About this plugin
cl API — a free service that exposes official economic indicators for Chile (sourced from the Central Bank and other entities). No registration or API key is required.
cl API automatically and outputs the values through the [hupind_indicadores] shortcode, ready to use in headers, footers, sidebars, Bricks Builder, Elementor and any area of your site.
This project is independent and is not affiliated with any government entity. cl). The plugin only receives data; it never sends any information to the service.
Main features:
- Real-time data from the public mindicador.cl API (no registration or API key)
- 12 indicators: UF, UTM, Dollar, Euro, IPC, IVP, IMACEC, TPM, Copper Pound, Unemployment Rate, Bitcoin and Exchange Dollar
- Customs Dollar (Dólar Aduanero) for imports/exports — derived from the observed dollar (the value of the second-to-last business day of the previous month, the same rule used by the National Customs Service)
- [hupind_indicadores] shortcode with multiple configurable parameters
- Admin screen under Tools — indicator selection and shortcode builder on a single page
- Automatic format per indicator type: $ (CLP), US$ (USD) or % (percentage)
- Change versus the previous day: % for prices/currencies, percentage points ( pp ) for rates and indices
- ▲ green / ▼ red arrows for positive/negative change
- Horizontal or vertical layout, configurable separator
- Date format selector (short, long, numeric)
- Chilean number format (comma decimal, period thousands separator)
- Configurable cache with WordPress Transients (1h / 6h / 12h / 24h)
- Automatic fallback to the last successful value if the mindicador.cl API is unavailable
- No CSS on the frontend — style it with BEM classes from Bricks or Elementor
- No WooCommerce or external plugin dependencies
Example shortcode:
[hupind_indicadores show="uf,dolar,euro" layout="horizontal" show_variation="true" show_date="true"]
BEM classes available for styling:
hupind-indicadores — main wrapper
hupind-indicadores__item — each indicator
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hupind-indicadores__label — indicator name
hupind-indicadores__value — formatted value
hupind-indicadores__variation — change (with –up / –down modifiers)
hupind-indicadores__divider — separator between items
hupind-indicadores__updated — update date
hupind-indicadores__error — notice shown when no data is available yet
External services
cl API to retrieve the current values of Chilean economic indicators.
- Service: mindicador.cl — https://mindicador.cl
- What is sent: nothing. The plugin only performs read (GET) requests to retrieve indicator values; no personal or site data is transmitted.
- When: when the shortcode is rendered and the cache has expired (cache duration is configurable, default 1 hour).
- Terms / privacy: https://mindicador.cl