Building a devoted customer base through WooCommerce Store Credit is a crucial aspect that concerns many store owners. It involves cultivating loyal fans who genuinely appreciate your offerings and stand by your side in the long run.
WooCommerce Store Credit Features
- The coupon discount is reflected in all order elements (items, taxes, shipping costs, etc), not just the order total.
- Customize emails, coupon code format, etc.
- Allow multiple purchases per coupon or limit its usage.
- The coupon can be restricted to specific products or product categories.
- Easy integration with external tools such as ERPs.
- Sell Store Credit coupons to your customers for their own usage or as gift cards.
- Apply the coupon either before or after taxes so you adapt to the regulation of your country or state.
- Send a unique Store Credit coupon to your customers by email.
- It can be used as a personal refund or compensation card in case there’s a problem with your product or service.
- Store Credit coupons allow your customers to make multiple purchases until the credit is exhausted or the coupon expires.
- Allow your customers to apply the store credit coupons in combination with other coupons or individually.
- Optionally, the Store Credit coupons can also apply a discount to the shipping costs.
2023-12-20 - version 4.4.1 * Tweak - Validates the Store Credit product on the client side before adding it to the cart. * Tweak - Improved description of the custom amount field on the Store Credit product page. * Tweak - Updated the plugin URLs to the new woo.com domain. * Tweak - Added a link to get support in the plugin list. * Tweak - Updated plugin author. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 8.4. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WP 6.4. * Fix - Filter the customer coupons by the exact email instead of a 'lIKE' SQL query on the My Account page. 2023-08-17 - version 4.4.0 * Feature - Add usage restrictions when sending Store Credit coupons to customers. * Dev - Dropped `woo-includes/` files. 2023-08-10 - version 4.3.3 * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 8.0. * Fix - Credit was not deducted when using the Checkout block. 2023-07-24 - version 4.3.2 * Tweak - Improved detection of Store Credit coupons when processing their discounts in the cart. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 7.9. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 6.3. 2023-03-13 - version 4.3.1 * Tweak - Check the current screen when running the 'init' hook. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 7.5. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 6.2. 2023-02-27 - version 4.3.0 * Feature - Added the 'Store Credit' section to the 'My Account' page menu. * Feature - Display the 'Initial' and the 'Total used' amounts in the 'Store credit usage' meta box. * Tweak - Register the plugin integrations when all plugins have been loaded. 2023-02-21 - version 4.2.5 * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 7.4. * Fix - Removed the HTML tags in the email heading. 2022-12-01 - version 4.2.4 * Tweak - Declare compatibility with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage (HPOS). * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 7.1. 2022-10-18 - version 4.2.3 * Tweak - Don't restore the credit when the order status changes to 'failed'. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 7.0. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 6.1. * Fix - Store Credit wasn't re-applied to an order successfully paid after the first payment failed. * Fix - Store Credit was incorrectly restored after canceling the PayPal payment process. 2022-08-29 - version 4.2.2 * Tweak - Don't allow adding to the cart Store Credit products with zero credit amount. * Tweak - The custom credit amount field is required when adding to the cart a Store Credit product without a default credit amount. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 6.8. 2022-07-19 - version 4.2.1 * Fix - Fixed error when customizing the link text in the 'Cart notice' setting. 2022-07-04 - version 4.2.0 * Feature - Display the available Store Credit coupons on the Cart and Checkout pages. * Feature - Added support to product subcategories when restricting the usage of the coupons created from a Store Credit product. * Tweak - Exclude expired coupons from the Store Credit coupon list on the 'My account' page. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 6.7. 2022-06-16 - version 4.1.1 * Tweak - Added plugin info to the WooCommerce System Status Report. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 6.6. 2022-05-19 - version 4.1.0 * Feature - Added compatibility with 'WooCommerce USPS Shipping'. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 6.0. * Fix - Fixed wrong order total when the shipping costs are calculated with 'WooCommerce Shipping & Tax'. * Fix - Fixed wrong discount in the shipping costs when the taxes are calculated with 'WooCommerce AvaTax'. 2022-04-28 - version 4.0.5 * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 6.5. 2022-04-21 - version 4.0.4 * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 6.4. * Fix - Exhausted coupons with the amount format $0.00 were still displayed on the 'My account' page. 2022-03-24 - version 4.0.3 * Tweak - Keep the form values when the add-to-cart validation fails with a Store Credit product. 2022-03-22 - version 4.0.2 * Tweak - Display the Store Credit pricing options in the product data meta box with a higher priority. 2022-03-16 - version 4.0.1 * Fix - Fixed compatibility issue when sending AutomateWoo emails. 2022-03-10 - version 4.0.0 * Feature - Allow customers to choose the amount of credit to purchase. * Tweak - Display the credit amount when a Store Credit product is added to the cart. * Tweak - Updated the 'Store Credit' description text on the 'My Account' page. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 6.3. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 5.9. * Dev - Use a WC background process to handle the plugin updates. * Dev - Use a trait instead of a class for implementing the Singleton pattern. * Dev - Dropped deprecated plugin code up to version 3.9. * Dev - Removed deprecated constants `WC_STORE_CREDIT_PLUS_VERSION`, `WC_STORE_CREDIT_PLUGIN_DIR`, and `WC_STORE_CREDIT_PLUGIN_URL`. * Dev - Updated the minimum requirements to WC 3.7, WP 4.9, and PHP 5.6. 2021-12-20 - version 3.9.4 * Feature - Customize the title of the receiver form on the Store Credit product pages. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 6.0. 2021-12-01 - version 3.9.3 * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 5.9. * Tweak - Improved the distribution of the coupon credit over the cart items. * Fix - Fixed wrong discount when the cart contains many low-priced items. 2021-10-13 - version 3.9.2 * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 5.8. * Fix - Fixed warning caused by the undefined variable `$found`. 2021-08-11 - version 3.9.1 * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 5.6. * Fix - The credit is not updated when passing a coupon code to the function `wc_update_store_credit_used_for_order`. 2021-07-15 - version 3.9.0 * Feature - Added compatibility with the extension 'WooCommerce PayPal payments'. * Tweak - Recover the credit used in the order awaiting payment when proceeding to its purchase. * Tweak - Update the cart session after applying a discount to the shipping costs. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 5.5. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 5.8. 2021-05-18 - version 3.8.0 * Feature - Added compatibility with the extension 'WooCommerce Deposits'. * Tweak - Just deduct the shipping discounts from the cart totals instead of re-calculate the totals. * Tweak - Check the order has been created before fixing possible discrepancies in the taxes of the shipping discounts. * Dev - Exclude empty values when fetching the discounts by type from a 'Coupon_Discounts' object. 2021-05-17 - version 3.7.0 * Feature - Redeem store credit directly from the received email. * Feature - Apply Store Credit coupons to the cart from the "My Account" page. * Tweak - Extracted inline styles outside the email templates. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 5.3. * Dev - Centralized the load of the frontend scripts. * Dev - Updated `emails/` and `myaccount/` templates. 2021-03-17 - version 3.6.1 * Fix - Display the tab 'Inventory' in the product-data metabox for 'Store Credit' products. 2021-03-15 - version 3.6.0 * Feature - Display the receiver fields expanded on the Store Credit product page. * Tweak - Optionally, remove the plugin options when uninstalling it. * Tweak - Check the minimum requirements before initializing the plugin. 2021-03-08 - version 3.5.2 * Tweak - Added compatibility with WP 5.7. * Fix - Fixed wrong amount displayed in the discount row of the Order details when displaying prices with tax included. * Fix - Fixed deprecated ArrayAccess warning when fetching a property of a WC_Order_Item_Coupon object. 2021-03-02 - version 3.5.1 * Fix - Fixed wrong Order total when applying a discount to the shipping costs and the coupon is not applicable to all cart items. 2021-02-22 - version 3.5.0 * Tweak - Register items in the new navigation menu. * Tweak - Connected the 'Send Store Credit' page to WC Admin. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 5.1. * Dev - Introduce new PHP 5.3 minimum requirement. 2020-12-29 - version 3.4.4 * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 4.9. * Fix - Added missing group parameter when clearing the customer coupons cache. 2020-12-17 - version 3.4.3 * Fix - Enqueue the scripts for the 'Send Credit' page when using a non-ASCII language. 2020-12-10 - version 3.4.2 * Fix - Prevent fatal error when displaying the discounted amount of a Store Credit coupon on the cart page. * Fix - Enqueue the script 'send-credit.js' only when necessary. 2020-11-26 - version 3.4.1 * Tweak - Improved PHP 8 support. * Tweak - Replaced deprecated jQuery functionality. * Tweak - Added compatibility with WP 5.6. * Tweak - Added compatibility with WC 4.8. 2020-11-05 - version 3.4.0 * Feature - Define a coupon expiration date when sending credit to customers. * Tweak - Added column 'Expiry date' to the Store Credit coupons table on the 'My Account' page. 2020-11-03 - version 3.3.0 * Feature - List the orders where the Store Credit has been used when editing a coupon. * Tweak - Create the purchased Store Credit coupons when the Order Status changes to `Processing` or `Completed`. * Tweak - Tested compatibility up to WC 4.7. 2020-10-01 - version 3.2.2 * Tweak - Added compatibility with WP 5.5. * Tweak - Added compatibility with WC 4.5. 2020-05-24 - version 3.2.1 * Tweak - Added compatibility with WC 4.2. 2020-05-12 - version 3.2.0 * Feature - Sell Store credit coupons. * Feature - Purchase Store Credit coupons and gift them to someone. 2020-04-28 - version 3.1.3 * Tweak - Added compatibility with WC 4.1. 2020-03-24 - version 3.1.2 * Tweak - Added compatibility with WC 4.0. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 5.4. * Fix - Refresh the coupon list on the 'My Account' page when coupons are updated. * Fix - Fixed wrong value for the parameter `$file` when calling the register activation hook. * Fix - Fixed error 404 when visiting the 'Store Credit' endpoint on the 'My Account' page without flushing the rewrite rules. * Dev - Added filter to tweak whether it's allowed to create coupons with tax included. 2020-02-24 - version 3.1.1 * Fix - Fixed fatal error when loading the customizer. 2020-02-18 - version 3.1.0 * Feature - Add a note to the customer when sending store credit. * Feature - Filter coupons by customer or email in the coupon list. * Tweak - Recovered the setting 'Delete after use'. * Tweak - Keep the fields' values in the 'Send Store Credit' form on failure. * Tweak - Added admin notice to enable the coupons. * Tweak - Use the order's currency to display the Store Credit discount in the edit-order screen. 2020-01-16 - version 3.0.5 * Tweak - Added compatibility with WC 3.9. 2019-11-05 - version 3.0.4 * Tweak - Clear the shipping discounts before calculating them again. * Tweak - Calculate the cart total using the partial cart totals. * Fix - Fixed wrong discounts in the shipping costs when working with the extension 'WooCommerce AvaTax'. 2019-10-31 - version 3.0.3 * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 5.3. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WC 3.8. * Fix - Fixed issue when applying a discount to a non-taxable shipping method. 2019-10-10 - version 3.0.2 * Tweak - Check that the coupon has been stored in the database before sending it to the customer. * Tweak - Initialize coupon objects with the coupon code for adding compatibility with other extensions. * Fix - The success message on the 'Send Credit' page was not translatable. 2019-10-08 - version 3.0.1 * Feature - Send credit to guest customers. * Tweak - Updated the priority used to load the settings page. 2019-09-24 - version 3.0.0 * Feature - Create coupons which apply discounts to specific products or product categories. * Feature - Define if the coupon amounts include tax or not. * Feature - Define if the coupons also apply a discount to the shipping costs. * Feature - Each coupon can be configured individually. * Feature - Customize the coupon code format. * Tweak - Removed customer email from the coupon code. * Tweak - Always send to trash the exhausted coupons. * Tweak - Updated notice message when applying an exhausted coupon in the cart. * Tweak - Improved the email templates used to send credit to a customer. * Tweak - Added endpoint to the 'My Account' page for displaying the customer's coupons. * Tweak - Improved personal data exporter and eraser. * Tweak - Removed unnecessary settings 'Coupon retention' and 'Delete after usage'. * Tweak - Check the minimum requirements before initializing the plugin. * Tweak - Added link to settings in the plugin action links. * Tweak - Added link to the documentation on the plugins page. * Tweak - Added compatibility with WC 3.7. * Tweak - Tested compatibility with WP 5.2. * Fix - Fixed the order balance when applying a coupon with tax included. * Fix - Fixed report metrics for orders whose coupons include tax. * Fix - Update the order balance after recovering an order from a 'cancelled', 'failed' or 'refunded' status. * Fix - Fixed 'usage' counter after restoring a coupon. * Fix - Fixed invalid decimal precision when storing the credit used for an order. * Fix - Fixed issue when fetching a meta data for a `WC_Order_Refund` object. * Fix - Fixed wrong discounts when applying a coupon with tax included in combination with the 'WooCommerce AvaTax' extension. * Dev - Set the minimum requirements to WP 4.7 and WC 3.4. * Dev - Removed deprecated code. 2019-04-26 - version 2.4.6 * Tweak - Display the tax label when necessary in the order item totals. * Tweak - Moved the store credit row after the order subtotal in the order details when applying coupons before taxes. * Tweak - Display the applied coupon code in the cart totals during checkout. * Fix - Properly display the store credit value with or without taxes in the order item totals. * Fix - Fixed invalid discount during checkout when applying a coupon before taxes and the items price includes taxes. Only for WC 3.4+. * Fix - Fixed duplicate entry of the `_store_credit_used` meta when adding a coupon manually in the edit order screen. 2019-04-15 - version 2.4.5 * Fix - Fixed invalid discount when applying a coupon before taxes and the items price include taxes. 2019-04-04 - version 2.4.4 * Tweak - Include the `store_credit` parameter in the orders data returned by the API requests. * Tweak - Automatically delete store credit coupons with zero discount after recalculate order totals. * Tweak - Added compatibility with WC 3.6. * Fix - Fixed invalid PayPal request when applying an after-tax discount higher than the order subtotal. * Dev - The method `WC_Abstract_Order->get_total_discount` now includes the store credit discount. 2019-03-19 - version 2.4.3 * Tweak - Synchronize the credit used by the orders in batches of 50 orders during the update process. 2019-03-18 - version 2.4.2 * Tweak - Remove older update notices on plugin activation. 2019-03-15 - version 2.4.1 * Fix - Fixed wrong discount when applying a 'Store Credit' coupon after taxes to a cart which contains subscription products. 2019-03-11 - version 2.4.0 * Feature - Apply 'Store Credit' coupons to an order in the admin screens. * Feature - Apply multiple 'Store Credit' coupons to the same order. * Feature - Set the payment method to 'Store Credit' in orders paid with a store credit coupon. * Tweak - Only delete an exhausted coupon when all the orders where it was used are completed. * Tweak - Restore the credit when the order is cancelled, refunded or fails. * Tweak - Re-calculate the coupon discounts after updating the order items. * Tweak - Restore the coupons' credit when necessary on updating an order. * Fix - Fixed 'invalid coupon' error when cancelling the payment with PayPal. * Fix - Fixed wrong discounts for coupons applied before taxes in WC versions between 3.2.2 and 3.3.5. 2018-12-19 - version 2.3.0 * Feature - Include the 'Store credit' used in the order totals. * Feature - Display the 'Store credit' used in the invoices. * Tweak - Exclude the 'Store credit' used from the discount order total. 2018-10-30 - version 2.2.0 * Feature - Rewritten the way the 'Store Credit' coupons are applied. * Tweak - Save the used store credit on each purchase. * Tweak - Define the constants if not already set. * Fix - Fixed incorrect 'Store Credit' discounts when applied in combination with other coupons. * Fix - PHP notice for undefined index. * Fix - Remaining credit amount not correct when using taxes. * Fix - Removed the use of the third parameter in the 'array_filter' function (Require PHP 5.6+). * Dev - Added constant 'WC_STORE_CREDIT_VERSION'. 2018-06-02 - version 2.1.16 * Fix - Partial use of store credit shows entire value of store credit as used. 2018-05-24 - version 2.1.15 * Update - WC tested up to 3.4. * Add - GDPR Privacy. 2018-05-09 - version 2.1.14 * Fix - Smooth discrepancy values to fix 1 cent issues. * Fix - Store Credit removes discounts applied from other coupons. 2018-02-15 - version 2.1.13 * Fix - Additional fixes for Store credit rounding calculations. 2018-01-30 - version 2.1.12 * Fix - Store Credit Coupon not applied to Manual Orders. * Fix - Store credit not rounding properly when two products in cart with tax included. 2017-12-13 - version 2.1.11 * Update - WC tested up to version. 2017-09-22 - version 2.1.10 * Fix - Issue with order total being 0 after completing order. 2017-08-21 - version 2.1.9 * Fix - When credit is used up during a checkout with zero cart amount, emails not sending. * Fix - Order totals wrong when recalculation happens. 2017-05-31 - version 2.1.8 * Fix - Discount not displaying correctly in cart. * Fix - Wrong translation domain name. 2017-05-01 - version 2.1.7 * Fix - Additional updates for WooCommerce 3.0 compatibility. 2017-04-11 - version 2.1.6 * Fix - Compatibility with Subscriptions. * Fix - WooCommerce 3.0 compatibility. 2015-12-18 - version 2.1.5 * Fix - When tax is inclusive remaining credit was not taking tax in account. 2015-08-19 - version 2.1.4 * Store credits are now always applied last (after any other coupons). 2014-08-29 - version 2.1.3 * Prevent store credit affecting other coupon types in 2.1. 2014-08-29 - version 2.1.2 * Fix - Email template inclusion. * Fix - Fix compatibility issue with 2.1.12. 2014-08-25 - version 2.1.1 * Fix - Send store credit referenced wrong file path. * Fix - Send store credit admin template filename typo. 2014-08-18 - version 2.1.0 * Update text domain. * Code tidy. * Require WC 2.1. * Change label shown in cart for store credit coupons. * Correctly apply before or after tax based on settings. 2014-08-11 - version 2.0.6 * Prevent apply before tax option. 2014-04-22 - version 2.0.5 * Move settings to general tab. 2013-01-20 - version 2.0.4 * 2.1 Compat. 2012-12-04 - version 2.0.3 * Fix compound bug. * WC 2.0 compat. 2012-12-04 - version 2.0.2 * New updater. 2012-03-08 - version 2.0.1 * Fix line height of coupon code in email. 2012-03-08 - version 2.0 * Store credit rewrite. * Bug fixes with coupon validity. * Store credit display added to My Account page. * Generate and email credit to a customer email address via admin. * Store credit settings added to WooCommerce > Settings > General. * Option to delete coupon when out of credit.