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How the Points Tab Works

A full guide to the Points sub-tab — earning rules, redemption options, earning behaviour, point currency, and point expiry.

Written by Ateeb

How the Points Tab Works

The Points tab (Program → Points) is where you configure the core of your loyalty program: how customers earn points and how they can spend them.

Program Status Toggle

At the top of the Points tab, you'll see "Your program is currently: ON/OFF" with a toggle. Make sure this is set to ON before customers can start earning or redeeming points.

Earn Points

Click "Add ways to earn" to add a new rule. Each rule shows its own toggle, an edit (pencil) icon, and a drag handle for reordering. Example default rules:

  • Place an Order — Award points every time a customer completes a purchase.

  • Birthday Bonus — Points for adding a birthday, plus a separate reward on the actual birthday.

  • Signup Bonus — Reward customers the first time they join your loyalty program.

  • Review Bonus — Points for leaving a product or store review.

  • Plus Google Maps Review and social actions (Like/Follow/Share on Facebook, Instagram, X, TikTok, YouTube).

Redeem Points

Click "Add ways to redeem" under "Reward your customers" to add a redemption option. This section is split into two parts:

Online Rewards

  • Amount discount — e.g. 100 points = $5 off

  • Percentage off — e.g. 200 points = 10% off

  • Free shipping — e.g. 100 points = free shipping

  • Product discount — Points off a specific product

  • Order discount — Discount applied to the whole order

  • Gift card and Store credit — redeem points for store credit/gift card value

POS Rewards

A separate section for in-store redemption (POS Amount Discount, POS Percentage Discount). If none are added yet, you'll see "No POS rewards added yet."

Earning Behaviour

Under this section, you'll find the checkbox: "Customer must signup before earning points."

  • If checked: customers need to create an account and sign up for the loyalty program before they can earn points.

  • If unchecked: customers can earn points even as guests.

Point Currency (Coming Soon)

This upcoming feature lets you rename your currency from the default "Points / Point" to something on-brand — like "Stars", "Coins", or "Tokens". The Plural/Singular input fields are already visible on the page, but the section is still tagged "Coming soon" — not live for general use yet.

Point Expiry

By default, points never expire (shown as "Points expiration: off" on the Points tab). If you want to set an expiration period, click "Manage points expiration" — this takes you to the Settings section where expiry can be configured.

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