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Signup CouponsIn this article, let’s configure a ‘Signup coupon worth 20%’ using a Smart coupon for WooCommerce plugin. Coupons can definitely pave the way to improve customer retention and conversion. When it comes to a signup coupon, there is always a possibility to convert a casual visitor into a buyer.
In order to set up a signup coupon you will have to create a master coupon with required properties and then associate it to behave as a signup coupon.
Prerequisite
- From WordPress dashboard, go to Smart Coupons > Add coupon
- Key in an appropriate coupon code and description
Let us see how a signup coupon providing a 20% discount for a newly registered customer can be configured:
From the General tab, select the discount type as a percentage discount with the discount amount as 20.
Optionally, you may also set the following:
- coupon start and expiry date
- apply coupon automatically
- display available coupons in the cart, checkout or My account page.
- restrict coupons etc.
Once done, publish the coupon.
Setting up Signup coupon
Head on to Smart Coupons > Signup coupons
- Enable signup coupon: Enable the option to create and assign coupons to customers automatically upon signup.
- Associate a master coupon: Enter the coupon code of the master coupon previously created to send to customers on signup. In the above example, SIGNUP20 is the coupon created. Associate it as the master coupon to send to the customers via email on sign up.
- Use the master coupon code as-is: When enabled the coupon code will be the same as the master coupon code. Upon successful signup, the email ids of the corresponding users will be added to ‘Allowed emails’ under the Usage Restriction section of the master coupon. When unchecked a new coupon code will be generated for every new signup. These coupons will follow the same configuration as the master coupon, the difference being a unique coupon code. The coupon code can be formatted as per the prefix/suffix/length options. If not specified it will take the format as per the General Settings.
On signing up successfully, the customer will be notified with an email as shown below:
Therefore, the customer can redeem this discount on their first purchase.
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Comments (25)
jin
February 22, 2023
Can’t I pay the membership coupon directly to the membership account, not by email?
Mike
March 9, 2023
Hi Jin,
Yes, you can provide the coupon directly to the account without sending it through email. Once you set up the Sign-up coupon functionality, you may disable the email template used for the same. The email template can be accessed from WooCommerce > Settings > Emails page and the template name is “Welcome aboard! You’ve got a gift!”. Disable the template to prevent the emails from being sent to users. The coupons would still be created for the accounts.
To display the coupons on the My account page, make sure to select it from the Display coupon in option.
Nelsey
December 9, 2022
On a woocommerce checkout page it allows users to create an account when they place their first order. This then sends the signup coupon immediately after they place their first order.
The customer always then immediately calls us to ask if they can use the signup coupon. They “forgot” to use it.
How can the system be set so the Signup coupon goes out 1 day after the user has signed up as a new user? (Or some other time after the new registration?)
Mike
February 10, 2023
Hi Nelsey,
I understand your requirement. Unfortunately, it is not possible to delay the emails of the Signup coupons. You may edit the email template (WooCommerce > Settings > Email > Welcome aboard! You’ve got a gift!) of the sign up mentioning that the coupon can be used on their next order only.
Fabio
August 6, 2021
How to translate the WooCommerce Signup Coupon-Signup Email Notification?
Mark
August 25, 2021
Hi Fabio,
You can edit the email template and edit the contents from Woocommerce > Settings > Email settings page. Open the email that you want to edit and click copy file to theme. Then you can view the HTML and edit it.
Jason Tan
June 4, 2021
Hi, is there a way to use shortcode for the coupon code that i can anywhere on the email template?
Jason Tan
June 4, 2021
i have enabled action coupon for signup users however did not receive any email notifications once signup successfully.
José Ramón
May 28, 2021
hi, does the plugin complement well with registration form plugins? our idea is to use the registrationmagic.com plugin to create a WooCommerce registration form on a separate page.
I await your response, thank you.
Mark
June 1, 2021
Hi Jose,
We haven’t yet tested our plugin with mentioned one. Our plugin works based on normal woocommerce coupons and extends its functionalities.
Ricardo Miguel Salas Rivacoba
April 28, 2021
I can’t find the action tab! I just purchased the pro version for this and sadly, can’t get it to work.
Raju
April 26, 2021
Hi,
I found everything but i didn’t found the action coupon tab.
Thanks
Mark
May 2, 2021
Hi,
Please check if you are using the latest version of the premium plugin.
LAU JACKY
April 5, 2021
Is there a way to set up a coupon code for a user who creates an account on our website and set it to only be used once?
If yes.
Any video can show us how to do it?
Mark
April 8, 2021
Hi Lau,
You can set the usage limit to 1 per user for the master coupon under the coupon edit page > Usage limits tab.
Wes
January 26, 2021
I need to create bulk coupons tied to an item in my WooCommerce store. My affiliate will sell those coupons in his website. After a buyer gets the coupon code, she comes to my website to register with the code. Is it possible to create a separate signup form for this purpose?
Mark
January 29, 2021
Hi Wes,
It is capable of creating signup coupons for users who regsiters via the regular WordPress sign up page. This plugin does not provide any feature to create signup forms on its own. Sorry to have let you down.
Alex
December 17, 2020
Is there any way to generate a unique code per user who signs up for our newsletter with unlimited usage each?
Mark
December 17, 2020
Hi Alex,
I am afraid we don’t have any option to send coupons based on newsletter subscription.
Adnan
December 16, 2020
If someone subscribes to the newsletter plugin, like MailPoet. Is coupon will send to that subscriber or not? Please let me know
Mark
December 17, 2020
Hi Adnan,
The user must register in the site to receive a signup coupon. Newsletter subscription won’t trigger the signup coupon generation.
Vlada
October 14, 2020
Is it possible for this coupon to expire after x amount of days after signup? So the user receives a coupon and the coupon expire e.g. within 5 days of registration, that way customer is forced to use it?
Mark
October 14, 2020
Yes. You can set expiry in number of days in the latest version of the plugin.
Michael
September 29, 2020
Is their a way to auto-generate a UNIQUE coupon code when a user creates an account and set it to only be used once?
Mark
September 29, 2020
While creating the master coupon, please set usage restriction.