The GiveWP Currency Switcher add-on is a powerful tool designed to enhance donation flexibility and convenience for donors on your WordPress website. Here’s an overview of its key features:
Currency Flexibility:
- Visitor Location-based Currency: Automatically sets the currency based on the visitor’s geolocation, reducing confusion for donors giving in foreign currencies.
- Customized Donation Form Compatibility: Seamlessly integrates with customized donation forms, ensuring compatibility with your site’s unique design.
- Multi-Currency Interface: Offers an intuitive interface for donors to switch currencies effortlessly across devices, including mobile, tablet, and desktop.
Exchange Rates and Control:
- Automatic Rate Updates: Supports leading exchange rate APIs for accurate and updated currency conversion rates, including options for customized rate intervals.
- Manual Customization: Allows manual adjustment of currency rates, providing control over donation levels for various currencies.
Gateway and Form Control:
- Granular Gateway Settings: Enables fine-tuning of accepted currencies per payment gateway, both globally and on a per-form basis, ensuring compatibility with specific gateways that support particular currencies.
- Add-On Compatibility: Seamlessly integrates with other GiveWP add-ons, ensuring compatibility with essential functionalities like Recurring Donations, Tributes, and Fee Recovery.
Customization and Preferences:
- Form-specific Settings: Offers the flexibility to enable or disable currency switching on specific donation forms, providing control over when and where the feature is available.
- Text Customization: Allows customization of the text displayed when switching currencies and offers template tags to display base currency, new currency, and exchange rates.
- Saved Preferences: Retains donor preferences for their chosen currency when they log in to their account for subsequent donations.
Additional Highlights:
- Customizable Exchange Rates: Enables locking exchange rates to specific values or manual adjustment of rates, giving control over currency conversion.
- Extensive Currency Support: Provides a wide array of currency options (over 100 currencies) for donors to select from.
- Preference Saving: Retains a donor’s preferred currency for subsequent donations when they’re signed in to their account.
The add-on simplifies the process of accepting donations in multiple currencies, making it more convenient for donors worldwide and potentially expanding your audience and overall donations.