Description
This plugin provides the ability to easily link to current stock market information for any ticker symbol on Stock Market API provider Polygon.io.
To link to a stock within your content:
From the options menu, select “Edit as HTML”
Wrap any of your content in a span tag and add the attribute data-ticker-links=”TICKER”
Save and preview your content.
Example:
Cruise stocks have been up this week, showing an overall trend in the travel sector.
Companies such as Norwegian Cruise Lines and
Royal Caribbean Group have lead the rally.
Your previewed/published content will be enriched with a link for the user to see the current stock price, charts, and news for
the provided stock ticker such as Royal Caribbean Group.
You can find the available ticker symbols using Polygon’s Stock Ticker API
Installation
- Go to
Pluginsin the Admin menu - Click on the button
Add new - Search for
Ticker Linksand click ‘Install Now’ or click on theuploadlink to uploadticker-links.zip - Click on
Activate plugin
FAQ
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Which tickers are available?
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You can use the Stock Ticker API to search for available symbols, or
scan through available stock tickers on the website. -
What is Polygon.io
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Polygon is a market data API platform that provide APIs for stocks (including OTC), options, forex, and crypto.
You can create a free account to get access to end-of-day price data and two years of historical data.
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Contributors & Developers
“Ticker Links” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
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Changelog
1.0.0: August 23, 2022
- Birthday of Ticker Links