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

[820Media]

Yes i did fully test as in selecting from the drop down menu, entering the coupon and then looking at the prices again, they did change so i went on to order one and it did change through paypal.

[Hornstar]

I just thought of a feature that could enhance this modification alot! ^^

Is it possible to have a coupon that changes the length of the subscription?

eg. I have a subscription that goes for 1 year. I set up a coupon, and when the user enters in the coupon they end up getting the subscription for 2 years. or 10 years. etc.

[Mondi]

Great - been waiting for this.

One issue - one question:

Issue: Refer to attached pic. The coupon code field appears twice which ain't that good. Followed the instructions. Any suggestion(s) on what may go wrong here and how to solve it?

Question: Just checking in on this -- say I offer a tier I subscription a free, one month tier II subscription [more expensive than Tier I] and use coupons to wave the fee to make the offer 'free' as promised.

Tier I members accept, enter the code and convert themselves temporarily into Tier II subscribers until their free subscription terminates, say, after one month. So, what happens then? Do these 'original' Tier I members fall automatically back into their Tier I membership after their trial expires and they choose to discontinue Tier II subscription?

I guess the question is: Can existing members be offered free temporary subscription upgrades through coupons without compromising their original membership/subscription.

Hope that's clear enough....

Look forward to receiving answers on both matters as I am planning to roll-out a fairly substantial email campaign which will use coupon-like arrangements.

Cheers!

[sunnycher]

I'm getting this when I test it out.

3.8.1 here

Your submission could not be processed because a security token was missing.

If this occurred unexpectedly, please inform the administrator and describe the action you performed before you received this error.

any help on this?

Thank you!

[sunnycher]

ok got it to working.
Problem, I put in the ID for the subscription ID, 1 for premium member.
But it's discounting my vendor subscriptions too and they aren't anywhere near the ID of 1.

any suggestions?

Thank you for creating this! It's AWESOME!

[pacobob]

Is there any way to tell who has used the coupon? Just for reporting numbers.. So we know how many users signed up with a coupon verses without??

[rjh]

Does anyone know if you can give a free subscription with a coupon? If I set the coupon to $30 and a one year subscription is $30, does the user get a subscription without having to go through the paymen processor?

Thanks,

-Rich

[jkeasy]

Thank you soooo Much!!!! ringleader this is exactly what I needed and thank you Danny for providing the security token fix (i was pulling my hair out)!

Again great job and thank you!

[bada_bing]

Anyone tested this with vb 3.8.3

[nAsH]

the following problem use of coupons:

The link about which you have called the PayPal system contains a wrongly formatted amount for the article.

is there already a solution for it?

nAsH