Here you can find the complete documentation of the Smart Coupons for WooCommerce plugin. With the help of this documentation, you can learn how to create a coupon having a variety of combinations of features, usage restrictions, etc.
Overview of the Plugin
Smart Coupons for WooCommerce plugin is an advanced version of the default WooCommerce coupon section. It offers you the following features.
- Configure coupons for matching products.
- Allow coupons based on the shipping method, payment method, or roles selected by the users.
- Offer give away products
- Set a starting date for coupons.
Installation of the Plugin
You can install the plugin either from the WordPress plugin directory or as a zip downloaded from the WordPress.org website. You can learn more about the installation procedure by reading the article How to Install a Free Plugin from WordPress.
Getting Started with the Plugin
To get started with the plugin, go to the Marketing tab in your WordPress dashboard and navigate to Coupons.
Creating a Coupon with the Plugin
To create a coupon using the plugin you can click the Add coupon button from the opening coupons page.
In the opening window, you can either key in a custom coupon code or Generate a coupon code by clicking the button Generate coupon code. The below text field is for providing a description of the coupon.
Now you can start filling in all the coupon data required for creating the coupon. Coupon data has been divided into 5 different types.
General
Discount type – You can choose from three discount types; Percentage, Fixed cart, and Fixed product discounts.
Coupon amount – Enter a coupon amount.
Allow free shipping – You can check this box if the coupon grants free shipping. But you need to enable a free shipping method in your shipping zone prior to this.
Coupon Expiry date – Here you can enter an expiry date for the coupon.
Coupon start date – Enter a start date for the coupon. The coupon will only be available for application from the date.
Apply coupon automatically – On enabling the checkbox, the coupon will be applied automatically.
Show in my account – You can enable the checkbox if you wish to make the coupon available for view in the users’ ‘My Account Page’.
Usage Restriction
Minimum Spend – Here you can set the minimum spend allowed to use the coupon.
Maximum spend – Here you can set the maximum spend allowed when using the coupon.
Individual use only – You can check this box if the coupon cannot be used in conjunction with other coupons.
Exclude sale items – Check this box if the coupon should not apply to items on sale. Per-item coupons will only work if the item is not on sale. Per-cart coupons will only work if there are items in the cart that are not on sale.
Product condition – You can choose the product condition to be either ‘Any’ or ‘All’. When you choose ‘Any’ the coupon will be applied if any of the products from the below is available in the cart; if you choose ‘All’ the coupon will only be applied if the cart contains all of the listed products.
Products – Products that the coupon will be applied to, or that need to be in the cart in order for the “Fixed cart discount” to be applied.
Exclude products – Products that the coupon will not be applied to, or that cannot be in the cart in order for the “Fixed cart discount” to be applied.
Category condition – Coupon will be applied if any of the categories from the below is available in the cart; all of option requires that the cart contains all of the listed categories.
Product categories – Product categories that the coupon will be applied to, or that need to be in the cart in order for the “Fixed cart discount” to be applied.
Exclude categories – Product categories that the coupon will not be applied to, or that cannot be in the cart in order for the “Fixed cart discount” to be applied.
Allowed emails – List of allowed billing emails to check against when an order is placed. Separate email addresses with commas. You can also use an asterisk (*) to match parts of an email. For example “*@gmail.com” would match all gmail addresses.
Matching Products
Minimum quantity of matching products – Minimum quantity of the products that match the given product or category restrictions. If no product or category restrictions are specified, the total number of products is used.
Maximum quantity of matching products – Maximum quantity of the products that match the given product or category restrictions. If no product or category restrictions are specified, the total number of products is used.
Minimum subtotal of matching products – Minimum price subtotal of the products that match the given product or category restrictions.
Maximum subtotal of matching products – Maximum price subtotal of the products that match the given product or category restrictions.
Usage Limits
Usage limit per coupon – Here you can specify how many times this coupon can be used before it is void.
Usage limit per user – Here you can specify how many times this coupon can be used by an individual user. Uses billing email for guests, and user ID for logged in users.
Checkout Options
Shipping methods – Coupon will be applicable if any of these shipping methods are selected.
Payment methods – Coupon will be applicable if any of these payment methods are selected.
Applicable Roles – Coupon will be applicable if customer belongs to any of these User Roles.
Give Away Products
Free Products – Applicable only for simple products. A single quantity of the product specified is added to the customer cart when the coupon is applied. However, the corresponding tax and shipping charges are not exempted.
