Looking for a way to add a measurement price calculator so your customers can enter custom measurements to find out the exact product price while on the product detail page? If so, this guide is here to help.
Here, we’ll walk you through all the steps to add a WooCommerce measurement price calculator just like the one below to your website.
We’ll cover the following topics:
- A run-through of how measurement price calculators work.
- An overview of WooCommerce Product Options, the best measurement price calculator plugin.
- A step-by-step guide on how to add a measurement price calculator to your online store.
WooCommerce doesn’t include the option to create custom price calculators out of the box. So if you want to accept orders for made-to-measure or bespoke products without any hassle, we’re here to help. We’ll introduce you to a plugin that lets you add simple and advanced price calculators with multiple operators and custom formulas.
But first, let’s get to grips with how measurement price calculators actually work.
How Does A WooCommerce Measurement Price Calculator Work?
Measurement price calculators are useful for stores that sell items based on custom dimensions like weight, area, volume, or length, rather than fixed prices.
Here’s a quick run-through of how WooCommerce measurement price calculator plugins work both under the hood and on the front end.
Store admins define the measurement units relevant to the products. This could be kilograms for weight, square meters for area, liters for volume, or meters for length. For example, if your store sells custom wallpaper, you might set the measurement unit to meters. Once you have your units set up, the next step is to configure the price per unit. The price calculator will then automatically calculate the total cost based on each customer’s input.
On the product page, customers can enter the specific measurements they need. The calculator will instantly adjust the product price based on the entered measurements. Continuing with our example of custom wallpaper, if the wallpaper fabric costs a flat rate of $10 per meter and a customer orders 3 meters, the calculator will display the total price as $30.
Why Is WooCommerce Product Options The Best Measurement Price Calculator Plugin?
WooCommerce Product Options is a versatile plugin that lets you add custom product options, fields, and powerful measurement price calculators to your website. It’s perfect for sites that sell custom curtains, tiles, carpets, tailor-made furniture, and basically any other product with custom dimensions and a variety of cost parameters.
WooCommerce Product Options stands out because of how easy it is to use. Setting up formulas with operators for addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, brackets, etc. is pretty straightforward. And it offers advanced features like conditional logic to further tailor how the price calculator works on the product detail page.
Let’s look at its major features in more detail.
WooCommerce Product Options’ Top Features
No limits on the number of measurement fields
The plugin lets you add as many input fields as you need so you can collect all necessary measurements from customers to calculate the product price accurately.
For instance, if you sell custom blinds, you can add fields for width, height, and any additional custom features. This flexibility ensures you can capture every detail required for precise pricing.
Custom Price Formulas
You can create custom price formulas to calculate the final product price based on the measurements provided by the customer. Also, you can choose whether or not to add the base product price to the calculated amount. This is useful for products where you charge a standard fee plus a variable cost based on measurements.
For example, let’s say you sell custom-built furniture and want to add a price calculator for made-to-order tables. You can create a price formula to charge customers a base fee for materials and an additional cost per square foot based on length, width, and height.
Advanced Mathematical Operators
It supports various mathematical operators and can be used for both simple and complex calculations. You can set up advanced logical operators using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and even brackets. This gives you full control over how the final product price is calculated.
Real-time Price Calculations
WooCommerce Product Options calculates and instantly updates the price displayed on the product page as customers enter their measurements. If they change the inputs and recalculate, it’ll show the updated product price.
This transparency gives customers a positive user experience (UX) and reduces the likelihood of abandoned carts due to unexpected costs at checkout.
Custom Price Suffix Labels
You can attach custom price suffix labels to clearly communicate the pricing structure to customers. For instance, let’s say you sell fabric, you can add a suffix after the price like “$50 per meter” to add clarity and help customers understand exactly what they are paying for.
Unlimited Measurement Price Calculators
It lets you create an unlimited number of price calculators, each with its custom dimensions, formulas, and price suffix labels. This is handy if you sell a variety of products with different types of measurements. You can set up individual calculators for each product, as needed.
A quick note: As mentioned earlier, WooCommerce Product Options is a versatile plugin that lets you add custom product options and fields to the product detail page. However, for this post, we’re focusing on its use as a WooCommerce Measurement Price Calculator plugin.
Tutorial: Create A WooCommerce Measurement Price Calculator
In this section, we’ll guide you through how to install WooCommerce Product Options and create custom price calculators.
If you’re a visual learner, check out Barn2’s YouTube video on how to create a custom measurement price calculator. Otherwise, read on for detailed written instructions.
Step One: Add Or Edit A Product Options Group
Once you buy the WooCommerce Product Options plugin, install and activate it on your site. Then, enter in your license key to complete the activation process.
In your WordPress dashboard, navigate to Products → Product Options.
The plugin will add a default product options group to your site upon installation. You can either click on “Add Group” to create a new one or hover over the existing default group to edit or delete it.
Enter or update the product options group’s name and check the “Display” box if you want this group name to be visible on the product page. If not, leave it blank.
Next, set visibility options that dictate which product pages to add to this custom price calculator:
- Show it on all product pages across your store.
- Show it only on specific products or product categories.
- Exclude it from specific products or categories.
Step Two: Add Measurement Input Boxes
Click on “Add Option”, add a name for the option and select the “Number” field to create an input box where customers can enter the dimensions, such as length, width, weight, quantity, etc.
Add the name in the “Label” field, such as “Length (cm)” and choose the “No cost” option from the “Price Type” field. You’ll get to enter the formula later in the “Price Formula” field.
Optionally, add a brief description for this input box, then check the “Required” box to ensure customers enter the necessary values. Click on “Save changes” to save the input field.
Finally, repeat these steps to add other necessary Number fields for the remaining product dimensions, such as depth or width.
Step Three: Add Price Formula For The Calculator
Click on “Add Option” once again, add a name for the option, and this time select the “Price Formula” field. This field will use the values from the Number fields you created and apply your custom formula to calculate the total price.
Add the custom price formula. Utilize the values from the Number fields and the appropriate buttons below the formula field to add relevant mathematical operators: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, and brackets.
Next, add custom text to the “Price display suffix” field to show next to the price on the product pages. For example, “Per meter” or “Per foot”.
Check the “Ignore main product price” box if you want to exclude the main product price from the calculated price, and save your settings.
Step Four: Advanced Options And Additional Product Option Fields (Optional)
If you’re satisfied with the settings so far, you can stop here. However, WooCommerce Product Options lets you further configure it to add settings like conditional logic, number limits, and extra product option fields.
Let’s explore these in more detail.
Advanced Option 1: Conditional Logic
The conditional logic feature lets you hide or show certain options based on customers’ past selections.
For instance, if you sell both regular and made-to-measure floral wallpaper, you can hide the price calculator by default to keep the product page clean for customers who might prefer regular sizes. Customers who want made-to-measure wallpaper can click on an option to display the price calculator boxes and enter their desired dimensions.
Follow these steps to add conditional logic:
- From the settings page of the measurement price calculator, select “Advanced settings” to open the conditional logic options.
- Configure it to display the price calculator only when the customer selects the custom size option.
- Save your settings.
Advanced Option 2: Additional Product Option Fields
In addition to input boxes for the price calculator, you can add extra product options to your product detail pages. These options can include radio buttons, checkboxes, dropdown lists, text labels, text input fields, date pickers, file uploads, clickable image buttons, and others.
You can also set fixed prices for these product add-on fields. Customers who opt for them will be charged extra, which will be added to the total price calculated by the measurement price calculator.
Follow these steps to add extra product options:
- Click on the “Add Option” button.
- Enter a name for the option and select the relevant field type (e.g., text input, checkbox).
- Update as many choices as needed together with prices. Prices can either be quantity-based, a flat rate, or a percentage increase or decrease.
- Save your settings.
That’s it. Feel free to create as many custom measurement price calculators (and extra product options) as needed. You’ll find all of them in Products → Product Options in your site’s dashboard. You can also go to relevant product pages and test the price calculator.
Add A Measurement Price Calculator To Your WooCommerce Site Today!
Custom price calculators are a must for sites that sell made-to-measure or bespoke items. There’s simply no better way to provide correct prices, automate calculations, and save time.
Since WooCommerce doesn’t come with the option to create price calculators by default, you’ll need to add this feature to your site using a plugin.
Barn2’s WooCommerce Product Options is the best measurement price calculator plugin. It lets you create custom calculators with simple and complex price formulas, multiple mathematical operators, and advanced options like conditional logic and number limits.
(Not to mention, there’s the option to add extra product option fields like checkboxes, radio buttons, dropdown menus, clickable image buttons, file uploads, date pickers, etc, so you get more value for your money).
Check out the Product Options plugin and build your custom WooCommerce measurement price calculators in minutes!
