Installing the Plugin

Watch the install

The walkthrough below installs Dino Discounts on a WooCommerce store, from downloading the zip to opening the plugin. Each step is written out under it, and in full further down this page.

1. 1Download the zip

   1. On the beta page, click Download Dino Discounts (.zip). Keep the file zipped.

2. 2Upload and activate

   1. In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add Plugin and click Upload Plugin.
   2. Choose the zip you downloaded, then click Install Now.
   3. WordPress unpacks and installs the plugin. Click Activate Plugin.
   4. Back on the Plugins page, Dino Discounts is listed and active.

3. 3Open Dino Discounts

   1. In the admin menu, open WooCommerce → Dino Discounts.
   2. You land on the Discounts tab. With no discounts yet, the Welcome to Dino Discounts panel shows where to start.

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Requirements

Before you start, make sure you have:

• WordPress 6.5 or higher
• WooCommerce 8.8 or higher
• PHP 7.4 or higher

Dino Discounts is fully compatible with WooCommerce HPOS (High-Performance Order Storage).

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Step by step

Dino Discounts isn’t listed on wordpress.org yet, so searching for it under Plugins → Add New won’t find it. Download the plugin from the beta page and upload it instead.

Download the plugin

Go to the beta page and click Download Dino Discounts. The .zip file downloads straight away. No email needed.

Keep the file zipped. WordPress installs it from the .zip.

Upload it to WordPress

In your WordPress admin, go to Plugins → Add New → Upload Plugin. Choose the .zip you downloaded, click Install Now, then click Activate.

Verify the plugin is active

Go to Plugins in your admin sidebar. You should see Dino Discounts listed and active.

Open Dino Discounts

Navigate to WooCommerce → Dino Discounts in your admin sidebar. The plugin installs with no discounts, so the first time you land on the Discounts tab you see a Welcome to Dino Discounts panel with two cards:

• Build a discount from scratch — Start building opens a blank rule editor.
• Browse sample discounts — See samples lists four ready-made examples you can add as drafts or clone and tweak first.

The + Create Discount button at the top right of the tab opens the recipe gallery at any time. Click Skip setup under the cards to hide the welcome panel.

The plugin has its own top-bar tab strip — Discounts, Coupons, Settings, Message Settings, Countries & Zones, Analytics, History, and Dev Tools — where everything lives.

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Caching plugin? One important step

If you use a full-page caching plugin (WP Rocket, WP Super Cache, LiteSpeed Cache, SiteGround Optimizer, etc.), exclude your cart and checkout pages from full-page caching.

Add /cart/ and /checkout/ to your caching plugin’s exclusion list. Without this, discounts may appear not to apply correctly.

Dino will warn you

The plugin detects common page-caching plugins and shows an admin notice when one is active. Check that cart and checkout pages are excluded from it.

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Next step

You’re installed — now create your first discount. Watch it done in three steps in the Quick Start, or follow the full walkthrough in Your First Automatic Discount.