=== Preciousuite Metal Rate Charts ===
Contributors: vimakava
Tags: gold rate, silver rate, chart, metal prices
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 7.1
Requires PHP: 7.4
Stable tag: 2.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

A modern plugin to display custom metal rates using charts.

== Description ==
Preciousuite Metal Rate Charts lets you add custom metal names and prices from the WordPress admin and display them using beautiful bar charts via a shortcode.

This plugin is not affiliated with any other service or trademark.

== Installation ==
1. Upload the plugin folder to /wp-content/plugins/
2. Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress
3. Go to Metal Rates in the admin dashboard and add your metal data

== External Services ==
This plugin utilizes MetalPriceAPI (https://metalpriceapi.com) to retrieve real-time metal and currency exchange rates. 
- Service used: MetalPriceAPI (https://metalpriceapi.com)
- Purpose: Retrieve latest precious metal rates and currency conversion rates.
- Data sent: API key (stored in settings) and query parameters (currency and metal symbols). No personal data or visitor telemetry is sent to the external service.
- Terms of Use: https://metalpriceapi.com/terms
- Privacy Policy: https://metalpriceapi.com/privacy

== Changelog ==

= 2.4 =
* Updated compatibility with the latest WordPress version.
* Added several improvements to make the plugin more advanced and user-friendly.

= 1.1 =
- Renamed plugin to Preciousuite Metal Rate Charts for clarity and distinctiveness.
- Fixed: All HTML attribute outputs now properly escaped with esc_attr().
- Fixed: Replaced json_encode() with wp_json_encode() throughout.
- Fixed: All scripts and styles enqueued via wp_enqueue_script/style; removed inline script tags.
- Fixed: readme.txt now correctly separates Requires at least (WP version) and Requires PHP.
- Added PRECIOUSUITE_MRC_VERSION constant for consistent versioning.