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      Creating Discount Code Groups with WooCommerce
      • 22 Jan 2024
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      Creating Discount Code Groups with WooCommerce

      • Updated on 22 Jan 2024
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      Once you connect with WooCommerce, GRIN lets you generate discount code groups and assign them to your creators, who can then share their discount codes so their audiences can use the codes when purchasing your products. Since your WooCommerce store is also integrated in GRIN, you can track a discount code’s revenue and attribute them to the associated creator.

      Note
      If you already have discount codes in your ecommerce store that you'd like to import, you can do so by uploading a CSV file of creators and their codes to GRIN instead. For more information, see Importing creators.

      What you'll need

      How to do it

      1. Navigate to Brands > Discounts.

      1. Select + New Group.
      2. In Step 1. Group Options, complete the following fields:
        • Group Name (Internal Use): The name of the discount code group that will be displayed in GRIN.
        • How Should New Codes be Assigned?: Determine how your code group will be assigned to creators. 
          1. If you want to generate codes in GRIN, choose Generated automatically. 
          2. If you already have codes ready in your WooCommerce store and would like to link those to a discount code group in GRIN, choose I have already created them and skip to Step 8.
        • Code Pattern: Create the code that will be assigned to creators. You can click and drag Variables into the code to update automatically based off of the creator. For example, if you use the [first_name] variable in your code pattern, then assigning a creator named Jane Adams the discount code group [first_name]10OFF will display as Jane10OFF for Jane.
      Note
      Do not create identical code patterns for different discount code groups. Having identical code patterns will cause an error because a creator cannot have identical codes from two separate groups.
      1. Select Step 2. General Options and complete the following fields: 
        • Discount Type: Select the type of discount you'd like the code to apply.
        • Discount Amount: Enter the amount the code should discount.
        • Allow free shipping: Check the box if you'd like to apply free shipping with the discount code. In order for free shipping to apply properly, you must create a Free Shipping Method in WooCommerce that is enabled in your Shipping Zone and requires "A valid free shipping coupon". For more information, check out WooCommerce's help article, Free Shipping.
        • Expiration Date: Choose a date for the code to expire. If you want to keep it active indefinitely, leave this field blank. 
      Note
      You can come back to a discount code group and edit its settings to end on a certain day later on if needed. 
      1. Select Step 3. Usage Restrictions and complete the following fields: 
        • Minimum Spend: Set a minimum order subtotal amount needed for the discount code to apply. If you do not want a minimum, leave this field blank.
        • Maximum Spend: Set a maximum order subtotal allowed before the discount code no longer applies. If you do not want a maximum, leave this field blank.
        • Individual use only: Check the box if you do not want the discount code to be used together with other codes.
        • Exclude sale items: Check the box if you do not want the discount code to apply to items on sale.
        • Included Products: Select eligible products from your ecommerce store that the discount can apply to.
        • Excluded Products: Select ineligible products from your ecommerce store that the discount cannot apply to.
        • Included Categories: Select eligible collections from your ecommerce store that the discount can apply to.
        • Excluded Categories: Select ineligible collections from your ecommerce store that the discount cannot apply to.
        • Allowed Emails: Provide a list of billing emails that will be checked when the order is placed. Each address should be. separated by a comma (,). You can also use an asterisk (*) to match parts of an email. For example, *@grin.co would match all grin.co email addresses.
      2. Select Step 4. Usage Limits and complete the following fields: 
        • Usage Limit per Discount Code: Set the number of times this code can be used before it expires. Each creator that's assigned a code from this discount group will have that limit applied. Leave this field blank if you do not want a limit. 
        • Limit Usage to X Items: Set the maximum number of qualifying items allowed in the cart before the discount no longer applies. Leave this field blank if you do not want a limit.
        • Usage Limit per Customer: Set the number of times a customer can use this code. Uses are counted by billing email for guest customers and user ID for logged in customers. Leave this field blank if you do not want a limit. 
      3. Select Step 5. Affiliate Settings to choose a Payout Type and specify the Payout Value that creators will receive when the discount code is used.
      Note
      While this Payout Type will be the default payout for all creators assigned the code, you can also update a creator's individual payout type and amount for your discount code from their Creator Profile. For more information, check out our help article Creator Contact Profile Overview.
      1. Select Save.

      Your discount code group has been created. Now, you're ready to generate and assign this code group to your creators. Once customers start using your creators' codes, you'll be able to track conversions and activity for those codes within GRIN.

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