Description
Stop compromising on quality with generic print-on-demand services. Drop Print integrates seamlessly with your WooCommerce store, empowering artists and galleries to sell museum-quality fine art prints directly to collectors, without managing inventory or fulfillment.
Unlike competitors focused on mass-market merchandise, Drop Print is built for artists, specializing exclusively in archival-quality giclée prints that meet the standards your artwork deserves. Turn your high-resolution files into stunning, sellable editions effortlessly using this official plugin.
This plugin adds a dedicated “Drop Print” panel to your WooCommerce product editor, streamlining the entire process from upload to sale: upload your artwork, let the plugin process it securely (including encryption), match it to available museum-quality print products, select sizes, set prices, and automatically generate the necessary WooCommerce variations upon saving.
Focus on your art. Let Drop Print handle the gallery-quality print fulfillment for your WooCommerce store.
Features
- Museum-Quality Focus: Connects directly to Drop Print’s specialised fine art printing service.
- WooCommerce Integration: Adds “Drop Print” checkbox to product types and a dedicated management tab in Product Data.
- Settings Page: Configure Client ID connection, Price Margin percentage, Packing Slip upload, view API status.
- Automated Pricelist Sync: Daily CRON job fetches the latest print product data from Drop Print API (manual refresh trigger available).
- Streamlined Workflow: Guides you through uploading artwork, selecting print sizes, and setting prices within the product edit screen.
- Chunked File Upload: Reliable uploads for large image files (JPEG, PNG, TIFF up to 100MB) via Dropzone.
- Secure Server-Side Processing: Handles file assembly, preview generation (imported to Media Library), dimension detection (
getimagesize), optional ZIP compression, and beyond military grade encryption using your account’s public key. - Intelligent Product Matching: Displays available print products from the pricelist, calculates match quality based on dimensions/ratio, and highlights the best fit.
- Price Calculation: Automatically suggests selling prices based on your defined margin and allows manual overrides per size.
- Automated Variation Creation: Creates/updates WooCommerce variations for selected print sizes, including attribute terms (
pa_print_dimensions) and pricing, upon saving the product. Useswp_set_object_termsfor robust term assignment. - Reset Functionality: Allows users to easily clear Drop Print data and associated files/variations from a product via AJAX and the next product save (uses a meta flag).
- Preview Meta Box: Displays the generated preview image on the product edit screen sidebar.
- Copy to Featured Image: Button to easily set the Drop Print preview as the main WooCommerce featured image.
- Interactive Feedback: Uses overlays and clear UI elements to guide the user.
Support
Please visit https://drop-print.com/support for documentation and support.
Installation
- Upload the
drop-printfolder to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
- Go to the ‘Drop Print’ menu in your WordPress admin sidebar to configure the plugin settings (enter Client ID, set Price Margin, etc.).
- Wait for the initial pricelist download or trigger it manually via the settings page or WP-CLI (
wp cron event run drop_print_pricelist). - Navigate to a WooCommerce product, edit it, check the “Drop Print” option under Product data > Product type, and navigate to the “Drop Print” tab to begin uploading files and creating print products.
FAQ
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Do I need a Drop Print account?
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Yes, this plugin requires an active Drop Print account and Client ID to function and connect to the fulfillment service.
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Does this plugin require WooCommerce?
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Yes, WooCommerce must be installed and activated.
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What file types can I upload?
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Currently JPEG, PNG, and TIFF files are supported for artwork uploads. Packing slips must be PNG.
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What are the server requirements?
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You need PHP 7.4+ with the OpenSSL extension (for file encryption) and ZipArchive (for optional compression). Sufficient execution time (
max_execution_time), memory limit (memory_limit), and upload file size limits (upload_max_filesize,post_max_size) must be configured in PHP and your web server to handle large files (recommend >100MB). WordPress CRON must be functioning for automatic pricelist updates. Write permissions are needed in thewp-content/uploads/drop-print/directory. -
How is pricing handled?
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The plugin downloads base costs from Drop Print. You set a percentage margin in the settings, which calculates a default selling price. You can override this price for each variation when selecting products. Ensure your store currency and Drop Print billing currency are considered (warnings provided for mismatches).
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Contributors & Developers
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Changelog
1.1.1
- Feature: Checks whether WooCommerce is installed before allowing activation.
- Fix: Removed erroneous 1.1 folder from root directory.
1.1
- Feature: Complete workflow for uploading images, matching products, staging selections, and automatically creating/updating variations on product save.
- Feature: Robust server-side file handling with chunking, preview generation, dimension detection, optional compression, and AFP encryption.
- Feature: Integrated Reset functionality using a meta flag and cleanup during product save.
- Feature: Direct term assignment using
wp_set_object_termsfor improved variation reliability. - Feature: Added “Copy to Featured Image” functionality.
- Feature: Daily CRON job for pricelist syncing and manual trigger option.
- Fix: Addressed issues with attribute/variation persistence during updates and resets.
- Fix: Resolved various AJAX errors and improved error handling/feedback.
- UI: Enhanced user interface with overlays and better state management.
1.0
- Initial release. Basic connection, settings framework, and pricelist viewing.