Introduction

The Magento 2 Auto Currency Switcher by FMEextensions is designed to improve the shopping experience for international customers by automatically displaying prices in their local currency. It works by detecting a user’s geographic location based on their IP address and switching the currency on the store to match that location. This feature can help boost conversions by creating a localized shopping experience and reducing friction caused by currency confusion.

Key Features

  • Automatically switches currency based on visitor's location
  • GeoIP technology for accurate location detection
  • Customizable currency rules for specific countries
  • Default fallback currency option for unmatched locations
  • Allows manual currency selection by customers
  • Easy setup and configuration in Magento admin panel
  • Supports multi-store and multi-currency environments

Compatibility

This extension is compatible with the following Magento versions.

  • 2.1.x
  • 2.2.x
  • 2.3.x
  • 2.4.1, 2.4.2, 2.4.3, 2.4.4, 2.4.5, 2.4.6, 2.4.7

Installation Guide

Method 1

  1. Unzip fme_currency-switcher-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
  2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
  3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):
  • app/code/FME
  • app/code/FME/CurrencySwitcher
  1. Copy all the contents from fme_currency-switcher-x.x.x to newly created CurrencySwitcher folder.
  2. Now open console or shell.
  3. Go to your Magento directory and run the following commands:
  • php bin/magento module:enable FME_CurrencySwitcher
  • php bin/magento setup:upgrade
  • php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
  • chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders
  1. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.

Method 2

  1. Unzip fme_currency-switcher-x.x.x.zip to a local folder.
  2. Make folder FME into your_magento_directory/app/code/ (if you don't find code folder within app folder, please create it first).
  3. Create the following folders (as mentioned in step 2):
  • app/code/FME
  • app/code/FME/CurrencySwitcher
  1. Copy all the contents from fme_currency-switcher-x.x.x to newly created CurrencySwitcher folder.
  2. Go to your_magento_directory/app/etc/
  3. Open config.php file in etc folder
  4. Add the following line in $modules array at the end ‘FME_CurrencySwitcher’=>1,
  5. Now open console or shell.
  6. Go to your Magento directory and run the below commands
  • php bin/magento setup:upgrade
  • php bin/magento setup:static-content:deploy -f (-f may not work in Magento versions less than 2.2.x.)
  • chmod command for var/ pub/static and generated/ folders
  1. Reload the Magento admin and you will see FME Extensions on the left side menu of your admin panel.