Stylish Cost Calculator
April 2025 Updates
Mike
We’re thrilled to announce our latest round of updates to the Stylish Cost Calculator WordPress plugin! Our April update introduces several highly-requested features that enhance the flexibility and user experience of your cost calculators. Whether you’re a web developer, service provider, or small business owner, these updates will help you create more precise and user-friendly pricing calculators for your clients.
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Advanced Pricing Formula
Enhancement ⚡
One of our most significant improvements is the addition of step functionality to sliders within the Advanced Pricing Formula. Previously, standalone slider elements had step controls, but sliders inside the Advanced Pricing Formula lacked this crucial feature. Now, you can fine-tune your pricing formulas with precise incremental steps, giving you greater control over how customers interact with your calculator.
Distance-Based Calculation
Upgrades 🗺️
We've significantly enhanced our distance-based calculation features with two powerful additions:
Round Trip Option
The new Round Trip toggle automatically doubles the calculated distance for return journeys. Perfect for transportation services, delivery businesses, or any service that needs to account for return travel costs. When enabled, the price is calculated based on the doubled distance, providing a more accurate cost estimate for your customers.
Maximum and Minimum Distance Limits
You can now set boundaries for your service area by defining maximum and minimum distance values. This feature helps you:
Avoid trips that are too short to be profitable
Set clear limits on how far your services extend
Automatically filter out requests outside your service area
Create transparent expectations for your customers
New Total Bar Styles & CTA Button Improvements 🎨
We've implemented a smart new approach to CTA buttons:
New toggle setting that appends CTA buttons below the total price
Automatic differentiation between primary buttons (top, colored) and secondary buttons (bottom)
This feature is enabled by default for new installations on both free and premium versions
Email Quote Form Positioning Options
We've added a major enhancement to our Email Quote functionality, giving you complete control over form placement:
- New “Email Quote Form Position” Setting with three options:
- Modal (default pop-up behavior)
- Start of Form (appears before calculator fields)
- End of Form (appears after calculator fields)
- Seamless Frontend Integration: When set to “Start of Form” or “End of Form,” the email quote form appears directly within your calculator—no more pop-ups needed!
This new positioning flexibility helps you optimize for conversions by placing the lead capture form exactly where it works best for your customers.
Technical Improvements & Updates ⚡
We're committed to keeping Stylish Cost Calculator secure, stable, and compatible with the latest web technologies. This update includes several important library upgrades:
- Major Library Updates:
– Dom PDF upgraded to version 3.0.1
– Tom Select updated to version 2.4.1
– Stripe integration enhanced to version 16.3.0 - Bug Fixes and Performance Enhancements
- Improved Email PDF Quotes: The Email PDF Quote functionality has been completely refactored for better performance and reliability:
- More efficient code structure for faster processing
- Enhanced error handling for more reliable delivery
- Optimized PDF generation for quicker response times
Conclusion
The April 2025 update for Stylish Cost Calculator demonstrates our ongoing commitment to providing the most powerful, versatile, and user-friendly pricing calculator plugin for WordPress. By implementing your feedback and focusing on practical improvements, we’re helping you create more accurate pricing estimates and deliver a better experience to your customers.
Update your Stylish Cost Calculator plugin today to take advantage of these exciting new features! As always, we welcome your feedback and suggestions for future improvements.
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Mike Belanger
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