A cart total can appear correct until a coupon removes free shipping. A discount may also reach an item the merchant intended to exclude. Before store handover, turn the promotion policy into expected results that can be compared with both the cart display and the saved order.
Define the offer before testing buttons
Imagine a fictional art-supplies store discounting selected sketchbooks, excluding certain reduced-price packs and offering free shipping above a merchant-chosen threshold. This is an educational scenario, not a launched campaign or actual prices. The question is whether calculation matches the stated commercial promise, beyond accepting a code.
Record products, quantities, reference prices, discount type, exclusions and whether another coupon can combine with it. Specify shipping zone, method and free-shipping condition. A supplier's proposal should explain the testable rule and relevant setting rather than leaving the offer as “according to configuration.”
Coupon type changes the question
WooCommerce distinguishes percentage, fixed-cart and fixed eligible-product discounts and documents usage, product and sale-item restrictions. One coupon's result should not be generalized to another. Separate eligible and excluded items in a mixed cart before judging its final total.
For a minimum-spend requirement, have a specialist define its basis against store settings and displayed prices. A field label does not establish tax treatment for every country. This verifies implementation of an approved policy; it does not determine taxes or provide tax advice.
Is the shipping threshold before or after discount?
WooCommerce free-shipping documentation describes threshold and coupon conditions and a setting controlling whether the threshold applies before or after coupon discount. This is configuration within the documented product, not a policy assumed for every store.
Call the fictional threshold “T” rather than borrowing a market price. Choose a cart above T before discount and below it afterward. The expected outcome follows the agreed policy, not the tester's impression. Record the synthetic shipping address because a different zone can change available methods in the first place.
Three cart families expose boundaries
Use this worksheet with synthetic data in an authorized environment. These are proposed checks, not performed tests, and require no real payment. The merchant writes expected outcomes before the implementer demonstrates actual ones so every observed behavior cannot become an explanation after the event.
| Sample | What changes? | What is compared? |
|---|---|---|
| Near the threshold | Below T, at T and above it by a suitable unit | Shipping eligibility and threshold basis |
| Mixed eligibility | An eligible item, an excluded item and different quantities | Discounted items and amount under each rule |
| Combining offers | One coupon and an attempted second coupon | Acceptance or rejection, reason message and total |
These are sample families, not a promise that three clicks cover an entire store. Specialists add relevant cases such as expiry or usage limits where included. Identify omitted scenarios instead of describing the sample as complete coverage.
Connect the screen to the saved order
Give each case a reference linking starting prices, quantities, coupon, zone and configuration version. Record displayed discount, shipping, other amounts and total, then compare them with the saved order and its identifier. A correct number on one screen does not explain a later difference in the order.
When quantity changes or a coupon is removed, recalculate the expected result and explain the difference. If rounding appears, ask the specialist where it occurs and on what basis. Do not silently change commercial policy to match software behavior or dismiss small discrepancies without explanation.
Identify who approves the offer worksheet, who fixes calculation discrepancies and which cases need repetition afterward. Retain the failing sample and before-and-after results. Closure then relies on specific evidence while untested cases remain visible.
The ecommerce proposal checklist places this worksheet within handover. Bring promotion rules and boundary samples when discussing ecommerce development with Nextwave to request comparable verification scope.
Rule references
Relevant WooCommerce coupon management and free-shipping sections were read on 4 November 2026. Prepared with AI assistance and information and translation review, without configuring a store, coupon or order.
