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By default, WooCommerce displays the localized Sri Lankan Rupees symbol (\u0dbb\u0dd4), but this plugin lets you easily change it to any custom symbol you prefer, such as \"LKR\" or any other text.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Features<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Easy-to-use admin settings page<\/li>\n<li>Change the LKR currency symbol to any custom text<\/li>\n<li>Default fallback to \"LKR.\" if no custom symbol is set<\/li>\n<li>Seamless WooCommerce integration<\/li>\n<li>Settings stored in WordPress options for persistence<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Usage<\/h3>\n\n<p>After activation, the plugin adds a new admin menu item called \"Currency Symbol\" under the WordPress dashboard. Simply:<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Go to Dashboard \u2192 Currency Symbol<\/li>\n<li>Enter your preferred currency symbol in the text field<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Save Changes\"<\/li>\n<li>The custom currency symbol will now display in your WooCommerce store instead of the default LKR symbol<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<h3>How It Works<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin:\n* Registers a custom WordPress setting for currency symbol customization\n* Adds an admin menu page with a settings form\n* Hooks into WooCommerce's <code>woocommerce_currency_symbol<\/code> filter to replace the default LKR symbol\n* Supports any text or symbol as the currency representation<\/p>\n\n<h3>Requirements<\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 5.0 or higher<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce 3.0 or higher<\/li>\n<li>PHP 5.6 or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Author<\/h3>\n\n<p>Kasun Rajapaksha<\/p>\n\n<h3>License<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later license.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder to <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the WordPress admin panel<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to the \"Currency Symbol\" menu item in the WordPress admin dashboard<\/li>\n<li>Enter your desired currency symbol (e.g., \"LKR\", \"\u0dbb\u0dd4\", or any custom text)<\/li>\n<li>Click \"Save Changes\"<\/li>\n<\/ol>","raw_excerpt":"HandyTech LKR Currency Symbol Changer is a WordPress plugin that allows you to customize the currency symbol for Sri Lankan Rupees (LKR)","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/304934","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304934"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/handytechbloke"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304934"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=304934"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=304934"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=304934"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=304934"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=304934"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}