Gold Price Based on Weight is a WooCommerce plugin that helps store owners automate product pricing based on the current price per gram of Gold, Silver, or Platinum. By setting global rates for each metal and entering the product’s weight, the final price is calculated automatically.
This plugin is ideal for online stores that sell jewelry, bullion, crafts, or other precious metal products.
Requirements
Before installing, confirm your store meets these requirements.
⚠️WooCommerce must be active first
The plugin will not work without WooCommerce. Install and activate WooCommerce before continuing with this guide.
| Requirement | Notes | Minimum |
|---|---|---|
| WordPress | Self-hosted (wordpress.org) only | 5.8+ |
| WooCommerce Required | Must be installed and active before this plugin | 6.0+ |
| PHP | Check via Tools → Site Health in WordPress | 7.4+ |
Key Functionalities & Features
Main capabilities of the Gold Price Based on Weight plugin.
1.Set a Global Price per Gram
Define the current price per gram for Gold, Silver, and Platinum globally via the settings page.
2.Use Product Weight to Calculate Price
Enter the weight (in grams) for each product or variation, and the plugin will calculate the price using the selected metal rate.
3.Automatic Price Calculation
The plugin multiplies the metal rate by the product weight to calculate product pricing automatically.
4.Supports Simple & Variable Products
Works with both WooCommerce simple products and variable products.
Simple Products
Variable Products
Upgrade to Premium
The Premium version extends the plugin with additional automation and advanced pricing features for precious metal stores. For Premium inquiries: kavavimal@gmail.com
| Premium Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Live Metal Price Integration | Automatically fetch Gold, Silver, and Platinum rates using supported APIs. |
| Custom Margin Settings | Add profit margins to metal pricing calculations. |
| Making Charges | Apply fixed or percentage-based making charges. |
| Custom Metal Types | Add additional metals or materials. |
| Metal Price History Tracking | View and analyze historical price trends. |
| Priority Support | Get faster support assistance for premium users. |
Customization
Need additional features or custom pricing logic for your store? We offer plugin customization services based on your business requirements.
- Making charges
- Wastage charges
- GST or tax calculations
- Stone weight and price support
- Custom pricing formulas
- Extra product pricing fields
- Frontend price breakdown display
Installation
How to install the Gold Price Based on Weight plugin.
- Installation via WordPress Admin
- Log into your WordPress admin area.
- Go to Plugins → Add New.
- Search for “Gold Price Based on Weight”.
- Click Install Now.
- Activate the plugin.
- Installation via FTP
- Download the gold-price-based-on-weight.zip file.
- Extract the ZIP file.
- Upload the extracted folder to/wp-content/plugins/.
- Activate the plugin from the WordPress admin dashboard.
