V4.1.x Membership Module. 4.1.X beta tester needed

[Lhotch +]

Coupons are a very powerful yet often underutilized part of 68C. I think one of the main reasons for this is coupons are simply cumbersome to create, track and get to the users.

With the above in mind I have just created an automated coupon creation module which should ease things a bit.

So, what does this module do?

• Adds a table to a users account page which shows their active coupons
• Allows the site admin to specifically set up automated coupon creation guidelines for EACH ad package

There are a couple ways the module can be used.

In the simplest form it can be used to automatically generate coupons for users to encourage ad purchases. Here is an example.....

I have just published a new site selling cars and I offer 2 ad packages with the following details.....

Silver ad package
$9.95
500 words, 1 image
runs for 30 days

gold ad package
$19.85
1000 words, 6 images
runs for 90 days

Now to encourage people to purchase an ad I want to offer people a buy one ad get one ad free so I go into the modules admin, activate it for each of the above ad packages. I can specify the following parameters for each ad package independently......

Mod Active for Package:Y/N
This enables or disables the mod for the ad package in question

Coupon Qty to Generate:
Specify the number of uses for the coupon that is created

Coupon Expiration in days:
specify in days how long the coupon will be valid for

Create Coupon if Coupon was used for purchase: Y/N
If a oupon was used to purchase an ad, should a new coupon be created?

Send Email upon purchase: Y/N
This option, if set to yes, will send an additional e-mail to the client telling them about the coupon that was just created for them

Email Template to use: package1.tpl
Specify the e-mail template to use for this package. Eah package can use a different e-mail template.

Email Subject: A Gift for you!
Specify the subject to use for your e-mail

Generated Coupon Amount:
Coupon amount, this is a number either perent or fixed dollar amount based on the next field

Generated Coupon Type: percent/fixed rate
This specifies if the above field is a fixed dollar amount off of ad purchase price or a discount.

I set up my module to create a single use coupon for 100% discount, qty1 and have it send an e-mail to the client when they purchase their first ad. Then I set the mod to not create a coupon if one was used during ad placement so they wont get another coupon if they use one to checkout.

Even if the e-mail is lost by the client if they log in during the time the new coupon is valid it will appear in a table on their account page.

A more advanced use....membership or multi purchase!

Lets say I wanted to use this module to allow for people to not only place an ad but at the same time purchase coupons.

I would start by planning out my ad packages. For example lets say I was running the same auto classified site above with the following packages......

Silver ad package
$9.95
500 words, 1 image
runs for 30 days

gold ad package
$19.85
1000 words, 6 images
runs for 90 days

Now I also want to give dealers the opportunity to purchase multiple ads at one time so I would set up another ad package.....

gold ad/membership package
$69.85
1000 words, 6 images
runs for 90 days
In addition to the initial ad placement you will get a qty 10, 100% off coupons to use for placing additional ads.

If someone purchased the gold ad/membership package they would get the immediate ad placement PLUS a coupon with 10 uses to place future ads and the price for the first ad would pay for them.

Now, for the all packages I would set the module to NOT generate additional coupons if one was used during ad placement. This way when a dealer placed an ad they could chose either gold ad OR gold ad/membership package, enter a coupon and the ad would be discounted 100% and be immediately visible.

This has been a pretty complex module so its going to be priced at $75. It gives you the benefit of collecting for multiple ads up front or simply using it for promotional purposes (ie buy one ad get next at half price) and the time saved generating coupons and should more than pay for itself in a very short time.

Before the module goes live however I am looking for 1 beta tester running 68c 4.1.X to test this module, give me feedback and work out any bugs I may have missed. Please PM me if interested, beta tester will be given a 50% discount on the module.

If anyone has any questions about the use/functionality of the module feel free to post your questions here.

[michael +]

I took some time to read through your post a couple of times Larry. It sounds like a well thought out and very useful module - thank you.

One question. Can the fixed rate option for the coupons easily be set to GBP (�) rather than dollars?

Michael

[Lhotch +]

Originally Posted by michael

I took some time to read through your post a couple of times Larry. It sounds like a well thought out and very useful module - thank you.

One question. Can the fixed rate option for the coupons easily be set to GBP (�) rather than dollars?

Michael

Good question mike. The coupon table doesnt actually hold a currency type, just a number. so if you put in 10 and a type of fixed it will be 10 of what ever currency type your site is set to.

[ombre +]

Originally Posted by Lhotch

Coupons are a very powerful yet often underutilized part of 68C. I think one of the main reasons for this is coupons are simply cumbersome to create, track and get to the users.
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Before the module goes live however I am looking for 1 beta tester running 68c 4.1.X to test this module, give me feedback and work out any bugs I may have missed. Please PM me if interested, beta tester will be given a 50% discount on the module.

If anyone has any questions about the use/functionality of the module feel free to post your questions here.

Hi Lhotch,

i would like to be a beta tester.

Regards,
ombre

[bowers01 +]

Hi,
Looks great, i dont have time to test it but once its finished ill buy it.
Will it be 4.09 compatible or do i need to take the plunge to 4.1?
Cheers

[Lhotch +]

Originally Posted by ombre

Hi Lhotch,

i would like to be a beta tester.

Regards,
ombre

Ombre, are you running 4.0.9 like your signature says or did you upgrade?

Originally Posted by bowers01

Hi,
Looks great, i dont have time to test it but once its finished ill buy it.
Will it be 4.09 compatible or do i need to take the plunge to 4.1?
Cheers

Right now It only works for 4.1.x. There are some significant code changes between 4.0 and 4.1 which I encountered in the past and are affecting the 4.0 version of this mod as well. Im going to see if I can develop a work around but I cant guarantee it.

[ombre +]

Originally Posted by Lhotch

Ombre, are you running 4.0.9 like your signature says or did you upgrade?

Production system is running 4.0.9.

Development machine is on 4.1.X. So i will test the module and bring in into production when everything is also ready.

[Lhotch +]

I changed the name of this thread to more accuratly describe the modules intended purpose.

This module may not handle memberships the way every would like but it is a viable solution where no others exist. I am also looking at ways to expand the functionality of the module to make it more flexible but I need to do more code digging for that.

In the mean time here is a quick pdf document explaining the module in a bit more details including how to install it etc.

Any feedback, suggestions, comments etc always welcome.

Ombre, go ahead and give the document a once over and if you are still interested in testing it let me know.

Membership Module Documentation (pdf file)

[Lhotch +]

I just added to the module a bit.

One of the reasons people don using coupons is because it ads more work to an already cumbersome checkout process according to many people.

In addition to having a table of a users coupons appear in their own account info page, during checkout, you now have the option of displaying the users coupons in a table on the form where the coupon field is. If you would like to use a coupon for the existing ad, simply click the coupon code in the table and it will autopopulate it into the forms coupon field for you.

[Dirk]

Hey Lhotch,
i am looking for a membership module. Our site are not online yet, so i would like to test the module as beta tester.
Please send me a PM
Regards
Dirk