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If they stay on the page for your configured \"Trigger Time\" without buying, it automatically presents a targeted, time-limited discount offer to push them towards a purchase.<\/p>\n\n<p>Major features include:\n* <strong>Behavioral Triggers<\/strong>: Show offers only to engaged users after a specific time.\n* <strong>Two-Tier Offers<\/strong>: Automatically present a secondary (better) offer if the user closes the first one.\n* <strong>Countdown Timers<\/strong>: Create real urgency with visual countdown timers on the product and checkout pages.\n* <strong>Detailed Analytics<\/strong>: Built-in dashboard to track Impressions, Claims, Purchases, and Revenue generated by your campaigns.\n* <strong>Flexible Targeting<\/strong>: Apply rules to specific products, categories, or globally.\n* <strong>Advanced Scheduling<\/strong>: Date ranges, days of week, and time windows.\n* <strong>Popup Customization<\/strong>: Colors, fonts, logo, and live preview in Settings.\n* <strong>Server-Side Licensing<\/strong>: Free trial (email) or Pro license key with remote verification.\n* <strong>HPOS Compatible<\/strong>: Fully compatible with WooCommerce High-Performance Order Storage.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Licensing<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin requires an active free trial or Pro license to run.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Free Trial<\/strong>: Register on our website, then enter the same email in Settings \u2192 Free Trial.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pro License<\/strong>: Purchase on our website, then enter your license key in Settings \u2192 Pro Plan License.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Trial expired<\/strong>: Product Rules are locked and storefront popups stop until you upgrade to Pro.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Payment Methods<\/h3>\n\n<p>Payments are processed on our website via Paddle (not inside WordPress):<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Google Pay, Apple Pay, PayPal, Credit\/Debit Card<\/li>\n<li>Free Trial: $0 \u2014 start from Pricing \u2192 Start Free Trial<\/li>\n<li>Pro Plan: one-time payment in USD or INR<\/li>\n<li>License key available in My Account after Pro purchase<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>External services<\/h3>\n\n<p>This plugin is a client for the Time-Based Offers service at https:\/\/woosmartdiscounts.store. It does not work without an account (free trial or Pro license).<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n<li>License \/ trial check (verify-license.php): your license key or trial email, your site URL and the plugin version are sent when you save them in Settings and once a day.<\/li>\n<li>Discount rules (store-rules.php): your discount rules are stored on the service. When you create, edit or delete a rule, the rule settings and the product\/category name are sent. Every 6 hours the plugin downloads a signed copy of your active rules.<\/li>\n<li>Discount claims (discount-claim.php): when a shopper claims a discount, the product ID, its category IDs, the rule ID and an anonymous shopper ID (a one-way hash of the WooCommerce session ID) are sent. No names, emails or order details of shoppers are sent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>Terms of service: https:\/\/woosmartdiscounts.store\/terms-of-service.php\nPrivacy policy: https:\/\/woosmartdiscounts.store\/privacy-policy.php<\/p>\n\n<!--section=installation-->\n<ol>\n<li>Upload the plugin folder to the <code>\/wp-content\/plugins\/<\/code> directory, or install the ZIP file via the WordPress plugin dashboard.<\/li>\n<li>Activate the plugin through the 'Plugins' menu in WordPress.<\/li>\n<li>Go to <strong>Time-Based Offers \u2192 Settings<\/strong> and activate either:\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Free Trial<\/strong> \u2014 enter the email you registered on our website, then Save Trial Email<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pro Plan License<\/strong> \u2014 enter your license key after purchase, then Save License<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Time-Based Offers \u2192 Product Rules<\/strong> to create your first discount campaign.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<!--section=faq-->\n<dl>\n<dt id=\"does%20it%20work%20with%20caching%20plugins%3F\"><h3>Does it work with caching plugins?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Yes, the plugin uses AJAX to deliver the popup and timer, making it compatible with caching plugins like WP Rocket and LiteSpeed Cache.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"what%20happens%20when%20my%20free%20trial%20expires%3F\"><h3>What happens when my free trial expires?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>Product Rules cannot be edited, rules show as paused on the shop, and discount popups stop appearing. Activate a Pro license to continue.<\/p><\/dd>\n<dt id=\"do%20i%20need%20both%20trial%20email%20and%20license%20key%3F\"><h3>Do I need both trial email and license key?<\/h3><\/dt>\n<dd><p>No. Use one or the other. A valid Pro license works even after trial expiry.<\/p><\/dd>\n\n<\/dl>\n\n<!--section=changelog-->\n<h4>1.3.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Renamed plugin to Time-Based Offers for WooCommerce (new slug: time-based-offers-for-woocommerce).<\/li>\n<li>One plugin for trial and Pro \u2014 your account plan decides the features.<\/li>\n<li>Discount rules are now stored in your Time-Based Offers account (existing rules are moved automatically on first connection).<\/li>\n<li>Discount rules and discounts are signed by the Time-Based Offers service and verified by the plugin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.2.8<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Renamed plugin to Smart Discounts for WooCommerce (WordPress.org trademark compliance).<\/li>\n<li>Separate Free Trial and Pro Plan License settings sections.<\/li>\n<li>Server-side license verification with trial expiry enforcement.<\/li>\n<li>Product Rules and frontend locked when trial expires (no valid Pro license).<\/li>\n<li>Improved license cache and access control.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h4>1.0.0<\/h4>\n\n<ul>\n<li>Initial release.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","raw_excerpt":"A smart, behavioral discount system that shows a time-limited discount popup when visitors stay on a product page for a configured duration.","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin\/347548","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/plugin"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=347548"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wporg\/v1\/users\/discussionforall"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=347548"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"plugin_section","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_section?post=347548"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_tags?post=347548"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_category?post=347548"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_contributors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_contributors?post=347548"},{"taxonomy":"plugin_business_model","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pcm.wordpress.org\/plugins\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/plugin_business_model?post=347548"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}