EU VAT Guard for WooCommerce vs CatalogX – Catalog Mode, Enquiry & Quotes for WooCommerce

EU VAT Guard for WooCommerce is a powerful plugin that adds advanced EU VAT number management and validation to your WooCommerce store. It helps you collect, validate, and manage company VAT numbers for your B2B customers, ensuring compliance and a smooth checkout experience. Key Features Company Name & VAT Number Fields – Adds company name and VAT number fields to registration, account, and checkout forms EU VAT Number Validation – Offline format validation for all EU VAT numbers with optional real-time VIES validation (uses European Commission’s VIES service) Automatic VAT Exemption – Applies reverse charge VAT exemption for valid B2B transactions between EU member states VAT Rate Importer – Import current EU VAT rates for all 27 member states, including one reduced rate per country WooCommerce Integration – VAT numbers are saved to orders and displayed in admin and emails Block Checkout Support – Full compatibility with WooCommerce’s new block-based checkout Advanced Customization – Custom labels, messages, and exemption rules WPML Compatible – Full multilingual support for international stores PDF Integration – Compatible with WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips VAT Exemption Rules VAT exemption is automatically applied when ALL conditions are met: * Customer provides a valid EU VAT number * VAT number country differs from your store’s base country * Shipping method is NOT local pickup * Billing and shipping countries match the VAT number country Supported Features Classic WooCommerce checkout Block-based checkout (Cart & Checkout blocks) Customer registration and account pages Admin order management Email notifications All 27 EU member states VAT formats VIES real-time validation (optional) PDF invoice integration (WooCommerce PDF Invoices & Packing Slips) Advanced customization options WPML multilingual support Custom field labels and messages External Services This plugin optionally uses the European Commission’s VIES (VAT Information Exchange System) service for real-time VAT number validation. VIES Service Details: * Service: European Commission VIES VAT validation service * Purpose: Real-time validation of EU VAT numbers to verify their authenticity * Data Sent: Only the VAT number (country code and number) that customers enter during checkout, registration, or account updates * When Data is Sent: Only when VIES validation is enabled in plugin settings AND a customer enters a VAT number * Service URL: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/checkVatService.wsdl * Privacy Policy: https://ec.europa.eu/info/privacy-policy_en * Terms of Service: https://ec.europa.eu/taxation_customs/vies/faq.html Important Notes: * VIES validation is completely optional and disabled by default * No personal data (names, addresses, emails) is ever sent to VIES * Only the VAT number itself is transmitted for validation * The plugin works fully without VIES validation using offline format checking * You can disable VIES validation at any time in the plugin settings Requirements WordPress 5.0 or higher WooCommerce 4.0 or higher PHP 7.2 or higher SOAP extension (for VIES validation) Support For support, feature requests, or bug reports, please contact us through our website or the WordPress.org support forums.

WOOCOMMERCE CATALOG MODE PLUGIN FOR WORDPRESS – WITH PRODUCT ENQUIRY & REQUEST A QUOTE Easily switch your WooCommerce store to catalog mode and enable product enquiry and quote request functionality – no coding required. CatalogX allows you to turn your WooCommerce store into a product catalog with enquiry and quotation features. You can hide prices, remove the “Add to Cart” button, and add customizable enquiry or request-a-quote buttons anywhere on your site. This is useful for B2B, wholesale, or catalog-only stores. The plugin supports role-based catalog settings, variable product enquiries, and vendor-specific quote handling. It can be used to create private stores, product showcases, or lead-generation-focused WooCommerce catalogs. Key features include: 🛒 Catalog mode to display products without prices and hide the “Add to Cart” button. 📩 Product enquiry and request-a-quote forms for customers. 👥 Role-based catalog and pricing settings. 🔄 Support for variable products and vendor-specific quotes. ⚙️ Customizable forms and buttons to suit your store needs. CatalogX provides a single, integrated solution for managing WooCommerce catalogs, wholesale pricing, and quotation requests, making it suitable for B2B, wholesale, and hybrid ecommerce stores. Features 🚫 Disable Purchase Options 🛒 Replace Add-to-Cart button with a Custom Button. 🔒 Hide product prices. 📔 WooCommerce Catalog Mode 💬 Product Inquiry 📔 Hide Add to Cart 💰Price Visibility Management 🎨Enhanced Single Product Page Design 📝Enquiry Form Customization ⚙️Variable Product Support 👤Role-Based Management 📦Bulk Order Inquiry 🔠WooCommerce Shortcodes 🤝MultiVendor Support using MultiVendorX Compatibility 👉 Want to see CatalogX in action? 🌐 Explore our Documentation 👉 Learn More About CatalogX PRO 👉 Try CatalogX Free & Pro Demo Catalog The Catalog module 🛒 helps you create a tailored shopping experience with enhanced product enquiry capabilities by offering a private or catalog-only mode for your WooCommerce store. Inquiry feature is perfect for businesses that want to manage price visibility, attract specific customer segments, or operate a members-only store. By controlling how and when prices are displayed, you can increase lead generation and encourage customer inquiries, which can then be converted into sales 💬. Key Features: 🛍️ Enable Catalog Mode for the entire site or specific products to create a unique shopping experience. 🔒 Create a private store by hiding prices and the add-to-cart button until users log in. 🔄 Simultaneously use both ‘Add to Cart’ and ‘Send Enquiry’ options to capture different customer actions [PRO]. 🗂️ Collect inquiries for each variation of variable products to cater to specific customer needs. 📈 Manage price visibility strategically to boost lead generation. Enquiry Product enquiry is essential 📨 for businesses that want to engage with potential customers who have questions or are interested in bulk or high-value orders. By placing inquiry and quote request buttons strategically across your site, you make it easy for users to reach out, even for out-of-stock items. Inquiry module helps you capture leads, respond efficiently, and better understand product demand, all of which contribute to higher conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Key Features: 📍 Place Enquiry & Quote Request buttons anywhere using shortcode for maximum visibility. 🔄 Allow users to inquire about ‘Out of Stock’ items, keeping them engaged with your store. 🔗 Integrate an Inquiry Button on pages built with your preferred page builder for seamless functionality. 🔍 Gain insights into product demand by tracking customer inquiries. ⏱️ Improve response times and save effort with role-based query management. 🛒 Enable bulk or high-value order inquiries using the Enquiry Cart [PRO]. ✏️ Customize your inquiry form to match your brand and gather the most relevant information [PRO]. 📊 Monitor and manage all inquiries efficiently via an Inquiry Cart [PRO]. Quotation The Quote WooCommerce is designed 💬 to help businesses that regularly deal with custom orders, bulk purchases, or high-value transactions. It allows customers to easily request a quote directly from your ecommerce product catalog, simplifying the quotation process and opening new sales opportunities. This module is particularly useful for businesses in B2B, wholesale, or custom manufacturing, where personalized pricing and quick response times are critical for closing deals 💼 Key Features: 🔍 Quickly find and manage request a quote submissions with the Quick Search feature [PRO]. 🤝 Ensure your quote WooCommerce workflow is compatible with MultiVendor plugins like MultiVendorX for a seamless experience [PRO]. 🛒 Allow visitors to request a quote for individual or multiple products from your WooCommerce catalog, making the request a quote process seamless and efficient. 🔐 Restrict quote requests to registered users, ensuring only qualified leads submit a quote in your B2B or wholesale store. 📲 Instantly get notified via Google Chat and SMS when a customer submits a quote request, helping you follow up faster. [Coming Soon]. Wholesale-PRO The Wholesale Module is perfect for businesses 🛒 that serve both retail and wholesale customers. This module helps you create distinct pricing structures, manage customer segments, and protect your retail pricing strategies. By offering exclusive wholesale pricing and preventing coupon use for wholesale customers, you can better manage your profit margins while still offering competitive deals to your business clients 💼. Key Features: 🛑 Hide retail prices from wholesale customers to focus on wholesale pricing strategies[PRO]. 🚫 Prevent WooCommerce coupons from being used by wholesale customers, protecting your margins[PRO]. 💲 Display both retail and wholesale prices to business users, offering transparency and flexibility[PRO]. 💸 Configure fixed amount or percentage discounts to suit different customer segments[PRO]. 🏷️ Set up different prices for each user or product to tailor your offerings [PRO]. Dynamic Rule-Based Pricing-PRO The Dynamic Rule-Based Pricing module is a powerful tool 💪 for businesses looking to maximize sales through targeted pricing strategies. By creating custom discount rules based on user roles, product categories, and more, you can attract specific customer groups, encourage larger purchases, and optimize your pricing for different scenarios. This module is essential for businesses aiming to increase conversions, customer loyalty, and overall revenue through smart pricing techniques💰. Key Features: ⚙️ Implement tired pricing strategies to adapt to different customer needs and market conditions[PRO]. 🎯 Create custom discount rules that offer exclusive deals to specific user roles like subscribers or wholesale buyers[PRO]. 🏷️ Target promotions based on products, categories, or user roles to maximize sales potential [PRO]. 📊 Add multiple user role levels with corresponding pricing rules for greater pricing flexibility [PRO]. 🛒 Encourage larger purchases by offering tiered discounts based on product quantity or cart value [PRO]. 🔄 Apply discounts to individual products or entire categories, depending on your promotional strategy [PRO]. 📋 Prioritize pricing rules easily with a drag-and-drop interface, ensuring the most effective discounts are applied first [PRO]. Real-Time Page Builder The Real-Time Page Builder module empowers businesses ✨ to design and customize their WooCommerce shop pages without needing technical skills. This module is perfect for store owners who want to create a visually appealing and highly functional shop page that aligns with their brand. By offering real-time previews, drag-and-drop customization, and mobile-friendly design checks, this module helps you create a professional, conversion-optimized shopping experience that drives sales and enhances customer satisfaction 📈. Key Features: 🛠️ Transform your shop page in real-time with visual customization, seeing changes as you make them. 🎨 Craft the perfect shop page with live editing, ensuring every element is just right before going live. 👆 Move elements easily using drag-and-drop functionality, eliminating the need for technical skills. 🎨 Control button placement and customize text, colors, and fonts to match your brand. 🔗 Set up button actions to guide customer navigation, improving user experience and conversion rates. 📱 Preview your shop page’s mobile-friendly design to ensure a seamless experience across devices. 🔄 Experiment with new designs in a safe testing environment without affecting your live site. 📊 Boost sales by strategically placing buttons where they’ll get the most clicks. 🎨 Easily match your brand’s style with custom color and font options, creating a cohesive look. ➡️ CatalogX – Woocommerce Tool For A Perfect B2B Site In the competitive world of e-commerce, differentiation is key. Our ingenious WordPress WooCommere Product Catalog plugin allows you to effortlessly transform your website into a captivating, user-friendly catalog. Whether you’re building a dedicated catalog site or adding catalog mode to your existing online store, we’ve got you covered! ✔️ Switch to Catalog Mode in a Snap: Easily switch catalog mode on/off, display products attractively, encourage inquiries, and personalize pricing messages. To Know More, Click Here. ✔️ Hide Add to Cart: Enable catalog mode to conceal the “Add to Cart” option, allowing you to display products even when you’re unavailable. To Know More, Click Here. ✔️ Out of Stock Product Enquiry: Activate catalog mode for out-of-stock products, allowing inquiries and tracking customer interest effortlessly. To Know More, Click Here. ✔️ Hide Product Price: Hide product prices and add to cart buttons effortlessly with this WordPress catalog plugin. Upgrade for personalized messages. To Know More, Click Here. ✔️ Personalise Enquiry Form [PRO]: You can simply add, remove, or change fields in your enquiry form with the help of drag and drop enquiry form builder. Personalized inquiry forms provide administrators with tailored information, streamlining responses and improving user engagement. To Know More, Click Here. ✔️ Choose Catalog Product Selection: Tailor your catalog by selecting products to include or exclude, simplifying category-based listings without complex display filtering. To Know More, Click Here. ✔️ Customize the Enquiry Button: Easily customize your enquiry cart button, including color, font size, radius, and CSS class options. To Know More, Click Here. ✔️ Role-Based Catalog Mode: Activate catalog mode selectively by user login status and restrict access based on user roles like authors, vendors, etc. To Know More, Click Here. ✔️ Enquiry Cart [PRO]: Get a bird’s eye view of all inquiries made by the customers using the benefit of enquiry cart. ✔️ Enquiry List [PRO]: Admins have a dedicated Enquiry List page to view, sort, and manage inquiries by customer, product, or enquiry number. 👉 Try Our Free & Pro Demo ➡️ Upgrade to CatalogX Pro Unlock even more possibilities with CatalogX Pro : 🚀Activate Catalog and Sales Modes Simultaneously [PRO]: Boost Sales with Combined Catalog and Sales Modes. Let Customers Inquire Before Making a Purchase Decision. To Know More, Click Here. 🚀Control Price Display [PRO]: Easily toggle price visibility for catalog items. Admins can choose to hide or show product prices, and even replace them with informative messages like ‘contact vendor’ or ‘coming soon.’ 🚀Streamline Shopping with a Product Inquiry Cart [PRO]: Offering a Product Inquiry Cart lets customers inquire about multiple products simultaneously, saving time and enhancing the shopping experience. 🚀Integrated Query Management System [PRO]: Switching to Advanced mode offers real-time query management with an integrated system. Additionally, it stores all queries and responses for future evaluation. 🚀Tailor-Made Enquiry Form Customization [PRO]: With CatalogX Pro, you can freely design your form, adding fields as needed, unlike the free version with predefined questions. 🚀Manage and Customise Query Mails [PRO]: Customize Inquiry Emails with Templates and Send Queries to Customers and Vendors Automatically. 🚀Make it Marketplace Ready: Our Multivendor plugin, MultiVendorX, integrates with MultiVendorX and CatalogX Pro. Vendors can view and respond to inquiries about their products from their dashboard. 👉 Learn More About Pro: CatalogX Pro 👉 Who Can Benefit from CatalogX Online Retailers Small Business Owners Manufacturers and Wholesalers Local Businesses Startups The Real Estate Artists & Photographers Service Oriented Businesses Consultants Non-Profit Organisers displaying Initiative and Fund Raisers. 👉 Shortcodes: 🚀 [catalogx_enquiry_cart_button] = Displays a customizable Add to Enquiry Cart button that allows customers to add products to their enquiry list, making it easy to submit multiple product enquiry requests at once for faster and more efficient communication. 🚀 [catalogx_enquiry_button] = Displays the “Add to Product Enquiry” button, enabling customers to send a quick product enquiry. 🚀 [catalogx_quote_button] =Displays the “Add to Quote” button. 🚀 [catalogx_wholesale_products] = Creates a page listing all wholesale products, enabling wholesalers to easily purchase multiple items in one transaction. [PRO] 🚀 [catalogx_request_quote] = Displays a list of products for which users have requested quotes, making it easy to review all requests. 🚀 [catalogx_enquiry_cart] = Display all products in the enquiry cart and send a single inquiry email for all items in the cart.[PRO] Changelog ==. = 6.0.8 – 2025-12-05 = * Added – Compatibility of WordPress 6.9.0. * Added – Compatibility of WooCommerce 10.3.6. * Fixed – Issue with the settings panel. 6.0.7 – 2025-07-22 Added – Compatibility of WordPress 6.8.2. Added – Compatibility of WooCommerce 10.0.2. Added – Brand-wise exclusion feature for Product Brands. 6.0.6 – 2025-06-10 Fixed – Issue related to form field functionality. 6.0.5 – 2025-05-27 Added – Compatibility of WordPress 6.8.1. Added – Compatibility of WooCommerce 9.8.5. Added – Option to add custom text for individual products. 6.0.4 – 2025-04-29 Added – Compatibility of WordPress 6.8.0. Added – Compatibility of WooCommerce 9.8.2. Fixed – Required email field issue for non-logged-in users #27. 6.0.3 – 2025-04-01 Fixed – Product exclusion fixed. 6.0.2 – 2025-04-01 Added – Support for Elementor. Fixed – Email overriding functionality was not working, now resolved. Fixed – Variation was not displaying in the shop and email pages, now corrected. 6.0.1 – 2025-03-27 Fixed – Translation issue fixed. Updated – Language file. 6.0.0 – 2025-03-25 Added – Compatibility of WordPress 6.7.2. Added – Compatibility of WooCommerce 9.7.1. Added – CatalogX released. Added – Revamped Settings Panel for a more streamlined and intuitive interface. Added – Introduced Module-wise Structure for better organization and management.. Added – Implemented Wholesale Flow for efficient bulk ordering. Enhanced – Enhanced Structure for improved navigation and usability. Enhanced – Optimized Coding for better performance and stability. Updated – Language file. Initial release