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title: Price by Quantity – Dynamic Pricing
description: "### Main Features - Customize pricing based on quantity of a product, a category, a tag, or cart level. - Show messages to customers to show them how much discount they're getting on bulk purchase - You can use **total…"
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updated: "2025-05-07"
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# Price by Quantity – Dynamic Pricing
### Main Features
- Customize pricing based on quantity of a product, a category, a tag, or cart level.
- Show messages to customers to show them how much discount they're getting on bulk purchase
- You can use **total cart quantity** or **product quantity**.
- Optionally you can set to apply the wholesale discount only **if no other cart discounts were applied**.
- Discounts can be set as **percent** from the original price, **fixed** discount, or set **price directly** on a per-product basis.
- Additionally, you can set different wholesale pricing options for different **user roles**.
- If you want to display a price table or other data on the frontend, there are [**shortcodes**](#shortcodes) included in the plugin.
- Show discount pricing table on product page
- Fully compatible with WooCommerce, ensuring seamless integration into your online store.
### Product Price by Quantity Options
Plugin settings are located in "WooCommerce > Settings > Product Price by Quantity".
- [General](#section-settings)
- [Settings](#section-settings)
- [Discount](#section-discount)
- [General](#section-general)
- [Compatibility](#section-compatibility-options)
- [All Products](#section-all-products)
- [User Roles](#section-user-roles)
- [Info](#section-info-cart-page)
- [Cart page](#section-info-cart-page)
- [Discount Pricing Table](#section-info-discount-pricing-table)
- [Replace Price](#section-info-replace-price)
- [Price Display by Quantity](#section-price-display-by-quantity)
- [Dropdown](#section-dropdown)
- [Advanced](#section-advanced-options)
- [Tools](#section-tools)
- [Shortcodes](#shortcodes)
### Settings
Here you choose at which level you want to set wholesale discount options. To set it for all products at once visit the "All Products" section.
**Per product**
: This will add new settings meta box to each product's edit page.
: Default: `yes`
**Per variation**
: Enable this if you want to set options for each variation of a variable product separately.
: Default: `no`
**Per product category**
: This will add new settings fields to each product category edit page.
: Default: `no`
**Per product tag**
: This will add new settings fields to each product tag edit page.
: Default: `no`
### Discount
**Discount type**
: Possible values: Percent; Fixed.
: Default: `Percent`
### General
**Rounding**
: Round calculated product wholesale price according to the "Number of decimals" option.
: Default: `yes`
**Quantity calculation**
: Possible values: Single product quantity; Total cart quantity; Group by product parent (e.g. for variations); Group by product category; Group by product tag.
: Default: `Single product quantity`
**Other cart discounts**
: Apply wholesale discount only if no other cart discounts were applied.
: Default: `no`
**Formula and shortcodes**
: Process formula and shortcodes in discount table values (i.e. in "Min quantity #X" and "Discount #X" fields).
: Default: `no`
**Admin recalculate order**
: Adds "Recalculate" button to admin order pages.
: Default: `yes`
**Admin recalculate order: Require confirmation**
: : Default: `yes`
**Admin recalculate order: Add order note**
: : Default: `yes`
### Compatibility Options
**WCFM plugin compatibility**
: : Default: `no`
**WCFM plugin compatibility: New product notification**
: : Default:
```
Please save the product first.
```
**"Lumise - Product Designer Tool" plugin compatibility**
: : Default: `no`
### All Products
You can exclude selected products in the [Advanced](#section-advanced-options) section.
**Number of levels**
: Save settings after you change this option (new settings fields will be shown).
: Default: `1`
**Min quantity #X**
: Minimum quantity to apply discount.
: Default: `0`
**Discount #X**
: To set fee instead of discount - enter negative number.
: Default: `0`
### User Roles
If you want to set different wholesale pricing options for different user roles, fill this section.
**User roles settings**
: Save settings after you change this option (new settings fields will be shown). Leave blank to disable.
: Default: *None*
### Info: Cart Page
Show discount pricing info in cart.
Available placeholders:
- `%qty%`,
- `%qty_total%`,
- `%old_price_single%`,
- `%old_price_total%`,
- `%new_price_single%`,
- `%new_price_total%`,
- `%discount_value%`,
- `%discount_percent%`,
- `%discount_single%`,
- `%discount_total%`.
**Item price**
: : Default: `no`
**Item price template**
: If "Item price" option is enabled, set template here.
: Default:
```
%old_price_single% %new_price_single% You save: %discount_percent%%
```
**Item subtotal**
: : Default: `no`
**Item subtotal template**
: If "Item subtotal" option is enabled, set template here.
: Default:
```
%old_price_total% %new_price_total% You save: %discount_total%
```
### Info: Discount Pricing Table
Show discount pricing table on single product pages.
You can also display wholesale pricing info anywhere on your site with `[alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_table]`, `[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_table]`, `[alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_data]`, `[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_data]` [shortcodes](#shortcodes).
**Single product page**
: : Default: `no`
**Template for non-variable products**
: For example:
```
[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_table table_format="vertical" heading_format="from %level_min_qty% pcs." price_row_format="%new_price_single%"]
```
: Default:
```
[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_table]
```
**Template for variable products**
: For example:
```
[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_table table_format="vertical" heading_format="from %level_min_qty% pcs." price_row_format="%new_price_single%"]
```
: Default: *None*
**Template for variations**
: Available placeholders: `%variation_id%`.
For example:
```
[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_table product_id="%variation_id%" table_format="horizontal" price_row_format="%old_price_single% %new_price_single%"]
```
: Default:
```
[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_table product_id="%variation_id%"]
```
**Hide main variable table on visible variation**
: Will automatically hide main variable product pricing table, when variation table becomes visible.
: Default: `no`
### Info: Replace Price
Replace standard product price display with a discounted one.
For example: from `$7,00` to `From $5,00 for 10 pcs.`
**Single product page**
: : Default: `no`
**Template for single product pages**
:
: Default:
```
[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_data field="price" level_num="1" product_id="%product_id%"]
```
**Shop page**
: : Default: `no`
**Template for shop pages**
:
: Default:
```
[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_data field="price" level_num="1" product_id="%product_id%"]
```
### Price Display by Quantity
This section allows you to display product price by quantity in real-time, i.e. when a customer changes product quantity on a single product page.
**Price display by quantity**
: : Default: `no`
**Template (no discount)**
: Price display by quantity template for quantities with no discount. Available placeholders:
- `%qty%`,
- `%old_price_single%`,
- `%old_price_total%`.
: Default:
```
%old_price_total% for %qty% pcs.
```
**Template**
: Price display by quantity template for quantities with discount. Available placeholders:
- `%qty%`,
- `%old_price_single%`,
- `%old_price_total%`,
- `%new_price_single%`,
- `%new_price_total%`,
- `%discount_value%`,
- `%discount_percent%`,
- `%discount_single%`,
- `%discount_total%`.
: Default:
```
%old_price_total% %new_price_total% for %qty% pcs. You save: %discount_percent%%
```
**Position**
: Price display by quantity position on the frontend. Possible values: Instead of the price; Before the price; After the price.
: Default: `Instead of the price`
**Refresh interval**
: In milliseconds.
: Default: `500`
**Variable products**
: Will display price by quantity in variation price section. Ignored if it's not a variable product, or if variation prices are the same.
: Default: `yes`
**Force standard quantity input**
: Enable this if you are using non-standard quantity input (e.g. dropdown), and having issues with the price display by quantity.
: Default: `no`
### Dropdown
This section allows you to replace standard quantity input with a dropdown. Dropdown values will be equal to the min quantities of the wholesale pricing levels.
**Dropdown**
: : Default: `no`
**Dropdown label template**
: Available placeholders:
- `%qty%`,
- `%qty_total%`,
- `%old_price_single%`,
- `%old_price_total%`,
- `%new_price_single%`,
- `%new_price_total%`,
- `%discount_value%`,
- `%discount_percent%`,
- `%discount_single%`,
- `%discount_total%`.
: Default: `%qty%`
**Dropdown class**
: HTML class for the `select` element.
: Default: `qty`
**Dropdown style**
: HTML style for the `select` element.
E.g.: `min-width:100px;`
: Default: *None*
**HTML before**
: Optional HTML outputted before the `select` element.
E.g.: `
Quantity
`
: Default: *None*
**HTML after**
: Optional HTML outputted after the `select` element.
E.g.: `
`
: Default: *None*
**Filter values**
: Filter dropdown values using product's step, min and max values.
: Default: `no`
### Advanced Options
These settings are applied to the [All Products](#section-all-products) section only.
**Required products**
: Ignored if empty.
: Default: *None*
**Excluded products**
: : Default: *None*
### Tools
Check the box and save changes to run the tool. **Please note that there is no undo for these actions.**
**Delete per product settings**
: Will delete all **per product** wholesale pricing settings.
: Default: `no`
**Delete per term settings**
: Will delete all **per product category** and **per product tag** wholesale pricing settings.
: Default: `no`
### Shortcodes
#### `[alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_table]`
Displays *global (i.e. not per product)* wholesale pricing table.
##### Attributes
- **heading_format** - sets format for the table headings. Replaced values: `%level_min_qty%` and `%level_max_qty%`.
Default value:
```
from %level_min_qty% pcs.
```
- **before_level_max_qty** - used only if `%level_max_qty%` is included in **heading_format**.
Default value:
```
-
```
- **last_level_max_qty** - used only if `%level_max_qty%` is included in **heading_format**.
Default value:
```
+
```
- **hide_if_zero_quantity** - hides table row (`yes`) if level quantity is set to zero.
Default value:
```
no
```
- **table_format** - can be `horizontal` or `vertical`.
Default value:
```
horizontal
```
##### Example
```
[alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_table heading_format="%level_min_qty%%level_max_qty% pcs."]
```
##### Output
#### `[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_table]`
Displays *product's* wholesale pricing table.
##### Attributes
- **heading_format** - sets the format for the table headings. Replaced values: `%level_min_qty%` and `%level_max_qty%`.
Default value:
```
from %level_min_qty% pcs.
```
- **before_level_max_qty** - used only if `%level_max_qty%` is included in **heading_format**.
Default value:
```
-
```
- **last_level_max_qty** - used only if `%level_max_qty%` is included in **heading_format**.
Default value:
```
+
```
- **hide_if_zero_quantity** - hides table row (`yes`) if level quantity is set to zero.
Default value:
```
no
```
- **table_format** - can be `horizontal` or `vertical`.
Default value:
```
horizontal
```
- **hide_currency** - hides currency symbol (`yes`).
Default value:
```
no
```
- **add_price_row** - adds price row to the table.
Default value:
```
yes
```
- **price_row_format** - used only if **add_price_row** is set to `yes`.
Default value:
```
%old_price% %price%
```
- **add_percent_row** - adds percent row to the table (`yes`). Ignored unless "Discount type" is set to "Percent".
Default value:
```
no
```
- **add_discount_row** - adds discount row to the table (`yes`). Ignored unless "Discount type" is set to "Fixed".
Default value:
```
no
```
- **columns_styles** - cells HTML *style* attribute.
Default value:
```
text-align: center;
```
- **table_class** - table HTML *class* attribute.
Default value:
```
None
```
- **product_id** - optional product ID. If not set - will use the current product.
Default value:
```
Current product's ID
```
##### Example
```
[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_table add_percent_row="yes"]
```
##### Output
#### `[alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_data]`
Displays *global (i.e. not per product)* wholesale pricing data.
##### Attributes
- **field** - can be `discount` or `quantity`.
Default value:
```
discount
```
- **level_num** - can be `last` or actual level number.
Default value:
```
last
```
##### Example
```
Best deal: [alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_data level_num="last" field="discount"]% discount for [alg_wc_wholesale_pricing_data level_num="last" field="quantity"]+ pieces!
```
##### Output
Best deal: 19% discount for 30+ pieces!
#### `[alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_data]`
Displays *product's* wholesale pricing data.
##### Attributes
- **field** - can be `price`, `discount` or `quantity`.
Default value:
```
price
```
- **price_format** - used only if the **field** is set to `price`.
Default value:
```
%old_price% %price%
```
- **hide_currency** - hides currency symbol (`yes`). Used only if the **field** is set to `price`.
Default value:
```
no
```
- **level_num** - can be `last` or actual level number.
Default value:
```
last
```
- **product_id** - optional product ID. If not set - will use the current product.
Default value:
```
Current product's ID
```
##### Example
```
Lowest price: [alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_data field="price" price_format="%price%" level_num="last"] for [alg_wc_product_wholesale_pricing_data field="quantity" level_num="last"] pcs.
```
##### Output
Lowest price: €98.01 for 30 pcs.