Discount Coupon Codes

[michael_s]

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DISCLAIMER:
I am issuing this warning to all users of this contribution because it looks like no one has addressed this bug or even recognized it. I am NOT one of the original developers of this contribution. I am simply a fan of the contribution who stumbled upon this critcal bug. I mistakenly spent about 3 hours scanning code, thinking that it was a problem with the way I installed it. I'd like to save others the same grief.
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Anyone who downloads this contribution NEEDS to know this once they have successfully installed it:

When selecting product categories to exclude from being discounted, you MUST keep both the parent categories AND the sub-categories that you intend to discount. That may sound confusing, so here is an example to illustrate:

Say we are selling toy cars and we have them in 2 different categories - Trucks and Autos. Let's say our customer wants to buy a truck, and he/she must choose from a number of sub-categories, such as Dump-trucks, Big-rigs, Pickups, etc. Now, let's say that you want to create a coupon that will discount Pickups ONLY and not the other categories. You cannot simply leave out "Trucks->Pickups" from the list of excluded categories. You MUST ALSO leave out the parent category "Trucks" as well. If you do not leave out the parent category, the coupon code WILL NOT work for your customer even if he/she does add a Pickup truck to the cart and supplies the correct coupon code.

I am classifying this as a critical bug, and have chosen to post it on the download page instead of posting in the forums because many osC users do not read the forums before they download a contribution. I will be happy to take this error down once this bug is fixed (I am not code-savvy enough to do it myself).

Regardless of this bug, I'd like to thank the original developers of this contribution for doing a great job.

I hope this warning helps others.

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