---
title: "URL Coupons: Advanced Options"
description: "Advanced options for WooCommerce URL coupons: how coupon links are detected and stored, plus caching edge cases."
url: "https://wpfactory.com/docs/advance-options/"
updated: "2026-09-27"
category: How to
tags:
  - "Coupons & Add to Cart by URL for WooCommerce"
---

# URL Coupons: Advanced Options

The advanced options of [Coupons & Add to Cart by URL Links for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/url-coupons-woocommerce/) fine-tune how coupon links are detected and stored, and solve edge cases with caching and payment buttons. Every option on this sub-tab is free.

![URL Coupons advanced options settings screen](https://wpfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/URL-Coupons-for-WooCommerce-Advanced-Options.png)

Go to **WPFactory > Coupons by URL** (also reachable at **WooCommerce > Settings > URL Coupons**) and open the **Advanced** sub-tab.

### Advanced

- **Save on empty cart:** keep coupons when the cart is emptied, and reapply them when a product is added again.
- **Remove "add to cart" key:** strip the `add-to-cart` key from the URL when **Redirect URL** is set to "No redirect", for cleaner links. On by default.
- **Force coupon redirect:** force a redirect after the `add-to-cart` action when a coupon is applied.
- **WP Rocket: Disable empty cart caching:** stop WP Rocket serving a cached empty-cart page after a coupon is applied.
- **Payment request buttons:** apply coupons on single product pages that use the WooCommerce Stripe Gateway or WooCommerce Payments express buttons.
- **Javascript reload:** reload the page once via Javascript when a coupon is detected in the URL. Works best with **Data storage type** set to **Cookie**.

### Main hook

- **Hook:** the hook used to detect and handle the coupon, either **WP Loaded** (default) or **Init**.
- **Hook priority:** the priority for that hook. Leave empty for the default.

### Data management

- **Data storage type:** store coupon data in the **Session** (default) or a **Cookie**.
- **Extra cookie:** set an extra `alg_wc_url_coupons` cookie when a URL coupon is applied.
- **Cookie expiration:** how long that cookie lasts, in seconds. The default is 1209600 (14 days).

### Options reference

| Label | Option ID | Default |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Save on empty cart | `alg_wc_url_coupons_save_empty_cart` | No |
| Remove "add to cart" key | `alg_wc_url_coupons_remove_add_to_cart_key` | Yes |
| Force coupon redirect | `alg_wc_url_coupons_add_to_cart_action_force_coupon_redirect` | No |
| WP Rocket: disable empty cart caching | `alg_wc_url_coupons_wp_rocket_disable_cache_wc_empty_cart` | No |
| Payment request buttons: Stripe | `alg_wc_url_coupons_payment_request_product_data[wc_stripe]` | No |
| Payment request buttons: WooCommerce Payments | `alg_wc_url_coupons_payment_request_product_data[wcpay]` | No |
| Javascript reload | `alg_wc_url_coupons_javascript_reload` | No |
| Main hook | `alg_wc_url_coupons_main_hook` | wp_loaded |
| Hook priority | `alg_wc_url_coupons_priority` | (empty) |
| Data storage type | `alg_wc_url_coupons_data_storage_type` | session |
| Extra cookie | `alg_wc_url_coupons_cookie_enabled` | No |
| Cookie expiration (seconds) | `alg_wc_url_coupons_cookie_sec` | 1209600 |

The **Reset section settings** checkbox at the bottom returns the Advanced section to its defaults.

### Troubleshooting

- **Coupons drop on cached or guest sessions.** Try **Data storage type > Cookie** and **Javascript reload** together, and see the guide on making URL coupons work for guests and cached sites.
- **The cart looks empty after applying with WP Rocket.** Enable **WP Rocket: Disable empty cart caching**.

### Get more control

These advanced options are free. [Coupons & Add to Cart by URL Links for WooCommerce](https://wpfactory.com/item/url-coupons-woocommerce/) Pro adds add-to-cart coupons, redirects, and custom notices. [See what Pro unlocks](https://wpfactory.com/item/url-coupons-woocommerce/).

Related articles

- [How to Translate URL Coupon Text with WPML and Polylang](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-translate-url-coupon-notices/)
- [How to Delay a URL Coupon Until a Product Is Added](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-delay-url-coupon/)
- [How to Apply a WooCommerce Coupon with a URL](https://wpfactory.com/docs/intro-how-to-use/)
- [How to Apply a WooCommerce Coupon from a URL: Settings Explained](https://wpfactory.com/docs/url-coupons-options/)
- [Make URL Coupons Work for Guests and Cached Sites](https://wpfactory.com/docs/woocommerce-url-coupons-guests-caching/)

 

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