Aelia Currency Switcher for WooCommerce is a robust tool to cater to a diverse customer base with different currency preferences. Here is a breakdown of its features and functionality:
Core Functionality:
- Multiple Currency Display: Allows displaying prices and completing transactions in multiple currencies.
- Customer Selection: Customers can choose their preferred currency from a list displayed as a widget.
- Conversion Accuracy: The shop displays and completes transactions in the selected currency, ensuring the customer pays the displayed price.
- Improved Conversions: By offering the ability to pay in customers’ preferred currency, it potentially increases conversions and reduces credit card conversion fees.
Operational Details:
- Exchange Rate Updates: Supports automatic exchange rate updates via providers like Open Exchange Rates, WebServiceX, Yahoo! Finance, and manual rate setting options.
- Product Price Flexibility: Enables entering product and coupon prices in different currencies without relying solely on exchange rates.
- Geolocation Detection: Automatically detects visitors’ countries to set currencies accordingly.
- Payment Method Filtering: Filters available payment methods based on the selected currency.
- Persistent Currency Selection: Remembers visitors’ preferred currency for future visits.
- Google Analytics Integration: Integrates with Google Analytics’ multi-currency feature.
Compatibility & Integration:
- WooCommerce Plugin Compatibility: Seamlessly integrates with various official WooCommerce plugins like Subscriptions, Product Add-ons, Bundles, etc.
- Support for Other Plugins: Fully supported by other WooCommerce plugins like Points and Rewards, Product Feed PRO, among others.
Technical Requirements:
- Platform Compatibility: Compatible with WordPress 3.6+, PHP 7.0+, and WooCommerce 2.6+.
- Dependencies: Requires specific PHP extensions like CURL and the Aelia Foundation Classes framework 2.0.1.180821+ (can be installed automatically by the plugin).
- Performance Recommendations: Recommends a memory limit of 128MB or more for PHP and WordPress.
The plugin appears to offer comprehensive currency-switching capabilities, ensuring a smooth shopping experience for customers while providing merchants with tools to manage diverse currency requirements effectively.
