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

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by 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

Refresh your admincp and it should show the menu on the left.

Originally Posted by DssCrazy

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

I think it's just because of a conditional I have checking it's > than 1 that should be checking if it's greater than or equal to 1

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

Sure. I actually only thought of that when I had finished the last update!

Originally Posted by bada_bing

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?

I have no idea what is going on there bada_bing. The way this works, your error should not even be able to occur.

I will be re-writing this during the week to clean it up a lot and remove any possible errors.
Hopefully any of you who have errors with the current version will have them resolved in the next.

[ChurchMedia]

A couple of things suggestions:

EDIT: 1) Found the problem -- conflict with a mod I made.

2) It would be ideal to be able to assign more than one subscription ID to a coupon. You could code this pretty easily using "explode" for commas.

3) When you assign a coupon code, the code is changed to lower case ($coupon_name = strtolower($coupon_name). That isn't good for me because I'd like to use all-caps in my codes. I can just comment out the line, but you might want to make it optional or something.

Thanks again for this mod! It's something I've been waiting for forever.

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by ChurchMedia

2) It would be ideal to be able to assign more than one subscription ID to a coupon. You could code this pretty easily using "explode" for commas.

It was simply because I would have no use for that that I didn't think of it before
I'll add it in this weekend to the new, hopefully much cleaner, version.

Originally Posted by ChurchMedia

3) When you assign a coupon code, the code is changed to lower case ($coupon_name = strtolower($coupon_name). That isn't good for me because I'd like to use all-caps in my codes. I can just comment out the line, but you might want to make it optional or something.

Pure laziness made me do that!
The check when the person inputs a coupon in their payments.php (in any case, upper or lower) will convert it to lower and check it against the lowercase version in the DB. It's just easier for all. The reasoning was that people don't notice case-sensitivity when inputting stuff like this.
So you can use upper or lowercase for your coupons - it's independent.

[gonkowonko]

is there anyway to have a percent like 16.6 off rather than a whole number, reason being im trying to deduct £2 but i cant get to exactly as i need to enter 16.6

or change it so that you define how much they can have off the price ie £2

**scrap that i have edited the php files to allow me to deducted actual amounts rather than percentages

Thanks this is a GREAT HACK!

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by gonkowonko

is there anyway to have a percent like 16.6 off rather than a whole number, reason being im trying to deduct ?2 but i cant get to exactly as i need to enter 16.6

I was (rather stupidly) working with integers only when making this

I'll see what I can do about this in future.
Probably could incorporate it somehow.
Glad you like the hack!

[Martin-TMGRS]

I've added all the file edits and uploaded all the files. I can see where you add the coupon code in the usercp but I can't see anything in my admincp any ideas please.

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by Martin-TMGRS

I've added all the file edits and uploaded all the files. I can see where you add the coupon code in the usercp but I can't see anything in my admincp any ideas please.

Refresh the admincp - the menus are only built once the first time you enter the admincp

[Martin-TMGRS]

Originally Posted by ringleader

Refresh the admincp - the menus are only built once the first time you enter the admincp

I have done that many time. I've even logged out hoping that would have done the trick. but still nothing!!!!

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by Martin-TMGRS

I have done that many time. I've even logged out hoping that would have done the trick. but still nothing!!!!

Do you have the file /includes/xml/cpnav_vbcoupons.xml?
Because if you have that, then there is absolutely no reason why it would not show.

[Martin-TMGRS]

Originally Posted by ringleader

Do you have the file /includes/xml/cpnav_vbcoupons.xml?
Because if you have that, then there is absolutely no reason why it would not show.

Yep that file is there