---
title: "Charge for backboards by the sign's area - Sign Customiser Changelog"
description: "Changelog: Charge for backboards by the sign's area. Learn about the latest updates and improvements to Sign Customiser."
url: "https://www.signcustomiser.com/changelog/area-based-backboard-pricing/"
last_updated: "2026-10-10"
---

Sign Customiser now lets you price a backboard by the area of the sign. Instead of a single flat fee, you can set a rate per square inch (or per square centimetre) so bigger signs are charged proportionally more for their backboard — a fairer way to recover material costs that grow with size.

![Backboard editor's Additional Pricing section with the new "Price per square cm" option selected and a rate field](/_astro/changelog-area-based-backboard-pricing.D3OlRv3O_1lEHnX.webp)

## What’s Changed

- **Area-based backboard pricing**On any backboard, choose “Price per square in/cm” under Additional Pricing and set a rate. The charge is the sign’s width × height × your rate, added automatically to the customer’s quote.
- **Clear customer breakdown**When an area rate applies, customers see a dedicated “Backboard area” line in their price breakdown showing the dimensions, the rate, and the resulting charge.
- **Follows your measurement unit**Enter the rate per square inch or per square centimetre to match your store’s settings; the customiser handles the conversion for you.
- **Works with bulk price adjustments**The area rate scales alongside your other prices when you apply a global price adjustment or switch currency, so nothing is left behind.
- **Off by default**Existing backboards are unaffected; pricing only changes once you set a rate. The option is hidden on Frame Fit and Cut-out Metal signs, which already price the whole sign by area.

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## Previousupdates

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- [June 25, 2026Sell custom signs in every active Shopify marketGenerated custom sign products now publish to your store's active Shopify Markets, so shoppers can check out in every region you sell to.feature](/changelog/sell-custom-signs-in-every-shopify-market/)
- [June 23, 2026Backlit glow for cut-out metal signsCut-out metal sign customisers can now offer a backlit LED glow, with light spilling around the panel and through every cut-out letter in your customer's chosen colour.feature](/changelog/backlit-cut-out-metal-signs/)
- [June 19, 2026Upload PDF files to the AI Sign DesignerCustomers can now upload PDF artwork to the AI Sign Designer, which automatically turns it into a production-ready sign design.feature](/changelog/upload-pdf-files-to-the-ai-sign-designer/)
- [June 15, 2026Choose how multi-line sign height is measuredSizes that use a fixed height can now measure the total by letter height, adding the spacing between lines on top, or by line height as before.feature](/changelog/multi-line-sign-height-measurement/)

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