Hi @Betafof , this seems interesting. Have you tested it?
Topic summary
A merchant selling CBD products seeks to enable multi-currency checkout without Shopify Payments, which isn’t available for their product category or region.
Core Issue:
- Shopify requires Shopify Payments to display and process local currencies at checkout
- Third-party currency converter apps only work on storefront pages, not checkout
- This limitation applies even to Shopify Plus plans
- Editing checkout.liquid or using checkout extensibility cannot bypass this requirement
Official Response:
Shopify support confirmed multi-currency checkout is impossible without Shopify Payments, regardless of plan tier. Alternative payment processors (DigiPay, Bankful) that accept CBD products don’t support local currency checkout. The platform is deprecating checkout.liquid in favor of checkout extensibility.
Community Findings:
- Some CBD competitors (hdrop.com, naturecan.com) appear to show localized checkout currencies, though the mechanism remains unclear
- An old MLVeda plugin that enabled multi-currency checkout was discontinued, allegedly due to Shopify policy changes
- One user built a custom workaround using Meta Objects and modified Liquid templates for storefront display only, with manual exchange rate updates
Current Status:
No viable workarounds exist. Users express frustration with this limitation and suggest considering alternative e-commerce platforms. One LinkedIn article was shared as a potential solution but remains unverified.
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