XE currency plugin for VirtueMart 3

This currency plugin for VirtueMart 3 uses the services of XE.com. This plugin supports a wide range of world currencies in a fast, reliable and secure way and also implements an effective cache system, so all XE.com currency requests get cached and the upcoming recuests are handled locally to speed up the conversion process. The default cache lifetime is 6 hours, but this can be easily configured to fit your needs.

This plugin works even at the moment of choosing the payment method in the checkout process. To take a look at our payment plugins, click here

Installation Instructions:

1. Install the plugin using Joomla! extensions installer
2. Access VirtueMart configuration page (Components->VirtueMart->VirtueMart Configuration)
3. Click the "Shop" tab
4. In the field "Select a currency converter module" select "convertXE.php" option
5. Save the changes
6. Access your store profile configuration (Components->VirtueMart->Shop Profile)
7. Choose all supported currencyes by your shop in the field "List of accepted currencies"

You can optionally publish the standard VirtueMart currency selector module to give your customers the ability to choose the currency for product display

Configuration Instructions:

1. Connect thorugh FTP to administrator/components/com_virtuemart/plugins/currency_converter/ inside your Joomla! installation folder
2. Edit the file convertXE.php
3. Inside the file, edit the variables delimited by /********** OPTIONS START **********/ and /********** OPTIONS END **********/, do not edit anyhig beyond that delimiters!
1. var $extraCharge = 0.00; Sometimes the server currency value differs from the local bank value, with this option you can add to the calculated value, for instance if you get a server value of $5.50 but the local bank vvalue is $5.80 you may set the variable to $0.30
2. var $cache_time_update = 360; With this option you can indicate the cache lifetime in minutes. It defaults to 360 minutes (6 hours).