To boost sales in e-commerce, one of the latest trends is to offer giveaway products along with coupons. Smart Coupons for WooCommerce plugin enables you to set up giveaway discounts easily.
To get started, create a coupon with one or more giveaway products. Once the customer reaches the checkout stage, they can select the desired giveaway product(s). Moreover, with the plugin, you can set your giveaways at a discounted rate or percentage, giving you more control over the promotions. For example, Buy X and get Y at a discounted price, Spend X and get Y at a discounted percentage, etc. Using these strategies can enhance your marketing campaigns and increase customer satisfaction.
Set up Giveaway Product
To create a coupon with a giveaway product,
- From the WordPress dashboard, navigate to Smart coupons > Add coupon.
From the Add coupon window, key in the appropriate coupon code and description. Based on your requirement, you may also assign:
- Coupon start and expiry dates
- Auto-apply coupon
- Restrict usage based on product or category.
- Specify quantity restrictions and many more.
You can offer giveaways for all available discount types (percentage discounts, fixed cart/product discounts, etc.). However, the BOGO discount type provides a more advanced and flexible set of options for configuring discounts. To learn more about how to set up BOGO offers, refer to the article Set up BOGO Discounts in WooCommerce.
Next, navigate to the Giveaway Products tab from the Coupon data metabox, as shown below:
- Select the products to provide as a giveaway from the Free Products section. The chosen product(s) will be added to the customer’s cart upon applying the coupon. However, the plugin will prompt the customer to choose a free product from the available options during checkout.
- The Giveaway discount option enables you to offer free products at a discounted or percentage price. Input the desired value and select either % or $ from the drop-down. For instance, you could offer a 30% discount or a $30 discount on the chosen free product. If you wish to provide the entire product for free, there’s no need to select anything here.
- By selecting the Apply tax only on discounted value option, you can discount the tax of the giveaway product, in addition to its price. This means the tax will only be applied to the cart value after the discount.
- Finally, click on Publish, and your Giveaway coupon will be ready to use.
Ashley
January 5, 2024
Hi, is it possible to setup giveaway for first time purchasers?
Arjun
January 8, 2024
Hi Ashley,
Thank you for reaching out. Certainly, you have the option to arrange a giveaway specifically for first-time purchasers. After configuring the Giveaway section to your preferences, such as selecting the giveaway item, proceed to the purchase history tab. Set the number of orders to zero, and the giveaway coupon will exclusively apply to customers with zero orders, representing first-time customers.
Ashley
January 8, 2024
Hi Arjun, thank you for the reply!
I have configured the coupon in the same way but the free gift isn’t adding in the cart when I add a product. The only sections I changed are ‘Giveaway products’ (Added the free gift wanted, qty:1, giveaway discount: 100%) and ‘Purchase history’ (Number of orders equals to 0). Are there other parts that need to be changed?
Jojo
December 8, 2023
Hi Webtoffee,
So, just to be clear, to configure the free gift coupon, the given parameters set under the “General Tab -> General Subheading” have no bearing on the coupon? And this is why you do not specify these technical details?
Though, my experience is not congruent with this statement. I am having both customers and myself having trouble applying the coupon, whether it is in the admin back-end where I am modifying an order, attempting to apply the coupon, or my customers in the public pages trying to apply the coupon.
May I ask that you specify in this article the best configuration for the general settings to optimize results for the giveaway coupon?
Thank you!
Arjun
December 13, 2023
Hi Jojo,
Thank you for reaching out to us. The coupon scheduling options are designed to integrate smoothly with gift coupons, just like any other coupon. Configuring these options will not impact the application of your coupon. If you have configured the coupon to be only active of any particular date or days, it will only be applicable on those designated days. If you are facing any further technical difficulties, please feel free to get in touch with our support team.
cruz
November 24, 2023
Hi, is possible to provide a discount coupon for x% sitewide no minimum but if they spend over 50 they can receive a free product giveaway? if so how can I set up that promotion?
Arjun
November 27, 2023
Hi cruz,
Thank you for reaching out. We understand your requirement, but currently, it’s not possible to merge these two operations. You can opt for either a x% discount or include a product as a giveaway when the customer spends more than 50.
Dawn Dimock
May 31, 2023
I would like to set up a giveaway for every $25 spent….not sure how to set that up
Arjun
June 2, 2023
Hi Dawn,
Thank you for getting in touch with us. We appreciate your inquiry. In order to configure a giveaway for every $25 spent, please follow these steps:
1. From the Add coupon page, navigate to the General tab of the Coupon data.
2. Select the Discount type as the BOGO (Buy X Get X/Y ) offer.
3. Under the Number of times option, choose Apply repeatedly.
4. Move to the Usage Restrictions tab.
5. In the Minimum subtotal of matching products field, enter 25.
6. Navigate to the Giveaway products tab.
7. Choose the product that you would like to provide as a giveaway.
8. Click on Publish.
Amit Katariya
March 11, 2023
I want to giveaway 2 products instead of one on everytime my coupon used
Arjun
March 29, 2023
Hi Amit,
Thanks for reaching out. In order to offer 2 products as a giveaway each time a coupon is used, you can navigate to the “Giveaway Products” section on the coupon edit page and select a quantity of 2. Or, if you want to set individual quantities, you can use the BOGO coupon type.
Zack
August 16, 2022
Hi. How to enable ajax function to automatically add the giveaway product into cart without prompting notification to refresh page?
Mike
August 28, 2022
Hi Zack,
As of now, the plugin does provide an option to add the giveaway products without refreshing the cart page. Thanks for understanding.
Gabor
September 29, 2020
Is it possible to do it manually by overriding plugin files in a child theme for example?
Gabor
September 28, 2020
Hi,
Is there a hook for enabling the user to choose more than one from the available products?
Thanks in advance!
Kind regards,
Gabor
Mark
September 29, 2020
Sorry, but there are no hooks to modify it available now.
Gabor
September 29, 2020
Thanks for the info.