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Group Deals (Groupon Clone)

version 1.3.3

Our Group Deals extension integrates your Magento Store with all the features of a Group Buying website.

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Group Deals Theme +$99.00
goMobile Theme +$99.00
Free installation
Magento Installation +$49.00

Availability: In Stock

$299.00

Magento compatibility
Community	1.4.1.0, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7 and up
Professional	1.10.0.0, 1.11.0.0 and up
Enterprise	1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12 and up

Deal page Current Deals List Customer Account - My Coupons Section Customer Account - Coupon View Admin panel - Deal Manager Admin panel - Deal Edit Page Admin panel - Group Deals Settings Become a Merchant Form Admin panel - Merchant Login Settings

OVERVIEW

Our Group Deals extension integrates your Magento Store with all the features of a Group Buying website.

It is the most ADVANCED and FLEXIBLE extension of it's kind as you can see from our Demos and Features list and we are constantly adding new and exciting features (more info) to maintain it's status as the best extension of it's kind.

FRONTEND DEMO

Our extension is fully compatible with any Magento Theme as you can see from our Frontend Demos. (view more themes)

Our Group Deals Theme was created specifically for this extension. (more info)

BACKEND DEMO

Easy to configure from the
Admin Panel.

Group Deals is Multilingual

Our extension is fully translated for the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Danish and Portuguese.

We can also provide you with an easy step by step tutorial in case you want to translate it in your language.

How to Download and Install

We provide instant download after purchase.
Once you've purchased our extension you will be able to download it from the My Extensions page.
The download package contains the extension files, install instructions, PSD design files and the countdown FLA file.

We provide a free installation service (more info), or you can install it yourself using the step by step install instructions that come with our extension.

Quick and Easy 5 minute installation.
100% Open-Source and meets Magento's programming practices.
Fully compatible with any other extensions such as One Click Checkout, Sweet Tooth Rewards, Refer a Friend, One Step Checkout etc.

Sell Products and Deals

With our extension you can display and sell both normal products and deals under the same store, each with it's unique design.

You can even place them under the same Categories.

Sort Deals by Country, State and City

You can sort the deals by Country, State and City or view the Universal Deals, with the help of the Group Deals Popup.

Current, Recent and Upcoming Deals

All the Current, Past and Future deals(optional) are displayed in the frontend in Lists, Sidebars or in the Main Column.

Flash Countdown

One of the key features that sets our extension apart from the rest is our Eye Catching Flash Countdown.View Customizations

Javascript Countdown

Want a simpler alternative? Then you can choose the Javascript Countdown as the default.

* If the device that's accessing your store doesn't support Flash, the Javascript Countdown automatically takes it's place.

Target/Orders Bar

Our dynamic Orders Bar motivates your customers to spread the word in order to get the deal, bringing you more Sales.
It displays the Quantity Sold and how many more Orders are needed to reach the Target and get the Deal.

You can also set the Target to 0 so that the Deal will automatically be Active.

Sharing

Our Extension offers your customers numerous Channels to spread the word and Share the Deal:

Facebook
Twitter
Google +
AddThis (allows your customers to Share via Any Channel)
Email to a Friend.

Image Slideshow

The Deal page uses the Protoshow Slideshow to showcase the Deal's Images. You can set it to use either the Slide or Fade effects or we can assist you in replacing it with your stores default slideshow.

Merchants

Each deal can be assigned a Merchant. The Merchant's information is shown on the deal's page and includes:

Merchant's Name and Logo
Description
Up to 5 Addresses or a Redeem Message(i.e. "redeem online") in case the merchant has no address
Website
E-mail
Phone & Mobile numbers
Facebook, Twitter links
Business hours

* You can also choose not to assign any merchant to your deals.

Become a Merchant

Interested Merchants can apply via the Merchant Subscription Form to join your Group Deals website.

You can then view their info in the Backend and enable/disable them as well as give them access to a .

Subscriptions

Customers can Subscribe to a City to receive notifications whenever:

a New Deal is posted (view example)
a Deal's Target has been met (view example)
a Deal is Over (view example)

Customers can also subscribe through the that comes up when they first visit the website.

Gift to a Friend

You can send the Coupon as a Gift for a Friend or choose to send it to your email address to print and deliver it personally.

My Coupons

Customers can View/Print or check the Status of their Coupons via their customer account by going to the My Coupons section.

Redeem Coupons System

Merchants can easily Redeem or check to see if the coupon is Valid directly via the Frontend, by using only the Coupon Code.

Normal View

Display the deals in a compact list showcasing only the essential information.

Detailed View

Display the deals in a detailed list displaying all the deal's info and merchant's description.

Other Features

Fully compatible with any Magento Custom Theme.
Fully Compatible with any of Magento's Payment Methods.
Universal Deals - if you don't want to set the deals under Countries/States/Cities you can set them as Universal Deals.
Facebook Connect - our extension is integrated with Inchoo's Facebook Connect to help your customers login faster using their Facebook account.
You can also enable Facebook Comments on the deal page.
Contains all Magento's Features such as Customer Group Prices, Add to Wishlist/Compare, Reviews, Inventory features etc.

Deal Types

You can create Simple, Virtual(Coupon) or Configurable Deals, which function like normal Magento Products in the Frontend/Backend however also include the Group Deal Features.

Assign Merchant

You can choose to assign a Merchant to your deal and take full advantage of the Merchant features or run it without one.

Country/State/City or Universal

Set the Deals under different Countries, States and Cities, or set them as Universal.

Deal From Date/Time & To Date/Time

Set the From and To Date/Time of your Deal which will determine when it will run.

Target and Maximum Orders/Customer

You can set the Target and the Maximum Orders per Customer (if you want to limit each customer to purchasing a Limited Deal Quantity) from the Inventory Tab.

Configure Coupons

Coupons can be easily configured for each Virtual Deal via the Coupons Tab on the Deal Edit Page.

Preview Coupons

Before sending the Coupons to your customers you can Preview them from the Deal Edit Page.

Email Coupons to your Customers

You can Email the Coupons to your Customers via the Email Coupons button.

Email Coupons CSV to your Merchant

You can Email the Coupons in a CSV(Excel) list to your Merchant.

Email the Coupons Automatically

You can set our System to Send the Coupons Automatically for all your Invoiced Orders after the Deal's Target has been met.

Orders Tab

You can view all the Deal's Purchases, Coupons and Redeem Statuses from the Orders Tab on the Deal Edit page.
From the Actions column you can also Email the Coupons for each individual Order

Notifications Tab

From here you can view the Subscribers that will Receive Notifications for this Deal and the Notification Statuses.
Subscribers can receive Notifications whenever:

a New Deal is posted (view example)
a Deal's Target has been met (view example)
a Deal is Over (view example)

Deal Manager

From the Deal Manager you can View/Sort/Filter your Deals as well as see their most Relevant Information such as Deal Type, Number of Purchases, what City they're in, Deal Status and many other.

Manage Merchants

Create Merchants from the Merchants Manager so that you can afterwards assign them to Deals.
Add their Company Name, Logo & Description, Contact Info, Business hours, Addresses or Redeem Locations and Payment information.

Merchant Login

You can create a backend Merchant Account for your merchants, allowing them access to:

View/Edit their Account Information
Add/Edit their Deals
Set whether the Administrator needs to Approve their Deals before they go live
Delete their Deals
View their Sales/Coupon Codes or Redeem them from the backend

Manage Subscribers

You can View all of your Subscribers and the Cities their Subscribed to from the Backend, and also choose to Unsubscribe them if you want.

Display Deals on the Homepage

You can easily make Deals display on the Homepage by selecting a City from the Homepage Deals dropdown in the Group Deals Settings.

You can also select how you want to display them from the Deals Display dropdown:

Deal View - if you want to show the Main Deal in the main column and the Side Deals in the sidebar
List View - if you want to display a List of all the Cities Deals

Main Configuration

Flash/Javascript Countdown Configuration

Merchant Subscription Form Configuration (view form)

Facebook Connect Configuration

Notifications Configuration

Other Features

Fully Compatible with any of Magento's Payment Methods.
The Deal's Countdown is influenced by Magento's Timezone Settings.
Coupons are automatically Voided on Refunds
You can easily display Deals in your CMS Pages/Static Blocks as well using one line of code provided in the install instructions.

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Marketing Promotions and Tools
Flexible Coupons (pricing rules) with ability to restrict to stores, customer groups, time period, products, and categories.
Catalog Promotional Pricing

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Analytics and Reporting
Admin Dashboard for Report Overview
Abandoned Shopping Cart Report
Best Customers Report by Total and Number of Orders

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Search Engine Optimization
Google Site Map
URL Rewrites give full control of URL's
Meta-information for products and categories

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Site Management
Control multiple websites and stores from one Administration Panel
Web Services API for easy integration between Magento and any third-party application
A/B and Multivariate Testing

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Catalog Management
Batch Import and Export of catalog
Google Base Integration
Downloadable/Digital Products
Advanced Pricing Rules and support for Special Prices (see marketing tools)

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Catalog Browsing
Layered / Faceted Navigation for filtering of products in Categories
Layered / Faceted Navigation for filtering of products in Search Results
Product comparisons
Product Reviews

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Product Browsing
Multiple Images Per Product
Product Image Zoom-in Capability

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Mobile Commerce
iPhone Optimized

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International Support
Multi-Lingual
Support for Multiple Currencies

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Checkout
One-Page Checkout
Checkout without account/Guest Checkout
Shipping to multiple addresses in one order

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Shipping
Shipping to multiple addresses in one order
Multiple shipments per order
Free Shipping

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Payment
Multiple Payment Options Supported
Payment Extensions Available through Magento Connect
Configurable authorization and capturing of funds

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Customer Service
Feature-rich Customer Accounts
Order Tracking from Account

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Customer Accounts
Re-orders from account
Downloadable Products
Recently ordered items

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Order Management
View, edit, create and fulfill orders from admin panel.
Create one or multiple invoices, shipments and credit memos per order to allow for split fulfillment

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Group Deals version 1.3.2 New Features

IMPROVED OPTIMIZATION
Added Customer Group Prices functionality
Added Deal Position System
Added new Protoshow Slideshow with better transition effects
Added new Javascript countdown
Added countdown on category pages
Added Give as a Gift functionality to Deal pages
Live Price updates for deals with custom options
Easy to translate for your Language and is already translated in English, French, German, Spanish, Danish and Portuguese.

Group Deals version 1.3.1 New Features

Deals View Option, which allows you to select if your customers will see the main deal or a list of all the deals when clicking on a city
Ability to select between Detailed Deals List and Normal Deals List display

Group Deals version 1.3 New Features

Send Coupons Automatically once their Target has been met
My Coupons section for your Customers to view their coupons
New Image Slideshow on Deal Page with Slide/Fade effects
Ability to create Configurable Product type Deals
Redeem Coupons System
Gift to a Friend
Subscribe Popup
Merchant logo
New Coupon Design
New Notification Email Designs
Coupons and Notification Emails contain more Information and are more easy to Customize
New Design for the Active and Recent Deals list
Upcoming Deals page
Facebook Connect
Reviews and Facebook Comments integration
Added Google +1 and Share this
Set any Side deal to Main deal
Merchants are now Optional
Custom Attributes can be set to display on the deal page

Group Deals version 1.2 New Features

ADDED MERCHANT LOGIN SYSTEM:
You can Allow Merchants to Add/Edit their Deals
Set whether the Administrator needs to Approve them before they go Live.
You can Allow Merchants to Delete their Deals
You can Allow Merchants to View their Sales/Coupon Codes
Added a customizable Become a Merchant form to the frontend

Group Deals version 1.1 New Features

Possibility to select if you want to create a Coupon(virtual product) or a Simple Product with Shipping
Custom options
Universal(International) Deals
Ability to select default city for which to show the deals on the homepage
Advanced Notification System with reports
Sales tab
Ability to send Orders CSV to Merchant
Random Coupon ID generator
Select Category feature
Added possibility to set Minimum Purchase number to 0 making deals active from the start
Fully Compatible with Magento Enterprise
Fully Compatible with Other Extensions(such as Sweettooth points and rewards)

Group Deals version 1.0 Features

Integrates a Group Buying website's Main Features into your Magento store.
Fully compatible with any Magento Theme.
Display and sell normal products & deals under the same store, each with it's unique design.
Create deals for different Store Views/Languages
Sort Deals by Country, State and City
Display Current and Recent Deals or Schedule Future Deals
Run Main and Side deals for any number of days, hours or minutes
Fully customizable Flash and Javascript Countdowns (compatible with Mobile Devices as well)
Countdown is based on your Store Locale settings, displaying the same time to all your customers
Dynamic Orders Bar which shows the qty sold and how many more purchases are needed to reach the target
Facebook and Twitter sharing + Email to a friend feature
Ability to Add Merchants with Contact Info, Company Description, Payment information and Multiple Addresses
Configure, Preview and Email Coupons to your merchant & customers.
Notification System that emails your subscribers whenever a new deal is posted, reaches it's target or when it's over
Includes Email Templates and Locale files for easy translations

Upcoming Deals page/li

Group Deals (Groupon Clone)

OVERVIEW

FRONTEND DEMO

BACKEND DEMO

Group Deals is Multilingual

How to Download and Install

Sell Products and Deals

Sort Deals by Country, State and City

Current, Recent and Upcoming Deals

Flash Countdown

Javascript Countdown

Target/Orders Bar

Sharing

Image Slideshow

Merchants

Become a Merchant

Subscriptions

Gift to a Friend

My Coupons

Redeem Coupons System

Normal View

Detailed View

Other Features

Deal Types

Assign Merchant

Country/State/City or Universal

Deal From Date/Time & To Date/Time

Target and Maximum Orders/Customer

Configure Coupons

Preview Coupons

Email Coupons to your Customers

Email Coupons CSV to your Merchant

Email the Coupons Automatically

Orders Tab

Notifications Tab

Deal Manager

Manage Merchants

Merchant Login

Manage Subscribers

Display Deals on the Homepage

Main Configuration

Flash/Javascript Countdown Configuration

Merchant Subscription Form Configuration (view form)

Facebook Connect Configuration

Notifications Configuration

Other Features

Marketing Promotions and Tools

Analytics and Reporting

Search Engine Optimization

Site Management

Catalog Management

Catalog Browsing

Product Browsing

Mobile Commerce

International Support

Checkout

Shipping

Payment

Customer Service

Customer Accounts

Order Management

Magento Connect Reviews

Group Deals version 1.3.2 New Features

Group Deals version 1.3.1 New Features

Group Deals version 1.3 New Features

Group Deals version 1.2 New Features

Group Deals version 1.1 New Features

Group Deals version 1.0 Features

Upgrades & Add-on Extensions

goMobile Theme Add-on

Group Deals version 1.3.3 Upgrade

Group Deals version 1.4 Upgrade

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