Reward Points
The "Reward points" functionality enables you to create and implement a loyalty program for improving customer experience and increasing customer loyalty. A "Reward points" program allows customers to earn points for certain actions they take on the site, like registering and making purchases.
Reward points can be used as one of the payment methods. This option is displayed in the payment method area of the checkout. Exchangeable reward points can be used together with other payment options, such as credit cards, gift cards, and more.
The points can also be canceled if a customer cancels an order or sends a return request.
Managing reward points
To manage the reward points program, go to Configuration → Settings → Reward points. This page is available in two modes: basic and advanced.
This page enables multi-store configuration; it means that the same settings can be defined for all stores or differ from store to store. If you want to manage settings for a certain store, choose its name from the multi-store configuration dropdown list and select all the checkboxes needed on the left to set custom values for them. For further details, refer to Multi-store.
To set up your reward point program, define these settings:
Common
- Select the Enabled checkbox to make the reward points program active.
- In the Exchange rate field, specify the reward points exchange rate (for example, 1 point = $1).
- In the Minimum reward points to use field, enter the minimum number of reward points required before customers can use them. Enter 0 if you do not need to define this setting.
- If you specify the Maximum reward points to use per order field, customers won't be able to use more than X reward points per order. Set to 0 if you do not want to use this setting.
- The Maximum redeemed rate setting limits the maximum order total that can be paid by reward points (percentage). For example, if set to 0.6, then only 60% of order total can be paid using reward points but not more than the Maximum reward points to use per order. Set to 0 if you do not want to use this setting.
Earning reward points
- In the Points for purchases field, specify the number of points granted for purchases.
- In the Purchases points validity field, specify the number of days the points awarded for purchases will be valid.
- In the Minimum order total field, specify the minimum order total (excluding shipping cost) to award points for purchases.
- In the Points for registration field, specify the number of points granted for customer registration.
- In the Registration points validity field, specify the number of days the points awarded for registration will be valid.
- Select the Activate points immediately checkbox if you want to enable customers to use reward points right after earning them. If you clear this checkbox, one more option will appear:
- In the Reward points activation checkbox, specify the period (number of days/hours) after which reward points will be activated.
- Select the Display how much will be earned checkbox to show your customers how many points will be earned. It will be visible on the checkout page.
- Select the Points accumulated for all stores checkbox to accumulate all the reward points in one balance for all stores so that they can be used in any store.
- In the Page size field, set the page size for the history of reward points on the My account page
Click Save.
NOTE
Reward points are applied to registered users only.
When a customer uses reward points during checkout, it looks like this:
