Discounts and voucher codes let you reduce the price of items in Checkfront by applying codes at checkout. Use them for promotions, loyalty rewards, referrals, or special campaigns.
Read this introduction to our Discounts and Voucher Codes features for use with items, including how to access the Discounts list and the difference between the two types of discounts.
Accessing the features mentioned in this article
Where can I find this feature using the top menu?
- Inventory > Discounts
What more do I need to use this feature?
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Admin or restricted permissions to Manage discounts.
Which Checkfront version supports this feature - classic items, classic products, or both?
- This feature is available in both our classic item version, using classic items (Inventory > Items), and our classic products version, using classic products (Inventory > Products).
→ Learn more about products
- NOTE: Some features are not yet available with classic products, including the Active Discounts report, discount rules, open discounts, edit columns, and the option to export your list of discounts.
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Learn more about discounts for products For a detailed look at discounts and voucher codes for classic products instead, check out the following article: |
Discounts and voucher codes overview
View of the Discounts list for those using our classic version with items.
From time to time, you offer your Customers discounts. That might be in the form of a public discount code displayed in your advertising. When the Customer enters that code at checkout, the system applies the applicable discount to their total.
Alternatively, you may create a one-time use voucher code for a particular Customer.
Either way, you can achieve this with Checkfront!
Comparing discount codes to voucher codes
With this feature, you can reduce the price of an item at the time of booking by supplying a unique discount or voucher code.
What is a discount code?
You may use a discount code for general promotions or to track campaigns and referrals. They also create general date discounts, such as weekend specials. You can use discounts in your advertising, and multiple Customers can redeem discounts numerous times.
What is a voucher?
Vouchers redeem purchased deals from syndication sites such as Groupon and Living Social (see Using Groupon vouchers with Checkfront). These codes are added to the system via an imported CSV file and are only redeemed once. You may also use a voucher code to reward preferred Customers with a one-time use special discount.
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Learn more about reporting For a detailed look at how your discounts and vouchers are performing, check out the following reports: Also, you can learn how to apply discounts/vouchers to existing bookings with the following article: See the sections on Applying a discount/voucher and Updating with a different discount/voucher. |
Getting started with discount and voucher codes for classic items
- Go to Promotions → Codes in the Checkfront admin.
- Click New Code to create a discount or voucher.
- Choose whether it’s a fixed amount or percentage off.
- Set usage limits and valid date range (start / end).
- Assign the code to specific items, categories, or all inventory.
- Save the code and activate it.
- Test it on your booking page by applying the code to see the discount behavior and eligibility.
Next Steps
Once you’re comfortable with the basics above, check out these deeper-dive articles:
- Creating new discounts (Classic Items)
- Uploading voucher codes for use within Checkfront (Classic Items)
- Sorting and filtering your discounts list (Classic Items)
- Editing columns within your discounts and vouchers list (Classic Items)
- Exporting discount and voucher code lists (Classic Items)
- Using Google Sheets to generate random voucher codes
- Applying discount codes/vouchers from the Customer's perspective
Each article walks you step-by-step through that specific feature.
You can learn how to create new discounts with the following article in this series.
Creating new discounts (Classic Items) >