Dynamic Product Pricing for WooCommerce

Version 1.0.0 · Updated April 2026

Requirements

Before installing Dynamic Product Pricing, ensure your server meets the following minimum requirements:

• WordPress 5.8 or higher
• WooCommerce 5.0 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher (PHP 8.0+ recommended)
• MySQL 5.6+ or MariaDB 10.1+

Installation

Method 1 — Upload via WordPress Admin (Recommended)

1. Download the plugin .zip file from your My Account downloads page.
2. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New Plugin.
3. Click Upload Plugin at the top of the page.
4. Click Choose File, select the dynamic-pricing.zip file, and click Install Now.
5. Once installed, click Activate Plugin.

Method 2 — FTP Upload

1. Unzip the dynamic-pricing.zip file on your computer.
2. Using an FTP client (FileZilla, Cyberduck), connect to your server.
3. Upload the extracted dynamic-pricing folder to /wp-content/plugins/.
4. In WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Installed Plugins and activate Dynamic Product Pricing for WooCommerce.

Licence Activation

After activating the plugin, a notice will appear at the top of the admin screen prompting you to enter your licence key.

1. Go to WooCommerce → Dynamic Pricing → Licence.
2. Enter the licence key from your purchase confirmation email. Keys begin with CA-.
3. Click Activate Licence.

Creating Pricing Rules

Pricing rules are the core of Dynamic Product Pricing. Each rule defines a condition (e.g., quantity threshold or category) and an action (e.g., 10% off). Rules are managed centrally from WooCommerce → Dynamic Pricing → Rules.

Creating a Product-Level Rule

1. Go to WooCommerce → Dynamic Pricing → Rules and click Add Rule.
2. Give the rule a descriptive name (e.g., "Widget – Bulk 5+" so you can identify it later).
3. Under Apply To, select Specific Products and search for the product.
4. Set the Trigger to Quantity and enter the minimum quantity (e.g., 5).
5. Choose the discount type and value (see Discount Types).
6. Leave Status as Active and click Save Rule.

Creating a Category-Level Rule

1. Click Add Rule as above.
2. Under Apply To, select Product Categories and choose one or more categories.
3. Set your trigger, discount type, and value.
4. Click Save Rule.

Category rules apply to all products within those categories unless a product-level rule for the same product also exists, in which case the product-level rule takes priority by default (see Rule Priority).

Discount Types

Each rule supports three discount types. You choose the type when creating or editing a rule in the Discount section.

Percentage Off

Reduces the product price by a percentage of the regular price. Enter the percentage value without the % symbol (e.g., enter 15 to give 15% off).

Example: Regular price £20.00. With 15% off, the customer pays £17.00.

Fixed Amount Off

Subtracts a fixed currency amount from the regular price. Enter the amount without a currency symbol (e.g., enter 5 to take £5 off).

Example: Regular price £20.00. With £5 off, the customer pays £15.00.

Fixed Replacement Price

Replaces the product price entirely with a specific value. Enter the new price (e.g., 12.99). This is useful for wholesale flat-rate pricing.

Example: Regular price £20.00. Replacement price £12.99 — the customer always pays £12.99 once the trigger condition is met.

Cart-Level Rules

Cart rules apply a discount to the entire order when specific conditions are met, rather than adjusting individual product prices. This is useful for promotions like "spend over £100 and get 10% off your entire order."

Creating a Cart Rule

1. Go to WooCommerce → Dynamic Pricing → Cart Rules and click Add Cart Rule.
2. Enter a name for the rule.
3. Set the Condition:
   • Cart Subtotal — triggers when cart total meets a minimum value (e.g., £100).
   • Cart Item Count — triggers when the total number of items in the cart reaches a threshold.
   • Cart Contains Product — triggers when a specific product is in the cart.
   • Cart Contains Category — triggers when a product from a chosen category is in the cart.
4. Set the discount type and value (percentage off, fixed amount off, or fixed amount off the total).
5. Optionally set a Usage Limit to cap how many times the rule can fire across all customers.
6. Click Save Cart Rule.

Pricing Table on Product Page

When quantity-based rules are active for a product, Dynamic Product Pricing automatically displays a pricing table on the product page, showing each tier and its discounted price. This helps customers understand bulk pricing before adding to cart.

Enabling and Customising the Table

The pricing table is enabled by default for all products with quantity-based rules. To configure its appearance, go to WooCommerce → Dynamic Pricing → Settings → Pricing Table.

• Table heading — customise the text above the table (default: "Quantity Pricing").
• Column labels — rename the Quantity and Price columns.
• Show savings column — optionally display a "You Save" column showing the discount amount.
• Table position — choose to display the table above or below the Add to Cart button, or inside the product tabs.

Disabling the Table for Specific Products

To hide the pricing table for a particular product, open the product editor and go to the Product Data → Dynamic Pricing tab. Check Hide pricing table for this product and update the product.

Variable Products

Dynamic Product Pricing supports variable products. Rules can be applied at the parent product level (affecting all variations) or at the individual variation level.

Parent-Level Rules

When you assign a rule to a variable product, the discount applies to all its variations. A customer buying any colour or size still triggers the same quantity thresholds.

Variation-Level Rules

To apply different pricing to specific variations, go to the product editor, open the Variations tab, expand the variation, and open its Dynamic Pricing sub-tab. Add rules specific to that variation. Variation-level rules take priority over parent-level rules for the same variation.

Rule Priority

When multiple rules match the same product and cart state, Dynamic Product Pricing determines which to apply using the following hierarchy:

1. Product-level rules (highest priority)
2. Category-level rules
3. Sitewide rules (lowest priority)

Within the same level, if more than one rule matches, the plugin applies the most beneficial rule for the customer by default. You can change this behaviour in WooCommerce → Dynamic Pricing → Settings → Behaviour:

• Apply most beneficial rule (default) — customer always gets the biggest discount.
• Apply first matching rule — rules are evaluated in the order they appear in the rules list; the first match wins. Use this when you want predictable, non-stacking behaviour.
• Apply all matching rules — discounts are combined. Use with caution as this can result in very large discounts.

Compatibility

• WooCommerce Subscriptions — quantity rules apply to the initial subscription order. Renewals use the original price unless the rule is still active at renewal time.
• WooCommerce Bundles — rules apply to individual bundle components where individual pricing is enabled.
• WPML & Polylang — rules apply across all translated products. Pricing tables are displayed in the active language.
• WooCommerce Points & Rewards — points are calculated on the final discounted price.

Troubleshooting

Rule not applying in cart

Check that the rule is set to Active in WooCommerce → Dynamic Pricing → Rules. Verify the product or category in the rule matches what is in the cart. Clear site caches and WooCommerce transients via WooCommerce → Status → Tools → Clear Transients, then test in an incognito window.

Wrong discount amount shown

If you have multiple rules targeting the same product, check your rule priority setting. If Apply all matching rules is enabled, discounts stack — switch to Apply most beneficial rule if stacking is unintended.

Pricing table not displaying on product page

Confirm the product has at least one active quantity-based rule. Check that the pricing table is not disabled for that individual product (Product Data → Dynamic Pricing → Hide pricing table). If your theme uses a custom product template, the table hook may not fire — contact support for a custom placement snippet.

Cart rule not triggering

Review the condition carefully. For Cart Subtotal rules, the subtotal is calculated after any product-level discounts. Ensure the post-discount subtotal still meets the threshold. Also check usage limits — if a rule has a usage limit of 1, it fires only once across all customers.

Changelog

Version 1.0.0 — April 2026

• Initial release
• Quantity-based tiered pricing for products and categories
• Percentage off, fixed amount off, and fixed replacement price discount types
• Cart-level rules with subtotal, item count, product, and category conditions
• Automatic pricing table on product pages
• Variable product support with per-variation rules
• Rule priority and stacking control
• HPOS compatibility