How to add Vouchers and Discounts

Vouchers are intended for single use, eg when someone uses a gift voucher to buy something off your website.

Promotional codes are when you want to give several people the same voucher number, so that all can get a discount.

To allow customers to use the promotional code or voucher - enable the voucher redemption field as listed below. They can then insert their code and adjust the value of the goods at the checkout prior to payment.

To create and manage individual vouchers:

  1. Hover over the SHOPPING button from the top menu to bring up your shopping cart page
  2. Click the the DISCOUNTS/ VOUCHERS/PROMOCODES button from the dropdown menu.
  3. Select CREATE VOUCHERS from the Voucher Management section.
  4. Enter the appropriate information in the fields provided (the code is static used to identify the value of the voucher to your shopping cart)
  5. Click Add Voucher
For advanced voucher creation, click here. To send a voucher with the purchase of a product, click here.

To create and manage promotional codes and discounts:

  1. Hover over the SHOPPING button from the top menu to bring up your shopping cart page
  2. Click the the DISCOUNTS/ VOUCHERS/PROMOCODES button from the dropdown menu.
  3. Select "Discounts and Promotional Code Discounts"
  4. Enter the appropriate information in the fields provided (Leave the promo code blank if this offer should apply automatically to everyone.  Leave the currency blank if this offer should apply to all currencies.  If more than one discount matches, only the best will be used, not all. Maximum discount is optional. Leave it zero if it doesn't apply. Leave any item zero if it doesn't apply.)
  5. Click Add Promotion

To create a link on your shopping cart that says "Redeem Voucher":

  1. Hover over the Shopping button from the left menu to bring up your shopping cart page
  2. Click the the DISCOUNTS/ VOUCHERS/PROMOCODES button from the dropdown menu.
  3. Select "Enable/disable the voucher/promo code box"
  4. Tick "Show Promo Code / Voucher Redemption"
  5. Changes will save automatically.

To sell Gift Vouchers on your website:

  1. Add Gift Voucher as you would add a product, adding a different $ amount for each voucher you want to offer. 
  2. Under the automation tab for the product, you can control the value of the voucher itself, and get access to other custom options. Vouchers can optionally be automatically loaded for self reference to 

 To remove a promo code:

  1. Click the red delete icon next to the promo code.


More Info On Selling Vouchers

You can now create your own daily deal voucher website.

If you are running a daily deals sort of service, then use product quantity area to control timing for when a voucher might be available for purchase.

Use "automation" tab for a given product, in order to customise the voucher. eg you can make the voucher have a 6 month expiry and value of $10, however, the product itself might be purchased for $1. 

In the REPORTS area you can download a list of vouchers in recent date order, so that you can have a master copy for behind the retail counter to make sure no one is supplying or reusing fraudulent vouchers. You can access a product only vouchers report from the product automation tab under tool tips.

You can mix your vouchers with other shopping items. They only become a voucher once the automation tab has been enabled.

You can automatically load your shopping cart vouchers into the unredeemed list, for vouchers which can be later used on this same website.

You can control expiry date and value of vouchers.

Vouchers have barcodes for easy processing in real shop/bar/cafe environments.

You can add a product code barcode by supplying a product code for your product. 

You can customise the header and footer of your vouchers (but this header and footer is site wide and not specific to a product)

Notes
  • You can now add "Normal Prices" or "RRP" prices to your shopping cart. Any discount is not calculated, nor used anywhere, except to show a mark down price. Any vouchers or promotional codes will be calculated on the real price, not the "normal price" 

 

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