Will frequent buyer program be included in next major version?

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Hello,



We’re examining adding a frequent buyer program, but it doesn’t appear that our current 1.3.3 SP2 version supports this yet. For example, we’d like to assign points for frequent buyers that can be redeemed for savings. We’d also like to have CS-Cart generate single use promotion codes for order confirmation emails that can be redeemed for 10% off on a future order.



Does the latest CS-Cart version (1.3.4 SP3) support this? If not, does anyone know if it’s in the works for a future version? I’d custom program it, but would run into all sorts of problems with future upgrades I’m guessing.



When will the next major version of CS-Cart be coming out? It looks like the last major version was in November of 2006. We’re still on version 1.3.3 SP2 and were thinking of waiting to upgrade until the next major version.



Thanks,

  • Matt
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I also opened a support ticket and here’s what they had to say:


  1. When will the next major version of CS-Cart be coming out? It looks like the last major version was in November of 2006. We’re still on version 1.3.3 SP2 and were thinking of waiting to upgrade until the next major version.


[quote]New 1.3.5 version of CS-Cart is planned to be realized in two-three months.[/quote]



2) Does CS-Cart currently support a frequent buyer program? For example, we’d like to assign points for frequent buyers that can be redeemed for savings.


[quote]It is planned to realize such feature in our 1.3.5 CS-Cart version.[/quote]



We’d also like to have CS-Cart generate single use promotion codes for order confirmation emails that can be redeemed for 10% off on a future order. If this isn’t currently supported, is it in the works for a future version and how soon can it be expected?


[quote]Unfortunately this question is not clear enough. Please clarify it in more detail.[/quote]



I’m excited!

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[QUOTE]We’d also like to have CS-Cart generate single use promotion codes for order confirmation emails that can be redeemed for 10% off on a future order. If this isn’t currently supported, is it in the works for a future version and how soon can it be expected?[/QUOTE]



I would like to see this in CS-Cart.



I have purchased from a few stores in the past that do this.


  1. Spend £20 with them
  2. Once your order is shipped you get an email to say ‘Get 10% off your next purchase if you spend £40 or more’



    They can set it so they can define the additional discount you receive after you have spent x amount and a period of validity.
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That’s exactly what we want to do, glyndon. Something to keep them coming back.

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Why don’t you contact the dev team and see what price they would do something like this for?



To be honest, I feel they wouldn’t put it into the next version without there being a lot of requests for it.



I bet it would not be too difficult (or expensive) for them to do as it would already use the functionality of the existing discount module?

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I did just that and am waiting for a quote from them now. They said this feature would likely not be released anytime soon.


[quote]There is no such ability in the current version of CS-Cart. And it is not going to be released in the nearest CS-Cart version.



We can offer you our custom development service. Our engineers can make this modification for you on the paid basis. Please let me know if you are interested in it and I will forward your request to our quote manager.[/quote]



glyndon, maybe we can split the cost if you’re looking for the same functionality.