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How Do Automatic Discounts Work Shopify?

Last updated on January 11, 2023 @ 8:34 pm

When you set up automatic discounts in your Shopify admin, you can choose to offer a fixed amount or percentage off the order, or free shipping. You can also specify the conditions under which the discount is valid, such as a minimum spend amount, and whether the discount is applied to the entire order or just specific products.

You can create as many automatic discounts as you want, and they’ll appear in your shop’s checkout flow according to the order in which you create them. For example, if you create two automatic discounts with a 10% discount and a 20% discount, and someone’s order is eligible for both discounts, they’ll receive the 20% discount because it’s higher up in the checkout flow.

If you need more control over how your automatic discounts are displayed in the checkout, then you can use Shopify Scripts. Scripts let you customize the checkout experience by adding logic to automatically apply discounts at checkout, or by showing messages to encourage specific actions from your customers.

How do automatic discounts work on Shopify?

Automatic discounts are a great way to encourage customers to spend more in your shop, or to buy specific products. You can offer a fixed amount or percentage off the order, free shipping, or both. You can also specify the conditions under which the discount is valid, such as a minimum spend amount.

Creating an automatic discount

To create an automatic discount:

    1. From your Shopify admin, go to Discounts. If you haven’t created any discounts yet, then click Create discount. Otherwise, click Add discount

    2. In the Discount code section, enter a name for your discount code. This is for internal use only and won’t be visible to customers.

    3. In the Discount details section:

  • (Optional) In the Description field, enter information about this discount that will help you remember what it’s for. For example: “10% off orders over $100”. This description will appear on the Discounts page in your Shopify admin.
PRO TIP: Automatic discounts are a feature in Shopify that allows store owners to offer discounts to their customers based on certain conditions. For example, a store owner may want to offer a 10% discount to customers who spend more than $100 in their store. While this can be a great way to encourage customers to spend more in your store, it’s important to remember that these discounts will be applied automatically and can’t be manually removed by the customer. This means that if a customer spends $101 in your store, the 10% discount will be applied and they’ll only be charged $90.99. If you’re not careful, automatic discounts can eat into your profits so it’s important to make sure you understand how they work before using them in your store.
  • (Optional) To offer free shipping with this discount, check the box next to Offer free shipping.
  • In the Discount type section, choose whether to give a percentage or fixed amount off orders that meet the eligibility requirements that you specify later on this page.
  • If you choose Percentage off total order value from drop-down menu then enter how much percent customers get off in field next to it.
  • If you choose Fixed amount off total order value from drop-down menu then enter how much money customers get off in field next to it.
  • If you’ve checked Offer free shipping then enter how much money customers need to spend before they get free shipping in field next to Spend requirement.
  • (Required) In sections Minimum order amount and Maximum order amount, set limits on how much someone needs to spend before they get this discount. If there are no limits, then leave these fields blank. These fields appear after you’ve chosen Percentage off total order value or Fixed amount total order value from drop-down menu.
Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

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