WEB DESIGN

[DanH]

Is there an easy way / plugin for users to subscribe (fill out a form etc) and receive a unique coupon?

[Matt_SF]

@DanH do they have to be unique? For a new subscriber you could simply send a 'welcome[amount]' coupon...

[DanH]

@Matt_SF yes they do. Seems like Mailchimp can do it, though would prefer a free option!

[orange]

@DanH
The Newsletter plugin can be used for automatic responder emails. I am not sure if the free version can handle this though.

I am using this (premium version) with Amazon SES and sending 100k emails cost only a couple of dollars :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:

https://www.thenewsletterplugin.com

[hisefilo]

I’m using sendy.co and Amazon SES. Works like a charm

[DanH]

@orange thanks, yes I have it too, was thinking of upgrading to the paid version at some point anyway so will see if it can hande unique coupons.

@hisefilo will check this too :)

[orange]

@DanH said in WEB DESIGN:

so will see if it can hande unique coupons.

For unique coupons? Actually I am not sure if this plugin can do that. You can use it for a static coupon code.

For unique, Maybe you can find a premium 3rd party plugin on the original Woocommerce website.

[DanH]

@orange yeah I didn't see anything before. This is the method I might use:

https://docs.personaldiscount.io/use-cases/send-unique-coupons-to-new-subscribers-using-mailchimp

Basically I have a new website / domain and need existing users to set up new accounts there / register emails, receive a coupon that allows them to 'buy' their updated software for free (and receive a license key etc). I could do this by hand but it's a few hundred people :weary_face:

I don't think GDPR allows me to just take the emails from one website to another....

[Fortune]

@DanH said in WEB DESIGN:

Basically I have a new website / domain and need existing users to set up new accounts there / register emails, receive a coupon that allows them to 'buy' their updated software for free (and receive a license key etc).

Other than DHPlugins, what is the new website? I am curious :)

[Matt_SF]

@DanH can't you import the BDD from the old website/domain to the new one ? you could retreive all the data you need (account, orders, etc...)

[DanH]

@Matt_SF what’s a BDD? And I’m assuming gdpr restricts moving data anywhere. It’s a different company essentially. I mean not really but a different brand.

[DanH]

@Fortune it’s currently DCBreaks.com. DHPlugins is the new site.

[Matt_SF]

@DanH ah sorry, French acronym here. I meant the database. You can export/import it to your new website with phpMyAdmin (or whichever database manager you're using)
No problem with gpdr, the data stays in your hands.

[DanH]

@Matt_SF yeah I guess that makes sense. I hope so anyway haha! So if I do that is there an easy way to email each user their own coupon?

[Matt_SF]

@DanH said in WEB DESIGN:

I’m assuming gdpr restricts moving data anywhere. It’s a different company essentially. I mean not really but a different brand.

I said no problem with gpdr : I guess, as long as your users are informed and have the possibility to delete their own data you should be fine

[Matt_SF]

@DanH if you manage to import all your user's data in your new website, they will be able to access their previous orders -assuming you also import your shop data.

Then if you want to do something like : "if you already have purchased this product > then the update is free", you can do that by adding a simple php function in your function.php file

[DanH]

@Matt_SF well the whole reason I built a new website is because we lacked the functionality for users to have proper accounts and their purchases in their accounts

[orange]

@DanH said in WEB DESIGN:

So if I do that is there an easy way to email each user their own coupon?

https://woocommerce.com/products/follow-up-emails/

From their website: "Everybody loves a discount – that’s why Follow-Ups allows you to create coupons that are personalized for your customer, or subscriber, automatically generating/creating/saving/reporting on that coupon for you. Creating a new coupon is simple, and integrating it into your email campaign is even easier."

[DanH]

@orange thanks will investigate

[d.healey]

@DanH If you don't want to pay full price you can usually find WooCommerce plugins elsewhere online cheaper. It's perfectly legal as they are released under the GNU GPL but you might not get automatic updates and you won't get any support from WooCommerce.