no custom JSON URL is set. Terms: https://gold-api.com/ Privacy: the request contains only the metal symbol path (XAU). 2. Frankfurter (https://api.frankfurter.dev/) — USD to CHF conversion. Used to convert the gold USD price to CHF. Terms: https://www.frankfurter.dev/ The request contains only currency codes (USD, CHF). 3. Alpha Vantage (https://www.alphavantage.co/query) — optional fallback when the sources above fail, or when the site owner has entered an API key. The request contains lookup parameters (metal/currency codes) and the site owner’s own API key. Terms: https://www.alphavantage.co/terms_of_service/ Privacy: https://www. alphavantage.co/privacy/ 4. Optional custom JSON URL (settings) — if the site owner enters a URL, that host is requested first. Only the URL they configured is contacted. A request is sent when cached price data expires and a page containing the calculator is loaded, when WordPress cron runs the hourly update, and when an administrator saves settings or clicks Refresh now. ## Installation 1. Upload the `juniustech-gold-price-calculator` folder to `/wp-content/plugins/` 2. Activate the plugin through the **Plugins** menu 3. Go to **Settings Gold Price Calculator** and click **Refresh now** (an API key is optional) 4. Optionally enter an Alpha Vantage API key or a custom gold JSON URL 5. Add `[gold_price_calculator]` to any page or post ## FAQ ### Where do I get an API key? An API key is optional. Free gold and FX sources are used first. If you still want Alpha Vantage as a fallback: https://www.alphavantage.co/support/# api-key The key is entered in the plugin settings. No API key is bundled with the plugin. ### How often is the price updated? Prices are cached for at least one hour (WordPress transient) and refreshed hourly via WordPress cron. Use **Refresh now** in settings for a manual update. ### What shortcode do I use? [gold_price_calculator] ### Does this plugin send visitor data to Alpha Vantage? No. Requests run on the server with `wp_remote_get`. Visitor data is not sent. Alpha Vantage is only contacted as a fallback, and then only with lookup parameters and the site owner’s API key. ## Reviews There are no reviews for this plugin. ## Contributors & Developers “Juniustech Gold Price Calculator” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin. Contributors * [ JuniusTech ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/juniustech/) [Translate “Juniustech Gold Price Calculator” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/juniustech-gold-price-calculator) ### Interested in development? [Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/), check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/), or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/) by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss). ## Changelog #### 1.2.2 * Fixed kg prices (Versilbert, Messer, ZINN) can be changed in Settings Gold Price Calculator #### 1.2.1 * Restored a working price fetch chain: optional JSON URL, free gold + CHF conversion, then Alpha Vantage * Alpha Vantage API key is optional * Admin shows the last fetch error instead of a generic “check the API key” message #### 1.2.0 * Added fixed CHF/kg rows in the same gold table (Versilbert 90/100, Versilberte Messer, ZINN) * Inquiry email lists quantity with g or kg * Improved mobile table layout #### 1.1.0 * WordPress.org release as a standalone juniustech product * Removed third-party branding and the Frankfurter dependency * Alpha Vantage is the sole external service; API key is supplied in settings * Price data is cached with a one-hour transient ## Meta * Version **1.2.2** * Last updated **3 days ago** * Active installations **Fewer than 10** * WordPress version ** 6.0 or higher ** * Tested up to **7.1** * PHP version ** 7.4 or higher ** * Tags * [calculator](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/calculator/)[gold](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gold/) [Gold price](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/gold-price/)[precious metals](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/precious-metals/) [price calculator](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/price-calculator/) * [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/juniustech-gold-price-calculator/advanced/) ## Ratings No reviews have been submitted yet. 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