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title: Deal Of The Day
description: Learn more about Deal Of The Day in this guide.
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# Deal Of The Day
**Enabling The Deal Of The Day Feature**
When are you're ready to start offering a Deal of the Day on your storefront, you will need to turn the feature on and configure some basic settings. Here's how:
1. Log in to your **Admin Area** and go to **Marketing \> Deal of the Day.**
2. Click the **three-dot actions menu icon** and select **Deal of the Day Settings.**
3. In the **Change All Deals of the Day Settings** window, select the **Enable Deal of the Day check box.**
4. If you want to display the **stock status** for applicable products, select **Show Stock Status for Applicable Products\*.**
5. Select the **navigation menu** in which you want to display the **Deal of the Day link. If you prefer to only send links** to the Deal of the Day page in emails or social media, **you can leave this value as Hidden**.
6. If you want to **change the text of the menu link** to the Deal of the Day page, edit the **Link Text field** as you like.
7. If you want to **customize the message that displays on the Deal of the Day page when no deals are available** or when the feature is turned off, edit the **No Deals Message field** as you like.
8. Save your settings
*\*Applicable products are those with a value entered in the Stock Status field and with the Do Not Allow Backorders checkbox enabled. You can find these settings in the Advanced Info section of the product edit page by clicking the Stock tab.*
**Configuring Publishing**
To publish your Deal of the Day **immediately**, select the **Publish My Theme After Saving checkbox** that displays in the settings window. This way, as soon as you click the Save button, your changes will be live on your storefront. Your storefront Deal of the Day link won't display until you publish your changes.
**Let's Make A Deal**
To create your Deal of the Day:
1. At **Marketing \> Deal of the Day,** click **Add**.
2. **Find the product** you want to create a deal for by **using the search field**, keeping in mind that some products don't qualify for use with the feature. (See the product restrictions list below for details.)
3. Enter the **Deal Price.**
4. Enter the **Headline** for this deal. If you want to style the headline with HTML or graphics, click the **HTML Editor icon** at the **left end of the toolbar, above the field.**
5. Select either **Product Description Short** or **Custom** **Description** from the **Description drop-down menu.** If you select **Product Description Short**, the deal page will use the content that's found in the **Product Description Short field** on the **product edit page** (found via **Advanced Info \> Product Descriptions**). If you select **Custom Description,** you **must enter a new description** that applies only to the Deal of the Day page. You can use the **HTML Editor** here, too.
6. **Select beginning and end dates** for the deal. Note that the times of the start and end dates are 12:00:00 a.m. and 11:59:59 p.m., respectively. These times correspond to your store's time-zone setting at **Settings \> Company**. Once you select the dates, the number of days scheduled for the deal displays in **bold** on the **deal edit page.**
7. Click **Save**.
**Editing the Deal of the Day Text**
You can edit the items on your Deal of the Day page using the **Storefront Editor**, or by going to **Design \> Site Content \> Page Text (from the Article Group menu) \> Deal of the Day (from the Categories menu)**. Here, you can edit the page text using **ID numbers 806 - 817,** as appropriate.
**Product Restrictions**
Restrictions are so, well, restricting. All the same, we thought you should know that a product does not qualify for the Deal of the Day (and will result in an invalid deal) if any of the following conditions apply:
- It has been deleted between the creation of the deal and the day the deal is scheduled to begin
- It has been configured with one or more child products
- The **Parent Product Code** field contains a value (**Advanced Info** \> **Misc**)
- The **Private Section Customer Only** check box is selected (**Advanced Info** \> **Product Display**)
- The **Setup Price** field contains a value (**Advanced Info** \> **Pricing**)
- The **Recurring Price** field contains a value (**Advanced Info** \> **Recurring Pricing**)
- The **Hide Product** check box is selected (**Advanced Info** \> **Product Display**)
- The **Hide Product When Out Of Stock** check box is selected **(Advanced Info** \> **Product Display**)
- The **Min Qty** field contains a value (**Advanced Info** \> **Misc**)
- The **Allow Price Edit** check box is selected (**Advanced Info** \> **Misc**)
- The **AddtoCartBtn Replacement Text** field contains text (**Advanced Info** \> **Product Display**)
- The **Enable Options Inventory Control** check box is selected (**Basic Info** for products with options)
Heads up: The Deal of the Day feature is also not compatible with members-only purchasing and browsing settings. Additionally, if you offer store-wide percentage discounts for specific customer accounts, or [discounted pricing levels](https://helpcenter.volusion.com/s/article/SpecialDiscountPricesforCustomers?hsLang=en-us) , your Deal of the Day prices will override your special pricing.
**Temporary Products**
Temporary products display in your Deal of the Day product search field regardless of their current status, and there are no restrictions against setting up deals using them. However, if the **Display Begin Date** (**Advanced Info \> Product Display)** is in the future, any deals using the product won't function correctly until that date arrives, regardless of the deal's beginning date.
**The Deal of the Day List**
When you've created a deal, it will appear in a list that can be found by going to **Marketing \> Deal of the Day.** Deals are **automatically assigned an ID number**. By clicking this number, you can **edit or delete** **any Deal of the Day.**
If you change the settings of a product used with a deal that render it ineligible for the Deal of the Day feature, you'll see an **exclamation mark** **icon** in the **ID column.**
If you see a message stating **Deal of the Day is Disabled,** click **Enable?** to turn the feature on again.
**The Storefront Deals Page**
Once you've created your deals, you need to get the word out to your customers. Your site visitors can access the deals page by clicking the **Deal of the Day link** from the **assigned navigation menu.**
We also suggest notifying existing customers via **email and social media.** Simply use this link to drive traffic directly to the **deals page:**
```
http://yourvolusionstore.com/dealoftheday.asp
```
Or, to **link to an individual deal,** you can use the following URL:
```
http://yourvolusionstore.com/dealoftheday.asp?deal=n
```
In this case, replace "n" with the **deal's ID number.**
**Deal Display Order**
When a customer accesses the deal page through a **deal-specific link,** that deal displays at the **top of the list of active deals**. Otherwise, active deals will display in **order of expiration date,** with the soonest date first. If more than one active deal expires on the same day, the deal with the **largest percentage of savings** displays first. If the savings of more than one deal is also the same, they display **alphabetically** by product name.
**Deal Sharing**
Allow your customers to easily tell all of their friends about your great deals by enabling social media features on your store. Once you do this, the **Facebook Like and Share buttons** will display for each product **on your storefront Deals Page**, so that visitors can post deals to their Facebook pages and other social media accounts.
**Deal Status**
When a visitor clicks a **deal-specific link,** one of the following outcomes will occur, depending on the deal status:
- **Active Deal:** The deal displays at the top of the page, followed by all other active deals in default display order (see above)
- **Expired Deal:** The product image, current price, and link to the product page display at the top of the deal page, followed by all other active deals in default display order
- **Future Deal:** A message stating "Deal Not Found" displays at the top of the page, followed by all active deals in default display order
- **Invalid Deal:** A message stating "Deal Not Found" displays at the top of the page, followed by all active deals in default display order
**Promoting Deal of The Day Prices on Product & Category Pages**
On your storefront product page, the discounted price (and savings) for any products that are Deals of the Day will be displayed beneath the regular price.
The deal price also displays on the category pages of any category the product belongs to, and any search results pages the product appears on.
**Deal of the Day FAQs**
**Q: Why can't I find the product I want to use in the Deal of the Day product finder?**
Answer: It could be because the product you want to use is not eligible for Deal of the Day. There are a few restrictions, so please review the list below.
**Q: Why does one of my deals show this icon ?? in the Deal of the Day list?**
A: There are a few restrictions when it comes to Deal of the Day. It's possible that someone edited the settings for this product after the deal was created, and now it doesn't apply to be a Deal. Please check our list of restrictions below.
**Q: Why is my Deal of the Day page not displaying any deals?**
A: The first thing you'll want to do is to check that you have at least one active deal, then you'll also want to make sure that the Enable Deal of the Day check box is selected in your Deal of The Day Settings (to get there: Marketing \> Deal of the Day \> Settings \> Deal of the Day Settings).
**Q: Some of my deals that are active are not displaying and others that are not active are. Why?**
A: It's possible that the beginning and end dates for these deals are not set correctly. Be sure to check the Begins At and Ends At settings in the Deal Details to ensure that it is active for the correct period of time. Deals start at 12:00:00 AM on the Begins At date and end at 11:59:59PM on the Ends At date, based on the timezone that you set on your Company page (Settings \> Company).
**Q: Why is my deal not showing my stock of the product?**
A: It could be that you haven't checked the box for the Show Stock Status for applicable products option in the Deal of the Day settings. You may also want to check that the products for which you want to show stock quantities have (1) a quantity in the Stock Status field and (2) have the Do Not Allow Backorders box checked on their Advanced Settings \> Stock tabs.
**Q: How will my customers find the Deal of the Day page?**
A: They can find a link to the page in the navigation menu (unless you opted to leave the Show Link in Navigation Menu drop-down Hidden in the Deal of the Day settings).
**Q: Can I use a temporary product as a deal of the day?**
A: Yes! But timing is everything. If the Display Begin Date is in the future, the product will show in the Deal of the Day product picker. However, the Deal won't be active until the Display Begin Date. And it won't be eligible if the Display End Date has passed.
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