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]

***** First post reserved, in case of need ****

[neonneon]

Where is the Subscription template?
I dont see it in my templates list...

[ringleader]

Apologies, it's in the Paid Subscription Templates >> subscription

[neonneon]

Thank you very much

[bwilky]

Sweet. Thank you sooo much

[neonneon]

I feel like a retard, but how do you add new coupons?

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by neonneon

I feel like a retard, but how do you add new coupons?

edit: uh oh. Maybe not in your one.

Si?cra (expletive).
The damn updated xml wasn't packaged with it.

Upload the one attached to this post to your ./includes/xml/ directory and it will show for you when you refresh your admincp.

Sorry about that - obviously I'm the thick one around here

I have updated the original zip with this xml file.

[Lionel]

Suggestions: Can you auto generate (md5) the coupons names with a prefix that we set, e.g. Easter-1x54uy6yzt

Can you add an option to generate multiple coupons at once?

[ringleader]

Originally Posted by Lionel

Suggestions: Can you auto generate (md5) the coupons names with a prefix that we set, e.g. Easter-1x54uy6yzt

Can you add an option to generate multiple coupons at once?

Like bulk-add some coupons that you can then use to distribute and track in various places?
That's entirely possible with some simple options.

Explain the use of this more so I don't get it wrong, please