Title: BoatApps Price Compass
Author: BoatApps
Published: <strong>September 24, 2026</strong>
Last modified: September 24, 2026

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# BoatApps Price Compass

 By [BoatApps](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sosinsky/)

[Download](https://downloads.wordpress.org/plugin/boatapps-price-compass.0.5.2.zip)

 * [Details](https://wordpress.org/plugins/boatapps-price-compass/#description)
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 *  [Installation](https://wordpress.org/plugins/boatapps-price-compass/#installation)
 * [Development](https://wordpress.org/plugins/boatapps-price-compass/#developers)

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## Description

BoatApps Price Compass records product and variation prices and displays the lowest
recorded price in the configured reference period before a reduction began. This
price-history information can help merchants meet price-transparency duties, including
requirements associated with the EU Omnibus Directive.

Free includes WooCommerce regular and scheduled sale prices, simple and variable
products, a daily evidence snapshot, a shortcode, catalog display, diagnostics, 
and configurable customer messages.

The plugin only reports price history it has recorded. Install it before announcing
a reduction and verify your store’s pricing configuration. The plugin does not provide
legal advice or guarantee compliance with any law or regulation. Merchants remain
responsible for deciding which rules apply to their store and for obtaining professional
advice when needed.

Price Compass does not detect reductions created outside native WooCommerce prices,
such as coupons, cart discounts, custom dynamic-pricing code, or third-party multi-
currency conversions. Those integrations are outside the Free edition.

### Shortcode

    ```
    [boatapps_price_compass]
    ```

Use `[boatapps_price_compass id="123"]` for a specific product.

## Screenshots

[⌊Settings, snapshot controls, diagnostics, and recent price records in WooCommerce
administration.⌉⌊Settings, snapshot controls, diagnostics, and recent price records
in WooCommerce administration.⌉[

Settings, snapshot controls, diagnostics, and recent price records in WooCommerce
administration.

[⌊Lowest recorded price displayed for a simple product during a reduction.⌉⌊Lowest
recorded price displayed for a simple product during a reduction.⌉[

Lowest recorded price displayed for a simple product during a reduction.

[⌊Variation-specific reference price updated after selecting a discounted variation.⌉⌊
Variation-specific reference price updated after selecting a discounted variation
.⌉[

Variation-specific reference price updated after selecting a discounted variation.

[⌊Reference-price messages displayed alongside reductions in the product catalog.⌉⌊
Reference-price messages displayed alongside reductions in the product catalog.⌉[

Reference-price messages displayed alongside reductions in the product catalog.

## Installation

 1. Upload and activate the plugin.
 2. Open WooCommerce > Price Compass.
 3. Keep the reference period at 30 days or longer.
 4. Record an initial snapshot before scheduling a promotion.

## FAQ

### Does activation reconstruct earlier prices?

No. The plugin starts collecting evidence when it is activated. Record an initial
snapshot before announcing a reduction.

### Does it support variable products?

Yes. Each variation has its own history and the customer message changes with the
selected variation.

### Does it support coupons, dynamic pricing, or multiple currencies?

The Free edition tracks native WooCommerce product and sale prices in the store 
currency. It does not claim to track reductions created by other pricing systems.

### Does installing the plugin guarantee legal compliance?

No software can guarantee compliance for every promotion and storefront. Price Compass
supports record keeping and presentation; the merchant remains responsible for store
configuration, promotion wording, and legal review.

### Does the plugin send my product price history to BoatApps?

No. Price history remains in the site’s WordPress database. The optional Freemius
connection is used for the plugin account, licensing and updates; it does not transmit
WooCommerce price history or customer records.

## Reviews

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## Contributors & Developers

“BoatApps Price Compass” is open source software. The following people have contributed
to this plugin.

Contributors

 *   [ BoatApps ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sosinsky/)

[Translate “BoatApps Price Compass” into your language.](https://translate.wordpress.org/projects/wp-plugins/boatapps-price-compass)

### Interested in development?

[Browse the code](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/browser/boatapps-price-compass/),
check out the [SVN repository](https://plugins.svn.wordpress.org/boatapps-price-compass/),
or subscribe to the [development log](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/boatapps-price-compass/)
by [RSS](https://plugins.trac.wordpress.org/log/boatapps-price-compass/?limit=100&mode=stop_on_copy&format=rss).

## Changelog

#### 0.5.2

 * Make activation safe when WooCommerce is not available and defer Price Compass
   setup until WooCommerce is active.
 * Avoid initializing Action Scheduler before it is ready and scope the currency
   notice to the Price Compass screen.

#### 0.5.1

 * Add optional Freemius account and update-service integration without collecting
   WooCommerce price history.

#### 0.5.0

 * Add a validated Free-owned price-set recording API for named PRO pricing and 
   currency integrations.
 * Always record native WooCommerce values under the configured base currency, preventing
   switched currency labels from being paired with base prices.

#### 0.4.1

 * Add Free-owned, permission-neutral maintenance services used by trusted administrative
   extensions.
 * Support scoped state rebuilds and explicitly requested product-history deletion
   without exposing database ownership to add-ons.

#### 0.4.0

 * Add a documented, read-only extension API for companion plugins.
 * Add filters for retention, storefront visibility, messages, reference prices,
   and record sources.
 * Add events for recorded prices, completed snapshots, and database readiness.

#### 0.3.0

 * Prepare the Free edition for WordPress.org review.
 * Use translatable English defaults and include a Polish translation.
 * Migrate only unchanged legacy Polish defaults while preserving custom messages.
 * Clarify that the plugin reports recorded history and does not guarantee legal
   compliance.
 * Improve database query compatibility with WordPress coding standards.

#### 0.2.0

 * Add an admin diagnostics summary and last-snapshot status.
 * Hide all storefront messages while tracking is disabled.
 * Enable catalog messages by default for new installations.
 * Add release checks and clarify the supported Free-edition scope.

#### 0.1.3

 * Bind variation price messages directly to each WooCommerce variation form.

#### 0.1.2

 * Update the Omnibus reference message when a customer selects a variation.
 * Hide the message for non-discounted variations.

#### 0.1.1

 * Use a dedicated reference message for products offered for less than the configured
   period.

#### 0.1.0

 * Initial test release.
 * Price history for simple products and variations.
 * Lowest pre-reduction price calculation.
 * Scheduled sale support and daily snapshots.
 * Product-page message, shortcode, and optional loop display.
 * WooCommerce HPOS compatibility declaration.

## Meta

 *  Version **0.5.2**
 *  Last updated **22 hours ago**
 *  Active installations **Fewer than 10**
 *  WordPress version ** 6.6 or higher **
 *  Tested up to **7.1.2**
 *  PHP version ** 7.4 or higher **
 * Tags
 * [lowest price](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/lowest-price/)[omnibus](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/omnibus/)
   [price history](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/price-history/)[Sale price](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/sale-price/)
   [woocommerce](https://wordpress.org/plugins/tags/woocommerce/)
 *  [Advanced View](https://wordpress.org/plugins/boatapps-price-compass/advanced/)

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## Contributors

 *   [ BoatApps ](https://profiles.wordpress.org/sosinsky/)

## Support

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