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Finale Sales Countdown Discount Timer for WooCommerce alternative.<\/p>\n\n<p>With this <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgenie.org\">WPGenie<\/a> plugin, you can turn any sale into a live, Dutch-auction-style event, where the price starts high and drops until a buyer accepts it. You can also use it as a promotional tactic to reward early buyers with lower prices: the earlier they buy, the less they pay.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>Drop price over time (Dutch auction)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>With this option, the product price automatically drops over time, turning online shopping into a live event. Customers feel a sense of urgency because they need to decide when the price is low enough to buy. If they wait too long, however, someone else may buy the product first. The first shopper to click \u201cBuy Now\u201d wins, so waiting too long could mean missing out on the deal.<\/p>\n\n<p>This is ideal for flash sales, clearance events, and limited-time promotions where you want to encourage shoppers to keep an eye on the sale and buy the product at the right moment.<\/p>\n\n<p><strong><em>Raise price over time<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>With this option, the product price automatically raises over time, encouraging hesitant customers to decide quickly whether to buy before the price increases.\nThis is ideal for promotions such as pre-orders, product launches, and early-bird offers, where sellers want to create a \u201cthe longer you wait, the more you pay\u201d incentive and reward customers who buy early.<\/p>\n\n<h4>Features<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Per-product setup (no global settings)<\/li>\n<li>Change type: Drop or Raise<\/li>\n<li>Define the price change per interval<\/li>\n<li>Price change type: Fixed or Percentage \u2013 reduce (or increase) by a set amount (e.g. $5) or a percentage (e.g. 5%) each cycle<\/li>\n<li>End price: automatic changes stop when this price is reached<\/li>\n<li>Timeframe: set a start and end date\/time for the per-product campaign<\/li>\n<li>Custom interval (in minutes) for price changes<\/li>\n<li>Option to show a countdown to the next price change on the single product page<\/li>\n<li>Dynamic price recalculation and countdown display for items in the cart and at checkout<\/li>\n<li>Option to reset the price and countdown timer after an order is placed<\/li>\n<li>Option to reset the price and countdown timer when the minimum or maximum price is reached (reset to the regular price and restart the timer from the beginning)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Use cases<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Clear out slow-moving, unique, seasonal, or end-of-line inventory <\/li>\n<li>Add urgency and a little suspense to high-interest products<\/li>\n<li>Give products that have slipped out of the spotlight a fresh reason to get noticed.<\/li>\n<li>Run engaging, event-style promotions (including a non-traditional take on Black Friday) <\/li>\n<li>Reward early buyers on pre-orders and launches by starting low and raising the price over time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Support<\/h4>\n\n<p>You can contact us at our website <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgenie.org\/\">wpgenie.org<\/a> if you have problems or questions. Complete <a href=\"https:\/\/wpgenie.org\/woocommerce-drop-prices\/documentation\/\">plugin documentation is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<h4>Minimum Requirements<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>WordPress 5.0 or greater<\/li>\n<li>WooCommerce 5.0 or greater<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>Setup<\/h4>\n\n<p>This section describes how to install Drop \/ Raise Price for WooCommerce (over time) plugin and get it working.<\/p>\n\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin files to the \/wp-content\/plugins\/ directory, or install the plugin through the WordPress plugins screen directly.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' screen in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to Products &gt; Add new product<\/li>\n<li>Add usual product info<\/li>\n<li>Under usual pricing info you will find new options for drop \/ raise price: Price change, Price change type, End price, Change price every n minutes, Change type, Counter?, Reset price and counter on order?, and Drop Price Timeframe<\/li>\n<li>Mandatory fields are Price change, Price change type, End price, Change price every n minutes, Change type<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p>If you have any problems contact us at https:\/\/wpgenie.org\/<\/p>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"what%20is%20minimal%20time%20interval%20for%20drop%20%2F%20raise%20price%3F\"><h3>What is minimal time interval for drop \/ raise price?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Minimal interval is one minute.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"does%20this%20plugin%20support%20percentage%20drop%20%2F%20raise%20price%3F\"><h3>Does this plugin support percentage drop \/ raise price?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, it supports both fixed or percentage drop \/ raise price.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20you%20reset%20drop%20%2F%20raise%20price%20after%20order%3F\"><h3>Can you reset drop \/ raise price after order?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, it can be restarted by checking option \"Reset price and counter on order\".<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"can%20you%20set%20start%20and%20end%20time%20for%20drop%20%2F%20raise%20price%3F\"><h3>Can you set start and end time for drop \/ raise price?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, it can be set using date picker labeled \"Drop Price Timeframe\".<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"have%20more%20questions%3F\"><h3>Have more questions?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Please send us your questions to info@wpgenie.org<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>2.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Feature: Add option to reset price and counter when min\/max price is reached<\/li>\n<li>Feature: Add dynamic price recalculation and countdown display for items in cart and checkout<\/li>\n<li>Feature: Add filter hooks for cart price updates and countdown display<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>2.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Add: compatibility with WordPress standards<\/li>\n<li>Fix: security Revision<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Versions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>HPOS compatibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.1<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Major bugfix<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"Automatically drop (or raise) a WooCommerce product&#039;s price at set intervals. 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