---
title: "Getting Started with Multiple External Products URLs & Currencies for WooCommerce"
description: Install the plugin, find its three settings sections and set up extra buy links, currency and new tab links for affiliate products.
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/external-products-getting-started/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: Getting Started
---

# Getting Started with Multiple External Products URLs & Currencies for WooCommerce

To get more control over WooCommerce external (affiliate) products, install [Multiple External Products URLs & Currencies for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/advanced-external-products-for-woocommerce/), then go to **WPFactory > Advanced External Products** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > Advanced External Products**). Its Currency, Links and Multiple URLs sections add extra buy links, change the displayed currency and open links in a new tab.

## What the plugin does

External Products URLs & Currencies works only on products of the **External/Affiliate product** type. Other product types are not changed.

| Section | What it does | Free | Pro |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Currency | Shows external product prices with a different currency code and a custom currency symbol | All external products | Also per product |
| Links | Opens the external product button in a new browser tab on single product pages and archives | All external products | Also per product |
| Multiple URLs | Adds extra buy buttons, each with its own URL and button text, on single product pages and archives | Buttons template | Also Dropdown template |

See [Free vs Pro](https://wpfactory.com/docs/external-products-free-vs-pro/) for the full comparison.

## Requirements

- WordPress with WooCommerce active.
- At least one product set to **External/Affiliate product** with a **Product URL**.
- The plugin declares compatibility with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS).

## Install and activate

1. Go to **Plugins > Add New Plugin > Upload Plugin** and upload the plugin zip, then click **Install Now** and **Activate**.
2. If you upgrade from free to Pro, install and activate Pro. The free build detects Pro and stays idle, and your settings carry over.
3. Go to **WPFactory > Advanced External Products**. The **Currency** section opens first; **Links** and **Multiple URLs** are the other section tabs.

![Advanced External Products settings page showing the Currency, Links and Multiple URLs section tabs](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/external-products-getting-started-1.png)

## Default state after activation

All three sections are enabled by default, but every individual option is off. Nothing changes on your storefront until you turn an option on. The one visible change is the **Extra product URLs** field that appears on the edit page of external products, because the Multiple URLs section is enabled by default.

## Where to go next

- [How to add multiple buy links to a WooCommerce external product](https://wpfactory.com/docs/external-products-multiple-buy-links/)
- [How to set a different currency for WooCommerce affiliate products](https://wpfactory.com/docs/external-products-currency/)
- [How to open external product links in a new tab](https://wpfactory.com/docs/external-products-new-tab/)
- [Settings reference](https://wpfactory.com/docs/external-products-settings-reference/)
- [Troubleshooting](https://wpfactory.com/docs/external-products-troubleshooting/)

### Get more control

This feature is free. [External Products URLs & Currencies](https://wpfactory.com/item/advanced-external-products-for-woocommerce/) Pro adds per-product currency, per-product new tab control and a Dropdown template for extra buy links. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/advanced-external-products-for-woocommerce/).

Need a hand? Our team answers every ticket on the [External Products URLs & Currencies support forum](https://wpfactory.com/support/item/advanced-external-products-for-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [Multiple External Products URLs & Currencies Developer Reference](https://wpfactory.com/docs/external-products-developers/)