So..... after spending more than 2 days trying to solve this problem without crashing the theme and the site I finally came up with a solution..
this is how you let the customer pick the price for a service:
1- set the initial price to 0.00
2- Packages >> Configurable Options >> options
3- create a new option with the following :
Type >> Quantity
Client can Add & Client can Edit are enabled
set option name & min & max & step to 1
price is 1.00 ((( very important so any value the client enters will be multiplied by 1 )))
4- now identify your order form and edit /plugins /order /views /templates /ajax /javascript /config_packageoptions.js
5- delete these lines :
$(input).slider({
value: value,
min: min,
max: max,
step: step,
orientation: 'horizontal'
}).on('slideStop', function(e) {
fetchSummary();
});
save and close.
now you're done! go check the package as a client and see that there's an extra text field you just created that allows you to plug in any number and it will be used as the final price
you can also use the value as 1.05 for example when setting up the price for the option to be used as the price + 5% of what the user put down
hide all of the unnecessary field now on your order template using style="display:none" if you want.. make sure to make the package requires an approval..
if I came up with any updates I'll post it here..
this worked perfectly for me.
To Do :
make the field only accept #s