EKM Tag Documentation - ekm:multicurrency

This tag is used to output the multi-currency selector on your shop. You can either display flags or a dropdown depending on your preference. When clicked/selected the currency of your shops will change from the default (Normally £) to whatever currency you select.

Tag Information
Nesting This Tag

Basic Use - Flags

This tag can be placed anywhere within the HTML and will output currency flags. These will change the currency of prices on the shop.


[ekm:multicurrency]displaytype='flags';[/ekm:multicurrency]

This outputs the following.

Basic Use - Dropdown

This tag can be placed anywhere within the HTML and will output a dropdown menu with different currencies. These will change the currency of prices on the shop.


[ekm:multicurrency]displaytype='dropdown';[/ekm:multicurrency]

This outputs the following.

Advanced Use

This tag can be placed anywhere within the HTML and will output a simple HTML link which goes to the "Shopping Cart" page. This link's text can be changed from the "Design" section of your EKM account.


[ekm:multicurrency]
   displaytype='flags';
   title='yes';
   titlecolour='#c800cf';
[/ekm:multicurrency]

This outputs the following.

Select Currency

Tag Attributes

Display Type

You can use this attribute to choose whether you would like to display selectable flag images or a selectable dropdown menu to allow users to change currency.

Value

Description

flags

Displays flag images

dropdown

Displays selectable dropdown menu

Display Title?

A boolean value that determines whether or not you would like the "Select Currency"

Value

Description

yes

Displays a title

Does not display a title

Title Colour

Select the colour you would like the title to display as. If you have selected no in the previous attribute you can delete this attribute as it will be ignored.

Value

Description

{user defined}

Define a HEX colour you wish the "Select Currency" title to be. Example: #000000 would make the title black.

The EKM system allows for some tags to be nested within other tags.

Nesting This Tag

When nesting this tag you do not need to make any changes to it. It can be inserted into other tags like below.


[ekm:minicart]
    ...
    output_totals='[ekm:multicurrency][/ekm:multicurrency]';
    ...
[/ekm:minicart]

EKM Tag: [ekm:multicurrency]