This blog covers how to create and sell printable gift cards in your WooCommerce store in three simple steps. We’ll also explore the best WordPress gift card plugin, which allows you to create and sell unlimited gift cards.
WooCommerce gift cards are the gifting alternative that everybody seeks to have. A gift card makes it possible to offer gifts without having to brainstorm the perfect gift for hours. They are the middle ground between gifting products and gifting money.
Gift cards are essentially store credits that you can purchase. Customers can use these store credits to purchase products themselves or can offer these gift vouchers to their loved ones so they can make the purchase on the customer’s behalf.
A key feature many online customers—both individuals and businesses—look for is the ability to print gift cards. Physical gift cards are often more convenient to present as gifts. So, let’s examine this in detail. But first, the key takeaways.
Key Takeaways
- Physical gifts are more satisfying to the giver and receiver than digital gift cards.
- Set up printable gift cards easily using a WooCommerce gift card plugin.
People purchase gift cards for various reasons and contexts. For example, a business organization may buy gift cards to reward employees. Often, businesses prefer offering physical gift cards, as they feel more tangible and appreciated.
Similarly, individual customers may want the satisfaction of giving a physical object rather than a digital gift. With printable WooCommerce gift cards, they can offer this experience without the hassle of purchasing a physical product.
Now that we’ve covered the basics, let’s move on to how to enable printable WooCommerce gift cards.
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Since gift cards are not a built-in feature in WooCommerce, using a third-party plugin is the sensible solution. The WooCommerce Gift Cards plugin from WebToffee is a dedicated solution designed to address all your gift card needs for WooCommerce.
Check out the video tutorial on how to set up downloadable gift cards in WooCommerce:
To create a printable gift card using the WordPress gift card plugin,
Step 1: Install and Activate the plugin
- On your WordPress admin console, go to Plugins > Add New.
- Click on Upload Plugin and choose the plugin zip file you received upon purchase.
- Install and activate WebToffee’s WooCommerce Gift Card plugin.
Step 2: Set up the Printable Gift Card
- Head over to the Gift Cards section in your WordPress dashboard and go to General Settings to fine-tune how your gift cards operate.
- In the General tab, you’ll find an option that allows users to Print gift cards directly. Check the box that corresponds to this setting to enable it.
- Select the Order status that triggers the gift card generation. Depending on how you want it, you can choose from Processing, Completed, On-hold, or Pending. For this, we’ll go ahead and select Completed.
- Click on Save to apply the changes.
Step 3: Add Gift Card Products
- Go to the Gift Card products tab and click Add new to set up your new gift card product.
- Provide a gift card product name and provide a product image and category.
- In the Product data widget, you can set the required gift card configurations. You can configure the purchase options, usage restrictions for gift cards, and template settings using this widget.
- Publish the WooCommerce gift card product once you completed the configuration.
The published WooCommerce gift card will look like this on your store.
Once you publish the gift card it will be displayed as a product in your store. When the customer clicks on this product, the product page will open up.
Here they will have to choose the option Let me print to be able to print the gift card upon purchase.
They also will have to choose the gift card amount, and provide the sender name, sender email address, receiver name, receiver email address, caption, and message.
Once this is provided, they can add the product to the cart.
When the customer completes the purchase process (provided the order status changes to ‘Completed’), they will be shown a Print option.
Here is how it will be shown immediately after you complete the checkout (on the Order received page).
They will also be able to see the Print option on the My account > Orders > View specific order page.
The gift card you printed will look like this.
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The customers can directly gift the physical gift card to their loved ones.
They may also use the gift card for themselves. That is, they can redeem this credit amount while purchasing products from the store. They can do so by entering the gift card code in the coupon code option during checkout (in the cart).
The purchased gift card can also be converted to store credit. Customers can do so by going to My account > My Store Credit and entering the gift card coupon code in the Redeem store credit text box.
- When a user receives a gift card, it encourages them to explore your store, potentially converting them into regular customers.
- When existing customers buy and give gift cards, they effectively promote your store. More gift cards sold means more potential sign-ups and store visits.
- Selling and accepting gift cards is a guaranteed way to improve sales.
- Offering gift certificates can enhance customer loyalty by providing a valuable shopping option that meets their needs.
- Gift cards also increase average order values.
Conclusion
Gifting gift cards during special occasions are a common practice in this digital era. This is mainly due to the convenience of purchasing credits online. The gift cards for WooCommerce purchased this way can either be directly sent to the recipients or can be downloaded/printed.
Printing WooCommerce gift cards is easy with the WooCommerce gift cards plugin. The plugin also offers extensive customizations via which you can completely control when the customer can print the coupon.
Hope this article has helped you understand more about creating and printing purchasable gift card products in WooCommerce. Do let us know if you have any questions.
Frequently Asked Questions
To create a gift cards in WooCommerce using the WebToffee gift card plugin:
1. Install and activate the plugin
2. Go to Gift Cards > General Settings. Customize the available options to fit your needs and save the changes.
3. Next, create a gift card product by navigating to the Gift Card Products tab and clicking on Add New.
4. Once configured, Publish the gift card product.
Yes, you can print an e-gift card using the WebToffee WooCommerce Gift Card plugin. Send the gift card to your own email address, and you can print it out. Alternatively, you can print the gift card directly following the steps mentioned above.
To create and sell physical gift cards, configure the gift card settings to enable printing. Then, create a gift card product using the WebToffee WooCommerce Gift Card plugin.
The key benefits are:
1. The gift card receiver gets the freedom to choose their own gifts.
2. Customers can control how much they purchase easily with gift cards.
3. Since gift cards are pre-paid, a customer just has to select gift cards as the payment option to complete the purchase.
The WebToffee WooCommerce Gift Cards plugin is an ideal solution for all your gift card needs. It allows you to offer, email gift cards, print, as well as manage user credits.