{"id":31305,"date":"2021-10-31T15:00:27","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T14:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/?p=31305"},"modified":"2021-10-29T11:31:58","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T09:31:58","slug":"how-to-create-coupons-in-woocommerce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qodeinteractive.com\/magazine\/how-to-create-coupons-in-woocommerce\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create and Schedule WooCommerce Coupons"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Adding coupons to your eCommerce store is an excellent opportunity to capture the attention of potential customers and eventually turn them into regular buyers. Everyone loves a good deal after all, and coupons will allow you to offer all sorts of discounts and limited-time offers to your online store that will only help you win over the loyalty of your customers in the long run.
\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]Being one of the most powerful and flexible eCommerce plugins for WordPress<\/a> around, WooCommerce comes with some great features and functionalities that will let you build a fully professional online store. And this also includes the ability to create and add coupons to your online store out of the box.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]This time around, we are going to show you how you can easily create coupons for your WooCommerce store by using its default coupon functionality.<\/strong> And if you want to get your customers to anticipate any particular date by making special offers at specific times (like for a holiday or Black Friday, for example), we will show you how to easily schedule any of your coupons<\/strong> as well.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][vc_widget_sidebar sidebar_id=”new-ecommerce-banner”][vc_empty_space height=”80px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Creating a Coupon in WooCommerce<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]To add a new coupon in WooCommerce, you should head to Marketing >> Coupons<\/em><\/strong> located in your WordPress admin dashboard and then click on \u201cAdd coupon\u201d<\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]

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\n \"Add <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]You will then be able to add your coupon code (or generate a random one by clicking the \u201cGenerate coupon code\u201d button) and description.
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\n \"Add <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Next, you will be able to use the Coupon data<\/em> metabox to set a few important options. You will have access to three different tabs \u2013 General, Usage restriction<\/em>, and Usage limits<\/em>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]In the General<\/em> tab, you will be able to set things like the discount type (percentage discount, fixed cart discount, and fixed product discount) and set the coupon amount (this will determine the value of your coupon). You will also be able to allow free shipping and set the coupon expiry date. The latter option will make your coupon expire on a date of your choosing, at midnight.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
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\n \"Coupon <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]As its name suggests, the Usage restriction<\/em> tab allows you to set certain restrictions related to your coupon. You will be able to add a minimum and maximum amount that users need to spend before they can use the coupon, include and exclude the products your coupon will (or will not) be applied to, include and exclude any product categories, and so on.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
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\n \"Coupon <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Finally, the Usage limits<\/em> tab allows you to add a few more limits to your coupon. This includes the number of times your coupon can be used, the maximum amount of items in cart the coupon applies to, and the number of times a coupon can be used by a single user.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]For more details on how to create coupons in WooCommerce, we recommend that you also check out our comprehensive WooCommerce tutorial<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Scheduling Your Coupon<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]In their essence, coupons actually represent a new post type in WordPress. This means that if you want to schedule your coupons, you can simply apply the same scheduling capabilities to them as you would to any WordPress post.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]To do this, you need to use the Publish<\/em> metabox located in the top right corner of your screen. Hit the Edit<\/em> button next to \u201cPublish immediately\u201d to change the publishing date of your coupon.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]

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\n \"Publish <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Once you do so, a few additional fields will appear, allowing you to set the date and time when you want your coupon to be published.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
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\n \"Schedule <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Hit the OK<\/em> button. You will instantly notice that your \u201cPublish\u201d button is now called \u201cSchedule\u201d.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
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\n \"Schedule <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Make sure to click on the Schedule<\/em> button and that\u2019s it \u2013 you\u2019ve successfully scheduled your coupon. It will be published automatically and become available for your customers at your preferred date.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”50px”]
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\n \"Coupon <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Also, once your coupon becomes active, your customers will be able to use your coupon and enter its code after they access your Checkout page.
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\n \"Enter <\/div>\n<\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”38px”][vc_column_text]Finally, the only thing left for you to do after adding and\/or scheduling your coupon is to promote it. There are multiple ways in which you can promote coupons, like adding popups (there are some great popup plugins<\/a> out there that will be able to help you out), send them out using email marketing<\/a>, etc.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]If you ask us, however, we recommend using the Smart Coupons<\/a> WooCommerce extension. This extension fits with the built-in coupon functionality quite nicely and allows you to market your coupons in only a few clicks. You will be able to send your coupons via email, automatically generate coupons when someone buys a product, embed coupons on any page of your site, add custom messages<\/strong>, and plenty more.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”28px”][vc_column_text]Alternatively, you can also use one of the available coupon code plugins<\/a>. There are both free and premium options available, but if you\u2019re on the budget, we suggest trying out the free version of the Smart Coupons for WooCommerce<\/a> plugin. It offers neat customization features to go along with the original WooCommerce coupon functionality, allows users to view coupons from the My Account page, and lets you easily insert your coupons into any page or post with shortcodes.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”68px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Conclusion<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]As you can see from the steps we presented above, creating coupons in WooCommerce is as simple as it can get. The best thing about it is that you don\u2019t need to install any plugin to do so \u2013 you can simply use the native WooCommerce coupon functionality instead. And if you want to incorporate your coupons into a specific marketing campaign and get your customers truly excited about any upcoming sale you have planned, you can easily schedule your coupons with the default WordPress scheduling feature.
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