B2B Product Catalog – No E-Commerce, Global RFQ & Bulk Quote

Ditch the shopping cart. B2B Product Catalog is built for manufacturers, exporters, and wholesalers who need a clean product catalog with global RFQ and bulk quote collection — no e-commerce complexity, no payment gateways, no bloat. Multilingual-ready, lightweight, and focused on one thing: turning product browsers into qualified leads.

✨ Key Features

• Bulk RFQ Inquiry Cart — Multi-spec product selection with persistent inquiry cart. Buyers pick SKU variants with quantities and submit a single combined quote request — no account required
• Three Inquiry Modes — Each product supports None / Standard / Bulk inquiry type. Choose the right lead capture strategy per product: simple contact, external link, or full spec-based RFQ
• AI-Powered Lead Capture — Built-in AI chatbot (SPEC v2 protocol) for automated customer engagement and lead qualification, with seamless fallback to inquiry forms
• Visual Shortcode Builder — Create product grids and category displays with real-time admin preview. No coding needed
• Multilingual Support — Ready for international trade with translation files and locale-aware formatting
• SEO Content Management — Customize top and bottom content for archive, category, and tag pages independently
• Widget & Sidebar Support — Add product showcases anywhere with smart CSS loading that won’t affect page speed
• Enterprise Architecture — Model-driven design, version-controlled database migrations, and clean code for custom integrations
• Security First — Strict nonce verification, rate limiting, and input sanitization across all AJAX operations

✅ Why Choose B2B Product Catalog?

• 🚫 Zero E-Commerce Overhead — No shopping cart, no checkout, no payment processing. Just products and inquiry forms — exactly what B2B businesses need
• 🌐 Global RFQ Ready — International-friendly quote forms with multilingual support. Capture inquiries from buyers worldwide, no matter the language
• ⚡ Lightweight & Fast — Purpose-built codebase without e-commerce bloat. Optimized for Core Web Vitals, won’t slow down your site
• 🔍 SEO Optimized — JSON-LD structured data, breadcrumb navigation, and clean URLs for better search rankings out of the box
• 📱 Fully Responsive — Seamless display on all devices from desktop to mobile, with adaptive product grid layouts
• 🛠️ Easy Setup & Highly Customizable — Intuitive admin with visual shortcode generator gets you online in minutes. Rich hooks and template overrides for unlimited flexibility

🚀 Core Functions

📦 Product Management

• Complete Product Profiles: Title, detailed description, featured images, and multi-image galleries
• Organized Categorization: Hierarchical categories and flexible tagging system
• Inquiry Management: Customizable inquiry buttons with AI-powered customer service integration
• SEO Optimization: Built-in meta fields for better search engine visibility

🎨 Frontend Display

• Beautiful Archive Pages: Grid layouts with responsive design
• Detailed Product Pages: Comprehensive product information with image galleries
• Category & Tag Pages: Organized browsing experience
• Powerful Shortcodes: [naibabiji_b2b_products] and [naibabiji_b2b_product_categories] for flexible display
• Sidebar Widgets: Add product showcases to any sidebar with automatic CSS loading

⚙️ Admin Dashboard

• Intuitive Interface: Clean, organized settings with tab-based navigation
• Visual Shortcode Generator: Create custom product displays with real-time preview
• SEO Content Management: Customize top and bottom content for archive, category, and tag pages
• Customizable Styles: Button colors, layout options, and display controls

🔧 Developer Friendly

• Rich Hooks & Filters: Extensive customization options
• Template Override Support: Easy integration with any WordPress theme
• AJAX Interfaces: Modern, interactive functionality
• Clean Code Structure: Well-documented, maintainable codebase
• Enterprise Architecture: Model-driven design for scalability

🎯 Who This Plugin Is For

B2B Product Catalog is perfect for:
– Manufacturers — Showcase production lines with multi-specs selection and collect RFQs from global buyers
– Exporters & Trading Companies — Display products in multiple languages, capture inquiries from international markets
– Distributors & Wholesalers — Present product ranges to retailers and partners without exposing pricing logic
– Industrial Suppliers — List hardware, components, or standard parts with model codes and quantity selection tables
– Service Providers — Highlight service offerings with detailed profiles and custom inquiry forms
– Corporate Websites — Create professional product galleries without e-commerce overhead, payment gateways, or cart abandonment
– Developers — Extend functionality with rich hooks, template overrides, and clean model-driven architecture

💡 Common Use Cases

1. Replace WooCommerce Catalogs — Already using WooCommerce just for product display? Switch to a lightweight catalog without cart/checkout bloat
2. Global RFQ & Lead Generation — Capture structured quote requests from international buyers with multilingual forms and product specs
3. Multi-Specs Product Catalogs — Display products with variants (sizes, models, grades) in an interactive selection table with bulk inquiry cart
4. Trade Show & Virtual Exhibits — Launch product showcases online for virtual trade shows and international exhibitions
5. Partner & Dealer Portals — Share product information with authorized partners and distributors via password-protected pages
6. Sales Team Enablement — Give sales teams an always-up-to-date product catalog with built-in inquiry tracking and lead management

Support

For technical support, please visit the plugin’s page or WordPress.org support forum.

License

This plugin is released under the GPL v2 or later license.

🚀 Quick Start Guide

1. Upload & Activate: Install the plugin through WordPress admin or upload files to /wp-content/plugins/naibabiji-b2b-product-showcase/
2. Configure Settings: Go to Settings -> Product Showcase to customize your display options
3. Add Products: Create new products using the custom “Products” post type
4. Display Products: Use shortcodes or widgets to showcase products on your site
5. Optimize SEO: Add custom content to archive, category, and tag pages for better search rankings

💡 Pro Tip: Use the visual shortcode generator in the admin dashboard to create beautiful product displays with real-time preview!

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   Admin Settings Interface - Intuitive tab-based navigation with rich customization options

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   Frontend Product Showcase - Responsive grid layout that adapts perfectly to all devices

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   AI Chat Functionality - Smart customer service integration to enhance user experience

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   Shortcode Generator - Visual product display creation with real-time preview functionality

5. 

5.1.0

• New Feature: Archive Display Mode — Choose between default (filters + products), categories-only (category card grid), or products-only on the archive page.
• New Feature: Category Images — Upload a category image via the term editor; displayed as cards in categories-only archive mode.
• New Feature: Default Product Sorting — Set a default sort order (newest, oldest, title A-Z, title Z-A) for all product listing pages from the settings.
• Improved: Category Button Styles — Archive and category page category navigation now uses consistent button styling with product counts.
• Improved: Container Width CSS — Added width: 100% and box-sizing: border-box to archive/taxonomy containers for more predictable cross-theme width behavior.

5.0.2

• New Feature: Post-submission redirect — optionally redirect users to a custom thank-you page after successful inquiry/contact/bulk form submission, enabling Google Ads conversion tracking.
• New Setting: “Redirect After Submission” toggle and “Redirect URL” field added to Settings → Inquiry tab (visible when Built-in Form mode is active).
• Improved: Redirect URL supports both absolute URLs and relative paths (e.g. /thank-you).

5.0.1

• Fixed: Product gallery thumbnails now display as uniform squares with consistent borders across all themes, eliminating misalignment and height variance issues caused by theme-specific image sizes and aspect ratios.

5.0.0

• New Feature: Bulk Inquiry Mode — Products can now offer a multi-specs selection table (e.g. model codes, sizes, variants) so B2B buyers add multiple SKUs with quantities to an inquiry cart and submit one combined quote request.
• New Feature: Inquiry Cart — Persistent localStorage-based cart with floating sidebar, quantity editing, and per-spec removal. Customers browse across products and submit all at once.
• New Feature: Specs Management — Admin meta box for managing product specifications (code + description), including drag-and-drop sorting, CSV bulk import/export, and duplicate detection.
• New: Three-Mode Inquiry System — Each product now supports None / Standard / Bulk inquiry type via radio toggle, replacing the old binary checkbox.
• New: Job Title Field — Added Job Title to inquiry form fields (configurable in settings, synced across bulk/standard/contact forms).
• New: AJAX Lead Detail — Admin leads list now loads bulk inquiry details on demand via naib_get_lead_detail endpoint, avoiding large JSON in HTML data attributes.
• New: Database Upgrade — Version-controlled schema migration adds inquiry_type and inquiry_data columns to the leads table with idempotent checks.
• New: Theme Compatibility Detection — Automatically checks if the active Linghang theme meets minimum version requirements and displays a non-dismissible admin notice when outdated, preventing template-level fatal errors from version mismatches.
• Improved: Enhanced form field sanitization (CSV content, bulk specs JSON, lead_id validation) to meet WordPress Plugin Check standards.
• Improved: Bulk inquiry JS now loads on all frontend pages instead of only bulk-type product pages, ensuring the inquiry form modal and hash-based navigation always work.
• Improved: Bulk inquiry form modal correctly applies .active CSS class on overlay/panel for compatibility with plugin’s shared Glassmorphism style system.
• Fixed: Inquiry Note (textarea) now spans full width in the 2-column form grid via naib-field-full class.
• Fixed: Cart sidebar “Submit Inquiry” button handler rewritten from fragile inline onclick to robust DOM event listener with graceful fallback chain.
• Fixed: Inquiry Mode settings (Built-in Form vs External Link) — Form Fields and Success Message rows are now fully hidden (including their <tr> label headers) when External Link mode is selected, eliminating orphaned section titles on the settings page.

4.2.1

• Improved: Changed product tag URL slug from naibb2pr-product-tag to product-tag for cleaner, more SEO-friendly URLs.
• New Feature: Added Template Override guide to the Help tab, documenting page templates and partial template overrides.

4.2.0

• New Feature: Inline contact form shortcode [naibabiji_b2b_contact_form] — embed a standalone contact form on any page without product association.
• New Feature: Contact form email notifications display page title instead of product name.
• New Feature: Contact Form source filter in Customer Inquiries admin list.
• New Feature: Captcha extension hooks (naibabiji_contact_form_validate filter, naibabiji_contact_form_before_submit action).
• Improved: Customer Inquiries admin page fully redesigned to support all source types (AI Chat, Inquiry Form, Contact Form).
• Improved: Inquiries list now shows Context column (page title for contact forms, product link for others), parsed contact names, and 30-word message preview.
• Improved: Detail modal for form submission inquiries with full contact info, message, and context display.
• Improved: Email validation on contact form (client-side regex check).
• Improved: Automatic nonce refresh for cached pages — contact form resubmits transparently on nonce expiry.

4.1.0

• New Feature: Built-in Inquiry Form Mode with unified design.
• New Feature: Premium UI System featuring Glassmorphism and responsive 2-column layout.
• New Feature: Intelligent AI Fallback system that automatically switches to the inquiry form on technical errors.
• Improved: Standardized form controls across all plugin components.
• Improved: Optimized database query security and satisfied WordPress coding standards.
• Fixed: Resolved various output escaping and linting warnings in templates and settings.

4.0.1

• Fixed: Action hook callback issue in class-leads-handler.php – added run_cleanup_for_cron() wrapper method to prevent return values in cron callbacks.
• Improved: Code quality validated with PHPStan Level 3 static analysis.
• Changed: Plugin name updated to comply with WordPress.org repository guidelines (removed “Plugin” from name).

4.0.0

• New Feature: Industrial AI Support: Integrated AI customer service system with SPEC v2 protocol for automated inquiry handling.
• New Feature: Archive Page SEO Content: Added ability to add custom content to the top and bottom of product archive/category/tag pages.
• New Option: Hide Title: Added option to hide default titles on archive, category, and tag pages for flexible header design.
• Improved: Settings Page Layout: Reorganized settings page with tab-based navigation for better user experience.
• AI Context Awareness: Automatic product data extraction (SKU, Price, Description) for precise AI responses.
• Shortcode Generator: Visual tool in admin dashboard for easy shortcode creation with real-time preview.
• CSS Variable Optimization: Enhanced :root CSS variables for better theme synchronization.
• Production Security: Enhanced all AJAX and save operations with strict nonce verification.

3.1.0

• Simplified: Removed the confusing “Enable Inquiry Button Globally” switch from the settings page.
• Improved: Inquiry button logic now defaults to “Enabled” for all products unless explicitly disabled individually.
• Fixed: Resolved a bug where the inquiry button was not checked by default when publishing new products.

3.0.2

• Fixed: Short description content with inline HTML elements (e.g. <strong>) was rendered on a single line instead of separate paragraphs due to wpautop() not handling single line breaks between inline elements correctly.
• Improved: Line endings are now normalized and single newlines are converted to double newlines before wpautop() processing, ensuring each line gets its own <p> tag.

3.0.1

• Fixed: Resolved Google Structured Data “Missing price” and “Missing SKU” errors by adding an optional price field and optimizing JSON-LD generation.
• Improved: Schema.org “Offer” data is now only generated if a price is specified, ensuring B2B compatibility.
• Improved: Enhanced the description in the admin settings for Schema.org markup with important usage tips.

3.0.0

• Major Architectural Rebirth: Transitioned to a professional model-driven architecture for enterprise-grade scalability.
• New Product Model: Centralized all data access through the Naibabiji_B2B_Product class, ensuring consistent logic and cleaner templates.
• Efficient Grouped Meta: All product-specific metadata is now stored in a single, high-performance array, reducing database bloat.
• One-Click Migration Tool: Added an automated utility in the settings page to safely upgrade legacy product data to the new v3.0.0 format.
• Shortcode Generator: Introduced a brand new visual tool in the admin dashboard for easy shortcode creation with real-time preview.
• Production Security: Enhanced all internal AJAX and save operations with strict nonce verification and context-aware escaping.
• Modular SEO: Decoupled Schema.org logic into a standalone builder for improved rich result precision.

2.0.3

• Added smooth transition animation when switching product detail page images
• Added loading spinner animation during image switch, with color synced to admin button color setting
• Added opacity transition effect during image loading for better user experience
• Thumbnail active border color now follows the admin button color setting
• Added language file direct access protection for zh_CN translation

2.0.2

• Changed subcategory display from vertical list to horizontal buttons for better visual balance
• Synchronized subcategory button styles with global plugin button settings (colors, hover effects, border radius)
• Improved responsive layout for subcategory navigation on mobile devices

2.0.1

• Fixed button color settings not taking effect due to CSS specificity conflicts with themes
• Changed CSS background shorthand to background-color to allow dynamic inline styles to override defaults
• Added product card hover border color to follow the admin button color setting

2.0.0

• Major Feature Update: Separated SEO content area into independent top and bottom sections
• Added ability to set different SEO content for page top and bottom positions
• Each position has independent enable/disable toggle
• Automatic data migration from old single content field to new dual-field structure
• Improved flexibility and control over category/tag page SEO optimization
• Breaking change: Removed position dropdown, now using separate editors for top/bottom content
• New backend product display column count setting for frontend products

1.0.13

• Fixed foreach() warning error in sidebar widget processing
• Added type checking for widget_ids to prevent type mismatch errors
• Improved data validation for WordPress sidebar widgets configuration
• Enhanced plugin stability and error handling

1.0.12

• Enhanced CSS loading logic with sidebar widget shortcode detection
• Fixed CSS styles not working in sidebar widgets
• Smart detection of shortcode content on pages, loading CSS resources only when needed
• Improved responsive design for better product card display on mobile devices

1.0.11

• Added Elementor shortcode support in SEO content area
• Standardized function and variable prefixes to comply with WordPress plugin best development practices

1.0.10

• Added toggle to enable/disable product meta information display
• Improved translations and updated localization files

1.0.9

• Added button color customization entry for front and back, managers can quickly adjust styles to match brand vision
• Replace the product short description with the fill-in area, use a rich text editor to optimize the input experience and improve Gutenberg compatibility

1.0.8

• Changed product category URL slug from ‘naibb2pr-product-category’ to ‘product-category’
• Improved URL structure for better SEO and user experience
• Note: After updating, please deactivate and reactivate the plugin or visit Settings > Permalinks and save to refresh rewrite rules

1.0.7

• Changed product archive page URL from ‘naibb2pr-products’ to ‘products’
• Fixed PHP syntax error in admin settings page

1.0.6

• Fixed an issue with WordPress official review feedback
• Optimized internal connection styles and script loading to comply with WordPress best practices
• Improved sanitize_callback parameter configuration of register_setting () function
• Make sure all custom article types and taxonomies are named with unique prefixes
• Removed the direct < style > and < script > tags and replaced them with wp_add_inline_style () and wp_add_inline_script () functions
• Enhanced code security and WordPress compatibility
• Fixed a PHP syntax error

1.0.5

• Optimize the display of search results page
• Removed deprecated load_plugin_textdomain() function call for WordPress 4.6+ compatibility
• Enhanced security with improved nonce verification in form processing
• Fixed input sanitization in POST and GET request handlers
• Improved security logging mechanism to follow WordPress best practices
• Replaced direct database query with WordPress API functions in meta fields handling

1.0.4

• Enhanced security in AJAX handlers
• Improved nonce verification and input sanitization
• Added recursive array sanitization
• Added GET parameter sanitization method
• Fixed permission checks in admin functions
• Improved security event logging

1.0.3

• Front-end display bug fixes

1.0.2

• Multi-language support

1.0.1

• Modify the code to meet the requirements for submitting to the official WordPress repository

1.0.0

• Initial release
• Basic product showcase functionality
• Custom post types and taxonomies
• Frontend templates and shortcodes
• Admin dashboard settings page
• AJAX functionality support
• Developer hook system