PrestaShop Omnibus module

Omnibus module for PrestaShop – the lowest price in 30 days

The Omnibus module for PrestaShop automatically saves the price history of products and shows the customer the lowest price in the last 30 days before the reduction. The solution helps to adapt the online store to the requirements of the Omnibus Directive (2019/2161/EU) for informing consumers about the previous price of the product.

The module works automatically and does not require manual price history. Prices are periodically recorded in the database and then used to calculate the lowest price valid for the required period.

The lowest price from 30 days before the promotion

During the promotion, the customer should be able to check what was the lowest price of the product in the period of 30 days preceding the reduction. The module automatically collects the data needed to present this information on the product page.

Thanks to this, information about the lowest historical price and data on the current promotion may be displayed next to the product.

Automatic product price history

The module indexes product prices every day and saves them in dedicated database tables. The price history is stored independently of the standard PrestaShop data, so that the solution does not require the conversion of existing product tables.

Two cron tasks are used to automatically handle history:

• daily indexation of current product prices,
• automatic deletion of history older than 30 days.

Support for promotions and reduced prices

The module allows you to present information related to the price reduction, including promotional price and discount percentage. Historical data allows you to provide the customer with information about the lowest price from the relevant period.

The lowest price also on the product listing

Information about the lowest price can be displayed not only in the product card, but also in the list of products. Thanks to this, the customer can read the information about the price history when browsing the category or search results.

Full product combination support

The module supports products with combinations and attributes. The price history can be kept separately for individual variants, so that after selecting a specific combination, the customer receives the correct information about its price.

Integration with any PrestaShop template

Own module hook allows you to place information about the lowest price in the selected place of the template. As a result, the integration can also be matched to custom themes without the need to modify PrestaShop core files.

Optimization for large stores

The module was prepared taking into account stores with large product catalogs. The lowest price cache mechanism limits the number of queries made when displaying product pages.

There are also options available to limit the range of data included in the calculation, including country, customer group and product attributes. This allows you to optimize the operation of the module in extensive stores.

The most important functions of the Omnibus module

• automatic saving of product price history,
• displaying the lowest price in the last 30 days,
• support for promotional prices and discounts,
• presenting the percentage of the reduction,
• displaying information about the lowest price on the product card,
• possibility of displaying information also on the product listing,
• support for combinations and product variants,
• separate price history for product variants,
• custom hook for integration with a custom template,
• dedicated price history tables,
• lowest price cache mechanism,
• SQL query optimization for large directories,
• automatic history cleaning older than 30 days,
• Support for Bootstrap 5 and responsive pages.

Automatic handling of Omnibus requirements

After configuring cron tasks, the module independently performs further operations related to the price history. The administrator does not have to manually save previous prices or prepare data for individual products.

Automation allows you to reduce the risk of missing the required information when conducting promotions in the online store.

Who is the Omnibus module for?

The module is designed for PrestaShop store owners who regularly run promotions, sales and price reductions and want to automatically present customers with information about the lowest product price from an earlier period.

It will work both in smaller online stores and in extensive catalogs with a large number of products and combinations.

Omnibus PrestaShop – a simple way to get a price history

The Omnibus module for PrestaShop automates the collection of price history and the presentation of the lowest product price in the last 30 days. Thanks to the support of variants, caches, own hooks and automatic tasks, cron can also be used in extensive online stores.

Note: the store's compliance with applicable regulations also depends on how the promotion is conducted and information is presented to customers. The module provides technical mechanisms enabling the implementation of the requirement to present the lowest price from the relevant period.