Moving & Storage Volume Calculator

Know the volume. Quote the move.
A free moving volume calculator for WordPress, in cubic feet or cubic metres.
Customers list their items room by room, see what size moving truck, container and storage unit they need,
and send it to you as a ready-to-price quote request. No external services, no tracking.

Inventory · Boxes · Quote · Share · Email · Leads · Install · FAQ · Developers

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Why movers use it

Built for moving companies, removal firms, man and van services, self-storage operators, international movers and office movers in the UK, Europe, the United States and Australia.

• Better leads, fewer phone calls. Every enquiry arrives with the full item list, the volume, the weight and the move details, so you can price it straight away.
• Fewer surprises on moving day. Customers are reminded about the rooms they skipped, the most common reason estimates come out too small.
• Your brand, not ours. Your colours, your units, your vehicles. No credit link unless you turn it on.
• Your data stays yours. Leads live in your own WordPress. Nothing is sent to anyone else.

What do you want to do?

Click a task to jump straight to how it works.

• Let customers work out how much they are moving
  A room-by-room inventory with 441 items and a live total · Show me
• Fill a typical home in one tap
  14 Quick Starts, from "Boxes only" to "5 bed", office, shop and café · Show me
• Help customers who have no idea how many boxes they need
  A box estimator: five questions, one count per box size · Show me
• Get the address, floors, parking and date with the list
  A short quote form under the inventory · Show me
• Receive enquiries you can price at a glance
  A branded email with the volume, weight and best-fit vehicle · Show me
• Follow up every enquiry until it is booked
  Leads: statuses, follow-up reminders, notes, Excel, CSV and PDF · Show me

[!TIP] Add the Volume Calculator block to any page, or the shortcode [msvcalc_calculator]. It works out of the box with UK, European, US or Australian vehicle and storage sizes.

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See it in action

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flowchart LR
    A[Customer picks rooms and items] --> B[Live total in m³ or ft³]
    B --> C[Best-fit van, container and storage unit]
    C --> D[Get my free quote]
    D --> E[Branded email to you]
    D --> F[Lead saved in WordPress]
    F --> G[Contact, follow up, book]

Build the inventory

• 441 items in 21 rooms, grouped into Home, Garage & garden, Specialty items, Boxes & packing and Business.
• Quick Starts fill a typical home in one tap. Customers then adjust the quantities.
• Search every room at once ("sofa", "fridge", "boxes").
• Live total in m³ or ft³, with the number of items, boxes and an estimated weight.
• What it fits in: the right van or truck, shipping container and storage unit, drawn filling up as items are added.
• Something not listed? Customers add their own item with its size and an icon.

Everything customers can do on the calculator

• Switch between m³ and ft³ at any time.
• Clear the list with Start over, and undo it.
• Come back later: the list is remembered in their browser.
• A packing margin (10% by default) is added for gaps when loading.
• Light, dark or automatic theme in your brand colour.

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Count the boxes

Most customers have no idea how many boxes they need. Under Boxes & packing, the box estimator asks five quick questions (home size, cupboards, books, kitchen and loft) and suggests a count for each box size. One click adds them all to the list, and it can be undone.

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Get the quote request

1. The customer clicks Get my free quote.
2. A reminder lists the rooms they have not added anything from, such as the bathroom or the loft.
3. They fill in name, email and phone, then the optional move details: addresses, floors and lifts, date, parking and extra services.
4. They click Get my free quote and see a confirmation with a recap. From there they can print a copy, change the list and send again, or start a new list.

Choose which fields to show

Under Volume Calculator > Settings > Quote form you choose which fields appear and which are required, the thank-you message or page, the email that receives requests, and whether the customer gets a copy.

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Share or print the list

• Share creates a link that opens the same list on any device. It holds the items only, never contact details, and nothing is stored on your server.
• Print gives a clean, branded inventory with the totals and what it fits in.

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Every request in your inbox

Each request arrives as a branded email with the total volume, items, boxes and weight, the best-fit vehicle, container and storage unit, every customer and move detail, and the full item list room by room. Reply goes straight to the customer.

[!NOTE] If your site's email fails, the request is still saved as a lead and flagged. The Dashboard shows a notice, and the lead has a Send email again button.

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Manage every lead

Volume Calculator > Leads keeps every enquiry in one place.

• Totals for new enquiries, follow-ups due and your conversion rate.
• Status views: New, Contacted, In progress, Converted and Lost.
• Search, filter by service and date, sort and bulk-update.
• Export the filtered list as a branded Excel workbook (with an item-by-item inventory sheet), a plain CSV for your CRM, or a PDF report.

Open a lead to email, call or WhatsApp the customer in one click, log the contact, move it along the pipeline, set a follow-up reminder and keep notes. A timeline records everything that happened.

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flowchart LR
    N[New] --> C[Contacted] --> P[In progress] --> V[Converted]
    P --> L[Lost]

Let your staff manage leads

Under Settings > Data & privacy > Who can manage leads, choose Administrators only or Administrators and Editors. Editors then see the Leads screen only, not the plugin's settings.

Privacy built in

• An optional consent checkbox, with the wording the customer agreed to saved on the lead.
• WordPress's Export Personal Data and Erase Personal Data tools include leads.
• Delete old requests automatically after the number of days you choose.
• Suggested text for your privacy policy.
• Repeat requests within 15 minutes are merged, and a rate limit stops spam floods.

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Install in a minute

From GitHub

1. Download moving-storage-volume-calculator.zip from the latest release.
2. In WordPress, go to Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin and choose the zip.
3. Click Install Now, then Activate.

Then add the Volume Calculator block to a page, or paste the shortcode:

[msvcalc_calculator]

Requirements: WordPress 6.7+ and PHP 7.4+.

Make it yours

Volume Calculator in the admin menu:

• Overview
  Quick links, the shortcode and what is waiting for a reply.
• Rooms & items
  Edit any room, item, volume or Quick Start, choose from more than 220 icons, and import or export the list as JSON.
• Vehicles & storage
  Your own vans, trucks, containers and storage units.
• Leads
  Every enquiry, as above.
• Settings
  Calculator, Look & feel, Quote form, Data & privacy.

Shortcode options

Option	Values	Example
units	m3, ft3	[msvcalc_calculator units="ft3"]
theme	light, dark, auto	[msvcalc_calculator theme="dark"]
quote	yes, no	[msvcalc_calculator quote="no"]
intro	Any text	[msvcalc_calculator intro="Plan your move in minutes."]
accent	A hex colour	[msvcalc_calculator accent="#0fb5ba"]

The block has the same options in its sidebar.

FAQ

The questions movers and their customers ask most, answered with the plugin's own default figures.

How do I add a moving volume calculator to my WordPress website?

Install the plugin, then add the "Volume Calculator" block to any page, or paste the shortcode [msvcalc_calculator] anywhere shortcodes work, including page builders. Choose your region, unit (cubic feet or cubic metres) and the email that should receive quote requests under Volume Calculator → Settings.

Is this a moving cost calculator?

No prices are shown to the customer. Moving costs depend on your rates, distance, access and services, so the calculator gives you what you need to price the job: the volume, weight, item list, addresses, floors, parking, date and extra services. You send the quote yourself.

How can a moving company get more leads from its website?

Give visitors a useful tool instead of a plain contact form. People planning a move want to know how much they have and what size truck or storage unit they need. This calculator answers that, then asks for their details to "Get my free quote". Every lead arrives complete and is kept under Volume Calculator → Leads, with statuses, follow-up reminders, notes and Excel, CSV or PDF export.

How many cubic feet is a 1, 2, 3 or 4 bedroom house?

These are the plugin's Quick Start totals for a typically furnished home, including a 10% packing margin:

• Studio: about 11 m³ (400 cu ft)
• 1 bedroom: about 17 m³ (600 cu ft)
• 2 bedrooms: about 24 m³ (850 cu ft)
• 3 bedrooms: about 36 m³ (1,250 cu ft)
• 4 bedrooms: about 47 m³ (1,650 cu ft)
• 5 bedrooms: about 60 m³ (2,100 cu ft)

Every home is different, so customers adjust the list item by item.

What size moving truck or removal van do I need?

It depends on the volume. With the default sizes: a 15 ft truck (about 21 m³) or a Luton van (about 18 m³) suits a 1 bedroom home. A 20 ft truck (about 28 m³) suits 2 bedrooms. A 7.5 tonne lorry (about 35 m³) suits a smaller 3 bedroom home, and a 26 ft truck (about 45 m³) suits a 3 bedroom or lightly furnished 4 bedroom home. A 4 bedroom home needs an 18 tonne lorry (about 50 m³), and larger homes a removal pantechnicon (about 85 m³) or two trips. The calculator picks the best fit and shows how full it will be.

What size storage unit do I need?

As a guide with the default sizes: a 1 bedroom home fits a 10×10 ft or 100 sq ft unit, 2 bedrooms a 10×15 ft or 150 sq ft unit, 3 bedrooms a 10×20 ft or 200 sq ft unit, and 4 bedrooms a 10×30 ft or 300 sq ft unit. The calculator suggests the smallest unit that fits the list. Storage companies can enter their own unit sizes.

Will my furniture fit in a 20 ft or 40 ft shipping container?

A 20 ft container holds about 28 m³ (1,000 cu ft), enough for a studio to a 2 bedroom home. A 40 ft container holds about 58 m³ (2,050 cu ft), enough for a 3 or 4 bedroom home, and a 40 ft high cube about 66 m³. The calculator shows which container fits the list.

How many moving boxes do I need?

The Quick Starts include about 18 boxes for a studio, 25 for 1 bedroom, 38 for 2 bedrooms, 49 for 3 bedrooms, 63 for 4 bedrooms and 75 for 5 bedrooms. The box estimator asks five quick questions (home size, cupboards and wardrobes, books, kitchen, and loft or garage) and suggests a count for each box size.

How do you calculate moving volume?

Add up the volume of every item (length × width × height), then add a margin for the gaps when loading. The calculator does this for 441 common items with typical volumes that include wrapping, and adds a 10% packing margin by default. 1 cubic metre is 35.3 cubic feet.

How accurate is the total?

It is an estimate. Each item has a typical volume, and the packing margin covers gaps when loading. You can change every volume and the margin to match how your team packs.

Does it work for storage, office and international moves?

Yes. Quick Starts cover a storage unit, a garage and shed, a small office, a shop and a café, and the results include storage units and shipping containers as well as vans and trucks. Turn off what you do not offer in the settings.

Can I use my own vans, trucks and storage units?

Yes. Edit the sizes or add your own under Volume Calculator → Vehicles & storage. Every room, item, volume, icon and Quick Start can be changed under Rooms & items.

Can I change the settings for one page only?

Yes. The shortcode accepts units (m3 or ft3), theme (light, dark or auto), quote (yes or no), title, intro and accent (a hex colour). For example: [msvcalc_calculator units="ft3" theme="dark" quote="no"]. The block has the same options in its sidebar.

Emails are not arriving. What can I do?

The plugin uses WordPress's own email function. If your site's other emails also go missing, install an SMTP plugin to send through a proper mail service. While "Store requests" is on, every request is also saved under Volume Calculator → Leads, and a failed email is flagged there with a "Send email again" button.

What happens to my data when I delete the plugin?

By default your settings, items and quote requests are kept, in case you reinstall. Turn on "Remove data" in Volume Calculator → Settings → Data & privacy to delete them with the plugin.

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For developers

Commands

phpcs                                   # WordPress Coding Standards + PHP 7.4+ compatibility
php bin/build-icons.php                 # rebuild assets/js/icons.js after editing icons
bash bin/build-zip.sh                   # release zip in build/, without development files
wp i18n make-pot . languages/moving-storage-volume-calculator.pot --exclude=build,bin

There is no build step for the scripts. The block uses the editor's global packages.

Hooks and REST

• msvcalc_quote_received (action)
  Fires after a request is saved and emailed: ( int $lead_id, array $contact, array $result ).
• msvcalc_rate_limit (filter)
  Requests allowed per visitor in the rate-limit window. Default 5.
• POST /wp-json/msvcalc/v1/quote
  The endpoint the quote form sends to.

Quality gates

• WordPress Coding Standards
  WordPress ruleset, zero errors and warnings
• PHP compatibility
  PHP 7.4 and newer
• Plugin Check
  The official WordPress.org check, on the release build: no errors
• Security
  Nonces and capability checks on every action, escaped output, prepared queries

Project layout

moving-storage-volume-calculator.php   Plugin header and loader
uninstall.php                          Removes data only when the user asked for it
includes/                              One class per job (calculator, leads, mailer, REST, privacy, ...)
templates/                             Admin screens, the email and the PDF report
assets/                                Scripts, styles and icons for the calculator and the admin
blocks/                                The Volume Calculator block
data/                                  Shipped rooms, items, presets and regional tables
languages/                             Translation template
.wordpress-org/                        Banner, icon and screenshots for the listing

Brand colours

	Colour	Used for
	#0fb5ba Teal	Main accent, start of the gradient
	#84cc16 Lime	End of the gradient
	#0f1d29 Ink	Text and dark panels
	#f2fbff Ice	Text on dark
	#a9bdcc Mist	Secondary text

Contributing

Issues and pull requests are welcome on GitHub. For a security issue, please contact me privately instead of opening a public issue.

License

GPL-2.0-or-later. See LICENSE.

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Made by Harsh Prajapati. Also by the same author: FieldPilot, AI and JSON copilot for ACF and MenuNest, the smart menu manager for WordPress.