Name: CodeAtoz Campaign Manager for WooCommerce
Author: codeatoz

📖 Full documentation: https://codeatoz.com/docs/campaign-manager-pro/

CodeAtoz Campaign Manager for WooCommerce is a lightweight WooCommerce plugin built for small and growing stores that want to run effective flash sales without complex marketing tools or recurring fees.

From a single, clean admin screen you can:

Create multiple campaigns (Flash Sale, Weekend Deal, Clearance)
Apply percentage or fixed amount discounts across your entire catalog – or limit discounts to selected product categories – without touching product data
Schedule campaign start and end dates – including weekend promos and short flash drops
Show a sticky announcement bar with countdown timer on all storefront pages (top or bottom position)
Add urgency badges on product cards and an urgency message in the cart
Show “Only X left in stock!” low-stock urgency badges on product cards and product pages during a campaign
Embed a countdown anywhere with the [scm_countdown] shortcode or the SCM Campaign Countdown Gutenberg block
Use the [scm_banner] shortcode to drop the announcement bar inline on landing pages
Get a last-hour urgency mode — the bar automatically intensifies when less than 60 minutes remain
Receive email notifications when a scheduled campaign auto-starts or auto-expires
Get Schema.org JSON-LD sale markup with priceValidUntil so Google can show your sale snippet
Translate campaign strings with WPML and Polylang (string translation support built in)
See all campaigns in a simple dashboard list with status badges, quick activate/deactivate, and one-click Duplicate

All pricing logic uses standard WooCommerce price filters – no direct database writes – so your original prices remain safe. The plugin is fully translatable and follows WordPress.org coding and security best practices.

Key Features

Flash Sale Engine
- Percentage or fixed discounts on all products, or only on selected product categories
- Works with simple and variable products
- Leaves original product prices intact (no direct DB changes)
Smart Campaign Scheduling
- Set start and end date/time for each campaign
- Scheduled campaigns auto-activate and auto-expire
- Cron health check with admin notice if WP-Cron or Action Scheduler is not running
Conversion-Focused Storefront UI
- Sticky announcement bar with live countdown timer
- Urgency badges on product cards (Flash Sale, Weekend Deal, Clearance)
- Cart urgency message with live countdown
- Product page “sale ends” message under the add to cart button
3 Built-In Templates
- ⚡ Flash Sale – 20% off, red bar, 24-hour flash sale style
- 🔥 Weekend Deal – 15% off, orange bar, ideal for Friday–Sunday promos
- 💥 Clearance – 30% off, purple bar, 7-day clearance style
- One-click template selection pre-fills the campaign form (you can still adjust all fields)
Performance & Compatibility
- Uses the WordPress Transients API to cache the active campaign
- WooCommerce HPOS compatible
- No external API calls and no tracking in the free version

Who Is It For?

CodeAtoz Campaign Manager for WooCommerce is perfect for:

Small WooCommerce stores running occasional flash sales
Brands that want a simple promotion tool instead of heavy marketing suites
Store owners who care about performance, safety and clean code

Documentation

The complete user guide, setup walkthroughs, screenshots, and troubleshooting tips are available at:

https://codeatoz.com/docs/campaign-manager-pro/

The docs cover:

Step-by-step campaign setup (Flash Sale, Weekend Deal, Clearance)
How discounts are applied via WooCommerce price filters
Scheduling, time zones, and Action Scheduler troubleshooting
Customising the announcement bar, badges, and cart urgency message
Compatibility notes (HPOS, themes, page builders)
Developer hooks and the scm_campaign_templates filter

You can also find the Documentation link directly in the WordPress admin — on the Plugins screen and inside the Smart Campaigns dashboard.

Usage

Creating a new campaign

Go to WooCommerce → Smart Campaigns and click Add New Campaign.
(Optional) Choose a template at the top (Flash Sale, Weekend Deal, Clearance) to prefill common settings.
Fill out the Campaign Details card:
- Campaign Name – internal name shown in the admin list.
- Campaign Type – Flash Sale, Weekend Deal, or Clearance (used for labels and badges).
- Announcement Bar Text – the message shown in the storefront bar.
- Status – Draft, Scheduled, Active or Expired.
Configure the Discount Settings card:
- Discount Type – Percentage or Fixed Amount.
- Discount Value – required; for example 20 for 20% or 15 for a 15‑unit fixed discount.
- Limit to Categories – leave blank to apply to all products, or select one or more product categories to target only those items.
Configure the Schedule & Appearance card:
- Start Date & Time – when the campaign should begin (optional; leave empty to start immediately when set to Active).
- End Date & Time – when the campaign should end (optional; leave empty for open‑ended campaigns).
- Quick fill buttons – 24 hours, This Weekend, or Next 7 Days to speed up date entry.
- Bar Background Color & Countdown Timer Color – control the storefront bar appearance; the live preview updates as you type.

Advanced options

These options appear in the Discount Settings or Schedule & Appearance areas:

Test Mode (checkbox) – when enabled, the campaign is only visible and applied to users who can manage WooCommerce (store admins). Use this to preview the bar, badges and discounts before going live.
Minimum Cart Value – if set above zero, the discount only applies when the cart subtotal is at least this amount.
Exclude Products Already On Sale – if enabled, products that already have a WooCommerce sale price keep their own sale and are not further discounted by the campaign.
Social Proof Text – small line of text shown in the announcement bar (for example “Over 500 orders placed this week!”).

How discounts are applied

Discounts are applied dynamically via WooCommerce price filters – the plugin never modifies product prices in the database.
Only one active campaign is used for pricing at a time (the most recently created active campaign).
If Limit to Categories is empty, discounts and urgency UI apply to all products (subject to minimum cart value, test mode and exclude‑on‑sale settings).
If one or more categories are selected, discounts and urgency elements (badge, price HTML, product urgency text) only appear on products belonging to those categories.

Scheduled campaigns

Set Status = Scheduled and fill Start Date and/or End Date.
The plugin uses Action Scheduler to:
- Automatically switch the campaign to Active at the start time.
- Automatically switch it to Expired at the end time.
If WP‑Cron or Action Scheduler are not running correctly, the Smart Campaigns admin screen shows a clear warning with a link to documentation.

Embedding a countdown with shortcodes or a block

You can drop a campaign countdown into any post, page, page-builder layout, or sidebar widget.

Shortcodes:

[scm_countdown] — uses the currently active campaign.
[scm_countdown id="5"] — countdown for campaign #5.
[scm_countdown id="active" label="Sale ends in" show_label="1"] — customise the label.
[scm_banner] — render the full announcement bar inline (not fixed) for a specific section of a landing page.

Gutenberg block: Search for “SCM Campaign Countdown” in the block inserter. Set the campaign ID (or active) and label in the sidebar.

Low-stock urgency

When a campaign is active, products with WooCommerce stock management enabled will show a small “Only X left in stock!” badge once their stock_quantity is at or below the configured threshold (default: 10). Configure under Smart Campaigns Settings.

Email notifications

Enable Smart Campaigns Settings Email me on campaign start / end to receive a plain-text email at your site admin address whenever a scheduled campaign auto-starts or auto-expires.

Bar position

Choose top or bottom of page under Smart Campaigns Settings Announcement bar position.