Cogsmith
Product Walkthrough

How Cogsmith Solar works

A guided tour from calculator to lead capture. No signup, no demo call — just the actual plugin.

Solar calculator with branded colours and live savings results
The Calculator

Their number, not a generic claim.

  • ●Panel slider from 1 to 20 with live results
  • ●Monthly bill, supplier, region, orientation, house type — all configurable
  • ●Battery toggle doubles self-consumption from 40% to 80%
  • ●9-tile results grid: savings, payback, kWh, cost, SEAI grant, export income, 25-yr profit, CO2, system kWp
  • ●Embeds via [cogsmith-solar] shortcode — works in any theme
The calculator needs real rates to be credible
Energy pricing admin with six Irish suppliers and import/export rates
Energy Pricing

Six Irish suppliers. Real rates.

Import Rate

What the homeowner pays per kWh — drives savings calculation

Export Rate

What they earn selling excess back — drives export income

Auto-Update

Pro fetches fresh rates weekly so you never show stale numbers

Results Grid

Nine numbers. Zero guesswork.

  • ●Annual savings — the headline number, calculated from supplier rate × self-consumed kWh
  • ●Monthly savings — annual divided by 12 for household budgeting
  • ●Payback period — system cost after grant ÷ annual savings
  • ●SEAI grant — tiered calculation matching current grant structure
  • ●25-year profit — lifetime savings minus net system cost
  • ●CO2 offset — annual kg saved based on Ireland's carbon factor
Results panel with annual savings and stat tiles
Once they see the savings, show them what to buy
Four product cards with prices and specs
Panel Threshold

Each product appears when the visitor selects enough panels — no irrelevant upsells

Your Catalogue

Add your own products with images, prices, specs, and links — managed in the admin

SVG Icons

Five built-in product illustrations. Upload your own for custom packages

Lead capture form with Get My Quote button
Lead Capture

Every submission includes their full calculation.

  • ●Name, email, phone — with GDPR consent checkbox
  • ●Stores all 11 calculation parameters alongside the contact details
  • ●Admin notification email on every submission
  • ●Quote accurately without calling back to ask what they entered
Visualise the savings
Chart Mode

Premium visual calculator with 4 themes.

  • ●Premium chart mode with 4 selectable themes
  • ●Interactive 25-year bar chart with break-even marker
  • ●Switch between bar, line, and pie chart views
  • ●6-tile stat grid: monthly savings, payback, generation, CO₂, net cost, 25-year profit
  • ●Product recommendations and lead capture below the chart
  • ●Embed with [cogsmith-solar mode="chart"]
Chart mode calculator with Aurum theme showing 25-year bar chart and stat tiles
Make it look like yours
Default
Calculator with default green colours
Branded
Calculator with custom orange brand and logo

Three colours, one logo, zero CSS edits.

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Primary, secondary, and accent colour pickers in the admin

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Upload your logo — displayed at the top of the calculator

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Font family selector — or use "inherit" to match your theme

Leads come in. Now manage them.
Leads
Leads page with counters and CSV export
Settings
Settings page with costs, grants, colours, and logo

Four admin pages. Everything configurable.

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Settings — costs, grants, constants, defaults, colours, font, logo

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Suppliers, products, and leads — each on its own page

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CSV export with BOM — opens clean in Excel

Ready to install it?

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