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  • What is a coupon directory?
    A coupon directory is basically a digital coupon book or coupon catalog. With the coupon directory, you can: Setup a registration for your customers Setup a payment system. This means that before users want to see the coupons, they will have to pay first. There are several ways to this. Either let them pay daily, weekly, monthly, yearly or do a one-time payment to access the directory. Completely customize the coupon directory the way you want it to be (layout of the coupons, colors, customVery popular
  • How do I set up a payment method on my coupon directory?
    Go to the 'Payment' tab page in the 'Advanced settings' section of your coupon directory builder and enable 'Payment'. Once you have enabled it, you'll see that multiple option will show up The coupon directory only supportVery popular
  • How do I add the coupon directory to my website?
    To add your coupon directory on your website, do the following: STEP 1 Go to the Coupon directory Overview and click on edit on one of your directories that you want place on your website. STEP 2 Now click on 'Launch' (1) and then select 'Website & App Integration' (2) ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/uVery popular
  • How do I add loyalty cards to my coupon directory?
    In order to add your loyalty cards, you need to enable user registration first. A loyalty card requires a user profile so it will only work if you have enabled user registration for your directory. Here is how you can do it: go to 'Registration of your coupon directory builder and turn on user registration under the registration tab 2. go to 'Campaigns' section of your coupon directory builder aPopular
  • Can I sort my coupon directory based on customer's GPS location?
    In this article I will explain you everything about sorting by GPS for directories. To activate the GPS sorting features , edit your coupon directory, click on 'Advanced settings' and select the "Advanced" tab. Turn on ‘Google Maps integration’ and then turn on ‘Ask customer GPS location’ Once enabled, the coupon directory will ask each visitor for his GPS location and auto sort by location. Optional yoPopular
  • Can I add my own categories?
    Yes you can add your own categories! Do the following to add a new custom category: Click on the edit icon on the list of your coupons in your coupon directory and a pop up will show up. Click on manage categories 3. Click on 'Add Category' ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/4c4cc617dc0aPopular
  • Can I review my sub account's coupons before adding it on my coupon directory?
    Yes, in our software we have a "review manager" where you can see all the coupons that your clients have created and want to put live on your coupon directory. With this you can also accept or decline the coupon. Why would I need the review manager? If you let businesses create a sub account and create their own coupons to add to your coupon directory/app you can use the review manager. The sub account can set a coupon to "review" mode after it's created. You, the administrator of the appPopular
  • Can I capture additional user data during registration?
    Besides asking your customers for their name, birthday, phone number, etc. You can set up 2 more custom fields. Those custom fields can be, for example, Postal code, District, Reference number, etc. Those details will also be stored in your statistics. Here is how it looks like when you set up the 2 custom fields on the registration page of your coupon directory: ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/heSome readers
  • How do I prevent customers to use the same coupon multiple times on my coupon directory?
    If you want to avoid your customers to use the coupon mulitple times then it is strongly recommended you turn on user registration. A directory without registration can be access from many different devices and has almost no security to prevent users to use the coupon multiple times. With user registration enabled all the coupons in the directory are available only once per registrated user. If registration is enabled it is also possible to hide used coupons for directory users. In the advanceSome readers
  • Where can I view or export the users that have registered on my coupon directory?
    In this article I will explain you how to find all the registrated users. Where to find? After you have enabled user registration then you'll see that there's a new tab called 'Users'. This will result in a table that shows you all registrated users: (registration date, name, email, last login date. How to export? There are 3Some readers
  • Can I track which users signed up for my coupon directory?
    Yes, you can add tracking pixels for your coupon directory. Go to "coupon directory" and edit your directory. Click on 'Settings' first and then click on "advanced tab". If you scroll all the way down, you will find 3rd party integration codes. Add your tracking code here to embed it to your coupon directory.Some readers
  • How does the layout section of the coupon directory builder work?
    Header You can select the color of your coupon directory header Icon Select the color of the icons. Menu and search icon included. Button color Select the color of the buttons just below the campaign image. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdSome readers
  • Where do I change my Directory Image?
    It is possible to show a unique Directory image for every Coupon in the Coupon Directory. Navigate to your Directory Builder and go to the menu tab 'Campaigns (1)'. Next, press on 'manage (2). The dropdown will open. Press on 'Directory image' Upload a Directory image. Pay close attentioFew readers
  • How do I embed a coupon directory in my WordPress website?
    Make sure that Auto iframe is installed as a plugin for your Wordpress website. https://wordpress.org/plugins/auto-iframe/ If the plugin is installed, go to the launch section of the coupon directory you would like to embed in your WordPress website. In the Launch section you will find 'Website & App Integration'. Copy the iframe link from WordPress integration and paste it on your WordPress page. TheFew readers
  • How do I add a coupon to a coupon directory?
    There are 2 ways to add a Coupon to a Coupon Directory. 1: Using the launch section of the Coupon Builder. To get to the launch section, navigate to Coupons -> Overview on the left menu of your Coupontools dashboard. On the Coupons Overview page, select 'Actions' (1) on the coupon you would like to add to your Coupon Directory and press 'Launch Coupon' (2). ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/hFew readers
  • How to set up a Directory Registration Page
    It is possible to set up a Mobile Coupon Directory with user registration. This way, users can’t browse nor use your deals with out enrolling themselves first. Great way to gather customer data and offering valuable coupons to specific customers. Furthermore, we also provide a payment method. More information is provided in this article. How do you set up a Directory registration? OpFew readers
  • How to publish single-use coupons in a Coupon Directory
    It's possible to display single-use Coupons in your Coupon Directory. Why would you do that? For extra security. Users can't share your Coupons and only the ones with the correct, single-use Coupon URL have access. Follow my lead to see how it's done. First, open the Coupon Directory Builder. Navigate to campaigns (1) and open the drop-down menu under the 'manage' button (2). Select 'edit Coupon'. (3) ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/hFew readers
  • How to have the directory registration modal pop-up immediately?
    In normal conditions, users first have to press on a coupon before the registration modal appears. There's a way to have the form pop-up immediately. Navigate to your directory builder and press preview (1). Copy the URL (2) Paste the URL in your browser and add the following suffix to it. '®=true'. ![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/4c4cc617dc0a0c00/regtrue_rezcFew readers
  • How to create a custom payment provider integration for my coupon directory?
    How to create a custom payment provider integration for my coupon directory? We offer an integration with Stripe and PayPal. In some situations you want to develop your own payment integration. In this article we explain you how to setup it. Step 1: Your directory needs to have "REGISTRATION" enabled. Go to "registration" and enable "require user registration". A payment is always linked to a user profile so registration is needed prior to purchasing. Step 2: Enable payments for yPopular
  • Can I protect access to my coupon directory with a password or pincode?
    Can I protect access to my Coupon Directory? Yes that's possible, here you can find an overview of all Coupon Directory security possibilities: Standard features: User registration User registration + payment (read more) On demand features: Password protection (1 unique password to access the Coupon Directory, identical for all users. Promo codes (unique codes per user).Few readers
  • How can I setup access for my Google Play Store account?
    If we have made an app for you we will publish the app with your Google developer account. You'll need to give us the access rights to do so. Login to Google Play Console https://play.google.com/console Click on "users & permissions" Invite new user Add "dev@xis.be" as a new user Permissions: click on "account permissions" and click on admin Please inform us after you have done this. It wilFew readers
  • How do I update my screenshots of my white label app on Google Play Store and on Apple App Store?
    Google Developer account Log in to your Google Developer Account https://developer.android.com/ Select the App Go to Store Presence and select Store Listing Go to Phone and select Browse files In the same section, you can edit the Store listing (short and long description, phone number, website) and SAVE it. Apple Developer account App screenshots will only be updated once you have a new build version for the app. You can send tFew readers

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