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]

But that makes no sense.
If paidsub_complete plugin is active, $couponbit is in subscription template, and vbCoupons_couponbit exists, there should be no problem.

[DssCrazy]

dam i wish this would wor this is such a cool mod

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by DssCrazy

dam i wish this would wor this is such a cool mod

No worries, am going to install it on a vanilla board locally now and get this sorted.

[ringleader]

Man, I don't know what kind of setup you guys have, but it installs absolutely without error on a vanilla 3.6.8PL2 board.

[DssCrazy]

vb 3.6.8 pack2

[ringleader]

It might just be your style. Do you see if the default style will show it?

You could try changing the hook locations from paidsub_start and paidsub_complete to forumhome_start and forumhome_complete, then put $coupon bit just below $footer in the FORUMHOME template.

If it shows there then we just have to work out where to put $couponbit in yours to make it show up.

[stamos2003]

well you now what I did and it's working now, I just added the whole cuponbit template to the paid subscriptions template instead of only the $couponbits, this seems to work.
So for some reason the template seems not to be called.
Maybe you should not have CAPS in the templatenames but only lowercase names?

edit: another small error is showing up when you delete an added coupon again, it says phrase coupon deleted could not be found

[ChurchMedia]

I just installed and the $couponbits section isn't showing up for me either. I haven't looked at the code yet to see if I can spot the problem.

[ringleader]

If found it

The $couponbits is supposed to be $couponbit (without the 's').

The one place I wasn't looking was in the instructions file ops:

The product version1.1 fixes this, and includes a missing phrase when the coupon is deleted.

[DssCrazy]

Pro bud works perfect you will be getting a donation from me. 1 question, where do i gen the serial code? or where do i get it to hand how how does that work?

Thanks