Calculator Editor Overview

Calculator Editor Overview

Overview

The calculator editor is the main workspace where you build and customize your product calculator. It is divided into three areas: a header bar at the top, a tabbed main panel in the center, and a live preview panel on the right. Together, these areas give you everything you need to configure options, pricing, styling, and placement — and immediately see the result. Open any calculator from the Appify CPO → Calculators page, or create a new one, and the editor loads automatically.

How It Works

Header bar

The top of the editor contains the calculator name (click to rename), tags, the Publish button, and a Versions dropdown. The live/not-live status badge shows whether the calculator is visible to customers.

Main tabs

The center area contains the core editing tabs:

  • Options & Pricing — Add and configure input fields, pricing formulas, fixed fees, pricing variables, pricing tables, price adjustments, and quantity discount rules.
  • Optional Features — Configure layout (multi-step), price summary display, custom SKU, weight calculation, tax settings, cart edit, languages, and multi-currency.
  • Placement & Styling — Assign the calculator to products, customize appearance with style templates and CSS, and add custom JavaScript.

Chat with AI is available on every tab. It is a panel beside (or, on a phone, over) your settings — not a wizard step. See Calculator AI chat.

Preview panel

The right side shows a live preview of your calculator as customers will see it. Changes you make in the tabs are reflected here in real time. You can switch between Draft, Saved, and Published views, and preview against any product and variant in your catalog.

Key Concepts

Area Key Controls
Header bar Calculator name, tags, Publish button, Versions dropdown, Live/Not-live badge
Options & Pricing tab Option list, pricing formulas, fixed fees, variables, tables, adjustments, quantity discounts
Optional Features tab Layout/steps, price summary, custom SKU, weight, taxes, cart edit, languages, multi-currency
Placement & Styling tab Product assignment, style templates, CSS, custom JavaScript
Preview panel Draft/Saved/Published toggle, product selector, variant selector

Examples

  • New calculator — You open the editor, describe the product in Chat with AI, then use Options & Pricing to fine-tune labels and pricing. The preview panel updates as you make changes.
  • Editing an existing calculator — You open a published calculator, adjust a formula on Options & Pricing, confirm the new price in the preview, and click Publish to push the changes live.