Coupons can expire in two ways – by date or by usage.
If you want your coupon to only be valid for a certain date range, you can enter a date in the couponenddate field of the coupon record. The coupon will expire immediately on the date specified.
Note: The dates are dependent on where your web hosting company is located and may be different from your local date. Check with your host to see if there is any time difference.
The other method is to set a “use count”. Every time someone uses a particular coupon, VPCART records it in the database once the order has been completed.
The next time a customer tries to use that coupon, if the use count has exceeded the limit specified in the coupon record, the customer is notified that the coupon is no longer valid.
Note: Since the recording and the checking are done at different times, it is possible to exceed the use count if multiple customers enter the coupon name before the use count has been exceeded.