Promo Codes are discount codes that will take an amount off the cart total if used by the customer. This amount can either be flat, a percentage, or a specific amount.
- Login to the admin section of the site
- Click on Promo Codes, then Promo Codes again
- Click Add New
- Enter an Affiliate Name, or leave this field blank
- Selecting an Affiliate will tie those codes with an affiliate, providing credit to the affiliate for each sale made with any of the imported codes.
- Enter Code Name
- Enter a Group
- This is to group all codes for tracking purposes. For example, if you are importing a Groupon code, you could put "Groupon" for the Group.
- Enter in a Code Description
- This will show to the customer when the promo code is applied at the checkout.
- Enter in a Publish On Date and Time
- The codes will start being active at whatever date and time is entered here.
- Enter in an Active To Date and Time
- If the date entered here has passed, the codes will no longer be active.
- Select a discount type for these codes
- Flat is a dollar amount off of the total amount.
- Percentage is a percentage off of the total amount.
- Specific Amount puts the cart total to that amount. For example, if the promo code was a specific amount of $10 and the cart total was $35, it would put the cart total at $10.
- Enter the discount amount
- Enter in Per Order Uses and Total Uses
- Per Order: Enter 0 for unlimited or enter a number to limit the number of tickets per order these codes can be used for.
- Total Uses: Enter 0 for unlimited or enter a number to limit the number of total uses for these codes.
- Enter a Minimum Quantity or leave this field blank
- To make these codes only work on a minimum quantity of tickets, enter a minimum number. Leave it blank to keep the minimum as 1 ticket.
- Select any Event or Ticket Type Tags, if necessary
- Promo codes matching either a tag for the event or a specific event limit will allow the code to work, and promo codes matching either a ticket type tag or a specific ticket type limit will allow the code to work.
- Select any Event Limits, if necessary
- This will limit the code to work only on the selected events.
- If an Event Limit has been selected, you can select a Ticket Type Limit from any selected Events. This will limit the codes to work only on the selected ticket types.
- It will also allow for limiting to a specific wave time. For example, if there are time slots, in which only a certain amount of people enter at that time, the code can only be used for the specific time slot for that event.
- Click the Save button
*Please download the attached .pdf file below for a more in-depth guide on promo code creation!
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