Mini Mods - vbCoupons - offer money-off coupons for paid subscriptions

vbCoupons v1.4

About this mod:

This hack allows the user to input a coupon code that deducts the value of it from the subscription costs before they go to pay for a subscription.

For example:
1. You advertise for new members and have and advert saying 'Join before the end of April and get 40% off the first month! Just register and enter coupon code OFFER1"
2. In Admincp -> vbCoupons you configure a coupon called OFFER1 with value of 40, and set a date for the validity of the coupon.
3. User registers, and enters coupon code OFFER1 on the payments.php page. The page updates the normal subscription prices to reflect the offer. Then they go to pay for it.

Notes:

1. Since the offer code expires when you set it to, the users will not be able to renew with that coupon unless the subscription runs out before the coupon validity does; thus it's better to use short-validity coupons and constantly change them.
2. The value of the coupon in the Admin Panel is given as a monetary value, e.g. a coupon with value 3.50 will give $3.50 (?3.50; ?3.50, depending on currencies activated) off paid subscription before the user goes to pay for it.

Features:

* Manage Coupons: Singly Add/Edit/Delete; Mass-delete.
* Set coupon valid for particular subscription ID's.
* Limit use by date or times it can be used.
* Mass-Generate coupons for distribution.
* Generate coupon discount codes and post to a new thread in a specified forum. A message may be sent with the codes. You can decide the thread title too.
* Input on features you would like to see for this hack is very welcome, but may not be possible to implement.

Time to install: 5 mins

UPGRADING: Do NOT choose 'yes' to overwrite an old xml or you will get an error!

Updates:

Version 1.0 (22nd March 2008):

* Release of this hack for vBulletin version 3.6.8
* This version should work on all vBulletin versions from 3.5.4 and up

Version 1.1 (25th March 2008):

* Fixed missing phrase
* Fixed non-functioning template call

Version 1.2 +1.3 (30th March 2008):

* Added coupon generator to this version
* Added ability to limit coupons to only be valid for a particular paid subscription.

Version 1.4 (14th April 2008):

* Generate coupons and post to thread
* Coupons can be limited to one or more subscriptionids
* MONETARY VALUES RATHER THAN PERCENTAGES ARE USED FROM NOW ON


MAKE SURE YOU CLICK INSTALL!
If you like this hack and use it then

Pictures (attached):

1. User (payments.php): Normal view before user adds a coupon that you configured in the admincp.
2. User (payments.php): View after the user adds a coupon to their account, with the new prices reflecting it.
3. Admin: Manage Existing Coupons
4. Admin: Add a single coupon discount code
5. Admin: Mass-generate coupons
6. Admin: Mass-generate coupons and post to a new thread
7. User: Thread view of mass-generated and posted coupon discount codes

[Lionel]

You've got it right: bulk adding them so you could mass mail them. Tracking will be nice

[codershark]

I cant see the settings in ACP on vbulletin 3.7 RC1

[ringleader]

Actually, I went off and had a think about what you said Lionel, and I don't think your suggestion is needed for this hack (not in the way I'm thinking about it anyway).

For example: if you create a single coupon, it's valid to be used by anyone who has the code.
So if you create the coupon 'Easter' and email it to certain people for a 50% off offer, they can all use that code. The hack only takes the value of a particular coupon off a persons potential payments; it doesn't discriminate about who owns the code.

Unless you mean to add person-specific coupons to people, in which case they could post theirs all over the internet (the same way as if there was only one code in existence) and everyone who had it could still use it.
It would defeat the purpose of anything if a single code were assigned to a single person, creating a great many queries for your board with little comparative return.

Unless, of course, you mean something entirely different in the first place

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by codershark

I cant see the settings in ACP on vbulletin 3.7 RC1

Do you have admin permissions 'Can Admin Users'?
I would presume anyone installing or using this would.
Go to Usergroups -> Administrator Permissions and check yours, just to be sure.

Force a refresh of your admincp, i.e. the whole page, so that the panels on the left are regenerated.

The ./includes/xml/cpnav_vbcoupons.xml is what makes the link in the admincp, so if you have that file, you should have the menu too.

I even downloaded v3.7RC1 to check, and there's nothing in this mod that shouldn't work on it, and it should even work on 3.5.4 as well.

[ringleader]

Minor Update for those who have installed this mod at this time:
Go to Plugin Manager -> Find Fetch Coupon Template -> Edit.
Change hook location from paidsub_list_available to paidsub_complete or the coupons bit will show multiple times on the payments.php page.

Everyone else: never mind this if you're just downloading the mod after this post

[stamos2003]

look promissing, i will give it a try

edit: the coupon enter field is not showing up in the subscriptions?! (vb 3.6.8)

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by stamos2003

look promissing, i will give it a try

edit: the coupon enter field is not showing up in the subscriptions?! (vb 3.6.8)

This should do the trick:
uninstall the old product, and install this one attached to this post.

[stamos2003]

still nothing....
weird?!

I even added the template manually but nothing.....

[regitbull]

nice to see this released.
I just paid for this mod + some other functions.

Anyway nice release

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by stamos2003

still nothing....
weird?!

I even added the template manually but nothing.....

DId you follow the instruction to add the word $couponbit after </form> in your Paid Subscription Templates -> subscription, perhaps

And check the plugin called Fetch Coupon Template is active?
That's the only 2 other reasons it wouldn't be working for you.

Originally Posted by regitbull

nice to see this released.
I just paid for this mod + some other functions.

Anyway nice release

Thanks. I'm a big believer in the free exchange and discussion of other peoples ideas
That, and I couldn't be bothered setting up a way to charge people for such things...