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Hipatthen (talkcontribs)

Hey I am looking to make a list of 5-10 different cryptocurrencies and I want to update their value every 5-10 minutes or so. (Since it changes all the time)

I just have no idea how to do it, I've looked into some javastuff but no success in what to do yet. Could anyone help me out a bit and get started?

Like what extensions (if I need any) to get etc.

Please and thank you!

2003:72:6D7A:7000:857E:B29C:FCF:410A (talkcontribs)

With JavaScript you would integrate the according values from some other site I guess.

My first idea would have been the API, which would allow you to automatically do page edits. E.g.: Get the current value from whereever it is and write it into a wiki page.

Hipatthen (talkcontribs)

Thank you! No idea how to actually use an API though but I'll read into it.

What I'm trying to do seems pretty simple in my head but maybe it's more complicated than I thought.

Ciencia Al Poder (talkcontribs)

You probably don't want having 1 edit every 10 minutes = 144 edits per day just to update a currency value that you get from some other website.

It would make more sense to find a website that already provide that information (maybe as a widget that can be embedded in other pages) and include it in your wiki with Extension:Widgets for example.