WooCommerce Points and Rewards on Oliver POS
Binubuksan ng Oliver POS ang WooCommerce Points and Rewards sa register na naka-attach ang customer — nakikita ng mga cashier ang points balance at nag-a-apply ng mga redemption sa parehong flow ng isang normal na sale.
How WooCommerce Points and Rewards works with Oliver POS for WooCommerce
WooCommerce Points and Rewards is Automattic's official loyalty plugin: shoppers earn points on every order and redeem them as a discount at checkout. Oliver POS opens the same checkout in its in-POS browser view, with the WooCommerce customer already attached, so the points balance and redemption flow that work online work identically at the counter.
What WooCommerce Points and Rewards does for WooCommerce customers
The WooCommerce Points and Rewards extension is Automattic's own loyalty plugin for WooCommerce. It awards points on orders, optionally on specific products or categories, and lets shoppers redeem points at checkout for a discount — with configurable conversion rates, minimum thresholds, and per-product earning rules.
Because it's an Automattic extension, it works at the database level inside WooCommerce. Points balances, redemption history, and earning rules are all stored in the WooCommerce customer record. There's no external SaaS to log in to.
How Oliver POS opens it at the register and applies the customer's profile
Oliver POS doesn't add a separate loyalty database. It opens the WooCommerce checkout in its in-POS browser view, with the WooCommerce customer ID already applied based on who the cashier looked up at the counter. The Points and Rewards plugin reads that customer ID, displays the balance, and offers the redemption widget the same way it would on the online checkout.
The cashier toggles the redemption (full or partial), confirms the discount, and processes the payment. Oliver creates the WooCommerce order with the redemption already applied; Points and Rewards then reduces the points balance and queues the points to be earned for the new total.
Earning and using points at the counter
Earning points is automatic. The completed WooCommerce order triggers the standard Points and Rewards earning rules — per-dollar, per-product, per-category — and the customer's balance updates within seconds. By the time the receipt prints, the new balance is on it (Oliver's receipt template displays the Points and Rewards balance field).
Using points follows the same process as on the website. The redemption widget Oliver opens in the browser view is the same widget that powers the WooCommerce checkout, with the same minimum thresholds, maximum discount caps, and exclusion rules.
Best fit for retailers who…
WooCommerce Points and Rewards on Oliver POS is the right choice for retailers who want a self-hosted, Automattic-supported loyalty program with no external SaaS fee — ideal for typical small- to mid-sized retail operators, single- and small multi-outlet WooCommerce-first brands, and any merchant that prefers the one-vendor (Automattic) WooCommerce extension stack.
What you get and how to set it up
Features Oliver surfaces from the WooCommerce Points and Rewards plugin, plus the 4-step install most merchants run through.
Features at the register
- Cashier sees the customer's WooCommerce Points and Rewards balance and rewards the moment the customer is attached at the register
- In-store sales earn WooCommerce Points and Rewards points and tier credit on the same rules as online orders
- Redemptions apply mid-sale through the in-POS browser view with no extra database
- Online and in-store activity build one unified loyalty profile per shopper
- Tier upgrades, birthday rewards, and VIP perks fire from the same WooCommerce + plugin events
- Same WooCommerce Points and Rewards account, same earn / burn rules, same automations as your online store
Setup in 4 steps
- Install the WooCommerce Points and Rewards (by Automattic) on your WooCommerce site and connect it to your WooCommerce Points and Rewards account
- Configure earn rules, redemption thresholds, and tier definitions in WooCommerce Points and Rewards (or its WooCommerce settings)
- Install Oliver POS, sign in to the register, and confirm the customer-capture prompt is enabled at checkout
- Run a small live test sale at the counter — attach a known customer, confirm the cashier sees their WooCommerce Points and Rewards balance, apply a redemption, and confirm the closing sale awards new points
Common questions about WooCommerce Points and Rewards on Oliver POS
Does Oliver POS replace WooCommerce Points and Rewards or just display it?
It just displays it. Oliver POS doesn't run a separate points database. The Points and Rewards plugin remains the single source of truth; Oliver opens its UI at the counter with the customer's profile loaded so the same balance and rules apply in-store.
Can the cashier see the customer's lifetime points history?
Yes. The in-POS browser view loads the same customer points history that the WooCommerce admin sees, so the cashier (with the right Oliver permission) can review the shopper's earned and redeemed transactions at the counter.
Does Oliver POS have a partnership with WooCommerce Points and Rewards?
No. Oliver doesn't partner with WooCommerce Points and Rewards or any other loyalty platform. We support WooCommerce Points and Rewards because its WooCommerce plugin already handles points, balances, rewards, and redemptions for your online store — and Oliver opens that same plugin in an in-POS browser view at the register, with the WooCommerce customer already attached. Your WooCommerce Points and Rewards account, your members, and your rules stay between you and WooCommerce Points and Rewards.
Does Oliver charge extra to use WooCommerce Points and Rewards?
No. You pay WooCommerce Points and Rewards's standard published pricing directly to WooCommerce Points and Rewards. Oliver doesn't take a markup, doesn't add a per-member or per-redemption fee, and doesn't insert itself between the customer and the loyalty plugin.
How does Oliver POS open WooCommerce Points and Rewards at the register?
The same way it opens a WooCommerce payment gateway. Oliver POS embeds an in-POS browser view that loads the WooCommerce checkout (or the WooCommerce Points and Rewards customer view, where the plugin exposes one) with the shopper's WooCommerce customer ID already attached. WooCommerce Points and Rewards recognises the customer, shows their points balance, available rewards, store credit, or wallet, and the cashier can apply redemptions in the same flow as a normal sale.
Do in-store sales earn and redeem WooCommerce Points and Rewards points the same way online sales do?
Yes. Oliver POS saves every register sale to WooCommerce as a standard order with the customer attached. WooCommerce Points and Rewards's plugin runs its standard earn rules on that order (points per dollar, per product, tiered bonuses, etc.) and processes any redemption the cashier applied at the till. The shopper's WooCommerce Points and Rewards balance updates within seconds, the same way it would for an online checkout.
Read our full guide to WooCommerce Points and Rewards on Oliver POS
A long-form walkthrough of running WooCommerce Points and Rewards alongside the Oliver POS register on a WooCommerce store.