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

[DssCrazy]

Originally Posted by ringleader

No it won't.
A user can only hold one coupon at a time. If a new coupon is entered, it overwrites any previous one they had.

And therefore only get one discount at a time; that way, it prevents accumulation of discounts for one subscription.

I'd prefer to keep it that way as well, as it would be difficult to monitor many coupons in one person's account.

Ok cool just making sure it does not because people could just gather coupons lol.

Is the Update still on track for tomorrow?

Thanks

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by 2guys1forum

I tried with and without %, nothing both times :/

If the coupon date is not valid (i.e. it has passed/expired) it will show as having been added to the user, but will not deduct any value from the subscription cost.

I have updated the mod to include the coupon generator as well now.

[2guys1forum]

Everything is working now I don't really know what did the trick, but it works.

Thanks for the fast support and a great mod

[DssCrazy]

New update crashes get a database error when uploadaing xml file.

here is what i did reuploaded everything.

then tried to up load the xml threw the admin cp and got this database error

[DssCrazy]

Fixed: Do Not Try And Overwrite Other Wise You Will Get A Database Error. Uninstall the old vb coupons XML and reinstall the NEW

Thanks

[ringleader]

Guys you are way too fast for me! I hadn't even sent an update yet.

The reason being there's other bits in the new update.

version 1.3 allows the coupons only to be used on particular paid subscriptions, so you can offer them on a per-subscription basis (as requested by bada_bing and DssCrazy).

This changes the way the files process things, so please re-do the file edits in the Install Guide again if you had an earlier version installed.

I also fixed the xml install so that there should not be any errors on upgrade.

Hope it's all okay for you all!

[DssCrazy]

I'll test it now.

[DssCrazy]

Question do i need to do the payment.php edits again? if i don't need to then tell me REALLY don't feel like doing them lol

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by DssCrazy

Question do i need to do the payment.php edits again? if i don't need to then tell me REALLY don't feel like doing them lol

Yeah you do, unfortunately.
The function that checks the cost of the subscription and updates it now also checks the subscriptionid that it's valid for as well. The only way I could find to do it was to change that

[bada_bing]

Originally Posted by ringleader

Yeah you do, unfortunately.
The function that checks the cost of the subscription and updates it now also checks the subscriptionid that it's valid for as well. The only way I could find to do it was to change that

So basically revert the edits in payment.php from the prior version and add the new edits correct? Thanks for adding the addition features.