Sign Customiser glossary
Use this glossary to understand the terms in Sign Customiser guides, product pages, and integrations.
Product and platform terms
- Sign Customiser
- Sign Customiser is software that helps sign businesses sell custom signs online with customer previews and pricing.
- Customer customiser
- The shopper-facing sign design tool. Customers choose options, adjust their design, and review the price or quote.
- Merchant admin
- The dashboard where a merchant configures customisers, options, pricing, and Store settings.
- Store
- A merchant's Shopify or Universal selling account. The product uses Store in customer-facing text, even when the data model uses Team.
- Universal
- The Sign Customiser platform for non-Shopify and custom website integrations.
- Shopify integration
- The Sign Customiser app and theme integration for Shopify stores.
- AI Sign Designer
- The AI-assisted design flow that turns an image into a sign design.
Sign types
- LED neon sign
- A sign product that uses LED neon elements and custom options.
- Channel letter sign
- A sign made from separate three-dimensional letters.
- Lightbox sign
- An illuminated sign with a lightbox body and configurable options.
- Acrylic sign
- A sign product that uses acrylic letters or panels.
- Metal sign
- A sign product made from cut or formed metal.
- Wood sign
- A sign product made from wood letters or a wood board.
- Stencil sign
- A sign product prepared for stencil-style production.
Pricing models
A pricing model controls how Sign Customiser calculates a custom sign price. Choose the model that matches the product and its measurements.
FIXED_WIDTH(Simple Letter)- Prices letters with configured tiers, character counts, and line prices. This model also owns the current fixed-height sizing path.
MATERIAL_LENGTH(Advanced Letter)- Prices a sign from the measured material length of its letters and a configured price per unit.
FRAME_FIT(Frame Fit)- Prices a sign from its frame dimensions and configured area pricing.
FIXED_HEIGHT- A deprecated legacy model. Do not use it for new customisers. Use
FIXED_WIDTHwith the current height sizing strategy.
Read the pricing model guide for setup details, or visit the installation guide to choose a platform.
