Newsletter Subscriber Discount

The Newsletter Subscriber Discount is now available in the downloads area at

http://www.zen-cart.com/index.php?main_page=product_contrib_info&cPath=40_61&products_id=986

You can offer a percentage discount to your newsletter subscribers whether you use the native Zen Cart newsletter facility or MailChimp.

Extended help on this module is available at

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_newsletter_discount.html

That Software Guy

Thank you for a great contribution that's easy to implement and for the added marketing tip.

Is there a way to exclude gift certificates from the discount?

I wanted to see if it would be popular before taking the time to add all that infrastructure.

I understand. Count me in as a fan of this contribution and I'll be waiting as patiently as possible for updates :smile:

bandora:

Thank you for a great contribution that's easy to implement and for the added marketing tip.

Is there a way to exclude gift certificates from the discount?
My thoughts exactly!

Will look forward to seeing this feature in the near future. :yes:

Version 1.1 is now available on the download site with product and category exclusion mechanisms. They're the same style as are used in Quantity Discounts. Documentation is on my home page at

http://www.thatsoftwareguy.com/zencart_newsletter_discount.html

MailChimp users are particularly encouraged to upgrade since this version contains the new API.

ThatSoftwareGuy

A couple questions about this...
Is it a one time discount?
Can I put in a dollar amount or just a percentage?

Thank you. Tracy

Thank you for the update, this is great! :clap:

tracyselena:

A couple questions about this...
Is it a one time discount?
Can I put in a dollar amount or just a percentage?

Thank you. Tracy

Percent only. Not one time, every checkout.

Thanks, Software Guy!! Just installed the update. It excludes the gift certificate category beautifully! Your donation is on it's way!!

Thank you!

The MailChimp API has been upgraded to the latest (1.1) version. If you are using MailChimp to do your Newsletter Discounts, please upgrade to version 1.2 of this contribution (which contains the new API) at the earliest opportunity; previous versions of the API have been deprecated.

I was hoping to find a solution to the problem I'm having. I just installed this mod. I think is great like all your other contributions.

I have Easy Sign Up and Login v1.17 (from numinix) installed. In order for my login/create account page to work after items have been added to the cart, either the Newsletter Discount must be uninstalled or the "Display Order Total" of the Fast & Easy Checkout/Easy Sign Up & Login configuration must be set to false.

Does anybody have these two mods working together with both options installed and/or set to true?

Thanks

I haven't heard of this problem. The best way to get to the bottom of it would be to create a test cart and apply the mods one at a time seeing where things break.

This is a very nice mod - tried it on a test site and it worked great!

For my purpose; however, I need a fixed amount not a percent.

Would that be an easy alteration to the code you could explain, or will you be coming out with that feature in the near future?

I see a lot of marketing potential with this one.

Thanks,
Beth

Response by PM.

Sounds like a cool contribution.

But ... (although I'm still setting up my store and haven't actually tried it yet) how is this different from creating a Discount Coupon and inserting the link to it inside the newsletter. ZenCart would be doing my emailing.

What you're suggesting would certainly be another way of offering a discount to newsletter subscribers.

... of course, the disadvantage of your approach would be that subscribers could forward the coupon to non-subscribers, and you wouldn't know.

Good point. Yes, that's what I was looking for.

I knew there had to be a reason for a separate contribution.