How to generate a unique "50% off one item" coupon code for new members

[Linda Bell]

I’m using your eStore and eMember plugins to convert an eCommerce website (with about 8,000 people in our mailing list) into a membership site. As an incentive for “joining” (paying an annual membership fee) we’d like to give members a 50% off coupon that can be applied (once) to any single item in our store. But… how do we prevent non-members from using this coupon code if a member shares it with them?

Is there a way to automatically generate a unique coupon code for each new member when they join? Or a way to create a coupon that ONLY members can redeem?

Any advice or suggestions that you can give us would be greatly appreciated!

[admin]

The following addon maybe helpful for you to issue an ONE time usage coupon to your customers:

http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-estore-dynamic-couponsdiscounts-addon-2220

[Linda Bell]

NICE!!!! So close….

I only want to give a (single use) 50% off coupon to those who purchase an annual membership – not everyone who makes a purchase in our store. Is there a way to customize this plugin so it associates this shortcode with just one id number?

ie {dynamic_coupon_key_id_48}

[admin]

There is no option to do that but you could try the following:

Edit that product in question (the one that should give the coupon). And enter the following email tag in the “Product Specific Instructions” section:

{dynamic_coupon_key}

This should make it to where only users purchasing that product will get that dynamic coupon (Hopefully

[Linda Bell]

Hmmm… didn’t work. Here are the steps I used, in case you see a mistake that I may have made…

1. I put {dynamic_coupon_key} in the Product Specific Instructions for this product

2. Per the instructions in that section I put a {product_specific_instructions} tag in the “Buyers Email Body” field in the settings menu to dynamically place this information in the email body.

3. I used the “Buy Now” type of button (to force the payments to go to a a different PayPal account – which is did- hooray)

In the “Thank you for your purchase” email, there was no reference to – or mention of – a coupon for 50% off one item.

Are there any other work-around solutions you can think of? I wonder if there’s a way to get the eMember plugin to recognize/use {dynamic_coupon_key} in the Email Settings (Registration Complete)?

[Linda Bell]

WAIT! IT WORKED!!!!! I didn’t realize that a string of numbers at the bottom of the email was the COUPON CODE (because I hadn’t written any text to go with it. derrrrr – haha!) I’m SOOOO happy this works!!! I LOVE YOUR PLUGINS!!! I recommend them to all of my clients who want ecommerce sites, membership sites, and affiliates. They all work GREAT – and your Admin/Tech Support team rocks! Thank you for being available on a Friday night/Saturday to help me figure this out.

DIRECTIONS for those who sell products on their site – who want new members to receive a coupon as an incentive/reward for joining – and most importantly have it generate and send this coupon to them automatically. (Which is a beautiful thing.)

1. Download/install this plugin: http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-estore-dynamic-couponsdiscounts-addon-2220

2. Configure the plugin: http://www.tipsandtricks-hq.com/ecommerce/wp-content/uploads/docs/doc_eStore_dynamic_coupons.pdf

3. eStore > Add/Edit Products > Additional Product Details > Reference Text > insert the ID number that corresponds with the eMember level

4. eStore > Add/Edit Products > Product Specific Instructions for Buyer > Instructions for Buyer > insert some text + shortcode. Such as: Here’s a coupon code for ($ or %) off any one item in our store: {dynamic_coupon_key}

5. eStore > Setting >Email Settings > Buyer Email Body* > insert THIS below the product link:

{product_specific_instructions}

And then, IF you want the payment to go to a different PayPal account (to keep your income from sales separate from your income from memberships) use this shortcode on the actual product page:

[wp_eStore_buy_now_button id=x] (x is your product id number)

[admin]

Glad to hear that

[Linda Bell]

Please advise me on how to tweak this Dynamic coupon so that it applies the condition of “TOTAL QUANTITY > IS EQUAL TO > 1” … just like I can do when I generate other coupons in the eStore. (I only want new members to get 50% off one item – not everything they add to their cart!)

[admin]

It doesn’t have that ability at this stage. We will look into adding it.

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