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

[stamos2003]

seems like the problem is bigger.
thx. for the support :-(

[redg8r]

Anyone using this successfully with VB 3.7.x??

[tspore]

I got it working just make sure that the security token is in place, and be careful, of the phrasings.
Link to security token post 152.

[winpro19]

I am having a slight problem with this...the payment goes through and everything, but I have setup so that upon purchasing a subscription, a user's usergroup changes to "Paid Members" instead of "Registered". But the thing is, the subscriptions are not going through successfully. I get the payment in Paypal, however the user does not get updated.
I checked transaction log, and this is what it states:

vb_error_code  	invalid_payment_amount
GET
method 	paypal
POST
payment_date 	17:44:23 Jul 14, 2008 PDT
txn_type 	web_accept
last_name 	blabla
residence_country 	US
item_name 	1 Month Subscription
payment_gross 	8.75
mc_currency 	USD
business 	[email]blabla@yahoo.com[/email]
payment_type 	instant
verify_sign 	AoS.E.blabla
payer_status 	verified
tax 	0.00
payer_email 	[email]blabla@hotmail.com[/email]
txn_id 	blabla
quantity 	1
receiver_email 	[email]blabla@yahoo.com[/email]
first_name 	blabla
payer_id 	blabla
receiver_id 	blabla
item_number 	blabla
payment_status 	Completed
payment_fee 	0.55
mc_fee 	0.55
shipping 	0.00
mc_gross 	8.75
custom 	username
charset 	windows-1252
notify_version 	2.4

Any fix? This is urgent for me...as I mass-emailed everyone and gave them the coupon code, but now noticed this problem =O

[redg8r]

Hi,

I had pretty much the same issue, but found out it wasnt the coupon mod, but a mis-setting in the paypal subscription API.

This thread helped me:
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=255511

I had inadvertently changed my paypal primary email & didnt update it thru the VB subscription options.

BTW, this mod is working fine on 3.7
Thank you!

[winpro19]

Really appreciate your reply redg8r, and I read that forum - it seems as if I'm abiding by all those rules.

Thing is that payments that a coupon wasn't used on are working fine, but when a coupon is used - it doesn't go through. Says invalid amount as I pasted above. (I receive the payment, however Vbulletin does not activate the user).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[tspore]

Originally Posted by winpro19

Really appreciate your reply redg8r, and I read that forum - it seems as if I'm abiding by all those rules.

Thing is that payments that a coupon wasn't used on are working fine, but when a coupon is used - it doesn't go through. Says invalid amount as I pasted above. (I receive the payment, however Vbulletin does not activate the user).

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

I am in the same boat as you. With a regular paid subscription things are fine, with a coupon it doesn't activate the subscription in the ADMINCP

[forumguy]

Yes, I also have the same problem.

The problem is vbulletins system checks the paid amount against the amount you have set in your paid subscription to make sure they match (sort of a security check).

The coupon changes the value of the amount making them not match.

Has anyone found away around this yet?

[ringleader]

Hey guys, I've been reading the posts and keeping up with the bug reports on this thread, but I've been snowed under with work for the past while (new job and all that jazz).

I will be free in about 2 weeks to begin working on this again immediately. Thanks for supporting the mod! Apologies for not getting the time to respond earlier.

[MadK]

Originally Posted by ringleader

Hey guys, I've been reading the posts and keeping up with the bug reports on this thread, but I've been snowed under with work for the past while (new job and all that jazz).

I will be free in about 2 weeks to begin working on this again immediately. Thanks for supporting the mod! Apologies for not getting the time to respond earlier.

Hey, any news on the development?