🧱 General Setup
Your essential guide to understanding and using PriceCal effectively.
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PriceCal is a print pricing and quotation system that helps you automate price calculations for all types of print products — from business cards and booklets to foamboards, packaging, and custom T-shirts.
It supports multiple calculation methods (by sheet, by sqft, by piece, by perimeter) and lets you manage complex price combinations with dynamic components, bulk discounts, and profit margins.
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SC stands for Source Calculator, and each SC tool is designed for a specific product type:
🧾 SC-Sheet – For flat products (e.g., flyers, cards).
📚 SC-Booklet – For multi-page books.
📐 SC-Area – For large-format products (e.g., banners, posters).
👕 SC-Item – For model-based items (e.g., T-shirts, mugs).
📦 SC-Packaging – For packaging boxes with 3D models.
💼 SC-Basic – For fixed-price products (e.g., sample kits).
📊 CSV – For uploading custom price tables.
🔗 API – For connecting with supplier systems like Excard or Expressprint.
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Each product in PriceCal is made up of components, such as Material, Printing Size, Printing Cost, Quantity, and optional Finishing or Services.
These components define how the product price is calculated.
Without components, the system wouldn’t know your production costs, size rules, or available options.
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A nesting component is a sub-component that only appears when its parent option is selected.
Example: Add Lamination as a nested component under 310gsm Art Card.
When the customer chooses that material, the lamination options will appear automatically.
💰 Pricing & Calculation
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Depending on your setup, PriceCal uses different calculation types:
By Sheet: (Total Sheets × Cost per Sheet) + Base Price
By SQFT: (Total Area × Cost per Sqft) + Base Price
By Absolute: (Total Quantity × Cost per Piece) + Base Price
By Perimeter: (Length × Cost per Unit Length) + Base Price
💡 You can mix these methods in one product — for example, print cost by SQFT and lamination by Perimeter.
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It’s the minimum total charge per order.
Even if the calculated price is lower, the system will use the minimum amount as the final price.
Example: If your calculated price is $8 but your minimum order amount is $10, the final price will be $10.
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Profit margins define markup percentages based on cost levels.
Example:
$0 – $25 → +130%
$25.01 – $50 → +105%
This ensures smaller orders earn higher profit, while larger jobs stay competitively priced.
💡 Tip: The more profit margin tiers you set, the smoother your pricing will scale.
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Bulk Discounts reduce the unit cost as quantity or area increases.
Example:
| Quantity | Discount | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 5 pcs and below | 0% | Small jobs |
| 10 pcs and below | 3% | Mid-size jobs |
| 11 pcs and above | 8% | Large orders |
You can create discounts based on Quantity, SQFT, or Perimeter, depending on your SC Tool.
📁 CSV & API Products
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Full Quantity CSV: You enter all quantities and prices manually in the CSV.
1 Quantity CSV: You enter only 1pc pricing — PriceCal will multiply automatically by quantity in the calculator.
💡 Tip: Combine with Bulk Discount for smoother pricing across quantities.
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The first row should contain your option names.
The last two columns must be
QuantityandPrice.You can include up to 20 columns of variations.
Save in
.csvformat before uploading to PriceCal.
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An API product connects to your print supplier’s system (e.g., Excard or Expressprint).
PriceCal automatically retrieves:
Real-time pricing
Product specs
Stock updates
✅ Benefit: You can sell more products without owning print equipment or manually updating prices.
🖥️ Customization & c
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Yes. For PriceCal Elite, you can integrate PriceCal into your WordPress site and host products under your own domain.
Each product will have a custom slug (e.g., https://yourshop.com/products/business-card).
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Yes.
- After receiving order via Printalogue, printer needs to contact customer to obtain the artworks.
- If plugin PriceCal to WordPress website, Simply enable the File Upload component and choose your preferred storage option —
either WordPress storage or Dropbox (via Access Token).
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Absolutely! You can connect your Google Analytics ID to your Printalogue dashboard to track visitors, clicks, and conversions in real time.
⚙️ Troubleshooting & Tips
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Ensure your Material and Printing Cost per unit are entered correctly.
Confirm you haven’t applied overlapping Bulk Discounts.
Check your Profit Margin tiers — a missing range can cause sudden price jumps.
Re-save your product and clear the cache if the calculator isn’t updating.
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Make sure you’ve clicked “Save as Active” in the Component Dashboard.
Inactive components won’t appear in the product assembly list.
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✅ Double-check these before going live:
All core components are linked correctly (Material, Size, Cost, Quantity).
Slug and product name are unique.
Preview calculator works properly.
Set minimum order amount and profit margins.
Upload high-quality product images.
