📚 User Guide

Complete guide to mastering SweetPrice Calculator for your bakery business

From basic customer usage to advanced admin features – become a pricing pro! 🎯✨

🎯 Overview

Understanding SweetPrice Calculator and how it benefits your bakery business

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What is SweetPrice Calculator?

A comprehensive pricing calculator specifically designed for bakery businesses, allowing them to accurately calculate costs for custom baked goods including cakes, cookies, and mini treats, with full ingredient tracking, recipe management, and customer-facing quote generation.

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For Customers

  • ✨ Instant price estimates
  • 💼 Professional interface
  • 📱 Mobile-responsive design
  • 📋 Clear disclaimers
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For Business Owners

  • 📊 Ingredient cost tracking
  • 🔧 Recipe builder system
  • ⚙️ Product configuration
  • 🎛️ Business controls

🖥️ Frontend Calculator Usage

How customers interact with your pricing calculators

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Cake Calculator

The cake calculator allows customers to get instant pricing for custom cakes.

1
Select Cake Style

Customers choose from your configured cake options. Each style shows base pricing information.

2
View Pricing

Instant price calculation appears with formatted currency display.

3
Professional Disclaimer

Clear disclaimer explains pricing is baseline estimate and encourages contact for detailed quotes.

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Custom Cookies Calculator

The cookies calculator provides pricing for treats and specialty items.

👨‍💼 Customer Experience:

1
Choose Cookie Type

Select from available cookie options with pricing per dozen or per unit.

2
Quantity Selection

Enter desired quantity and watch price update automatically.

3
View Total

See calculated total including any applicable minimum order requirements.

📊 Admin Dashboard

Your command center for managing all calculator features

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Accessing the Dashboard

1
Login to WordPress Admin

Access your WordPress admin panel with administrator credentials.

2
Navigate to SweetPrice Calculator

Click SweetPrice Calculator in the sidebar menu.

3
Select Dashboard

Choose Dashboard from the submenu for overview.

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Quick Statistics

  • 📊 Total ingredients count
  • 📝 Active recipes
  • 🧁 Configured products
  • 📋 Recent activity log
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Quick Actions

  • ➕ Add new ingredient
  • 📝 Create recipe
  • ⚙️ Configure product
  • 🧪 Test calculators
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Navigation Menu Structure

📊 Dashboard
Overview and quick stats
🔄 Conversions
Unit conversion management
🥚 Ingredients
Ingredient database
📝 Recipes
Recipe builder
🧁 Cake Configurations
Product setup
🍪 Custom Cookies
Cookie pricing
💰 Cost Settings
Business parameters
🧪 Calculator Preview
Test calculators
❓ Help & Support
Documentation

🥚 Managing Ingredients

Building and maintaining your ingredient database for accurate costing

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Adding a New Ingredient

1
Navigate to Ingredients

Go to SweetPrice Calculator → Ingredients and click Add New Ingredient.

2
Fill in Details

Complete the ingredient information form with accurate details.

3
Review Cost Per Unit

The system automatically calculates cost per unit. Verify the calculation is correct.

4
Save Ingredient

Click Save Ingredient to add it to your database.

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Example Ingredient Entry

🏷️ Name:
Large Eggs
📂 Category:
Dairy & Eggs
🏪 Vendor:
Costco
📝 Description:
Grade A large eggs, 18-count carton
📦 Bulk Size:
18
📏 Bulk Unit:
each
💵 Bulk Cost:
$5.99

🧮 Example Calculation:

$5.99 ÷ 18 eggs = $0.33 per egg

📝 Creating Recipes

Build comprehensive recipes that automatically calculate accurate costs

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Recipe Builder Process

1
Create Recipe Base

Navigate to Recipes → Add New Recipe and provide basic information like name and description.

2
Add Ingredients

Select ingredients from your database and specify quantities needed for the recipe.

3
Set Yield Information

Specify how many servings or units this recipe produces for accurate per-unit costing.

4
Review Cost Calculation

The system automatically calculates total ingredient cost and cost per serving.

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Example: Vanilla Cupcakes

Recipe Ingredients:

Ingredient
Quantity
Cost
All-Purpose Flour
2 cups
$0.45
Large Eggs
3 each
$0.99
Butter
0.5 cups
$1.25
Sugar
1 cup
$0.32
Vanilla Extract
2 tsp
$0.15

📊 Recipe Calculation:

Total Cost: $3.16
Yield: 12 cupcakes
Cost Per Cupcake: $0.26

🧁 Setting Up Products

Configure cake and cookie products that customers can price

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Cake Configurations

1
Access Cake Configurations

Navigate to SweetPrice Calculator → Cake Configurations in your WordPress admin.

2
Create Cake Types

Add different cake styles (Round, Square, Sheet, etc.) with associated recipes and pricing multipliers.

3
Set Size Options

Configure available sizes (6″, 8″, 10″, etc.) with scaling factors for ingredient quantities.

4
Apply Profit Margins

Set markup percentages to ensure profitable pricing while remaining competitive.

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Cookie Configurations

1
Access Cookie Settings

Go to SweetPrice Calculator → Custom Cookies to manage cookie products.

2
Define Cookie Types

Create different cookie varieties with associated costs and minimum order quantities.

3
Set Pricing Structure

Configure per-dozen or per-unit pricing with quantity-based discounts if desired.

4
Enable/Disable Options

Control which cookie types are available to customers at any given time.

🚀 Adding Calculators to Your Site

Use shortcodes to display calculators anywhere on your website

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Cake Calculator

💻 Shortcode:

[sweetprice_cake_calculator]
✨ Usage Examples:
  • 📄 Pricing page
  • 🏠 Homepage sidebar
  • 📞 Contact page
  • 🛒 Services page
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Cookie Calculator

💻 Shortcode:

[sweetprice_cookie_calculator]
✨ Usage Examples:
  • 🍪 Cookie ordering page
  • 🎪 Event planning section
  • 🎂 Custom treats page
  • 📋 Quote request form
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Implementation Guide

📝 In Posts/Pages

Edit any post or page in WordPress and paste the shortcode directly into the content editor.

[sweetprice_cake_calculator]

🎨 In Page Builders

Use a text/HTML widget in Elementor, Divi, or WPBakery and insert the shortcode.

Text Element → Shortcode

📱 In Widgets

Add to sidebars or footer areas using the Custom HTML widget in Appearance → Widgets.

Widgets → Custom HTML

🧑‍💻 In Theme Files

Advanced users can add calculators directly to template files using the do_shortcode function.

<?php echo do_shortcode(‘[shortcode]’); ?>

⚡ Advanced Features

Powerful features for sophisticated bakery operations

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Unit Conversions

  • ⚖️ Weight conversions (oz, lbs, grams, kg)
  • 🥄 Volume conversions (tsp, tbsp, cups, ml, L)
  • 📏 Length conversions (inches, cm, mm)
  • 🔢 Custom unit definitions

Automatically handle complex ingredient unit conversions for accurate costing regardless of purchase units vs recipe units.

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Business Cost Settings

  • ⚡ Overhead cost allocation
  • ⏰ Labor time tracking
  • 💼 Markup percentage controls
  • 📊 Profit margin analysis

Include all business costs beyond ingredients – electricity, rent, labor, packaging – for true profitability analysis.

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Calculator Preview

  • 👁️ Real-time preview mode
  • 🔧 Test configurations
  • 📱 Mobile responsiveness check
  • 🎨 Styling customization

Test your calculators before going live. Preview exactly what customers will see and experience.

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Mini Treats Calculator

  • 🧁 Mini cupcakes
  • 🍪 Bite-sized treats
  • 🍰 Cake pops
  • 📦 Bulk pricing tiers

Specialized calculator for small treats with quantity-based pricing and minimum order requirements.

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Analytics & Reporting

  • 📈 Calculator usage statistics
  • 💰 Popular product analysis
  • 📱 Device usage breakdown
  • ⏰ Peak usage times

Track how customers interact with your calculators to optimize pricing and improve conversion rates.

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Integration Capabilities

  • 📧 Email quote requests
  • 📋 Contact form integration
  • 📱 SMS notifications
  • 🔌 Third-party API hooks

Connect calculators to your existing workflow with email notifications, CRM integration, and custom webhooks.