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To render coupon description/info for a product, the $product object can be used as follows:
<?php
global $product;
if ( $product ) {
echo WooCommerce_Volume_Discount_Coupons_Product::render_info( $product );
}
?>
The WooCommerce_Volume_Discount_Coupons_Shortcodes class provides additional methods that can be used.
The Volume Discount Coupons extension provides the following shortcodes:
These shortcodes require the indication of the coupon code via the code attribute, for example:
[volume_discount_coupon code="test"]
… would render a pretty coupon for the couponwhose code is test.
Here are examples of several pretty coupons that are rendered on the Coupons page:
The first coupon is rendered using [volume_discount_coupon code="sweaterspromo"]. The reddish coupon is rendered using [volume_discount_coupon code="matchtops" color="red"] which includes a second color attribute that the shortcode understands.
The shortcode requires one or more coupon codes passed through the code attribute:
code : (required) A coupon code or a comma-separated list of coupon codes – which coupon or coupons should be displayed.All other attributes are optional:
order_by : Defaults to none (renders coupons in the same order as given through the code attribute), also accepts codeand id.order : Defaults to ASC, also accepts DESC.color : Which color to use for the coupon or coupons: red, green, blue or yellow. More specifically, color CSS class applied along with .coupon-countdown-container and .coupon-countdown, defaults to blue.stylesheet : An alternative stylesheet can be loaded, must be a valid URL pointing to the stylesheet.show_code : Shows the coupon code. yes by default.show_description : Show the coupon’s description. yes by default.show_discount : By default, coupons show the automatic discount info. Use show_discount="no" to disable that.Note that the stylesheet is only loaded once and only if the shortcode is used.
If you have not worked with coupons in WooCommerce yet or just need a refresher, you should review the section on Coupon Management before you proceed. To take full advantage of the extended settings we discuss here, a basic understanding of handling coupons in WooCommerce and their standard options is required.
Once the Volume Discount Coupons extension is installed and activated, when you create or edit a coupon, you will find an additional Volume Discount tab.
Minimum and Maximum restrictions can be used to restrict coupons to a certain number of items in the cart, or to restrict it based on the quantity of a product or product category. If no product or category is set, the minimum and maximum (or both) conditions apply to the sum of quantities in the cart.
To restrict a coupon and its related discount, at least one product or category and a minimum or a maximum (or both) must be set. You can effectively use several coupons to define different levels of discounts for quantity ranges, for example 10% when buying 2-5, 20% when buying 5-10, 25% when buying 11 or more etc.
The Volume Discount tab includes several sections which we will look at in detail.
The first section in the tab controls certain aspects related to the conditions of application of the coupon.
These settings are used to restrict the coupon based on products and quantities:
For product variations, if a variable product is chosen (i.e. the parent to its variations), the quantity in the cart used to check the minimum or maximum is the combined total of all variations in the cart. If a product variation is chosen (i.e. a product variation derived by attribute from its parent product), the quantity check is made for that variation only, independent of other variations in the cart. If both products and categories are indicated, one of the specified products or a product that belongs to one of the categories must meet the quantity restrictions.
The display options allow to show discounts where customers should most likely see it, right on the product pages and products:
For the products related to volume discounts, i.e. specific products chosen or those in the selected selected categories, the product display can be enhanced with information based on the coupon’s description and/or its automatically rendered volume discount.
Both the coupon description and the automatic volume discount info can individually be enabled anywhere, in product categories, when products based on a tag are displayed, in the shop, on product archives and on individual product pages.
A set of options is available that take effect when a coupon is applied automatically.
The options available are:
Volume Discount Coupons is an extension for WooCommerce. Use of the latest versions of WordPress and WooCommerce is recommended.
Install and activate the Volume Discount Coupons plugin.
The extension is basically setup-free and can be used right away after it has been installed and activated. Existing coupons and new coupons will have the Volume Discount tab available to adjust the settings that are controlled by the extension.
You will find the general settings of the extension under WooCommerce > Settings > Volume Discount Coupons.
The following general settings can be used:
We would recommend to leave these settings at their defaults when you have just installed the extension.
The Volume Discount Coupons extension for WooCommerce provides automatic discounts and coupons based on the quantities of products in the cart.
The following videos provide a tour around volume discount coupons in action on the front end and a view on their settings on the administrative back end.
In the first video we get a customer’s view on Volume Discount Coupons in action:
This second clip shows the extended Volume Discount coupon settings of the coupons involved:
The extension is very easy to use and makes an approach that is simple to understand. It extends the settings for coupons with intuitive options, it does not rely on complicated rules.
Coupons that provide a volume discount are a great way of increasing sales when customers are made aware of those discounts. The extension makes that easy and shows customers what discounts can be used on which products. It allows to display discounts automatically for eligible products on shop pages and also on the product pages. The discount information can also be displayed anywhere else when deemed adequate.
Convenient options allow to determine whether coupon information for eligible products is shown on product pages …
… and of course also for eligible products displayed on Shop pages:
The detailed options that are available are discussed here on the following documentation pages:
Thanks to the extension’s additional coupon features, the spectrum of possible coupon conditions based on quantities is very flexible and vast. Yet because it keeps things simple, there are no complex rules or difficult user interfaces to handle. Here is a selection of possible cases that are covered: