INSTALLATION
Backup
Backup your WordPress installation files and database.
Install and activate the Woocommerce Role Pricing plugin
Add the new plugin you have received and activate it:
Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload and click the Browse… button to select the plugin’s zip file, usually woorolepricing-x.y.z.zip (x, y and z are the plugin’s current version numbers).
After that proceed to activate the plugin.
SETUP
Requeriments
This plugin requires:
- Woocommerce > 2.4.x
Setup Woocommerce Role Pricing
If you have not done so already, install and activate the plugin. See Installation section.
Check the settings on the Woocommerce > Role Pricing submenu and adjust them.
Method tab
Product Discount Method:
You can select between ‘rate’ or ‘amount’ method.
Apply to:
You can apply the discount to regular price or to sale price if exists.
You have set:
You can set discounts or final prices when you configure the plugin. Ex. if you have a product price of $100, and you have set 0.10 as rate, and select ‘Discounts’ then the final price will be $90. However if you select ‘Amounts’ then the final price will be $10.
If in several roles:
If you are using third-party plugin and the user is in multiple roles, you can select a criterial to select the discount role.
Display original price:
If selected, the original and the discounted prices are shown.
Roles tab
This discount is applied for each product.
Leave empty if no role discount should be applied (default setting).
Example with rate method selected: Indicate 0.1 for 10% discounts on every product.
Advanced tab
With Num. decimals you can select the accuracy of the calculations. Normally it is not necessary to change this value.
More features:
If you need to apply custom discounts per categories and/or products, you can do it in the edit category/product page.
Apply discounts in variable products is available:
Categories:
UPDATE
If you have received or downloaded an updated version of the Woocommerce Role Pricing plugin, follow these
instructions to update it:
Backup
Backup your WordPress installation files and database.
Upgrade to the new release
Upgrading requires to replace the plugin.
To update, the plugin must be deactivated, deleted and the new release uploaded and activated. These
are the steps involved:
- Go to Plugins > Installed Plugins, click Deactivate on the Woocommerce Role Pricing plugin, then click Delete to remove it.
- Go to Plugins > Add New > Upload and click the Browse… button to select the new release’s zip file, and click on the Install Now button. After it has been installed, activate the plugin.
BASIC USAGE
Once the plugin is installed, enabled and configured, it begins to run.
According to the user’s role, he will see a store with discounted prices, so you can set direct discounts to wholesales, Premium users, ….
An example according to the below settings:
In this video you can see how to install and setup the basic settings: