<p><strong>Gift Cards Pro for WooCommerce </strong>allows you to offer gift cards to your customers using the following prominent features,</p>
<h2>Prominent Features</h2>
<h3><strong>Gift Card Types<br />
</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Virtual Gift Cards</li>
<li>Physical Gift Cards</li>
<li>Virtual/Physical Gift Cards with type selection</li>
<li>Gift-a-product Gift Cards</li>
<li>Gift-a-product Gift Cards with type selection</li>
<li>Promotional gifts</li>
<li>Gift cards with/without expiration dates</li>
<li>Bonus Gift Cards for Sender</li>
</ul>
<h3>Bonus Gift Cards</h3>
<p>Offer an incentive to the Sender in the form of Gift Cards for purchasing Gift Cards.</p>
<h3>Gift Card Code Pattern and Display Modes</h3>
<p><strong>Code Generation Pattern</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Alpha Numeric</li>
<li>Numeric</li>
<li>Predefined</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Code Display Modes</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Standard Code Display</li>
<li>QR Code</li>
<li>Barcode</li>
</ul>
<h3>Gift Cards attached as PDF</h3>
<p>Generated Gift Cards will be attached as a PDF in the emails sent to the customers.</p>
<h3>Printing the Gift Card</h3>
<p class="western">Option for the Site Admin to directly print the Gift Cards from the Gift Cards dashboard without having to download the Gift Cards.</p>
<h3><strong>Gift Card Usage</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Can be directly used in the Cart and at Checkout using plugin’s redeem field.</li>
<li>Can be directly used in the Cart and at Checkout using WooCommerce Coupon redeem field.</li>
<li>Can be added to the account as Gift Card balance and can be used later.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Gift Cards with Expiry Date</h3>
<p>You can configure gift cards with expiry date. The expiry date can be configured in two ways,</p>
<ul>
<li>Globally</li>
<li>On each product</li>
</ul>
<p>Product Level Expiry can be configured in two ways,</p>
<ul>
<li>Fixed Duration</li>
<li>Fixed Calendar Date</li>
</ul>
<p>The receiver will be reminded about the Expiry of their Gift Card through Email.</p>
<h3>Add/Edit Gift Cards Manually as a Site Admin</h3>
<p>You can manually create new gift cards / edit created gift cards.</p>
<h3><strong>Customization</strong></h3>
<p>Unlimited design categories and designs for emails can be added for the Customer choice that will be included in the Email for Gift Card design.</p>
<p>Design options supported currently are,</p>
<ul>
<li>Predefined Design Categories</li>
<li>Respective Product Image</li>
<li>Manual/Custom Image Upload with limitation</li>
<li>Without any Design</li>
</ul>
<h2><strong>Benefits</strong></h2>
<p><strong>Gifting made easy</strong></p>
<p>Customers appreciate the option to send gifts to their friends and relatives easily and quickly.</p>
<p><strong>Get insights on future sales</strong></p>
<p>Unused gift cards offer insights into future potential sales.</p>
<p><strong>Increases your brand image</strong></p>
<p>When a new user receives a gift card, they may become aware of your store for the first time. It increases your brand’s reach and customer base.</p>
<h2>How does it work?</h2>
<h2>Ways to Purchase/Receive Gift Cards</h2>
<h3><strong>Virtual Gift Cards</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Customers choose gift cards in predefined amounts or custom amounts (admins can configure gift cards in predefined amounts or allow customers to choose the amounts).</li>
<li>The Gift Cards will be delivered once it is generated. The sender can schedule the Gift Card delivery based on their needs.</li>
<li>In the <strong>Recipient Info</strong> section, customers fill in the <strong>Recipient Name</strong> and <strong>Recipient Email</strong>.</li>
<li>The customers will be able to purchase a gift card for a single recipient only.</li>
<li>They can also purchase Gift Cards for multiple recipients by entering the recipient emails with comma separator to achieve this.</li>
<li>In the <strong>Your Info</strong> section, customers fill in their names and a message they want to send to the recipient.</li>
<li>In the <strong>Choose your Image</strong> section, customers choose an image. They can also get a preview of the email users will receive by clicking the preview link.</li>
<li>Once the required details have been filled in, customers can add the gift card to the cart, proceed to checkout, and complete the purchase.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662693" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662693" style="width: 1046px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662693 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/01_Virtual-Gift-Card_Purchase.png" alt="" width="1046" height="1558" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662693" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Virtual Gift Cards Single Product Page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<ul>
<li>Once the purchase is complete and the order reaches the respective status which is selected to get the Gift Card, then the recipient will receive the gift card via email.</li>
<li>The sender can also notify the recipient about the Gift Card using the Resend Email option.</li>
</ul>
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<figure id="attachment_18734003662716" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662716" style="width: 1364px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662716 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/03_Virtual-Gift-Card_Received_Barcode-and-PDF.png" alt="" width="1364" height="1500" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662716" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Virtual Gift Cards Barcode and PDF</strong></figcaption></figure>
<h3><strong>Physical Gift Cards</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>Customers choose gift cards in predefined amounts or custom amounts (admins can configure gift cards in predefined amounts or allow customers to choose the amounts).</li>
<li>Design selection can be allowed for the Physical Gift Card purchase.</li>
<li>In the <strong>Your Info</strong> section, customers fill in their names and the messages they want to display to their recipients. If they want, then they can be allowed to include the recipient details for the Physical Gift Card purchase.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662727" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662727" style="width: 1271px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662727 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/04_Physical-Gift-Card_Purchase.png" alt="" width="1271" height="1037" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662727" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Physical Gift Cards Single Product Page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<ul>
<li>Once customers fill out the required details, they can add the product to the cart, proceed to checkout, and complete the purchase.</li>
<li>Once the purchase is complete, the physical gift card will be sent to the recipient.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Only one Gift Card will be generated for the amount of the total quantity selected in the Physical Gift Card purchase. You can also be allowed to Generate separate gift card for each quantity purchased.</li>
</ul>
<h3><strong>Gift Card Type Selection by Customer</strong></h3>
<p>Customers can choose the Gift Card type during their purchase. Based on the type selected, they need to proceed with the respective steps to complete the purchase.</p>
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<h3><strong>Gift a product</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>On Single Product Pages, the <strong>Gift this Product</strong> checkbox will be visible.</li>
<li>When the <strong>Gift this Product</strong> checkbox is checked, the following sections will be visible:
<ul>
<li><strong>Gift Card Type</strong></li>
<li><strong>Recipient Info</strong></li>
<li><strong>Your Info</strong></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>In the Gift Type section, customers need to select their preferred type of the Gift Card[virtual or physical]. It is not needed if the type selection is not supported for the respective product.</li>
<li>In the <strong>Recipient Info</strong> section, customers fill in the <strong>Recipient’s Name</strong> and the <strong>Recipient’s Email</strong>.</li>
<li>In the <strong>Your Info</strong> section, customers fill in their names and the messages they want to send to their recipients.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662764" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662764" style="width: 1229px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662764 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/07_Gift-a-Product-Gift-Card_Purchase.png" alt="" width="1229" height="1298" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662764" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Gift This Product Selection on Single Product Page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<ul>
<li>Once the required details have been filled in, customers add the products to their carts (the price of the product is the gift card’s value) and then proceed to checkout and complete the purchase.</li>
<li>Once the purchase is complete and the order reaches reaches the respective status which is selected to get the Gift Card, the recipient will receive the Gift Card via email.</li>
<li>The recipient’s email will contain the Gift Card and the recommended product for purchase. The recipient can use the gift card to purchase the recommended product or any other product in the shop.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662778" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662778" style="width: 1360px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662778 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/08_Gift-a-Product-Gift-Card_Received_Email.png" alt="" width="1360" height="1933" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662778" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Gift this Product Email</strong></figcaption></figure>
<h3><strong>Promotional Gift Cards</strong></h3>
<p>You can generate the Gift Cards and shared it to the customers for site’s promotional purpose. For Promotional Gift Cards, the following sections will be used,</p>
<ul>
<li>Gift Card Generation Type</li>
<li>User Selector</li>
<li>Gift Card Value</li>
</ul>
<p class="western">In the Gift Card Generation Type, you need to select the type[Add to the site and Email to the Users or Add to the site] for the Gift Card generation.</p>
<p>In the User Selector, you need to select the respective customers to whom you want to share the Gift Cards for Promotional purpose.</p>
<p>In the Gift Card Value, you need to enter the respective Gift Card value.</p>
<p>Click the Generate Gift Cards Button.</p>
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<p>Once clicked, the Gift Cards will be generated based on the selection.</p>
<h2>Ways to Use Gift Cards</h2>
<p>Gift Cards can be used in two ways,</p>
<h3><strong>Added to the site for later use</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>To add a gift card to the site, customers need to go to <strong>My Account > Gift Card.</strong></li>
<li>Customers can check the balance of the respective Gift Card using the Check Balance option.</li>
<li>Customers then enter the Gift Card code in the <strong>Redeem your Gift Card</strong> field and press the <strong>Redeem</strong> button.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Once redeemed, the Gift Card balance will be added to the customer’s account.</li>
<li>If the customer wants to use the Gift Card balance from the account, they need to enter the amount to redeem in the <strong>Redeem Available Gift Card Balance</strong> field. This field will be available on cart and checkout pages.</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Once the Gift Card balance is applied to the cart, the customer will pay any remaining balance to complete the purchase.</li>
<li>The redeemed Gift Cards and respective transactions will be notified to the customers using the Transaction log under this section.</li>
</ul>
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<h3><strong>Directly used on cart and checkout pages</strong></h3>
<ul>
<li>To redeem a Gift Card directly on cart and checkout pages, the customer needs to enter the gift card code in the <strong>Redeem your Gift Card</strong> field and click the <strong>Apply Gift Card</strong> button.</li>
</ul>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662810" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662810" style="width: 1364px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662810 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/13_Gift-Card-Redeeming_Cart.png" alt="" width="1364" height="806" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662810" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Gift Cards Direct Redeeming Field on Cart Page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<figure id="attachment_18734003662816" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-18734003662816" style="width: 1432px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img class="wp-image-18734003662816 size-full" src="https://woocommerce.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/14_Gift-Card-Redeeming_Checkout.png" alt="" width="1432" height="2204" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-18734003662816" class="wp-caption-text"><strong>Gift Cards Direct Redeeming Field on Checkout Page</strong></figcaption></figure>
<ul>
<li>Once the Gift Card is applied to the cart, the user will have to only pay any remaining amount and complete the purchase.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Gift Card Redeeming Restrictions</h2>
<p>Gift Card redeeming can restrict using the below options,</p>
<ul>
<li>Restrict for specific Cart Total range [i.e Minimum and Maximum Cart Total].</li>
<li>Restrict for specific Product/Category using the two methods,
<ul>
<li>Global configuration based</li>
<li>Each Product configuration based</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Restrict when the Order Total is less the Gift Card value.</li>
<li>Restrict for another Gift Card Product purchase.</li>
<li>Restrict if discount is already applied using WooCommerce Coupon.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Gift Card Product Purchase Restrictions</h2>
<ul>
<li>Normal Product purchase along with the Gift Card Product can be restricted.</li>
<li>WooCommerce coupon discount can be restricted for the Gift Card purchase.</li>
<li>Payment for Gift Card purchase can be restricted to specific payment gateway(s).</li>
</ul>
<h2>Gift Card Export</h2>
<p>Generated Gift Cards will be Exported.</p>
<p><strong>Gift Cards Pro for WooCommerce</strong> helps users purchase and send virtual gift cards, physical gift cards, product gift cards, and more.</p>
<h3>Requirements</h3>
<p>Minimum PHP version: 5.6</p>

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<ul class="wccom-tick-list-primary">
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