Setting Up Point Rules

In order to setup MageRewards, you will need to configure how your customers will earn and spend points. We use Magento's rule system to create  point rules for earning and spending points. 

How Customers Earn Points: Point Earning Rules

Earning rules are points rules that govern how your customers earn points. They are broken into three types: 

Catalog Earning Rules

These earning rules award points based on products.

• Example Rule: If the customer purchases any laptop product they will earn 10 points.
• Learn how to set up catalog earning rules.

Shopping Cart Earning Rules

These earning rules award points based on a customer's shopping cart.

• Example Rule: If the customer makes a purchase with a subtotal over $400 they will earn 10 points.
• Learn how to set up a shopping cart earning rule.

Customer Behavior Rule

These earning rules award points based on a customer's actions. Notice how these rules are not tied to a purchase like the other two. These rules are used to award points for things such as voting in a poll, signing up for a newsletter, and other customer actions.

• Example Rule: If the customer signs up for an account they will earn 10 points.
• Learn how to set up a customer behavior rule.

How Customers Spend Points: Point Spending Rules

Spending rulesare points rulesthat govern how your customers spend points. They are broken into two types: 

Catalog Spending Rules

These spending rules are applied by any combination of product attributes.

• Example Rule: If the customer spends 10 points they will receive a 5% discount on that product.
• Learn how to set up a catalog spending rule.

Note: In order for catalog spending rules to operate properly, you must have enable cron-jobs (or scheduled tasks) in Magento. For a tutorial on how to set up cron-jobs/scheduled tasks, please see: Setup Cron Jobs or Scheduled Tasks.

Shopping Cart Spending Rules

These spending rules are applied by any combination of shopping cart attributes.

• Example Rule: If the customer spends 100 points they will receive a 5% discount on their entire cart subtotal.
• Learn how to set up a shopping cart spending rule.

Other Rule Configurations

• Custom Rule Processing Sorting: Priority is used when you have two or more rules applying to the same products. The rule with the highest priority (lowest number) will take effect first. 
  • See Rule Priority and Stop Further Rule Processing for more information.
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