Stores have one primary currency and one or more secondary currencies. Your store’s primary currency cannot be changed.
Adding a currency
To add a currency, follow these steps:
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In the Locales page, select Add Currency.
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Enter the following details:
- Currency – refers to the official currency name and code (ISO 4217).
- Decimal Separator – refers to the symbol separating the whole number and decimal. This option is prefilled based on the selected currency but can be manually changed.
- Has Decimals – refers to the setting if you would like to display currency decimals for product prices. For instance, Japanese Yen (JPY) does not have decimals because 1 JPY is the lowest value. This option is prefilled based on the selected currency but can be manually changed.
- Pattern – refers to the text pattern used to customize the appearance of prices.
- Thousands Separator – Refers to the symbol separating thousands. This option is prefilled based on the selected currency but can be manually changed.
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Navigate to the Options tab to configure additional advanced settings.
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Configure the following options for the currency:
- Allow customers to place orders in this currency – customers will be able to complete orders in this currency.
- Markup Percentage – refers to a percentage fee to add to the value before performing the currency conversion. This option can be used to pass on currency conversion fees from your payment provider to customers.
- Automatically convert to and from this currency – indicates if you would like to automatically convert prices using real-time market data supplied by Lana.
- Set a custom currency exchange rate – indicates if you would like to manually set a currency exchange rate. When selected, an additional field appears for you to set the currency exchange value relative to your store’s primary currency.
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Select Save to save the new currency. If the currency is successfully added, it is displayed in the currency list.
Note: Currency data is supplied in accordance with the Lana Terms of Service.
Deleting a currency
To delete a currency, follow these steps:
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Navigate to the Locales page
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Select the currency from the Currencies section
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Select Edit
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Select the Delete button to permanently delete the currency**.**
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A confirmation dialog appears, select Delete to confirm the deletion or Keep to go back without deleting the currency.