Gift Cards Pro for WooCommerce

Gift Cards Pro for WooCommerce allows you to offer gift cards to your customers using the following prominent features,

Prominent Features

Gift Card Types

• Virtual Gift Cards
• Physical Gift Cards
• Virtual/Physical Gift Cards with type selection
• Gift-a-product Gift Cards
• Gift-a-product Gift Cards with type selection
• Promotional gifts
• Gift cards with/without expiration dates
• Bonus Gift Cards for Sender

Bonus Gift Cards

Offer an incentive to the Sender in the form of Gift Cards for purchasing Gift Cards.

Gift Card Code Pattern and Display Modes

Code Generation Pattern

• Alpha Numeric
• Numeric
• Predefined

Code Display Modes

• Standard Code Display
• QR Code
• Barcode

Gift Cards attached as PDF

Generated Gift Cards will be attached as a PDF in the emails sent to the customers.

Printing the Gift Card

Option for the Site Admin to directly print the Gift Cards from the Gift Cards dashboard without having to download the Gift Cards.

Gift Card Usage

• Can be directly used in the Cart and at Checkout using plugin’s redeem field.
• Can be directly used in the Cart and at Checkout using WooCommerce Coupon redeem field.
• Can be added to the account as Gift Card balance and can be used later.

Gift Cards with Expiry Date

You can configure gift cards with expiry date. The expiry date can be configured in two ways,

• Globally
• On each product

Product Level Expiry can be configured in two ways,

• Fixed Duration
• Fixed Calendar Date

The receiver will be reminded about the Expiry of their Gift Card through Email.

Add/Edit Gift Cards Manually as a Site Admin

You can manually create new gift cards / edit created gift cards.

Customization

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.

Design options supported currently are,

• Predefined Design Categories
• Respective Product Image
• Manual/Custom Image Upload with limitation
• Without any Design

Benefits

Gifting made easy

Customers appreciate the option to send gifts to their friends and relatives easily and quickly.

Get insights on future sales

Unused gift cards offer insights into future potential sales.

Increases your brand image

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.

How does it work?

Ways to Purchase/Receive Gift Cards

Virtual Gift Cards

• 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).
• The Gift Cards will be delivered once it is generated. The sender can schedule the Gift Card delivery based on their needs.
• In the Recipient Info section, customers fill in the Recipient Name and Recipient Email.
• The customers will be able to purchase a gift card for a single recipient only.
• They can also purchase Gift Cards for multiple recipients by entering the recipient emails with comma separator to achieve this.
• In the Your Info section, customers fill in their names and a message they want to send to the recipient.
• In the Choose your Image section, customers choose an image. They can also get a preview of the email users will receive by clicking the preview link.
• Once the required details have been filled in, customers can add the gift card to the cart, proceed to checkout, and complete the purchase.

• 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.
• The sender can also notify the recipient about the Gift Card using the Resend Email option.

Physical Gift Cards

• 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).
• Design selection can be allowed for the Physical Gift Card purchase.
• In the Your Info 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.

• Once customers fill out the required details, they can add the product to the cart, proceed to checkout, and complete the purchase.
• Once the purchase is complete, the physical gift card will be sent to the recipient.

• 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.

Gift Card Type Selection by Customer

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.

Gift a product

• On Single Product Pages, the Gift this Product checkbox will be visible.
• When the Gift this Product checkbox is checked, the following sections will be visible:
  • Gift Card Type
  • Recipient Info
  • Your Info
• 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.
• In the Recipient Info section, customers fill in the Recipient’s Name and the Recipient’s Email.
• In the Your Info section, customers fill in their names and the messages they want to send to their recipients.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Promotional Gift Cards

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,

• Gift Card Generation Type
• User Selector
• Gift Card Value

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.

In the User Selector, you need to select the respective customers to whom you want to share the Gift Cards for Promotional purpose.

In the Gift Card Value, you need to enter the respective Gift Card value.

Click the Generate Gift Cards Button.

Once clicked, the Gift Cards will be generated based on the selection.

Ways to Use Gift Cards

Gift Cards can be used in two ways,

Added to the site for later use

• To add a gift card to the site, customers need to go to My Account > Gift Card.
• Customers can check the balance of the respective Gift Card using the Check Balance option.
• Customers then enter the Gift Card code in the Redeem your Gift Card field and press the Redeem button.

• Once redeemed, the Gift Card balance will be added to the customer’s account.
• If the customer wants to use the Gift Card balance from the account, they need to enter the amount to redeem in the Redeem Available Gift Card Balance field. This field will be available on cart and checkout pages.

• Once the Gift Card balance is applied to the cart, the customer will pay any remaining balance to complete the purchase.
• The redeemed Gift Cards and respective transactions will be notified to the customers using the Transaction log under this section.

Directly used on cart and checkout pages

• To redeem a Gift Card directly on cart and checkout pages, the customer needs to enter the gift card code in the Redeem your Gift Card field and click the Apply Gift Card button.

• Once the Gift Card is applied to the cart, the user will have to only pay any remaining amount and complete the purchase.

Gift Card Redeeming Restrictions

Gift Card redeeming can restrict using the below options,

• Restrict for specific Cart Total range [i.e Minimum and Maximum Cart Total].
• Restrict for specific Product/Category using the two methods,
  • Global configuration based
  • Each Product configuration based
• Restrict when the Order Total is less the Gift Card value.
• Restrict for another Gift Card Product purchase.
• Restrict if discount is already applied using WooCommerce Coupon.

Gift Card Product Purchase Restrictions

• Normal Product purchase along with the Gift Card Product can be restricted.
• WooCommerce coupon discount can be restricted for the Gift Card purchase.
• Payment for Gift Card purchase can be restricted to specific payment gateway(s).

Gift Card Export

Generated Gift Cards will be Exported.

Gift Cards Pro for WooCommerce helps users purchase and send virtual gift cards, physical gift cards, product gift cards, and more.

Extensive Features List

1. Gift Card Types

• Virtual Gift Cards: Delivered by email to the recipient with a customizable design and message.
• Physical Gift Cards: Shipped to a recipient’s postal address; supports phone number and address fields.
• Promotional Gift Cards: Admin-issued gift cards distributed for marketing purposes; optionally redeemable as gift card balance.
• Gift a Product: Allows customers to purchase any existing WooCommerce product as a gift card for someone else; includes a dedicated “Gift this Product” button on single product, shop, and category pages.
• Bonus Gift Cards:  Automatically issue an additional bonus gift card when a buyer spends a qualifying amount.

2. Virtual Gift Card

• Recipient Email: Collected during the gift card purchase to send the generated virtual gift cards to the respective email address.
• Sender Name & Message: Buyer can personalize the card with their name and a custom message.
• Fetch Sender Name Automatically: Optionally pre-populate the sender’s name from the logged-in user’s account (first name, or first + last name).
• Scheduled Delivery Date: Buyers can choose a future date for the gift card email to be sent.
• Multiple Recipients: Send gift card to multiple email addresses in one transaction; configurable character/count limit.
• Resend to Recipient: Admin or sender can resend the gift card email from the View Order screen.

3. Physical Gift Card

• Recipient Name, Email, Phone Number & Address: Optionally collected details during the gift card purchase to send the physically generated gift cards.
• Hide Phone / Address Fields: Admin can toggle phone number and address fields on/off per product.
• Multiple Quantities: Allow customers to purchase more than one quantity of physical gift card in a single order.
  • Generate multiple gift cards based on the purchased quantity
  • Generate a single gift card based on the purchased value
• Design Support for Physical Cards: Optionally show the design selector for physical gift card products.

4. Promotional Gift Cards

• Admin-Issued Codes: Store admins can create and distribute promotional gift card codes to customers in the form of printed gift cards or email them.
• Gift Balance Redemption Option:Customers can redeem the promotional gift cards directly on cart and checkout pages and optionally redeem into their Gift Card balance.

5. Bonus Gift Card Rules (Per Product)

• Tiered Bonus Rules: Define spend-based thresholds at the product level; automatically issue an additional bonus gift card when a buyer spends a qualifying amount.

6. Designs & Visual Customization

• Design Categories: Create and manage groups of card design images from the admin dashboard.
• Drag-and-Drop Image Ordering: Reorder design images within a category by dragging and dropping.
• Per-Product Design Assignment: Assign one or more design categories to a specific gift card product.
• Allow Custom Image Upload: Let buyers upload their own image during purchase; configurable supported image types, minimum/maximum file size, and minimum/maximum image dimensions.
• Design Preview: Senders can preview full-size card designs in a pop-up before selecting.
• Barcode / QR Code Display: Show the gift card code as a barcode or QR code; configurable size, height, data level, and color.
• Custom CSS: Add store-specific CSS overrides from the plugin settings.

7. Gift Card Amount Configuration (Per Product)

• Fixed Amount: A single predefined value.
• Predefined Amounts: A comma-separated list of amounts displayed as selectable options (e.g., 10, 20, 50).
• Custom Amount: Buyer enters any amount, with optional minimum and maximum limits.
• Predefined + Custom Amount: Combines a dropdown of preset amounts with a free-entry field.

8. Gift Card Code Generation

• Alphanumeric codes: Random characters with configurable length.
• Numeric codes: Digit-only codes with configurable length.
• Predefined Pattern: Use a custom pattern such as ****-****-****-****.
• Prefix & Suffix: Attach a store prefix and/or suffix to every generated code.
• Excluded Characters: Prevent specific characters from appearing in generated codes.
• Trigger by Order Status: Generate codes when one or more configurable WooCommerce order statuses are reached (e.g. Processing, Completed).

9. Expiry & Validity

• Global Expiry Setting: Set a default expiry period in days that applies to all gift cards.
• Product-Level Expiry: Override the global setting on a per-product basis with a custom number of days.
• Fixed Expiry Date: Set a hard calendar date on which a gift card expires, regardless of the purchase date.
• Optional Gift Card Expiry: Choose whether gift cards expire or remain valid indefinitely.
• Expiry Reminder Emails: Automated cron-based notifications sent to recipients before a gift card expires.

10. Comprehensive Email Notification System

• Built-in automated email notification engine for gift card events.
• Separate notification workflows for recipients, senders, and administrators (via CC).
• Event-driven email triggers integrated with gift card generation, delivery, redemption, expiration, and reminder processes.
• Gift Card Received Email: Sent to the recipient when a virtual gift card is generated.
• Gift Card Expiry Reminder Email: Automated reminder to the recipient before the card expires.
• Gift a Product Email: Sent to the recipient with a link to redeem the gifted product.
• Gift Card usage email: Sent to the sender when the Gift card balance is completely redeemed.
• Customizable Email Templates: Each email type supports configurable subject, heading, and body with shortcodes.
• From Name & Address: Configurable sender name and email address for all plugin emails.
• Shortcode Support in Emails: Dynamic placeholders including {recipient_name}, {sender_name}, {gift_card_code}, {gift_card_amount}, {expiry_date}, {product_name}, {username}, and more.

Requirements

Minimum PHP version: 5.6