Users default currency

[haunter]

Hi.

 

We need to set for one user CZK, for another EUR, but PS cannot remember user´s currency, only option is change core?

[El Patron]

Once the user set's their currency and as long as their cookie is good it will remember.

 

You can't set a user's currency from the back office.

 

Non-logged visitors without a cookie (first time or after cookie expires) will get shop default currency.

 

You can set currency by country, then you can use the native Geo Location to detect their country (for non-logged).

[haunter]

Ok, little change in core file classes\controller\FrontController.php

 

put this code before

$currency = Tools::setCurrency($this->context->cookie);

(around line 150)

//if is customer logged in, we will change his currency.
if($this->context->customer->logged && !$cookie->is_curr_changed){
	 $_POST['SubmitCurrency'] = 1;
	 $_POST['id_currency'] =  Db::getInstance()->getValue("SELECT currency FROM "._DB_PREFIX_."customer WHERE id_customer=".$this->context->customer->id.";", $use_cache = 0);
	 $cookie->is_curr_changed = 1;
}

 

need update db too - we are importing this value, so you must change customer value manually by the phpMyAdmin

ALTER TABLE YOUR_PREFIX_customer ADD COLUMN currency int(2) DEFAULT 1

Edited January 30, 2013 by haunter (see edit history)

[El Patron]

it's not clear why you have to change core for this, but if you are happy with it...sweet