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WP eStore Download With Discount or Coupon AddOn

Addon Plugin Description

The eStore Download With Discount Addon is a plugin which allows your users to download a digital product by applying a 100% discountÂ orÂ coupon code.

This is very handy if you want to give the downloadable item for free to certain users.

Installing the Addon

You can install this addon just like you install any other WordPress plugin.

Using the eStore Download With Discount Addon

Once you have installed the addon you can create a download form by inserting the following shortcode:

[eStore_dl_with_discount id="19"]

Here, id is your eStore product ID.

The above shortcode will produce output like the following:

screenshot showing the download with discount estore addon demo

If a user enters a 100% discount code/coupon, heÂ will be able to download the item instantly.

You can create 100% discount codes by going to the Coupons/Discounts menu in the eStore plugin.

Get the Download With Discount Addon

The price of this addon is $29.95

WP Simple Shopping Cart â€“ How to Use Discount Coupons

WP Simple Shopping Cart plugin allows you to configure unlimited discount coupon codes. A user will be able to apply a coupon code to get a discount for the items they are purchasing from your site.

Coupon/Discount Configuration

Once you have installed the plugin, Go to following interface menu to create a new discount coupons:

Simple Cart -> Coupons

You can then give these coupon codes to your customers.

You can leave the “Expiry Date” field empty to create coupons that never expire.

Apply a Discount or Coupon Code to the Cart via a URL or Link

WP eStore plugin has a feature to apply a discount code via the URL.

Step 1) First, you need to install the extra shortcodes addon (if you haven’t done it already)

Step 2) Now, you can append the following query argument to the end of an URL to create a link that will apply the discount code in the shopping cart:

?discount_code=COUPONCODE

Lets say for example, the WP eStore shoppingÂ cart is on the “http://www.example.com/cart” page, then the URL with the discount code will be the following:

http://www.example.com/cart/?discount_code=COUPONCODE

When you create a link using the above URL, it will apply the discount in the cart.

apply-discount-coupon-code-via-url-example

Add Item to the Cart and Apply Discount At the Same Time

Sometimes you may want to add an item to the shopping cart via a link and then apply a discount to the cart at the same time. You can do that by specifying the discount code in the URL when using the purchase product via link feature.

When you do this, the customer clicking on the call to action link will see that theÂ item is added to the cart with a discount applied to it.

You can learn how to use this feature here.