AwoCoupon for Virtuemart was created to fill a void within Virtuemart.
Although Virtuemart has coupon capabilities, they are not extensive enough
to cover what many people would call basic coupon features. AwoCoupon for Virtuemart
fills this gap. Here are a few of its features.
- Product(s) specific discounts
- Customer(s) specific discounts
- The ability to only trigger coupons if a minimum cart total is reached
- Ability to set expiration dates for coupons
- Restrict the number of times a coupon can be used by any given user
- Easy management of all coupons
- Gift Certificate style coupons
Installation
Backup your code before starting this installation process.
This is a 2 step process. First the component is installed,
then the virtuemart source code is edited. If the second part
of the installation is not completed for some reason then
knowledge of php code as well as write access to your joomla
source code will be needed. Please read through the instructions carefully.
System requirements
Joomla 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and Virtuemart 2.x
Virtuemart Coupon
1. Download Virtuemart Couon to a location on your computer
2. Log into Joomla as an Administrator
3. From the top menu go to Extensions->"Install/Uninstall"
4. Under the “Upload Package File" section press the button "Browse…"
5. Find and select the file, com_vmcoupon.zip, downloaded to your computer
6. Install component by pressing "Upload File & Install" button
7. You will receive a page telling you the status of the installation.
Using the software - Administration
Now that we have finished the application, we can look closely at the features presented in this application.
Getting Around
Log into the administration screen and go to Components » AwoCoupon. Here you will see the control
panel. It shows the general statistics of what coupons you currently have configured as well as a couple
of menus. From here you can enter a new coupon or view the entries of coupons you have.
Configuring a Coupon
To add a new coupon, select "New Coupon" from the control panel, or from the coupons list "New".
Fields:
Coupon Code enter a unique coupon code of up to 32 characters
Published Options
Published: active coupon
Unpublished: inactive coupon
Function Type Options
Coupon: used as a normal coupon. If number of uses is set to 2, then all users can use the coupon a total of 2 times each.
Gift Certificate: used as a gift certificate. *** available in the PRO version Only ***
Number of uses
Options
Total: treats the number of uses as a total across all users
per Customer: treats the number of uses as per user
Number: if both the dropdown and textfield are left blank, there is no limit.
Percent or Total Options
Percent: coupon takes a percent of value
Total: coupon is an actual figure that is subtracted from total
Discount Type Options
This option can only be used if a product is selected AND the Percent or Total field is selected as a Percent. Otherwise it defaults to "Overall".
Overall: The discount is calculated as a percentage of the overall total in the shopping cart
Specific: The discount is calculated as a percentage of the total of the products configured in the coupon that are in the shopping cart
Value Number: this is the value of the coupon and is dependent on the Percent or Total field to determine how it is calculated
Minimum Value Number: this is the minimum value of the shopping cart before this coupon can take effect. If set to 0 or is left blank, then there is no minimum value
Expiration Date: the date the coupon expires. If left blank, then it never expires.
Customers A multiple select box of all your Virtuemart customers. Selection of customers will activate the coupon only for those customers.
Products A multiple select box of all your Virtuemart products. Selection of products will limit the activation of the coupon to those specific products.
Example Usage
The customer and product field are multiple selection boxes. So you can select none, one, or multiple customers and/or products for every coupon configured.
Example 1
Coupon Code: COUPONCODE
Published: Published
Function Type: Coupon
Number of Uses: 1 per Customer
Percent or Total: Percent
Discount Type: Overall
Value: 25
Minimum Value: blank
Expiration: blank
Customer: None chosen
Products: None chosen
This coupon will work for all products and all customers (including any new registrations) for exactly 1 time per customer. It will take 25% off the total value of the shopping cart. The coupon never expires. The customer is required to have an account to be able to use this code.
Example 2
Coupon Code: COUPONCODE
Published: Published
Function Type: Coupon
Number of Uses: blank
Percent or Total: Value
Discount Type: Overall
Value: 25
Minimum Value: 100
Expiration: 2020-10-17
Customer: 2 chosen
Products: 3 chosen
This coupon will work for the 2 customers chosen as long as their shopping cart total has a minimum total of 100 and at least one product in the cart is one of the 3 chosen in the coupon. It is a permanent coupon so it will work everytime used as long as the criteria are met. The coupon will become invalid on October 17, 2020.
Example 3
Coupon Code: COUPONCODE
Published: Published
Function Type: Coupon
Number of Uses: 3 per Customer
Percent or Total: Percent
Discount Type: Specific
Value: 20
Minimum Value: 120
Expiration: blank
Customer: 7 chosen
Products: 3 chosen
This coupon will work for the 7 customers chosen as long as their shopping cart has a minimum total of 120 and at least one product in the cart is one of the 3 chosen in the coupon. Since the discount type is set to specific, 20% will only be deducted from the value of the product set in the coupon. If the customer has all 3 products, 20% will be deducted from all 3 products. Each of the customers selected can use this coupon a total of 3 times. Since it has no expiration date, it never expires, but with the restrictions set, it effectively expires after all 7 customers use the coupon on 3 seperate occasions each.
Example 4
Coupon Code: COUPONCODE
Published: Published
Function Type: Coupon
Number of Uses: 1 Total
Percent or Total: Total
Discount Type: Overall
Value: 5
Minimum Value: blank
Expiration: blank
Customer: blank
Products: blank
This coupon will work exactly like a gift coupon. Anybody can use it (an account is not required) and it will work for exactly 1 time. Once used, it becomes invalid.
Troubleshooting
Please contact the forum with specific question.