Shopping Cart and Multi-Currency
Converting from one currency to another is possible through Rules. We recommend using only core for this if you want the conversion rate to be input as a static variable. For example, you simply want to say that 1 US dollar is equal to .76 Euros, that would be a fine and relatively easy thing to produce using rules.
Additionally with being able to handle simple conversions, Drupal Commerce core will properly handle mixed currency orders by converting line items to the site's default currency if present on the order or using the currency of the first line item on the order if the default currency isn't represented.
For more complex situations, there is a great contributed module called Commerce Multi-currency that we have highlighted in a recent Commerce Module Tuesday Video (seen below).
Multi-Currency Support in Core
We have lots of use-cases for handling multiple currencies. As stated above, Drupal Commerce supports a small subset of currency support.
Currency Settings
The currency settings screen under Store > Configuration > Currency is where you can enable additional currencies. If you are going to do the "Static Currency Exchange Rate" exercise below, you should enable a few currencies here.
Static Currency Exchange Rate
Converting from one currency to another is possible through Rules. We recommend using only core for this if you want the conversion rate to be input as a static variable. For example, you simply want to say that 1 US dollar is equal to .76 Euros, that would be a fine and relatively easy thing to produce using rules.
Below we work through an entire exercise where we use Rules to create such a scenario as mentioned above.
Original Pricing
The original pricing is shown here for three products. Our goal is to create a rule that affects the prices and changes the currency. Note that you need to enable a few other currencies to make this work.
Product Pricing Rules
The first step is to click on Store and then "Configuration" and, finally, Product Pricing Rules. That is where the magic all happens when dealing with currency exchange.
Pricing Rule
We need to click on add a pricing rule. If this is your first time on this screen, maybe navigate around and look at how some of these other rules are setup. If this is your first time dealing with Rules, we highly recommend additional tutorials.
Data Comparison
After clicking "Add Condition…"
You will want to choose "Data Comparison" and then select
"commerce-line-item:commerce-unit-price:currency-code
" using the object
navigator.
Currency to Filter
Note that we are creating a filter that will only allow US dollars into our actions. Without this filter, all line items would go through this rule.
Convert Numbers
Click "Add Action"
In order to actually create a currency conversion we need to do a little math. This next step is where you add the currency exchange rate.
Doing the Exchange
If you had 1 US dollar, how much would that equal in your other currency? It changes, but for our exercise we're going to assume a static number works for us. (Dynamic currency conversion is possible with Commerce Multicurrency).
Convert Currency Symbol
Click Add Action.
Select "Convert the unit price to a different currency" so that we can actually convert the currency from US dollars to a new currency. This exchange is only going to change the currency symbol, it will not actually tweak the numbers.
Final Currency
We are simply selecting the final currency symbol. You can safely ignore the data selector.
Final Screen
The final screen for the rule. If yours doesn't look like this, go through the steps above carefully.
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