ZELMU ID

ZELMU Verified Student Discounts is the official WordPress & WooCommerce plugin connecting your online store to the ZELMU Student Identity Network.

It enables online merchants and brand partners to offer exclusive, fraud-proof discounts to actively enrolled university and college students across 250+ accredited institutions without leaking personal student data.

Key Features

• Instant Collegiate Verification: Validates students using official academic emails (.ac.in, .edu.in, .edu) via cryptographic one-time passwords (OTP).
• Dynamic Single-Use WooCommerce Coupons: Automatically generates authentic single-use coupons (WC_Coupon) upon verification and applies them directly to the customer’s active cart session.
• Zero Theme Collision: Enforces responsive flex/grid resets, guaranteeing our button never breaks theme layouts on single product or cart pages.
• Storefront Floating Trust Badges: Responsive trust badges with automated clearance over mobile sticky checkout bars and customer support chat widgets.
• WCAG AA Accessible: Includes keyboard navigation, visible focus outlines, and screen reader labels.
• Page Builder Friendly: Includes shortcode [zelmu_student_discount] for Elementor, Divi, and Gutenberg.

External Services & Privacy Disclosure

This plugin relies on a 3rd party service to securely verify collegiate credentials without exposing sensitive student Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to merchants.

• Service Name: ZELMU Student Identity Network
• Provider: ZELMU (https://zelmu.org)
• What Data is Transmitted: When a shopper clicks “Verify Student Status” and requests a discount code, their submitted academic email address and your store identifier are transmitted over encrypted HTTPS to https://zelmu.org/api/shopify/verify/send-otp to dispatch a verification OTP. No passwords, payment details, or personal student documents are sent.
• Terms of Service: https://zelmu.org/terms
• Privacy Policy: https://zelmu.org/privacy