Paypal standard currency conversion

I need help converting my local currency to one that is supported by Paypal. I want to charge in ZAR (South African Rands). I see that s2member supports a currency coversion function. How do I integrate this with the Paypal button shortcode?

• This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by  Alex Read.
• This topic was modified 4 years, 4 months ago by  Alex Read.

Hi Alex,

I’m going to consult with the lead developer and see if he can drop in here and offer some advice. Thank you for your patience.

Hi, decided to just have the converted amount in brackets and charge USD. I used a wp-content/mu-plugin/ to convert 3USD to ZAR.

<?php
function USD2ZAR () 
{
	$conv_rate = c_ws_plugin__s2member_utils_cur::convert("3", "USD", "ZAR");
	return $conv_rate;
}
add_shortcode( 'local_ZAR', 'USD2ZAR' );
?>

…and then just put in the shortcode [USD2ZAR] on the page.
Sam

Hi Alex,

Thank you for sharing your solution! I heard back from the lead developer and recommended something very similar:

<?php
	echo c_ws_plugin__s2member_utils_cur::convert(10.00, 'ZAR', 'USD');
?>

The parameters are as follows: amount, from, to

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