Subscriber Discounts for Easy Digital Downloads

FAQ

Are there any dependencies to use this plugin?

This plugin requires that you have Easy Digital Downloads installed, and that you have a MailChimp or ActiveCampaign account.

How do I use this plugin?

The plugin’s settings menu is found under Downloads > Subscriber Discounts. You will need to fill out most fields in order for the plugin to work correctly.

• MailChimp Key: This is a random string of letters and numbers that you need to enter in order to create a webhook in MailChimp. You can type anything you want here – it doesn’t have to make sense. Something like e6uyUjSzNt9XTU51M1r5 is perfect. If this field is not filled in, your MailChimp subscribers won’t receive a discount code. If you are not using MailChimp, leave this blank.
• ActiveCampaign Key: This is a random string of letters and numbers that you need to enter in order to create a webhook in ActiveCampaign. You can type anything you want here – it doesn’t have to make sense. Something like e6uyUjSzNt9XTU51M1r5 is perfect. If this field is not filled in, your ActiveCampaign subscribers won’t receive a discount code. If you are not using ActiveCampaign, leave this blank.
• Discount Name: Enter a label to identify discount codes in EDD as having been generated by this plugin. For example, enter « Email subscriber discount ». Regardless of what you enter here the subscriber’s email address will be added to the end of the discount name.
• Discount Amount: Enter how much the discount should be for. Do not enter any symbols like $ or % just the number (i.e. 20)
• Discount Type: Enter the type of discount you are offering – either a percentage or a flat rate.
• Use once per customer: If the discount should expire after it has been used check this box.
• Max Uses: If you want to make the discount available to customers to use multiple times enter how many times here.
• Email Subject: This is the subject line used in the email sent to your subscribers. Something like « Thanks for subscribing to Acme Co. Newsletter » would work.
• From Email Address: Enter the address the discount code should be sent from. If you have a customer support or sales address, this would be a good email to enter. Try to make it an @yourdomain.com address, as some recipients may have trouble receiving from a Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, etc. address.
• From Display Name: Enter your name or the company name that the email should come from.
• Customer Placeholder Name: Enter a generic greeting name if you are using the {firstname} placeholder tag provided. This will allow you to have a greeting to the customer if they do not enter a name in their signup.
• Message: Enter the message your customers should receive in the email. Be sure to include the {code} placeholder tag, otherwise they will not receive the discount code.

How do I set up webhooks in MailChimp?

You can find the technical details on how to create a webhook through MailChimp by clicking here.

General steps:

• Click Lists tab
• Click your list name
• Click Settings > Webhooks
• Click create new webhook button
• Paste your callback URL
• Under « What type of updates should we send » check only Subscribes (uncheck all other boxes)
• Under « Only send updates when a change is made… » keep all checked unless you only want to send a discount to a certain type of change.
• Save

Your webhook callback URL should be http://yourdomain.com/?trigger-special-discount=true&discount-key=xxxxxxxxxxxx

Replace yourdomain.com with your actual website domain, and replace xxxxxxxxxxxx with the MailChimp Key entered in the plugin settings.

How do I set up webhooks in ActiveCampaign?

You can find the technical details on how to create a webhook through ActiveCampaign by clicking here.

General steps:

• Click Automations tab
• Click New Automation button
• Click Start From Scratch
• Click Subscribes
• Select your list or leave as any list
• Add Webhook as an action (paste your webhook URL)
• Add End this automation as an action

Your webhook callback URL should be http://yourdomain.com/?trigger-special-discount=true&discount-key=xxxxxxxxxxxx

Replace yourdomain.com with your actual website domain, and replace xxxxxxxxxxxx with the ActiveCampaign Key entered in the plugin settings.