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Applies to: Core, Advanced, Enterprise

Before installing Quote & Cut, make sure your website and Quote & Cut account are ready.

Website requirements #

Your website needs:

  • WordPress 6.7 or newer.
  • PHP 7.4 or newer.
  • WooCommerce installed and active.
  • Permission to install and activate WordPress plugins.
  • Permission to manage WooCommerce settings and products.

Quote & Cut uses WooCommerce for the cart, checkout, and order workflow.

The plugin does not work as a standalone quote form without WooCommerce.

Quote & Cut account requirements #

You need a Quote & Cut account before you can connect your website.

After signing up at quoteandcut.com, log in to your account and go to:

My Account → Quote & Cut API Keys

This is where you can find your:

  • API key.
  • Site binding details.

The API key connects your WordPress website to your Quote & Cut account so the plugin can process quote calculations and nesting requests.

The site binding connects your API key to the website where Quote & Cut is installed.

Downloading paid add-ons #

If you have purchased Quote & Cut Advanced or Quote & Cut Enterprise, you can download the extra plugin files from your Quote & Cut account.

Log in at quoteandcut.com and go to:

My Account → Downloads

From there, download the ZIP files for the add-ons included with your purchase.

Depending on your plan, you may have one or more plugin ZIP files, such as:

  • quoteandcut-advanced.zip — the Advanced add-on.
  • quoteandcut-enterprise.zip — the Enterprise add-on.

Install the core Quote & Cut plugin first.

If you use Enterprise, install the plugins in this order:

  1. Quote & Cut.
  2. Quote & Cut Advanced.
  3. Quote & Cut Enterprise.

Enterprise requires both the core plugin and Advanced add-on to be installed and active.

Recommended preparation #

Before taking real customer orders, prepare:

  • Your machine hourly rate.
  • Your preferred pricing model.
  • Your common sheet sizes.
  • Your common materials and thicknesses.
  • Your gas cost assumptions.
  • Your handling, loading, markup, and minimum price rules.
  • At least one test DXF file.

The setup wizard can add starter values quickly, but you should review them against your real shop rates before going live.

Next step #

Continue to Installing Quote & Cut.