{"id":79,"date":"2025-12-24T13:19:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T12:19:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/halawa.io\/blog\/?p=79"},"modified":"2026-05-26T21:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T19:11:06","slug":"gulf-currencies-symbols-for-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halawa.io\/blog\/gulf-currencies-symbols-for-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"Gulf Currencies Symbols for WooCommerce"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"772\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/halawa.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/banner-772x250-1.png\" alt=\"Gulf Currencies Symbols for WooCommerce\" class=\"wp-image-80\" srcset=\"https:\/\/halawa.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/banner-772x250-1.png 772w, https:\/\/halawa.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/banner-772x250-1-300x97.png 300w, https:\/\/halawa.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/banner-772x250-1-768x249.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I just released version 2.0 of  the <em>Saudi Riyal for WooCommerce plugin<\/em>, and it&#8217;s no longer just about the Saudi Riyal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plugin now supports <strong>three Gulf currency symbols<\/strong>: Saudi Riyal (SAR), UAE Dirham (AED), and Omani Rial (OMR). So I renamed it from &#8220;Saudi Riyal Symbol for WooCommerce&#8221; to &#8220;Gulf currencies Symbols for WooCommerce.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why I Built This<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WooCommerce doesn&#8217;t render the official Saudi Riyal symbol correctly. Same issue with the UAE Dirham and Omani Rial symbols. You end up with &#8220;SAR&#8221; or &#8220;AED&#8221; text instead of the actual symbol.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This isn&#8217;t just about aesthetics. <strong>Saudi Arabia mandated the use of the new Riyal symbol for all businesses.<\/strong> The UAE and Oman have similar requirements for their currency symbols. If you&#8217;re running a WooCommerce store in these countries, you need to display the official symbol to stay compliant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plugin fixes this automatically. No custom code, no messing with WooCommerce templates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What v2.0 Adds<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>UAE Dirham (AED) symbol support<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Omani Rial (OMR) symbol support<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better symbol rendering in the WordPress admin dashboard<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Everything else from v1.x still works: frontend display, WooCommerce emails, PDF invoices, RTL support, and block-based Cart\/Checkout compatibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compatibility<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I made sure this works with the tools people actually use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>WooCommerce emails<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PDF Invoices &amp; Packing Slips for WooCommerce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Challan \u2013 PDF Invoice &amp; Packing Slip for WooCommerce<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WOOCS \u2013 WooCommerce Currency Switcher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Multi Currency for WooCommerce (VillaTheme)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WooCommerce Multi-Currency<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re using a currency switcher and selling in multiple Gulf currencies, the symbols will display correctly for each one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Install It<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plugin is free and available on the WordPress plugin directory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.org\/plugins\/saudi-riyal-symbol-for-woocommerce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Download Gulf currencies Symbols for WooCommerce<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Just install, activate, and the symbols work automatically. 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