FAQ

Frequently askes questions about the Currency Switcher plugin for WooCommerce.

How is the Aelia Currency Switcher for WooCommerce better than alternative products?
Our Currency Switcher is the most mature and flexible product on the market. We released it in 2013, when WooCommerce was still at version 1.6.x, and conti...
Wed, 14 Oct, 2020 at 10:21 AM
Which WooCommerce versions does the Currency Switcher support?
The Currency Switcher supports WooCommerce 3.0 and newer.  You can purchase the Currency Switcher from our online shop.
Sun, 13 Dec, 2020 at 8:50 PM
How does Currency Switcher geolocation detection mechanism work?
Note Although this article refers to the Currency Switcher for WooCommerce, the logic described applies to all the Aelia plugins that include a geolocatio...
Thu, 2 Apr, 2020 at 4:16 PM
Is the Currency Switcher plugin compatible with my theme?
The plugin has been developed to be "theme agnostic" and it doesn't require any specific theme feature. The only requirement, from a theme per...
Mon, 10 Dec, 2018 at 2:12 PM
Which plugins are compatible with the Currency Switcher?
Before every release, the Currency Switcher plugin is tested on our servers on a basic WooCommerce installation. Such environment includes the follo...
Thu, 14 Nov, 2024 at 11:09 AM
Which payment gateways/plugins are compatible with the Aelia Currency Switcher?
The Currency Switcher has been developed to be as agnostic as possible, thus it doesn't implement any code specific to certain payment gatewa...
Thu, 25 Nov, 2021 at 7:25 PM
Is it possible to use the Aelia Currency Switcher to allow customers to place orders in multiple currencies, but force payment in base currency, or an arbitrary currency?
The code in this article is to be considered a customisation. As such, it's outside the scope of our support service. Should you need assistance imple...
Wed, 25 May, 2022 at 9:21 PM
I found out that plugin "X" is incompatible with your product. Can you make it compatible?
As explained in the article related to the compatibility with 3rd party plugins, we cannot guarantee that our products are, or will be compatible with a spe...
Mon, 10 Feb, 2014 at 11:35 PM
Aelia Currency Switcher - How to to enter shipping costs manually, for each currency
Since June 2021, the Shipping Pricing Addon is bundled with the Currency Switcher. The addon allows to enter shipping costs manually, in each currency, for...
Wed, 27 Oct, 2021 at 11:32 PM
How can I test the currency detection function?
The Currency Switcher performs the currency detection only once, at the first visit to a site, then it stores the information against the user session. If y...
Wed, 11 Apr, 2018 at 12:23 PM