Description
Boring Quote adds a “Request a quote” flow to WooCommerce without the bloat. It does one job and does it quietly.
Features
- “Request a quote” button on product pages (simple and variable products)
- Works with classic AND block themes out of the box
- Quote list with instant quantity update and removal (REST API, no admin-ajax)
- Works without JavaScript too (graceful fallback)
- Quote request page created automatically on activation
- Request form with a configurable GDPR consent checkbox (linked to your privacy policy) and invisible spam protection: honeypot, minimum fill time and per-IP rate limit
- Privacy tools: quote requests are included in WordPress personal data export and erasure, plus suggested privacy policy text
- Quote list counter for your header:
[bbquote_count]shortcode or block, page-cache friendly - “Quote list” block for block themes
- Emails sent through the WooCommerce mailer: admin notification (Reply-To set to the customer) and customer confirmation, both editable in WooCommerce > Settings > Emails
- Every request is saved in WooCommerce > Quote Requests, visible only to administrators and shop managers
- Optionally hide prices and “Add to cart” buttons (catalog mode)
- Hide the button on individual products
- Sessions stored in a dedicated table (no wp_options bloat), no plugin framework
- Translation ready (translations via translate.wordpress.org)
Boring Quote Pro
Turn requests into paid orders: edit prices and send offers, customers accept with one click and pay through your normal checkout. Custom form fields, quote button on shop and category pages. Learn more
Shortcodes
[bbquote_quote_list]– quote list and request form[bbquote_button product="123"]– quote button anywhere[bbquote_count label="Quote"]– link to the quote page with the number of items
For developers
Override templates in yourtheme/boring-quote/.
Actions: boring_quote_loaded, bbquote_item_added, bbquote_quote_created, bbquote_quote_submitted, bbquote_before_button, bbquote_admin_quote_view, bbquote_admin_status_box_actions, bbquote_quote_page_before.
Filters: bbquote_show_button, bbquote_item_is_valid, bbquote_form_fields, bbquote_submit_errors, bbquote_quote_statuses, bbquote_selectable_statuses, bbquote_settings_fields, bbquote_render_default_quote_view, bbquote_page_url, bbquote_session_expiration, bbquote_session_use_secure_cookie, bbquote_session_renew_threshold, bbquote_quote_page_takeover, bbquote_submit_min_seconds, bbquote_submit_rate_limit, bbquote_show_pro_note, bbquote_getting_started_steps.
JavaScript event: bbquote:updated on document, detail.count holds the number of items.
Cookies: bbquote_session (signed session id, HttpOnly, set only when a product is added) and bbquote_count (number of items, read by JavaScript).
Screenshots
Blocks
This plugin provides 2 blocks.
- Quote list
- Quote list counter
Installation
- Upload the plugin and activate it (WooCommerce must be active).
- A “Request a Quote” page is created automatically.
- Configure options in WooCommerce > Settings > Boring Quote.
FAQ
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If you use full page caching, exclude the quote page and make sure product pages do not serve a cached security nonce older than 12 hours.
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Where are the requests?
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WooCommerce > Quote Requests.
Contributors & Developers
“Boring Quote – Request a Quote for WooCommerce” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
Translate “Boring Quote – Request a Quote for WooCommerce” into your language.
Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
1.0.0
- First public release.
- Quote statuses: New, In progress, Offer sent, Accepted, Rejected and Expired, all can be set by hand (filter
bbquote_selectable_statuses). - Buttons and forms follow the theme style in classic and block themes (Twenty Twenty-Five, Storefront).
- Quote requests use their own capabilities (administrators and shop managers only).
- GDPR: personal data exporter and eraser, privacy policy text, configurable consent label with privacy policy link.
- Spam protection: minimum fill time and per-IP rate limit next to the honeypot.
- Variable products can be added only with a chosen variation.
[bbquote_count]shortcode and blocks: Quote list, Quote list counter.- “Hide Add to cart” also hides the button in block-theme product collections.
- Getting started screen (WooCommerce > Quote setup) with a setup checklist, opened once after the first activation, plus a Help tab on plugin screens.
- Quote page: list and form side by side on wide layouts, product cards on phones, quantity buttons, clear empty and thank-you screens.
- Admin: status labels in Quote Requests, customer details with a “Reply by email” button, product thumbnails.
- Emails: product thumbnails, total quantity and a button to the request in the dashboard.