Description
No support is included. The free plugin and the separate Pro plugin include plugin updates only. There is no support by email, no support on the WordPress.org forum, and no support during the 7-day Pro trial.
Product Compare Hub turns WordPress into a product catalog with comparison — for laptops, headphones, bikes, coffee machines, phones, services, anything that has specifications. You decide which characteristics describe your products; the plugin builds the product editor, the filters, the spec sheets and the comparison table around them. No coding, no page builder required: one shortcode.
What visitors get
- Live search and filters by brand, category and every attribute you flagged as a filter, with a result counter and “load more”.
- Product pages with an image gallery, color switcher, lightbox, full spec sheet grouped by attribute group, highlights and related products.
- Side-by-side comparison: visitors pick as many products as you allow and open a comparison table (optionally showing only the differences). There is no built-in cap.
- Glossary popups: a small “i” next to technical terms explains them in plain words.
- 12 color themes (light and dark), three layouts (toolbar filters, sidebar filters, full width) and a look that adapts to your theme.
- Every product also gets its own page automatically (SEO friendly URLs you can rename).
What you get in the admin
- Your own attribute schema: groups (Display, Performance, Battery, Materials…) and attributes of type text, number with unit, list of values, yes/no or long text. Drag to reorder. Tick “Filter” to offer an attribute as a catalog filter and “Card” to show it on the catalog card.
- Products with name, subtitle, short and long description, brand, category, release date, price, highlights, colors/variants with an image gallery per color, and a main catalog image.
- Brands and categories as regular WordPress taxonomies.
- Glossary of technical terms linked to attributes.
- Catalog order by date, name or price — or drag products and brands by hand.
- Sample catalog: 20 fictional products installed at the start so you can see everything working right away (removable with one click).
- A built-in “How it works” guide.
Shortcodes
[svpcx_catalog]— the full catalog with search, filters and comparison.[svpcx_catalog category="laptops" per_page="8"]— a filtered catalog (alsobrand="...").[svpcx_product id="123"]— one product’s page inside any page.[svpcx_compare ids="12,15"]— a fixed comparison table.[svpcx_lang_switcher]— the language flags.
Free edition vs Pro
This plugin, as hosted on WordPress.org, is free and fully functional. It includes unlimited products, all attribute types, filters, glossary, 12 themes, the flag language switcher (English, Italian, French, German and Serbian), product pages and unlimited side-by-side comparison. Nothing in this package is locked behind a license, a trial, a time limit or a quota.
The installable web app (home-screen icon, full screen) is a separate plugin, not included here. Live demo.
A separate Pro plugin is sold from our site and is not part of this package. It can be tried for 7 days. That trial includes plugin updates only. It does not include support, by email or on the WordPress.org forum.
Privacy
The plugin does not collect personal data from visitors. The language choice is stored in a cookie on the visitor’s browser only. See “External services” for the two optional connections (Freemius and Google Fonts), both off until you turn them on.
External services
The catalog itself never sends visitor data anywhere: products, attributes and settings stay in your WordPress database. Two optional connections exist, both off until you turn them on.
Freemius (bundled SDK, vendor/freemius) manages the optional upgrade to the separate Pro plugin, its licenses and its updates. The Pro trial lasts 7 days and includes plugin updates only. It does not include support, by email or on the WordPress.org forum. On activation Freemius shows an opt-in screen: only if you accept, basic site and usage data (site URL, WordPress/PHP version, plugin version, admin e-mail) are sent to Freemius. You can skip the opt-in and this free plugin works fully without any external connection. Service by Freemius, Inc.: terms https://freemius.com/terms/ – privacy policy https://freemius.com/privacy/
Google Fonts (https://fonts.googleapis.com) can load the Space Grotesk and Manrope font families for the catalog. It is disabled by default. An administrator enables it in Compare Hub > Settings. When enabled, the visitor’s browser requests those font files from Google. No other data is sent by the plugin. Service by Google: https://developers.google.com/fonts/faq/privacy
Links to the Pro checkout (https://checkout.freemius.com) and to the demo (https://svetix.ch/spacetool/) open only when you click them.
Installation
- Upload the plugin folder to
/wp-content/plugins/or install it from Plugins > Add New. - Activate it. A sample catalog of 20 fictional products is created so you can see it working (remove it with one click in Settings > Tools).
- Go to Compare Hub > Attributes and adapt the attribute groups to your products.
- Add your products under Compare Hub > Add new product.
- Create a page and insert
[svpcx_catalog]. Done.
FAQ
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Is support included?
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No. Free and Pro include plugin updates only. There is no support by email, no support on this forum, and no support during the 7-day Pro trial.
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Can I compare products of different kinds?
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Yes. The attribute schema is shared, so products of different categories can be compared; attributes a product does not have are simply shown as “not specified”.
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Do I need WooCommerce?
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No. Product Compare Hub is independent: it is a catalog and comparison tool, not a shop. You can add a price and any link you like in the description.
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How do the filters work?
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Every attribute flagged as “Filter” (plus brand and category) becomes a filter group. Filters combine with the live search and update the results without reloading the page.
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Can I change the URL of product pages?
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Yes, in Compare Hub > Settings (“URL slug of product pages”).
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Does it work with block themes?
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Yes, with both classic and block (FSE) themes. The catalog follows the width given by your theme, or can be set to full width.
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Which languages are included?
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English, Italian, French, German and Serbian, with a flag switcher so each visitor picks theirs. The choice is remembered in a cookie.
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What happens to my data if I switch from Pro back to free?
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Nothing is deleted. The catalog stays online. The installable web app, if you use that separate plugin, is the only piece that is not in this package.
Reviews
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Contributors & Developers
“Product Compare Hub” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“Product Compare Hub” has been translated into 1 locale. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
Translate “Product Compare Hub” into your language.
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Changelog
1.2.5
- Comparison is unlimited. This package does not cap the number of products.
- Printed markup is escaped.
- Internal names use a longer prefix.
- The separate Pro trial is 7 days and includes updates only, not support.
1.2.4
- The language switcher is included and works without a license.
- Translation text domain matches the plugin slug.
- Inputs used for nonces, the current address and colour image lists are sanitized.
1.2.3
- Plugin name is Product Compare Hub.
1.2.2
- Translation text domain is a fixed string, as required by the WordPress.org plugin check.
1.2.1
- Directory name is Product Compare Hub.
- Removed Freemius development files that are not part of the plugin.
- Documented the optional Freemius and Google Fonts connections. Both stay off until you turn them on.
1.2.0
- Directory edition: unlimited products, comparison of up to 6, and the language switcher. The installable web app is a separate plugin.
- Google Fonts loading is now off by default.
1.1.2
- Demo build: the demo admin also sees the Dashboard, the Media library and an editable test page.
- Plugin description lists the 5 interface languages and the web app.
1.1.1
- Release dates on the site follow the chosen language (month names).
- Pages served from a cache in another language are reloaded in the visitor’s language.
- Web app: better default short name.
1.1.0
- Five languages: English, Italian, French, German and Serbian, with a flag switcher for visitors.
- Default attribute, group, glossary and sample category names are shown in the visitor’s language.
- Installable web app (PWA) for phones and tablets.
- New “How it works” guide page in the admin.
- Own capability set (svpcx_manage, edit_svpcx_products…).
1.0.1
- Better compatibility with dark themes; in-place demo reset.
1.0.0
- First release.