WooCommerce Currency Switching Checklist and Switching Stores to Euro

Basic Information:

• Date of introduction of the euro in Bulgaria: 1 January 2026 (the euro becomes the official currency in Bulgaria, the lev ceases to be the official currency)
• Double circulation period: from 1 January to 1 February 2026.
• The period of dual indication of prices of goods and services in euro and in lev ends on 8 August 2026.
• Payments in euros only: all new payments -> in euros; taxes, fees, contributions -> in euros; salaries, pensions -> paid in euros

How to prepare online stores:

1. Backup the database (via the hosting or with UpdraftPlus – Backup/Restore or another plugin)
2. Pause the store while making changes (e.g. maintenance mode)
3. Change the store currency from WooCommerce > Setting -> Currency options
4. Recalculate product prices (regular and with variations)
   • If you don’t have a lot of products – you can make it by hand
   • If you have a lot of products you can use:
     • WP Sheet Editor and bulk edit function to convert prices /1.95583
     • Bulgarisation for WooCommerce
     • WooCommerce plugin for transition from BGN to EUR
     • Dual Currency Display
     • Double display of prices in BGN and EUR
     • websycraft.com Free WordPress plugin to convert from BGN to EUR for WooCommerce

5. Check other plugins if you are using ones that manipulate prices. For example, plugins that add discounts with a fixed price (which used to be in euros); show a different price depending on the role of the customer; affiliate plugins, subscription plugins, etc.
6. Check the shortcodes and plugins if you use them.
7. Check POS terminals:
   • Stripe require to enter IBAN in Euro: Settings->Business->Bank accounts and currencies-> Add a settlement currency
   • Borica: in the plugin settings transfer everything from Terminal BGN to Terminal EUR and save.
   • DSK vPOS – To ensure payment acceptance and processing, you must change the currency code on your virtual POS terminal after January 1, 2026: от BGN (975) ➝ на EUR (978). After this date, the BGN (975) currency will no longer be available for payment processing. (You need to log in to https://vpos.dskbank.bg/auth/login and change the currency via the Dashboard)
8. Update product feeds (for Google, Meta, etc.)
9. Update the currency in the shipping plugins. For WooCommerce Speedy Shipping Method By EXTENSA WEB DEVELOPMENT is mandatory from the settings.
10. If you are using WPML or another multilingual plugin and you use two currencies, turn off the lev one.

See also:

• Leu to Euro converter
• Euro to Leu converter
• Change calculator in euros