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Currency Switcher for WooCommerce

By WP Wham

E-commerce & Shopping /

Reviewed by Omar Dabbas

Trusted WordPress expert with 20+ years of experience evaluating plugins for the WP ecosystem.

Currency Switcher for WooCommerce Review - In-Depth Analysis

Currency Switcher for WooCommerce allows users to switch currencies based on location or language. It features automatic exchange rate updates and customizable placement options.

Performance Overview

WPS Score

7/10

User Rating

4.2/5 (based on 43+ reviews)

Active Installations

10,000+

Update Frequency

Average It is calculated using the weighted average of same category plugins.

Security Score

5 / 10 (Medium Risk) It is calculated using the weighted average of all versions.

What It Does

Currency Switcher for WooCommerce is a powerful tool that enables online store owners to provide a seamless shopping experience for customers from different countries. It allows users to switch currencies based on their location or language preferences.

The plugin features automatic updates for currency exchange rates, ensuring that prices are always accurate. Store owners can set prices on a per-product basis and have the option to revert to the original currency at checkout.

With various placement and format options, the currency switcher can be added as a widget or through shortcodes. The plugin also supports additional functionalities such as changing the order currency by the admin and displaying product prices in multiple currencies.

Comparing to Alternatives

Currency Switcher for WooCommerce offers a reliable currency conversion solution with several alternatives available that provide similar multi-currency features for WooCommerce stores.

Top alternatives

Strengths

Highly customizable with accurate currency conversions
Offers multiple display options like dropdowns, radio buttons, and links
Lightweight and straightforward to configure
Reliable and consistent performance over years
Good documentation available on the developer's website

Weaknesses

No direct support in WordPress plugin forum, requiring separate account for help
Limited visual customization without CSS knowledge
Has had past security vulnerabilities, though fixed in recent versions
No pro version with additional premium features

User Sentiment Analysis

With a strong majority of 5-star ratings and positive user feedback, the plugin is generally well-regarded for its functionality and reliability. Negative reviews are minimal and do not highlight specific recurring issues.

Positive highlights

'Plugin has worked well for years – and very helpful support' – Pat K
'The switcher works great, offers different appearances, and has clear documentation' – Anonymous
'Works perfectly' – Mr Lucky
'Works quite well! Author, please keep up the good work!!' – hiheaven01
'An amazing experience with this plugin, simple and lightweight' – jorged231

Common complaints

Weaknesses

Requires creating an account outside WordPress forum for support
Customization of appearance requires CSS knowledge
Past security vulnerabilities noted, though fixed in updates

Who Should Use This?

Best for

Store owners seeking a reliable, customizable currency switcher plugin with accurate conversions and multiple display options, who are comfortable with some CSS for styling and do not require direct support via WordPress forums.

Not ideal for

Users who need extensive visual customization without coding, prefer integrated WordPress forum support, or require a plugin with a pro version offering advanced premium features. Also, those concerned about past security issues might consider alternatives.

Pricing & Value

Free version includes

The free version provides a fully functional currency switcher with multiple display options, accurate conversions, and good documentation.

Final Verdict

Currency Switcher for WooCommerce is a dependable and well-rated plugin that delivers accurate currency conversions and flexible display options. Its long-term reliability and positive user feedback make it a solid choice for WooCommerce stores needing multi-currency support without additional cost.

However, the lack of a pro version, limited visual customization without CSS, and past security vulnerabilities—though addressed—may lead some users to consider alternatives with more extensive support and features. Overall, it offers good value for those comfortable with its current scope and support model.

Other Notable Features

Here are a few other notable features of this free Currency Switcher for WooCommerce plugin.

Currency Switcher

Multi Currency

WooCommerce

Screenshots

FAQ

If you are experiencing some sort of issue regarding paypal, like incorrect currency code displayed in notification emails or anything else, please try to disable the default paypal component bundled with WooCommerce and use this plugin instead

If you are trying to display the converted price on a custom template for example you can use our alg_get_product_price_by_currency() function.
e.g

add_action('woocommerce_single_product_summary', function(){     if ( ! class_exists( 'Alg_WC_Currency_Switcher' ) ) {         return;     }     global $product;     $price = get_post_meta( get_the_ID(), '_regular_price', true);     $converted_price = alg_get_product_price_by_currency( $price, alg_get_current_currency_code(), $product, true );     $converted_price_formatted = wc_price( $converted_price );     echo "<h1>{$converted_price}</h1>";     echo "<h1>{$converted_price_formatted}</h1>"; });

If you want for example to turn on the rounding for all products except for Bitcoin, supposing you’ve enabled rounding and pretty price on plugin’s settings:

add_filter( 'alg_wc_currency_switcher_correction', function ( $correction, $currency ) {     if ( $currency == 'BTC' ) {         $correction['rounding'] = 'no_round';         $correction['pretty_price'] = 'no';     }      return $correction; }, 10, 2 );

If you want to set a currency just accessing an URL you can append the alg_currency variable with the currency code you want.
e.g

http://www.yoursite.com?alg_currency=USD

Contributors and developers

“Currency Switcher for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.

WP Wham

Free Version Docs

WPS

7

Average

Ratings

4.2 out of 5 | 43

Version

2.16.6

Last updated

6 months ago

Active installations

10,000+

WordPress version

6.9.7 or higher

PHP version

or higher

Languages

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Currency Switcher for WooCommerce Review - In-Depth Analysis

Performance Overview

What It Does

Comparing to Alternatives

User Sentiment Analysis

Who Should Use This?

Pricing & Value

Final Verdict

Other Notable Features

Screenshots

FAQ

Contributors and developers

Ratings

Reviews (43)

Sort by:

Contributors & Developers

Interested in development?

Changelog

Security Status

Secure

No Unpatched Vulnerabilities

Known Vulnerabilities (2)

Previous Versions

WPS

7

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