Value-based voucher / gift card functionality in Events Made Easy

[simon2210]

Hello,
we have already had good experiences using the discount feature to create free online tickets for our events via codes.

We would now also like to offer gift vouchers for event entry. For this, it is important that the ticket price is deducted from the voucher value with each booking.

Example: a customer receives a €50 voucher code and then books a ticket costing €30. The voucher should then retain a remaining balance of €20, which can be used for future bookings.

Is it possible to handle this kind of value-based voucher with Events Made Easy?

[liedekef]

While it is not directly possible, you could create a field of type person and add the value in it. Then create a discount field of type code and check/change the person's field value via code. Or any other place where you can keep track of the voucher's value. But it is not that easy, I admit ...

[liedekef]

I'll see what is possible using discounts. Maybe for discounts of type 'fixed' I can intrduce a voucher-mode, so it can be used across bookings and the value maintained ...

[liedekef]

The next version will have a voucher mode. I'm just not sure it should be called voucher ... maybe something else ...

[simon2210]

Wow, that sounds amazing. Thank you Franky!

Perhaps "Coupon Mode" or something like this is also a suitable term.

[simon2210]

Hi Franky,

Thank you so much for the quick implementation of the voucher system.

I've successfully tested it with version 3.0.34, and it works perfectly.

So far, I haven't been able to test the CSV import form with the new voucher system. I tested the property "voucher" with values ​​1/0 and "true"/"false". Did I make a mistake, or does the importer need to be extended for this?

Best regards and a happy new year 2026
Simon

[liedekef]

for import, you need to give the column the title "prop_voucher", values should be 0 or 1