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WooCommerce Multicurrency Setup Guide

Selling globally means your customers expect to see prices in their local currency. With WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency (WCML), you can easily configure and manage multiple currencies in your WooCommerce store, creating a seamless shopping experience across different regions.

This guide will walk you through the full setup of multicurrency functionality using WCML in currency-only mode. It’s also fully compatible with WPConfigurator so your customized product prices automatically adjust based on the selected currency, offering a seamless and localized shopping experience.

Let’s get started with configuring your store for multicurrency and maximizing your global sales potential.

Requirements (Currency-Only Mode)

To use WCML for multicurrency support without multilingual translations, you only need:

  • WooCommerce (installed and activated)
  • WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency (WCML)
    → Available from wpml.org
    → Also available from wordpress.org

 Step 1: Install and Activate WCML

    1. Go to Plugins → Add New → Search for WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency, install and activate it.
    2. Once activated, WCML will detect WooCommerce and enable multicurrency options.

Step 2: Enable Multicurrency

  1. Go to WooCommerce → WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency.
  2. Click on the Multicurrency tab.
  3. Enable Multicurrency mode if it’s not already active.

 Use live exchange rates by connecting a service like Fixer.io or Currency Layer (API key required).

Step 3: Add and Configure Currencies

  1. In the Multicurrency section, click Add currency.
  2. Select your desired currency (e.g., USD, EUR, PHP).
  3. Configure:
    • Currency symbol
    • Symbol position (left, right, with or without space)
    • Decimal/thousand separators
    • Number of decimals
    • Exchange rate (manual or automatic)

Step 4: Adding Currency Switcher

Once you set up multiple currencies, display a currency switcher in your site’s theme using a widget.

To add a currency switcher as a WordPress classic widget:

  1. Go to WooCommerce → WooCommerce Multilingual & Multicurrency and click on the Multicurrency tab.
  2. Scroll to Widget Currency Switcher and add a new currency switcher widget to desired location.

Step 5: Save Changes to apply all settings.

Final Notes

  • You do not need WPML Multilingual CMS for multicurrency.
  • WCML in currency-only mode keeps your store simple but powerful for international selling.
  • You can add translations later if needed—WPML plugins are modular and work well together. Visit our WPML Integration Guide

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