APS Currency Switcher Add Ons extend the Arena Products Store plugin with a multi-currency selector, letting shoppers view product prices in a currency other than the store default. It is a companion plugin rather than a standalone product, priced at $19 on ThemeForest, and it only functions when Arena Products Store is already installed and active. It suits store owners running Arena who sell to buyers outside their home market and want a lightweight way to show localised pricing.
The plugin comes from the same developer behind Arena Products Store, which matters for compatibility: the currency layer is built against Arena’s own product templates rather than patched into a third-party cart. Anyone evaluating it should understand up front that this is not a general-purpose currency solution for WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads — it does nothing at all outside the Arena ecosystem.
What APS Currency Switcher Add Ons Actually Deliver
The core function is straightforward: the store owner defines a set of currencies in the plugin settings, and visitors get a dropdown or menu that swaps the displayed price into whichever one they pick. That is the whole value proposition, and it is executed through three configurable layers.
Currency selection and price conversion
The store owner chooses which currencies appear in the switcher. Visitors then move between them and see product prices converted into the selected local currency. The vendor does not state how exchange rates are sourced or how often they refresh, which is the single most important unanswered question about the product — a currency switcher is only as trustworthy as its rate data. Prospective buyers should confirm the rate mechanism directly with the developer before relying on it for live pricing.
Twenty-two display combinations
Rather than forcing one label format, the plugin ships with 22 pre-built arrangements of the currency label. These are built from four elements: currency name, currency code (such as USD or EUR), currency symbol, and country flag. The combinations range from a bare symbol through to three-part strings like “Country Flag – Currency Code – Currency Symbol”.
The practical effect is that a store can match the switcher to its visual language without custom CSS. A minimal design might use the symbol alone; a store targeting travellers might prefer flag plus code so there is no ambiguity between, say, the US and Canadian dollar. This is a genuine convenience rather than a headline feature, but it removes a small amount of design work.
Flag rendering and placement
Country flags are bundled as SVG graphics, so they stay sharp at any size and do not require a separate icon library. Three flag shapes are available: square, rectangle, and rounded. The flags themselves come from the flagicons.lipis.dev set, which the vendor credits.
Placement is handled through five options. The switcher can sit on the left or right side of pages, immediately before or after the navigation menu, or in a custom location using either a shortcode or a PHP template function. The shortcode and template function are the important ones for anyone with a bespoke header, since they mean the switcher is not locked to a preset position.
Where This Fits and Where It Does Not
The clearest fit is an existing Arena Products Store installation whose owner has started receiving traffic or enquiries from outside the primary market. A single-currency store showing prices in one currency creates friction for international buyers, who have to convert mentally and absorb the uncertainty of what their card will actually be charged. Adding a selector addresses that friction directly, and at $19 the cost is trivial against the value of even one recovered sale.
It also suits freelancers and agencies building Arena-based stores for clients with regional audiences — a European retailer serving both eurozone and UK customers, for example. The 22 display combinations and the flag shape options mean the switcher can be styled to match a client’s brand without extra development time, and the shortcode keeps it portable across custom themes.
It is the wrong choice in several situations. Anyone not running Arena Products Store should stop here: the plugin is explicitly an add-on and will not activate usefully without its parent. Anyone running WooCommerce, Easy Digital Downloads, or a custom cart should look at currency solutions built for those platforms instead. And a store that needs multi-currency checkout — where the customer is actually charged in their selected currency rather than just seeing a converted figure — should verify carefully whether this plugin goes that far, because the listing describes price display and conversion, not payment processing in multiple currencies. Those are different problems with different solutions.
Strengths and Limitations of APS Currency Switcher Add Ons
Strengths
- Purpose-built for Arena Products Store, so it works with the parent plugin’s templates rather than fighting them.
- Twenty-two label formats cover most design preferences without custom code.
- SVG flags stay crisp on high-density screens and add no raster image weight.
- Three flag shapes give some visual control beyond the label itself.
- Shortcode and PHP template function support mean the switcher is not confined to preset positions.
- Five placement options, including before and after the navigation menu, cover the common header layouts.
- At $19, the price is low enough that the decision is about fit rather than budget.
Limitations
- It is entirely dependent on Arena Products Store. Without that plugin it has no function, which makes it a poor fit for anyone still deciding on a store platform.
- The vendor does not state how exchange rates are obtained or how frequently they update. For a product whose entire job is converting prices, that is a significant gap in the documentation.
- No sales figures are disclosed on the listing, so there is no track record to weigh. Buyers would be adopting early.
- There is no indication of whether the selected currency persists across sessions, or whether it is stored per visitor or per browser session. The listing does not say.
- Multi-currency checkout is not described. If the goal is charging customers in their own currency rather than displaying a converted price, this may not be the right tool.
- Flag-based selectors carry a known usability caveat: flags represent countries, not languages or currencies, and some currencies are used across many countries. The plugin offers symbol and code formats as alternatives, but the default choice deserves thought.
How It Compares to Other Currency Switcher Options
Currency switching in WordPress is a crowded category, and the honest comparison is not between this plugin and a named rival but between this plugin and the two broader approaches available.
The first alternative is a platform-native solution. If a store runs WooCommerce, there are established multi-currency extensions that handle conversion, checkout, and payment gateways in one package. Those are heavier, more expensive, and more capable. APS Currency Switcher does not attempt to compete on breadth; it competes on being purpose-built for one platform and costing very little.
The second alternative is a general-purpose currency converter widget, often free, that displays an approximate converted figure without touching the store’s actual pricing logic. These are simpler but usually cosmetic — they do not integrate with product data, and the converted number can drift from what the customer is ultimately charged. APS Currency Switcher sits between the two: more integrated than a converter widget, far narrower than a full multi-currency commerce suite.
The deciding factor is the parent plugin. For an Arena Products Store owner, the field of realistic options is small, and a first-party add-on that hooks into Arena’s templates is likely to be more reliable than a generic tool bolted on. For everyone else, the category has stronger, more mature choices that this plugin was never designed to beat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does APS Currency Switcher work without Arena Products Store?
No. It is an add-on plugin and requires Arena Products Store to be installed and active. The vendor states plainly that it is not a standalone plugin and will only work alongside the parent. Anyone not already running Arena should treat this as unavailable rather than as a general currency solution.
How many currencies can be added to the switcher?
The vendor does not specify a maximum. The listing says visitors can switch between multiple currencies selected by the store owner in the settings, but no upper limit is published. In practice the sensible number is small — three to six currencies keeps the dropdown scannable and avoids overwhelming shoppers with choices they will not use.
Can the currency switcher be placed anywhere on the site?
Yes, within limits. Five placement options are provided: left side, right side, before the navigation menu, after the navigation menu, and a custom location. The custom option uses either a shortcode or a PHP template function, which allows insertion into bespoke theme headers and footers.
Are exchange rates updated automatically?
The listing does not say. No information is given about rate sources, refresh frequency, or whether rates are entered manually by the store owner. Because accurate conversion is the plugin’s core function, this is the first question to put to the developer before purchase, and it should be confirmed in writing.
Verdict on APS Currency Switcher Add Ons
This is a narrow, inexpensive add-on that does one job for one platform. For an existing Arena Products Store owner who wants visitors to see prices in their own currency, it is a sensible $19 purchase: it integrates with the parent plugin’s templates, offers more display flexibility than the price suggests, and does not require custom development to place.
It is not a fit for anyone outside the Arena ecosystem, and it is not a substitute for a full multi-currency commerce extension. The unresolved question about exchange rate sourcing is the main thing standing between this and an easy recommendation, and it is worth resolving before buying.
Buy it if Arena Products Store is already the store platform and the goal is displaying converted prices. Skip it if the store runs on another platform, or if the requirement is genuinely charging customers in multiple currencies rather than showing them a converted figure.
