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


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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

[bada_bing]

Question.. I just upgraded to version 1.3 and trying to figure our what this means in the coupon generator

Number of uses each coupon has= Does this mean how many times this coupon can be used?

What do you enter for Prefix?

&

Length of code ?

Sorry for all the questions.

[bada_bing]

Never mind I figured out what all that means BUT there is a bug with this code..

The issue I found is that the member has to first choose the correct subscription and then apply the code. If you apply the code then choose your subscription then the discount is not applied, this does not seem correct. Can you fix this so that when the coupon is applies before or after the subscription is choosen the coupon discount is applied to the correct subscription id.

Example I have 3 subscriptions as follows

Monthly (id=1)
Quarterly(id=2)
Yearly(id=3)

If I create a coupon code for example id=1 then when a members enters the coupon prior to choosing the monthly subscription then the coupon should already be applied to id=1 after the coupon is applied, the way it works now this does not work in this manner as the subscription had to be chosen first then after the coupon gets applied the discount applies.

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

Question.. I just upgraded to version 1.3 and trying to figure our what this means in the coupon generator

Number of uses each coupon has= Does this mean how many times this coupon can be used?

Yes, that's to limit the number of times it can be used, to prevent it being spread around the internet, etc.

Originally Posted by bada_bing

What do you enter for Prefix?

Length of code ?

You don't have to enter anything (I guess I should have made that clear).

It's handy if you want to track which coupons are which, e.g. the prefix Xmas for a christmas promotion will generate coupons that look like this: Xmas-TDGDWR

The length of the code is how long you want the code to be.
It will generate random sequences of letters a certain length long.

If you want your members to be able to remember the code, a shorter one would be better than one that looks like: Xmas-JNJSNDFNSDFNNDFJJNJNDJFIIWIWO

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by bada_bing

If I create a coupon code for example id=1 then when a members enters the coupon prior to choosing the monthly subscription then the coupon should already be applied to id=1 after the coupon is applied, the way it works now this does not work in this manner as the subscription had to be chosen first then after the coupon gets applied the discount applies.

That's not right.

If a member has a coupon code in their payments.php page it will apply the discount to the correct subscription when the page is refreshed.

Normally the page is refreshed when the coupon is added (and thus the subscription discount is applied), so this is never an issue.

[bada_bing]

Normally the page is refreshed when the coupon is added (and thus the subscription discount is applied), so this is never an issue.

Yes but this is not happening. Unless you first choose the subscription first then apply the code it does not apply this coupon code even though the page refreshes after entering the coupon code.

If you choose the subscription first then enter the coupon code then it works good

[ringleader]

Can you check that your file edits are the same as those given in the install guide for version 1.3 please?
They have changed slightly between version 1.1 and 1.3

[bada_bing]

Yes I have made the new files edits

[DssCrazy]

problems found. when you gen a key if use is set to 1 it will not work. idk why that is.

also can you add a future to 1 click del all coupon codes this will come in handy.

Thanks

[Rickeo]

Not working for me I did everything the install instructions said but when I import the product I can't find vbcoupons anywhere in the admincp and when I manually go to the file in admincp it just shows a table with no options or anything to add coupons please fix this my whole forum opening is kind of relying on this mod lol

Rick

[bada_bing]

ringleader,

Great Mod.. I have this installed on one of my sites bus hesitant to install on my other site unless the bug I and someone else mentioned, any updates?