ReferralCandy on Oliver POS
ReferralCandy's referral marketing platform credits referrers when their friends buy in-store on Oliver POS through the WooCommerce integration.
How ReferralCandy works with Oliver POS for WooCommerce
ReferralCandy is one of the most-installed referral-marketing SaaS platforms with a WooCommerce integration. Customers share unique referral links, and qualifying purchases by referees credit the referrer. Oliver POS sales become WooCommerce orders with the referral attribution preserved, so in-store purchases qualify.
What ReferralCandy does for WooCommerce customers
ReferralCandy is a well-known referral platform for SMB and mid-market DTC brands. Here’s how it works: Customers share referral links, their friends (referees) make a purchase, and the original customers (referrers) earn rewards, which are typically a coupon or cash via PayPal.
How referrals work with Oliver POS
The referral information is saved in the WooCommerce customer record. When the referred customer is added to a sale at the Oliver POS, ReferralCandy gives credit to the referrer for that qualifying in-store purchase.
Earn and burn rewards at the counter
When you close the in-store sale, it triggers the qualifying purchase event, and ReferralCandy issues the reward to the referrer.
Best fit for retailers who…
ReferralCandy on Oliver POS is a great fit for SMB and mid-market DTC brands that run referral programs—especially brands that want a simple, well-known platform without the complexity of tools like Friendbuy or Mention Me.
What you get and how to set it up
Features Oliver surfaces from the ReferralCandy plugin, plus the 4-step install most merchants run through.
Features at the register
- Cashier sees the customer's ReferralCandy balance and rewards the moment the customer is attached at the register
- In-store sales earn ReferralCandy 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 ReferralCandy account, same earn / burn rules, same automations as your online store
Setup in 4 steps
- Install the ReferralCandy for WooCommerce on your WooCommerce site and connect it to your ReferralCandy account
- Configure earn rules, redemption thresholds, and tier definitions in ReferralCandy (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 ReferralCandy balance, apply a redemption, and confirm the closing sale awards new points
Common questions about ReferralCandy on Oliver POS
Does ReferralCandy issue PayPal cash rewards to referrers for Oliver POS sales?
Yes. The reward type (like a coupon, store credit, or PayPal cash) is set in ReferralCandy. The trigger is the qualifying purchase, which Oliver POS sales create in the same way as online orders.
Can ReferralCandy set rules for qualifying purchases (like a minimum spend) for in-store Oliver POS sales?
Yes. ReferralCandy's rules for qualifying purchases apply to all WooCommerce orders, no matter where they come from. An in-store sale that meets the minimum spend rule will qualify, while one that falls below it won't.
Does Oliver POS have a partnership with ReferralCandy?
No. Oliver doesn't partner with ReferralCandy or any other loyalty platform. We support ReferralCandy 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 ReferralCandy account, your members, and your rules stay between you and ReferralCandy.
Does Oliver charge extra to use ReferralCandy?
No. You pay ReferralCandy's standard published pricing directly to ReferralCandy. 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 ReferralCandy 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 ReferralCandy customer view, where the plugin exposes one) with the shopper's WooCommerce customer ID already attached. ReferralCandy 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.
Will the cashier see the customer's ReferralCandy balance and points at the register?
Yes. Oliver POS attaches the WooCommerce customer to the in-POS browser session (by email lookup, phone, or a new customer card), so when ReferralCandy's WooCommerce plugin loads in the browser view it already knows who the shopper is. The same balances, tiers, and rewards the customer sees on the website's account page are visible to the cashier at the till — no parallel POS-only loyalty database, no manual ID lookup.
Do in-store sales earn and redeem ReferralCandy points the same way online sales do?
Yes. Oliver POS saves every register sale to WooCommerce as a standard order with the customer attached. ReferralCandy'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 ReferralCandy balance updates within seconds, the same way it would for an online checkout.
Read our full guide to ReferralCandy on Oliver POS
A long-form walkthrough of running ReferralCandy alongside the Oliver POS register on a WooCommerce store.