WooCommerce Give Products 1.3.0

The term "WooCommerce Give Products" can refer to two distinct functionalities in an e-commerce store:

Gifting Products (Admin Side): A specific, official extension designed to let the store owner manually create a free order for a customer as a gift or reward.1

Free Gifts/Giveaways (Customer Side): A general marketing strategy achieved through various plugins that offer free products (or samples) to customers based on purchase conditions.2

Here is a breakdown of both concepts:

1. 🎁 Give Products for WooCommerce (Official Extension)

This is an actual plugin sold on the WooCommerce Marketplace, focused on admin efficiency for manual gifting and rewards.3

Core Function

The primary purpose of the Give Products for WooCommerce extension (by Kestrel) is to let store administrators generate a free-of-charge order for a selected customer without requiring that customer to go through the cart and checkout process.4

Use Cases (Admin)

Loyalty Rewards: Instantly send a free product to a loyal customer.

Customer Service/Compensation: Quickly gift a replacement item or bonus item to resolve a customer issue.

Promotional Sendouts: Send a free sample to an influencer or partner.

How it Works

The Admin navigates to a dedicated "Give Products" page in the WordPress dashboard.

The Admin selects an existing Customer (the plugin requires the user to already have a customer account).

The Admin selects the desired Product(s) to give.5

Clicking "Give Product(s)" instantly creates a new, $0.00 order for that customer.6

This order can then be processed (fulfilled, marked complete, or download links sent) just like any other order.7

2. 💰 Free Gifts & Giveaways (Customer-Facing Marketing)

If your goal is to set up automated free gifts or run contests to encourage sales and engagement, you need a plugin that focuses on conditional logic and giveaways.

A. Conditional Free Gifts (Incentivize Purchase)

These plugins automatically add a free product to the cart once a customer meets a certain spending or product requirement.8

Plugin Type

Example Use Case

Top Plugins Used

Conditional Free Product

"Spend $100 and automatically get a free t-shirt added to your cart."

Conditional Free Product for WooCommerce, WooCommerce Discount Manager, WooCommerce Buy One Get One Free

Buy One Get One (BOGO)

"Buy a coat and get a hat for free."

WooCommerce Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules, WooCommerce Buy One Get One Free

Free Samples

Allows customers to add a free or discounted sample size of a product to their order.

WooCommerce Product Samples

B. Contests and Giveaways (Lead Generation)

These plugins use the lure of a free product as a prize to achieve a marketing goal (e.g., getting email sign-ups or social shares).

Plugin Type

Example Use Case

Top Plugins Used

Viral Giveaways

Customers earn entries for sharing the contest on social media or subscribing to the email list.

RafflePress (highly recommended for contests), Gleam, KingSumo

Gamified Spin-to-Win

A wheel appears (often an exit-intent popup), giving the user a chance to win a free product or a discount coupon.

WP Optin Wheel, Lucky Wheel for WooCommerce

To provide the best advice, could you clarify whether you are looking for a tool for Admin Gifting or a tool for Customer-Facing Free Gifts/Giveaways?