PD Discount Manager for Blesta

PD Discount Manager lets a hosting company run real promotions in Blesta without a promo code for the customer to find or mistype. You write rules such as "10% off the first month for new customers" or "5% off every renewal for loyal ones", and the discount lands on the invoice by itself. You can also sell several packages together for one price, and offer any package as a free trial that converts to a paid service on your normal Blesta billing.

It is built for hosts who run offers, loyalty rewards and trials, and who want to see what each discount cost them in every currency they bill in.

Why hosts choose PD Discount Manager

Discounts that apply themselves. A rule applies to every matching order, with nothing for the customer to type. The discount is applied to the order's invoice when it is raised, before it is sent, and the customer pays the discounted amount.

Rules that target who you mean. Aim a rule at packages, package groups, specific clients or client groups. Add conditions: new clients only, first order only, clients who already own certain packages, a minimum number of active services, billing cycles, a date range, a minimum order value or a minimum item price.

You decide how long it lasts. Take the discount off the first invoice only, the first N invoices, or every renewal. Renewal invoices are discounted as each one is raised, and what a customer was sold is what they keep. Switching a rule off stops only new sales.

Bundles that sell a set. Offer several packages for a fixed total or a percentage off. The bundle applies when one order includes every package in it, and the saving shows on that order's invoice.

Free trials on any package. The order invoice is free, setup included, and its line says when the trial ends. The first paid period starts the day it ends, and you can choose to cancel the service at the end of the trial.

See what it cost. The Usage tab lists each discount given, to which client and for how much, with a total per currency rather than one mixed figure, plus how many trials are running and how many converted.

How it works

1. Create a rule. Choose the discount, what it applies to, who qualifies, and how long it lasts. It takes effect for the next invoice the moment you save it, with no cron needed.
2. The customer orders as normal. The cart shows the full price, and the discount is applied when the invoice is raised.
3. The invoice says what came off. Each discounted line carries a note such as "includes 20% off (was £12.00)".
4. Renewals follow your terms. First-invoice rules return to full price at renewal; every-renewal rules continue.
5. Check the Usage tab to see who used what.

What you get in Blesta

Discount rules

• Percentage off, a fixed amount off (never more than the price) or free setup fee, taken from the recurring price, the setup fee or both
• A 100% rule makes the order free and the service is provisioned, so you can test a package end to end without a billable invoice
• Fixed amounts set in your default currency are converted at your exchange rates, or you can set an exact amount per currency; rounding follows each currency
• A package sold at a converted price is discounted on the amount Blesta actually billed
• A value matrix sets the discount per package per cycle
• With stacking off, the best single matching rule applies; with stacking on, matching rules combine in priority order
• Promo codes are Blesta coupons: when a customer enters one of your coupons, that coupon is the service's discount and no rule is added, unless you have switched stacking on

Limits and control

• A total usage limit retires a rule after N orders, and a per-client limit stops it for a client after they have used it N times
• Renewals never use up a limit
• One click disables or enables a rule. A master "Apply discounts" switch pauses every rule and bundle for new orders, and customers keep what they already bought

Bundles and free trials

• Fixed-total bundles share the price across their packages in proportion to their prices and sum to the total; percentage bundles take that percentage off each package
• A bundle saving applies on every payment, the first payment only, or the first N payments
• Trials limited to new clients, one per client per package, or one per client in total
• "Cancel at the end of the trial" schedules the service to cancel on its last day, and no invoice is raised for it
• The client is emailed a set number of days before the trial ends. The emails send and can be edited and translated under Settings, Company, Emails

Rewarding early payers

• A client who pays an invoice at least N days before it is due receives account credit, as a percentage or a fixed amount, with an optional cap per invoice. An invoice earns it once, and Add Funds invoices earn nothing

What your customers get

• A lower invoice with no code to find: the discount lands on the invoice by itself
• A clear invoice: every discounted line states what came off and what the price was
• An honest free trial: the invoice line says exactly when the trial ends and when the first paid period starts
• Your wording: the module's emails can be edited and translated

One product, every feature

PD Discount Manager is one paid module with everything included: discounts, bundles, trials and early-payment rewards. There are no add-on tiers. It costs nothing beyond its subscription, with no third-party service or metered charges. It installs into PD Modules in one click, updates itself, and adds its own tables without modifying Blesta files.

If your licence lapses, customers keep being served through the grace period and expiry. Once it is suspended, new discounts, bundle prices and free trials stop and Blesta simply charges your normal prices. Nothing is deleted and customers see nothing about licensing.

Requirements

• Blesta 6 or later on PHP 8.2 or later, with the ionCube Loader
• PD Modules, the free control panel every PD module installs into