Coupons

User gets coupon

While browsing deal list, user can click on any deal that they are interested in. If user likes a deal and decides to try it, he/she can click “Get coupon” button capture a coupon of the deal. User must be log into the site first before getting a coupon.

“Get coupon” button is not available if the current user is a merchant and the deal is his/her deal.

“Get coupon” button is not clickable if user has already captured a coupon of the deal in the past.

After capturing a coupon, user is taken to the list of his/her coupons, on this page user can have the coupon code and can access the captured coupon to print it..

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User’s coupon list

You can create a menu item for “User’s Coupons” to let users access their coupon list in front-end.

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To have a user friendly URL for coupon page you need to have a menu item for “Coupon download” view. This menu item should be used as a hidden menu item, please see Hidden menu item to know to create this type of menu item.

Administratiors manage coupons

In your back-end, go to Components -> CM Live Deal to access CM Live Deal component.

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On the toolbar, you click “Coupons” to access the list of coupons.

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You can edit an existing coupon be clicking on its code. You can also create a new coupon with your own custom coupon code and assign it to a specific user.

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In the edit form, there are the following fields:

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  • Code: Coupon code.
  • User: The user who owns this coupon.
  • Deal: The deal which this coupon belongs to.
  • Redeemed: Should be “Yes” if coupon is already redeemed by user.
  • Redeemed date: When this coupon is redeemed.
  • Created Date: The date the coupon is created.
  • Created by: The person who creates the coupon.
  • Modified Date: The date the coupon is modified the last time.
  • Modified by: The person who does the last modification.
  • ID: The ID of the coupon.

Merchant’s customer list

Merchant can manage the coupons of his/her deals in “Customers” page. You can create a menu item for it in Menu Manager.

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Access the menu item in front-end, you can see the list of your coupons.

When user comes and redeems coupon, you can use this page to search for user’s coupon code

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Click on coupon code, you are taken to the form to change coupon’s redeemed status and redeemed date.

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