Localize date and time formats using the visitor's time zone
Show every date and time on a page in the visitor's own local time and format, rather than a fixed server time zone that reads correctly to almost nobody.
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Adding local currency display to a pricing calculator
A software vendor's pricing calculator showed every number in one currency, which meant a visitor from almost anywhere else in the world had to do their own mental conversion before the price meant anything.
Build a currency-aware pricing page from IP data
Show a visitor a price in a currency they recognize by detecting their country from IP, while keeping your own settlement currency fixed.
The dashboard now speaks more than one language
The client dashboard now supports more than one language, switchable in account settings, for teams and customers who prefer working outside English.
Show the right business hours based on visitor location
Display "open now" or "closed" correctly for a global audience by resolving the visitor's local time zone before comparing it against your posted hours.
Personalizing ad copy by country
An ad platform wanted to swap in the right country name, currency symbol, and shipping promise for each viewer, without asking the advertiser to build a version for every market.
Personalizing checkout by country and currency
An online retailer stopped asking shoppers to pick their own country at checkout and started detecting it automatically from the connection making the request.
Convert a UTC timestamp to local time for your users
Show timestamps in a visitor's local time instead of raw UTC, using their coordinates and a single time zone lookup with the right timestamp.