{"id":69488,"date":"2023-05-15T15:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/?p=69488"},"modified":"2023-05-13T22:21:10","modified_gmt":"2023-05-13T19:21:10","slug":"convert-metric-to-imperial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themeisle.com\/blog\/convert-metric-to-imperial\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert Metric Units to Imperial in WordPress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

If you need to switch between metric and imperial units on your WordPress shop or website, you might be wondering whether there’s an easy way to do this (pssst, there are several ways to do it!<\/em>). Perhaps you run a travel blog that talks about distances and you want your readers to see both kilometers and miles. Maybe you have a cooking site that discusses recipes and you need to show quantities in both grams and ounces. Whatever your specific use case is, the bottom line is that you’re here because you need a way to convert metric to imperial (or vice versa).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

We’re going to show you how to do just that. More specifically, we’ll explain three of the best options<\/a> for switching between metric units and imperial units. \ud83d\ude0e<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Afterward, we’ll also share three free plugins that you can try<\/a> if your website is running on an older version of WordPress. These plugins used to be the default go-to methods, but unfortunately, they are no longer supported. We’re still including them because the information might be useful for anyone who has a simple website and doesn’t desire to upgrade to the latest version of WordPress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Before we get started, let’s dive a little deeper \ud83e\udd3f into why someone would even want to switch between metric and imperial units<\/a> in the first place.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When does converting metric system to imperial system units make sense?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While the majority of the world uses the international system of measurement (commonly known as the metric system), the United States has its own one based on inches and pounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are many reasons why your WordPress site might need to perform unit conversions, such as converting metric to imperial. One of the most common ones is that you have readers that use different measurement systems, so you need to provide a way to showcase both. Here are some examples of specific cases where you might want to support both the metric system and the imperial system:<\/p>\n\n\n\n