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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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 DssCrazy

RingLeader can you add these ideas in?

I'm sure I can.
I actually just thought of a way to mass-edit them just there, but it would be based on a prefix you set for the coupons (otherwise there's no telling which coupons are related).

I'm actually looking to launch a local dating site of mine here in the print media in Ireland, so I expect to be extremely busy with that over this coming weekend, but I will get around to doing this in between.
Should be an update to it before the first weekend in May then.

[Dannyloski]

ringleader, Just a heads up that this is in fact affected by the new Security Token on 3.6.10 and 3.7.0 RC4 ... Its a really easy fix though (see below) ...

In the vbCoupons_couponbit template FIND:

<form action="payments.php?do=addcoupon" method="post">

BELOW that line add:

<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

In the same template (vbCoupons_couponbit) FIND:

<form action="payments.php?do=deletecoupon" method="post">

BELOW that line add:

<input type="hidden" name="securitytoken" value="$bbuserinfo[securitytoken]" />

That's it! I did that and now its working like a charm again. So for those who need this Quick Fix until the New Version is released, there it is ...

[Hornstar]

cant believe I only just saw this hack now o_O This is something I have been long awaiting for ^^

Thanks heaps!

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by Dannyloski

<snip>

That's excellent stuff, Dannyloski.
I haven't actually even had the time to look at 3.6.10 yet so who knows when this would have been done.
I will include it in the update that's coming soon.

[Dannyloski]

ringleader, no problem just glad to help out ...

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by ringleader

It's probably database incompatibility.
I'll download vb3.5 this weekend and see if I can make it work for that

Awesome please please let me know if you can get this to work on 3.5.x

thank you

[mrkhm]

many thanks for this works fine on vb 3.6.8.

any idea on how to make the redirect for the user to be to the payments page, for instance after adding a coupon or deleting a coupon, it should perhaps redirect to payment.php as supposed to index.php in the case of not so advanced users who might just wonder what went on and have to find the payments page all over again?

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by ringleader

It's probably database incompatibility.
I'll download vb3.5 this weekend and see if I can make it work for that

Hey ringleader

Just wanted to see if you will get a chance to take a look this weekend..

Thank you

[regitbull]

nice updates on the mod.
i havend check this mod for 3 weeks and i must say that its 10 times better now with all the extra features.
But i have 1 req.
Could you give us the option to or select a discount PERCENTAGE or a MONETARY VALUE.
Because the problem with monetary values is that it use the same discount on all money values.
So when you fill in 10,00 in the discount then it gives 10,00 usd discount but also 10,00 euro discount.
So it will use the same value for all money types.

Would be cool if you could give us the option to choose between PERCENTAGE or MONETARY VALUE.

Anway great job with the updates

[Julie]

Hi!

Will this work for 3.7? It not, any chance it may be re-written for it? Thanks in advance