WooCommerce. How to manage coupons

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Coupon management

Coupons can be managed from the WooCommerce -> Coupons page.

From there you will see the list of existing coupons, or have the option of setting up a new coupon.

To set up, go to WooCommerce -> Settings and select the option to Enable the use of coupons.

Adding a coupon

Upon adding a coupon you will be greeted with the following interface:

Coupons have several options which make them really powerful and flexible. The following options are available:

• Coupon code – The code which the user must enter to use the coupon.
• Discount type:
  • Cart discount – A fixed total discount for the entire cart.
  • Cart % discount – A percentage discount for the entire cart.
  • Product discount – A fixed total discount for selected products only.
  • Product % discount – A percentage discount for selected products only.
• Coupon amount – Fixed value or percentage off for this coupon.
• Individual use – Determines whether the customer can use multiple coupons at once, or just this one.
• Apply before tax – Lets you determine whether the coupon should be applied before or after the tax. Before tax is the most common setting. The calculation is as follows:
  • Prices include tax – Take the price (inc tax) and take off the discount, THEN calculate the tax backwards.
  • Prices exclude tax – Take the price (ex tax) and take off the discount, THEN calculate the tax forwards.
• Enable free shipping – Enable this option if the ticket grants free shipping. The free shipping method needs setting up to require a coupon too.
• Minimum Amount – This field allows you to set the minimum subtotal needed to use the coupon.  Note: The sum of the cart subtotal + tax is used to compare to this minimum amount.
• Product IDs – A list of product ID’s that the cart must contain for the coupon to be valid, or, for “Product Discounts”, which products are discounted.
• Exclude Product IDs – A list of product ID’s that the cart must not contain for the coupon to be valid, or, for “Product Discounts”, which products are not discounted.
• Usage limit – How many times a coupon can be used by all customers before becoming invalid.
• Expiry date – When a coupon should expire and no longer be enabled.

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