Smart Coupons for WooCommerce – Set Up Guide

To set up the Smart Coupons for WooCommerce plugin, first install and activate the plugin, create your first coupon from Smart Coupons → Add Coupon, and configure discount rules, usage restrictions, and advanced conditions like BOGO, signup coupons, or abandoned cart discounts. Smart Coupons for WooCommerce by WebToffee is a specialized plugin that provides a range of coupon-specific features. It enables you to create and manage a variety of discount coupons effortlessly, helping boost sales and improve customer retention. This guide will walk you through setting up the plugin, creating your first coupon, and configuring commonly used coupon types and restrictions.

• Create Advanced Coupons – Create coupons based on shipping methods, payment methods, user roles, billing or shipping countries, and more.
• BOGO Offers – Set up Buy One Get One promotions.
• Coupon Management – Import and manage coupons, including bulk generation.
• Store Credits – Create and manage store credit vouchers and gift cards that can be redeemed multiple times.
• Signup coupon – Encourage new signups by providing a welcome bonus.
• Abandoned Cart Coupons – Win back customers by sending discount coupons for their abandoned carts, encouraging them to complete their purchases.
• Flexible Coupon Options – Configure advanced restrictions and conditions for coupon usage.

1. Install and activate the plugin from the WebToffee Archive. Smart Coupons will appear in your WordPress dashboard.
2. Navigate to Smart Coupons from your WordPress dashboard.

This section shows you how to create your first coupon, configure the discount type and value, schedule it, and set usage restrictions and limits.

1. Go to Smart Coupons > Add Coupon.
2. Enter a unique Coupon Code and an optional Description.
3. Choose a discount type (Percentage/Fixed Cart/Store credit).
4. Set a coupon value.

You can also add free shipping or automatically apply a coupon and set your coupons’ start and expiration dates!

Usage restrictions control which products or categories can use a coupon.

1. Navigate to the Usage Restriction tab.
2. Restrict the coupon to selected product categories, set minimum spending and purchase limits, and restrict coupon usage with other coupons, among other limitations.

Restrict coupon usage to prevent excessive use. Open the Usage Limits tab. Set limits for –

• Total coupon usage
• Usage per customer
• Restrict usage once per product

Limit coupon usage at checkout based on payment methods, user roles, and location. Under the Checkout Options tab, limit the offer to selected checkout payment methods, user roles, and billing countries and states.

In the Giveaway Products section, you can choose a product to add to the cart as a giveaway item, either for free or at a discounted price.

Under the Purchase History tab, set restrictions based on the user’s previous purchases.

Publish the coupon.

BOGO (Buy One, Get One) offers let customers receive a free or discounted product when they purchase qualifying items.

This is an example of how to set up a simple BOGO offer: purchase a product and receive an additional one for free.

1. Go to Smart Coupons > BOGO.
2. Click on Add new and then Custom.
3. Choose Buy Product X and get Product X/Y as the offer type.
4. Set a title and a description for the offer and proceed.

Under Customer gets, select Same product, set the quantity to 1, and discount type to Free.

Now, customers get an extra quantity of the product they added to the cart—for free!

Under Trigger, select Buy quantities, and set the minimum quantity to 1.

The offer is triggered when any one of the products in the store is added to the cart.

Under Apply offer, select Repeatedly(Apply offer on each product added to the cart, Buy one get one, Buy two get two, Buy three get three, and so on).

Save and Activate offer.

You can create promotional discounts, such as abandoned-cart, sign-up, and first-order coupons, to increase conversions.

Provide discount coupons to customers who leave products in their cart without completing checkout.

1. Enable Abandoned Cart Coupons under Smart Coupons > Abandoned Cart.
2. Associate a master coupon to define the discount rules. (The select coupon is shared as an Abandoned cart coupon).
3. Set the idle time and email interval for sending the coupon.
4. Save the settings.

Reward new users with a discount when they register on your store.

1. Enable Signup Coupons under Smart Coupons > Signup Coupons.
2. Associate a master coupon to define the discount rules. (The selected coupon is shared with all new signed-up users.)
3. Save the settings.

Offer discounts to users placing their first order.

1. To create a First-order discount, create a new coupon with a Percentage Discount or Fixed Cart Discount from Smart Coupon > Add Coupon.
2. Under the Purchase history set, the Number of orders equals zero, and publish the coupon.

Store credit gift cards let you offer prepaid credits that customers can redeem across multiple purchases. What sets gift cards apart from regular store credit coupons is that they can be customized and look way better when you share them with others. If you want to add a store credit-based gift card product to your store:

1. Navigate to Smart Coupons > Store credit and activate Use templates for store credits.
2. Create a product with a zero price and associate it under Associate a product.
3. Configure purchase options by offering predefined values or allowing the customer to select a custom option.
4. Implement usage limits and restrictions and tailor the template as necessary.
5. Save your settings.

For detailed information on each option in the plugin, visit Smart Coupons for WooCommerce – Feature Walkthrough.