How to show Easy Digital Downloads prices in multiple currencies

First decide whether customers only need to see local prices or whether they must also pay in those currencies. Easy Digital Downloads has a single store currency setting for the normal installation. Its official multi-currency feature can change the currency passed to supported payment gateways, so payment support must be checked before you enable that type of setup.

For reference-only prices, keep your store’s existing base currency and use a converter that changes the displayed amounts without changing the amount processed at checkout.

For a small catalogue, you can keep the base currency in Downloads » Settings » General and add approximate local prices to each download’s description or purchase information. EDD’s standard currency setting controls the store currency, position and number formatting; it does not provide a live multi-currency price table by itself.

This route is fine when you have only a few products and can update the figures yourself. Its drawback is maintenance: exchange rates go stale, visitors cannot switch currencies, and you must remember to update every displayed amount when prices or rates change.

For automatic conversion, install and activate a currency-conversion extension that requires Easy Digital Downloads. In WordPress, use Plugins » Add New if the extension is available there, or upload its ZIP file from the Add Plugins screen.

Use the converter route when you have more than a few products, want visitor currency detection, or need one switcher to update prices across the catalogue. Do not install two currency tools that both rewrite EDD prices, because they can apply conversion twice.

Open the converter’s settings, add the currencies you want shoppers to see, and choose how rates are supplied. If it uses Open Exchange Rates, enter the required API details and confirm that the rates are being returned before publishing the switcher.

Choose automatic updates if prices should follow current rates. If you use manual rates, record the date of the last update and show an approximate-price note where appropriate. Round converted prices consistently so a product does not show awkward fractions.

Turn on visitor currency detection if you want prices to start in the visitor’s likely local currency. Leave a manual selector available unless you have a strong reason to force the detected choice: IP location can be wrong for VPN users, travellers and people whose billing currency differs from their location.

Add the converter’s currency switcher to a visible widget, block or menu position. Check product pages, archive pages, the cart and checkout. A switcher that changes product labels but leaves the cart total unchanged will confuse customers.

For reference-only local prices, use Easy Digital Downloads Currency Converter. Configure the base currency, add the currencies you want, connect its exchange-rate service, then enable visitor detection and place its switcher where customers can find it.

The converted amounts are for reference and orders remain in the store’s base currency. Test with a VPN or a different location, clear page-cache layers, and complete a test checkout before publishing. Cached pages can otherwise show one visitor’s detected currency to someone else.