Shopping Cart Manual



Promos & Coupons

Site Promotion >> Promos & Coupons

This section allows you to create and maintain promotions and coupons. This is helpful in the aspect that it will bring customers to your site and help in securing an order. For example, you may send emails to everyone on your newsletter list adverting a sale, which gives you $50 off any order from Friday to Monday, but the customer will need the special discount code that you provide them in that email in order to receive that discount.

Add a New Promotion/Coupon

  • Click the "Add New" link in the top right corner of the Promotions list
  • Enter the promotion name in the related text field
  • Enter the appropriate information into the form
  • Click on the "Save New" button to save the promotion
  • Promotion Name This is the name of the promotion.
    Description This is a description of the promotion.
    Apply to Category If the promotion will apply to a certain category, select it in this dropdown menu.
    Limit to SKU If the promotion is going to be limited to a SKU number, enter it here.
    Promotion Type This is the promotion type, whether it be a coupon, quantity discount, or an order discount.
    Amount Off A numerical value representing amount to discount.
    Type of Discount This refers to whether this is for a percentage off or a dollar amount off.
    Promotion Contraint This refers to a promotional constraint if any.
    Start Date This refers to the start date of the promotion.
    End Date This refers to the promotions ending date.
    Quantity Constraint This refers to a quantity constraint if any.

    Delete a Promotion/Coupon

  • Click on the "Delete" link under the Delete column
  • Click on the "Confirm Deletion" link above the promotion detail
  • Edit a Promotion/Coupon

  • Click on the "Edit" link under the Edit column
  • Edit the promotion detail
  • Click the "Update" button to save changes
  • Definitions

    Coupon A set dollar amount to take off of a certain item.
    Order Discount Used to discount the whole order, either a percentage or a set dollar amount.
    Quantity Discount Used for promotions where multiple items need to be purchased, for example "Buy 1 item, get 50% off the 2nd item."