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<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Add a referral program to your WooCommerce store with the Coupon Referral Program extension</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Use referral marketing to increase customer acquisition, engagement, and revenues</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Offer customers rewards for sharing coupons and links</strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Offer IP restrictions for admins to prevent fraudulent activities while signing up or registering. </strong></li>
<li style="font-weight: 400"><strong>Customize your referral program with multiple options and features</strong></li>
</ul>
<h2>Features</h2>
<h3>1. <b>Refer & Remind via SMS<br />
</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Allow your customers to share their coupons via messages with their friends and family. While the admins can utilise this functionality to send the customers reminder messages.</span></p>
<h3><b>2. Rest API To Access Referral Data</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Admins can access this feature of the ultimate referral plugin, to </span><span style="font-weight: 400">use the REST API, which allows external apps to retrieve all of the referral data from the site.</span></p>
<h3><b>3. Provide Sign-Up & Referral Coupon</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Offer sign-up discounts to all new users or exclusively to referred users. Set criteria for earning these discounts: referrers earn coupons only if their friends sign up. Reward referrers with ongoing discounts until their referrals reach a set number of orders. Turn referrers into repeat customers with continuous incentives.</span></p>
<h3><b>4. Tracking</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Customers can track their rewards, points, or coupons on their user dashboards using the coupon referral plugin.</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> Admins can track customer referral programs through reports generated via the Admin panel. He can export and download program data in CSV files. The admins can also track the existing emails, and match them with new ones to avoid fraudulent activities. </span></p>
<h3><b>5. Coupon Reporting</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">It can be performed from the admin and customer end to acquire coupon information. Coupon Reporting makes it easy to analyze coupon utilization and its effectiveness for users. Businesses can further use this report to strategize their promotional strategies.</span></p>
<h3><b>6. Create Restriction on Coupon Usage</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Individual use of discount coupons can be initiated which means the same coupon can’t be used in conjunction with other coupons. Moreover, the number of times the same coupon can be used can also be fixed.</span></p>
<h3>7. <b>Compatibility With Twilio Integration</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The compatibility with Twilio Integration allows customers to share their coupon codes via text messages with friends and family. Simultaneously, the admins can utilize this compatibility to send reminder messages to customers</span></p>
<h3>8. <b>Compatibility With Zoho CRM</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The WooCommerce referral program is compatible with  </span><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/crm-integration-for-zoho/"><span style="font-weight: 400">Zoho CRM Integration</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, allowing admins to map details related to the coupons. This functionality works against two fields: user and order. The parameters covered under this compatibility are referred user and order (to determine whether the user and the order is referred or not).</span></p>
<h3>9. <b>Compatibility With Salesforce Integration For WooCommerce</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The WooCommerce referral program is compatible with the</span><a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/integration-with-salesforce-for-woocommerce/"><span style="font-weight: 400"> Salesforce Integration for WooCommerce</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400">, allowing admins to map details related to the coupons. This functionality works against two fields: user and order. The parameters covered under this compatibility are referred to as the user (to determine whether the user is referred or not).</span></p>
<h3><b>10. Compatibility With Points And Rewards</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The Coupon Referral Program is now compatible with WooCommerce Points and Rewards. Admin can reward their customers with points on referral signups and purchases if they don’t wish to provide coupons. It provides the reward points set by the WooCommerce store owner on referral sign-ups and purchases.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Note: Admin needs to enable only one option (Let’s say Points and Rewards at a time). They can’t use coupons and points at the same time to reward their customers. Along with this, they should have WooCommerce Points and Rewards plugin in their store, if they wish to use this feature.</span></p>
<h3><strong>11.</strong> <b>Compatibility With WooCommerce Subscription</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">On the increasing demand of users, the Coupon Referral Program now provides compatibility with WooCommerce Subscription. Now, customers can avail of the coupons they endure in their account (earned by referring) for the renewal of their subscription orders. Admin can select whether they want to allow customers to apply single or all coupon codes for the renewal of their subscription. This compatibility update can be leveraged only if marketers enable the WooCommerce Subscription option from the settings.</span></p>
<h3><strong>12. Customization For Coupons</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Extensive customization options to customize referral coupons include graphic elements, text in pop-up windows, placement of coupons and links in various store locations, coupon types, discount amounts, expiration dates, and the number of coupons. Admins can exclude products from promotions and set minimum and maximum coupon values.</span></p>
<h3><strong>13. Shareable Coupon Codes</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Admins can create referral codes and links using the affiliate coupon plugin, that customers can share easily. Customers can share codes via emails, text messages, and social media.</span></p>
<h3><strong>14. Effortless Communication</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Admins can email customers to promote their programs and remind them to use WooCommerce referral coupons.</span></p>
<h3>15. <b>Apply & Avail Freebie</b></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">The admins can provide the customers with a “free product” to reward their customers and encourage them to continue purchases with them.</span></p>
<h2>Benefits</h2>
<p><strong>1. Engage customers</strong></p>
<p>Allow your customers to become part of your success by rewarding them for promoting your store. As they enjoy their rewards, their loyalty to your store and products will increase.</p>
<h3><strong>2. Increase revenue</strong></h3>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Loyal customers lead to customer retention, enthusiasm, and sales growth. </span><span style="font-weight: 400">It also builds a strong customer base.</span></h3>
<h3><strong>3. Brand growth</strong></h3>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400">Customer-driven promotion increases brand awareness.</span><span style="font-weight: 400"> It provides the ability to share the referral link on Facebook, Twitter, and Email.</span></h3>
<h3><strong>4. Improves Customers’ Journey</strong></h3>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400">Improving customers’ journey and their lifetime value means enhancing every interaction a customer has with your brand to ensure a positive, seamless experience that encourages long-term loyalty. The referral plugin plays a crucial role in this by turning satisfied customers into brand advocates</span><span style="font-weight: 400">.</span></p>
<h3><strong>5. Helps With Brand Awareness</strong></h3>
<h3><span style="font-weight: 400">The referral plugin for WooCommerce significantly contributes to this by leveraging the trust and networks of existing customers. When satisfied customers share your brand with their friends and family, it introduces your products or services to a wider audience organically.</span></h3>
<h3>Support</h3>
<p>Visit <a href="https://woocommerce.com/document/coupon-referral-program/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Coupon Referral Program Documentation</a> to learn more. If you need support or have questions <a href="https://woocommerce.com/my-account/create-a-ticket/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">contact us</a>.</p>

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<p><strong>Attract and reward customers with a Coupon Referral Program.</strong></p>

<h2>WooCommerce Store Credit & Loyalty System – Turn First-Time Buyers Into Repeat Customers</h2>
<p>Account Funds lets you create a complete store credit, cashback, and customer rewards system for WooCommerce. Award cashback on purchases, reward milestone actions like signups and reviews, issue refunds as store credit, sell prepaid store credit products, and let customers top up their balance. Everything you need to keep revenue in your ecosystem and customers coming back.</p>
<figure id="attachment_18734006174337" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734006174337" style="width: 896px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734006174337 size-medium" title="Account Funds checkout with store credit" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/Add-new-cashback-reward-‹-wc98-—-WordPress-2026-01-03-at-4.04.41-PM.png?w=896" alt="Adding cashback rewards with Account Funds for WooCommerce" width="896" height="280" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734006174337" class="wp-caption-text">Adding cashback rewards with Account Funds for WooCommerce</figcaption></figure>
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<h2 style="color: #f5247d">What You Can Do With Account Funds</h2>
<ul>
<li><strong>Cashback rewards on purchases</strong>: Award store credit when customers pay for orders or purchase specific products. You can set percentage-based or fixed amounts, and the eligibility system lets you control minimum order values, restrict to specific product categories, or exclude sale items and coupon orders.</li>
<li><strong>Milestone rewards for customer actions</strong>: Give store credit when customers register an account or leave product reviews. Great for building loyalty from day one.</li>
<li><strong>Partial payments with store credit</strong>: Customers can apply their available balance and pay the difference with credit card, PayPal, or any other WooCommerce payment gateway. No all-or-nothing restrictions that frustrate shoppers who don’t have enough balance to cover the full order.</li>
<li><strong>Refund to store credit</strong>: Issue refunds instantly to customer balances instead of waiting 3-10 business days for payment processor refunds. Keeps revenue in your store while giving customers immediate resolution.</li>
<li><strong>Store credit products</strong>: Sell prepaid store credit at full price or discounted, which works well for WooCommerce gift cards, B2B prepayment accounts, or promotional bundles (for example, customers pay $80 for $100 credit).</li>
<li><strong>My Account top-up</strong>: Customers can add funds directly from their account page. You control the minimum and maximum top-up amounts.</li>
<li><strong>Admin balance management</strong>: View all customer store credit balances at a glance from the WordPress Users screen, make manual adjustments, and track complete transaction history for accounting and customer service.</li>
<li><strong>WooCommerce Subscriptions compatibility</strong>: Works with <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/woocommerce-subscriptions/">WooCommerce Subscriptions</a> and <a href="https://woocommerce.com/products/constellation/">Constellation</a> for prepaid subscription payments and recurring credit awards as part of a membership.</li>
</ul>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Why Store Credit Beats Points Programs</h2>
<p>Points-based WooCommerce loyalty programs add complexity. Customers need to understand conversion rates, remember point values, and do math at checkout. Store credit is simpler: $10 credit means $10 off. No confusion, no friction.</p>
<p><strong>Account Funds advantages over WooCommerce points and rewards plugins:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Real currency, not abstract points</strong>: Customers see “$15.00 balance” not “1,500 points.” No conversion confusion at checkout.</li>
<li><strong>Flexible award triggers</strong>: Cashback on orders, product purchases, account registration, and reviews. You configure exactly when and how credit is earned.</li>
<li><strong>Works like a payment gateway</strong>: Store credit appears at checkout alongside credit cards and PayPal. Customers understand it immediately because it behaves like any other payment method.</li>
<li><strong>Refund workflow built-in</strong>: Turn refunds into future purchases with one click. Most points plugins don’t handle this use case at all.</li>
<li><strong>B2B prepayment ready</strong>: Wholesale customers can prepay with store credit products. No points-to-dollars conversion needed for invoicing or accounting.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Common Use Cases</h2>
<h3>Customer Loyalty & Retention</h3>
<p>Award cashback on all orders to encourage repeat purchases. Customers who have a store credit balance are significantly more likely to return than those who don’t, since they’ve already got money in your store.</p>
<h3>Registration Incentives</h3>
<p>Give store credit when customers create an account. This converts guest checkouts into registered customers you can market to, and the credit balance gives them a reason to come back.</p>
<h3>Review Rewards</h3>
<p>Award store credit for each product review. You’re building social proof while giving customers a reason to engage after purchase. Set it to $2, $5, or whatever makes sense for your margins.</p>
<h3>Refund Retention</h3>
<p>Offer refunds as store credit instead of processing payment gateway refunds. You keep the revenue in your ecosystem while resolving customer issues faster than traditional refund processing.</p>
<h3>Gift Cards & Prepaid Credit</h3>
<p>Sell store credit products as WooCommerce gift cards. Customers can purchase credit for themselves or as gifts for others, and the balance applies automatically at checkout without coupon codes.</p>
<h3>B2B & Wholesale Accounts</h3>
<p>Let business customers prepay for orders. They add $500 to their account, you fulfill orders against that balance. This simplifies invoicing for repeat B2B customers and reduces payment friction on every order.</p>
<h3>Membership Benefits</h3>
<p>Grant monthly store credit to members using WooCommerce Subscriptions or Constellation. A $25/month membership that includes $10 store credit encourages members to make additional purchases beyond just claiming their membership benefit.</p>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">How It Works</h2>
<p><strong>For customers:</strong> Store credit appears as a payment method at checkout. They can use their full balance or combine it with another payment method for partial payment. Their balance is visible in My Account and throughout the shopping experience.</p>
<p><strong>For store owners:</strong> Create cashback and milestone rewards from dedicated admin screens under Account Funds. Set eligibility rules, award caps, and active/inactive status. View all customer balances from the WordPress Users screen, and process refunds to store credit with one click from any order.</p>
<h2>Track Everything With Built-In Reports</h2>
<p>See deposits, redemptions, and balances over time. Filter by date range, view per-customer transaction history, and understand how store credit flows through your business. Reports show total deposits, usage rates, and outstanding liabilities for accounting purposes.</p>
<h2>Requirements</h2>
<ul>
<li>WooCommerce 8.2 or higher</li>
<li>PHP 7.4 or higher</li>
</ul>
<h2 style="color: #f5247d">Frequently Asked Questions</h2>
<h3>Can store credit expire?</h3>
<p>Yes. When configuring rewards, you can set expiration periods. Credit expires based on when it was earned, not when the reward was created.</p>
<h3>Does this work with WooCommerce Subscriptions?</h3>
<p>Yes. Customers can use store credit to pay for subscription renewals, and you can award store credit as part of an ongoing subscription or membership benefit.</p>
<h3>Can I rename “Store credit” to something else?</h3>
<p>Yes. In Account Funds settings, you can customize the customer-facing label to “Account funds,” “Store points,” “Wallet balance,” or whatever term fits your brand.</p>
<h3>Does partial payment work with all payment gateways?</h3>
<p>Yes. When partial payment is enabled, customers can apply their store credit balance and pay the remaining amount with any active WooCommerce payment gateway: Stripe, PayPal, Square, or any other.</p>
<h3>Can I exclude certain products from store credit payment?</h3>
<p>Store credit works as a payment method for all products. For cashback rewards specifically, you can configure eligibility rules to include or exclude specific products, categories, and product types.</p>
<h3>Is there a REST API?</h3>
<p>Yes. Account Funds extends the WooCommerce REST API to include customer balances and transaction data, which is useful for mobile apps, external integrations, or custom reporting dashboards.</p>
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Account Funds

<p>Award cashback, reward signups and reviews, issue refunds as store credit, and sell prepaid credit products. Complete WooCommerce loyalty system.</p>

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