PrestaShop: How to configure multiple currencies and languages

Here’s a clear, step-by-step guide to configure multiple currencies and languages in PrestaShop (works for PrestaShop 1.7, 8, and 9). Since you’re already working on PrestaShop speed and setup, I’ll also add SEO + performance tips at the end.

---

1️⃣ Enable & Configure Multiple Languages

Step 1: Add Languages

1. Go to Back Office → International → Localization → Languages
2. Click Add new language
3. Select a language from the list
4. Click Save

👉 PrestaShop automatically installs:

• Translations
• Language packs
• Date & number formats

---

Step 2: Set Default Language

• Go to International → Localization
• Choose Default language
• Save

---

Step 3: Translate Store Content

Go to:
International → Translations

You can translate:

• Front office
• Product pages
• Checkout
• Emails
• Modules

💡 Tip: Translate Product names, descriptions, meta title & meta description for each language.

---

Step 4: Language URLs (SEO Important)

Go to:
Shop Parameters → Traffic & SEO

Enable:
✔ Friendly URL
✔ Language in URL (recommended)

Example:

example.com/en/
example.com/fr/
example.com/ar/

---

2️⃣ Enable & Configure Multiple Currencies

Step 1: Enable Currency

1. Go to International → Localization → Currencies
2. Enable the currencies you need (USD, EUR, INR, etc.)
3. Or click Add new currency

---

Step 2: Update Exchange Rates

Go to:
International → Localization → Currencies

• Click Update exchange rates
• Or enable Automatic exchange rate update

⏱ Recommended: Daily update

---

Step 3: Set Default Currency

• Go to Localization
• Select Default currency
• Save

⚠️ Default currency cannot be deleted.

---

3️⃣ Assign Languages & Currencies to Countries

Go to:
International → Localization → Countries

For each country:

• Assign Currency
• Assign Language

Example:

Country	Language	Currency
India	English	INR
USA	English	USD
France	French	EUR

---

4️⃣ Enable Currency & Language Switchers

Theme Settings

Most themes include:

• Language selector
• Currency selector

Check:
Design → Theme & Logo → Configure

---

If Not Visible

Go to:
Modules → Module Manager

Enable:

• Language Selector
• Currency Selector

Or add them in:
Design → Positions

---

5️⃣ Product Prices per Currency (Optional)

If you want manual prices per currency:

1. Edit product
2. Go to Prices
3. Enable Specific prices
4. Set price per currency

Useful for:

• Different tax regions
• Psychological pricing

---

6️⃣ Taxes per Country & Currency

Go to:
International → Taxes → Tax Rules

Set:

• Country-based tax
• Currency-based pricing logic

---

7️⃣ SEO Best Practices (Highly Recommended)

✔ Translate:

• Product URLs
• Meta title & description
• Category URLs

✔ Enable hreflang

• PrestaShop auto-generates it when languages are enabled

✔ Avoid duplicate content:

• Do not show all currencies for all countries unnecessarily

---

8️⃣ Speed & Performance Tips (Important for Multi-Language Stores)

Since you’re optimizing PrestaShop speed:

• Limit unnecessary languages
• Disable unused currencies
• Use server-side caching
• Enable CCC (Combine, Compress, Cache)
• Use Cloudflare for geo-based caching

---

✅ Final Checklist

✔ Languages added
✔ Currencies enabled
✔ Exchange rates updated
✔ Country mapping done
✔ URL language enabled
✔ Switchers visible
✔ SEO optimised

---