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How to Easily Create a Coupon Site in WordPress

Last updated on June 22nd, 2015 by Editorial Staff
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How to Easily Create a Coupon Site in WordPress

Are you looking to create a coupon site with WordPress? We often get asked about how did we build our WordPress coupons and deals section here at WPBeginner. In this article, we will show you how to create a coupon site in WordPress without any code knowledge.

Building a Coupon Site in WordPress

Before we start, we want to let you know that we built our deals section using custom post types and custom taxonomies. Since that requires code and is difficult for beginners, we’re going to show an easier way to build a coupon site that doesn’t require any HTML or CSS knowledge.

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The first method we are going to cover will use a WordPress coupon theme that allows you to create a dedicated coupons site in WordPress. This will be similar to RetailMeNot and FatWallet.

The second method we are going to cover will use a WordPress coupon plugin that allows you to add a coupons section to an existing WordPress site similar to the WPBeginner deals concept.

Let’s get started.

Creating a Coupon Site in WordPress

If your primary goal is to create a dedicated coupon site like RetailMeNot and monetize it with affiliate links, then using a WordPress coupon theme is the best solution for you.

We’re going to assume that you already have WordPress hosting and installed WordPress. If you haven’t, then you need to do that first.

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Once you have installed WordPress, you would need to install and activate the Clipper theme which is the best WordPress coupon theme.

It is a premium WordPress theme that costs $99 for a single site license and $159 for developer license.

Clipper coupons theme for WordPress

We usually don’t recommend installing themes to add functionality to your WordPress site, but we are making an exception in this case. Why? Because Clipper does an excellent job in handling the appearance as well as functionality to create a complete coupons site in less than an hour.

It comes with a custom write panel, advanced link cloaking and tracking feature, ability to allow users to submit coupons, advertising support to allow you to charge companies to post their coupons, custom email templates, dedicated store and category pages, subscription features, and basically everything you need to build a coupon site.

Once you have it installed, simply go to Coupons » Add New to add your first coupon.

You would need to provide a title for your coupon along with other details in the post editor. Once you are done entering coupon information, simply click on the publish button.

Clipper comes with multiple color choices, so you can make sure that your site looks the way you want. There are also some ready to use child themes for Clipper which you can buy from AppThemes website.

You can also Clipper to accept coupons submitted by registered users. Once a coupon is submitted to the site, you can review and publish it.

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You can also create dedicated stores and category pages to showcase coupons from specific stores or categories.

Clipper has basic stats for the coupons, and how each one of them is performing on your site. Registered users who are submitting coupons can see how their coupons are performing on your site.

User dashboard in Clipper WordPress theme for coupons

Overall, Clipper coupon theme is the best solution for building a dedicated coupon site in WordPress for affiliate marketers.

Adding a Coupons Section to an Existing WordPress Site

If you have an established WordPress site, then you may not want to change your theme. In that case, you will need to use a WordPress coupon plugin to add a coupons section to your existing site that matches your design.

First thing you need to do is install and activate the Coupon Creator plugin. Upon activation, simply go to Coupons » Add New to create your first coupon.

Creating coupon in Coupon Creator plugin

You can add coupon details, terms and condition, choose colors, and set an expiration date for your coupon. Once you are done, simply click the publish button to save your coupon.

Next, you can add the coupon into a post or page by using the Add Coupon button above the post editor.

Adding coupons into WordPress posts

You can also add coupons using the shortcodes. You can see all your coupons and their shortcodes listed on the coupons page in your admin area.

Coupon shortcodes to use in your WordPress posts and pages

If you want to create a dedicated coupons section on your site, then create a new WordPress page and click on the Add Coupon button.

This will bring up the shortcode generator where you need to select Coupon Loop in the dropdown. You can also select the coupon category and align option. Once you are done, click the Insert Coupon button and Publish the page.

Display all coupons on a page

That’s all, we hope that this article helped you create a WordPress coupon website. You may also want to take a look at how to add affiliate links in WordPress.

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  1. Indranil Paul says:
    May 15, 2019 at 1:20 pm

    hi. Can you tell me how could I promote my affiliate links through the coupon codes?

    Reply
    • WPBeginner Support says:
      May 16, 2019 at 10:31 am

      The most common method would be to have an affiliate link to the product on the same page as the coupon for the product

      Reply
  2. Dee Dee says:
    Oct 10, 2018 at 12:15 pm

    Any “best practices” tips on how to drive traffic to the coupon site model? The Big Guys pay Big Bucks to get their sites noticed.
    I don’t see how these little sites can compete without massive amounts of contextual links.

    Reply
    • Editorial Staff says:
      Oct 23, 2018 at 7:02 am

      The SEO for coupon sites is very competitive. The best thing you can do is look at what those top sites are doing. On WPBeginner, we try to stick to the technical side of building a website :)

      Reply
  3. Hadi says:
    Jan 21, 2017 at 9:36 pm

    Hi,

    Does someone know which coupon plugin that have a feature like clipper theme ? that can produce a coupon wich we can see how the coupon perform, and set the expiration date,etc ?

    Reply
  4. himanshu says:
    Oct 3, 2016 at 10:17 am

    Hello admin! i want to start a coupon site with some networks & paytm also so can you please tell me how to generate coupon code for their products and paytm recharges & services. Where can i find paytm affiliate ? i found only paytm main page affiliate through vcommission and many other network.So please give me a solution

    Reply
  5. mohammed rafiq says:
    Apr 9, 2016 at 10:18 am

    where can i take or bring coupons.

    Reply
  6. sumit jindal says:
    Dec 20, 2015 at 12:44 am

    Hi,

    Thanks for sharing the knowledge….I am in the phase of developing a coupon website.

    I am using flatter theme of WP. Can you please guide me on how to post coupons.

    Thanks

    Reply
  7. den says:
    May 22, 2015 at 7:00 am

    Google doesn’t like WordPress and affiliates!
    I created a website using WordPress and affiliates to get coupons from advertisers. From technical point of view everything looks ok but Google doesn’t show my site when related search keyword is entered. If shoppers can’t find you on the web when they enter the related keyword, no commission is earned. Read more about this at different places on the web and use your judgment.

    Reply
  8. Alicia says:
    Mar 30, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    Did anyone know from where to get the coupons database if we need to insert in bulk?

    Reply
    • shobhit says:
      May 1, 2015 at 3:14 pm

      please share if anyone know how to update coupons directly from database

      Reply
      • Ragini Sharma says:
        Mar 14, 2016 at 11:37 am

        would like to see this …. how to get the data base of coupons because adding 1 cupon at a time will take too long :(

        also if someone can guide how to find coupons easily?

        Reply
    • Jon says:
      Apr 5, 2016 at 4:40 pm

      Where do I get the coupons ? Like how do I find them or how do I get them in bulk and have them come down when they expire etc. is there a plug in for that or anything?

      Reply
    • Lakshya Bhatia says:
      Jan 14, 2019 at 6:03 am

      There are many coupon API’s available online. Just search coupon API for it online. This updates all the coupons on your website automatically and you don’t need to update coupon manually. You can take subscription as per your requirement.

      Reply
      • WPBeginner Support says:
        Jan 15, 2019 at 1:24 pm

        The main issue with that method would be how well you trust who you are getting the API from.

        Reply
  9. Goob says:
    Mar 9, 2015 at 11:46 am

    It’d be cool to see how you did it with custom post types and custom taxonomies in a more advanced guide too!

    Reply

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