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[HOW TO] Add Support For Arabic Currencies In WooCommerce

[HOW TO] Add Support For Arabic Currencies In WooCommerce 1

WooCommerce has support for many types of currencies. However, there are many other currencies are not supported including Arab countries’. If your store is using these currencies:

  • Moroccan Dirham
  • Egyptian Pound
  • Iraqi Dinars
  • Syrian Pound
  • Lebanese Pound
  • Jordanian Dinar
  • Yemen Riyal
  • Libyan Dinar
  • Sudanese Pound
  • Tunisian Dinar
  • Algerian Dinar
  • Mauritania Ouguiya
  • Emirati Dirham
  • Somali shilling
  • Djibouti Franc
  • Comorian Franc
  • Bahraini Dinar
  • Kuwaiti Dinar
  • Omani Rial
  • Qatari Riyal
  • Saudi Riyal

Then you need to install a plugin to use them on your store.

Luckily, there is a plugin for this purpose.

Let’s download the plugin here:

And install it on your site.

Now, to use the new currencies, let’s go to WooCommerce->Settings then scroll down to the currencies section:

woocommerce currencies arabic

In the currency select box, you can search for your currencies there.

What if you don’t want to use a plugin?

There are cases you only need to add one or two currencies to your site, you may not want to use a plugin. Then, you can follow my tutorials here. By following that tutorial, you can quickly add your own currencies and their symbols without having a new plugin on your site.

I hope you enjoy the tutorial. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to ask.