The WooCommerce Multi Currency – Currency Switcher (often referred to by its slug CURCY and developed by VillaTheme) is one of the most popular tools for handling international sales.
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Currency Switching: Allows customers to switch between different currencies. Prices, taxes, and shipping costs are updated instantly.
Auto-Detect GeoIP: Automatically detects a visitor’s location via their IP address and displays the store’s prices in their local currency.
Exchange Rate Management:
Automatic: Syncs with APIs (Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, VillaTheme) at set intervals (hourly, daily, or weekly).
Manual: Allows store owners to set a permanent fixed rate for specific currencies.
Payment Integration: Supports multi-currency checkout, provided the payment gateway (like Stripe or PayPal) supports the selected currency.
Fixed Price Per Product: Option to manually set a specific price for a product in a secondary currency to override the calculated exchange rate.
| Feature | Details |
| WordPress Version | Requires 5.2 or higher (Compatible with 6.x+) |
| WooCommerce Version | Requires 3.0.0 or higher (Compatible with 10.x+) |
| PHP Version | PHP 7.0 or higher recommended |
| Database Storage | Uses standard WooCommerce meta tables; supports Session or Cookie-based currency saving |
| Geolocation | Integrated with MaxMind GeoIP for high-accuracy country detection |
| Shortcodes | [woo_multi_currency] (Standard), plus various layout-specific shortcodes (Layout 1-9) |
| Caching Compatibility | Compatible with WP Rocket, Autoptimize, and W3 Total Cache (using AJAX for currency updates) |
Currencies Bar: A floating sidebar (left or right) that allows quick switching.
Widget Support: Built-in widgets to place the switcher in headers, footers, or sidebars.
Price Formatting: * Beauty Prices: Set rounding rules (e.g., $9.87 → $9.99 or $10.00).
Custom Symbols: Manually define symbols (e.g., instead of $, use USD).
Flags: Includes a library of national flags that can be displayed next to currency codes.
Most users encounter two versions of this plugin. Here are the primary differences:
| Feature | Free Version | Premium (CURCY Pro) |
| Number of Currencies | Max 2 | Unlimited |
| Automatic Updates | Limited | Fully Scheduled |
| Checkout Control | Basic | Filter Payment Methods by Currency |
| Bulk Fixed Prices | Manual | Import via CSV |
| Session Tracking | Cookies only | PHP Session + Cookies |
Multilingual: Fully compatible with WPML and Polylang.
Page Builders: Optimized for Elementor, Visual Composer, and Gutenberg.
Analytics: Orders are recorded with currency data, allowing for filtered reporting in WooCommerce Analytics.
