{"id":9310,"date":"2022-01-08T14:26:57","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T14:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecomclips.com\/v2\/?p=9310"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:42:10","slug":"how-to-create-an-automatic-discount-code-on-shopify","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecomclips.com\/blog\/how-to-create-an-automatic-discount-code-on-shopify\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an Automatic Discount Code on Shopify"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Offering discounts can be a powerful marketing strategy for your Shopify store. It is one of the most effective ways to promote your business by offering customers a discount on your products. To offer discounts, you can create discount codes, set up automatic discounts, or set sale prices for individual products. In this article, we will discuss and show you how to create an Automatic discount code on Shopify.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Create Automatic Discount on Shopify | Best Way to Add Automatic Discount on Shopify 2023\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FiIDWtOhH5o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before going into the main discussion, you should know there are 2-ways to generate discount codes on Shopify.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Manual discount&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Automatic discount.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Manual Discount, you have to set up a discount code. Using the code, customers can get a discount. But in Automatic discounts, there is no need to create or apply any code. Customers can get a discount automatically by adding products to the cart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to create an Automatic discount code?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In automatic discount codes, there are 3 types of discount codes available on Shopify. These are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Percentage discount:<\/strong> A percentage is taken off the price of either individual products or the whole order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Fixed amount discount:<\/strong> An amount ($) is taken off the price of either individual products or the whole order.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Buy One Get One discount (BOGO):<\/strong> When shoppers buy an item, they receive additional items either free or at a discounted price.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us show you the whole process with some appropriate examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 1<\/strong>: First, Login into your Shopify Store. You will find a \u201c<strong>Discount<\/strong>\u201d tab on your left side. Click here to start creating automatic discounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/h6L4iZdTtzwP5rqBX7qT3IPn_YtQuYf9mUKTbxhSPHUJPueyRGmaYDTk__ugbptonZOEUqDms3By3QDdxESMWL5DPTwhprMt4IuVVg_czgzlYRO3ITAGIqzQntwjQS0Qpw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 2<\/strong>: Then click on \u201c<strong>Create Discount<\/strong>\u201d to see the available discount Shopify offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/im7Jgn-fkXfPeCWGAjG2S5LGb3-vC0VjMr92Sv1-zfjep8PyxBihfv0M515EplgBldx-Q5lBzdVi9SijJ3D4_UfkxL5Zv8hQpiWNmsjm8S7vQ098zZq0J-quMXWVwzK3zg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 3<\/strong>: After that select the \u201c<strong>Automatic discounts<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/pMzJT1-ODmgCZQTljdBshadgsVUJM3TzyEsFHylcrBqPNf4UNjKFg4K2HWYgt_TKGLS4S3icKRYrxl0IAp5wNFgWeIjeOpu4hi0p7zt7VUFCUyQfRUaIRHF5MNyw34Kmfg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 4:<\/strong> First, write down your suitable \u201c<strong>Title<\/strong><strong>\u201d <\/strong>for your discount offer. Then select discount \u201c<strong>Types<\/strong>\u201d. You can choose only one active automatic discount at any specific time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/QViltWrONSXDWR-4fSqPPbAQYgYwzic9-X4cVrOSJulF0uZLPNynPQjSWEpVJVf0u0UxdJpiWMh0VRR5zetCMFX-loFPVTmzGxBo14NOvKm7nR9WSw9CSn53nWL0zkl2ZA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 5<\/strong>: To set a percentage discount, please select the \u201c<strong>Percentage<\/strong>\u201d from the \u201c<strong>Types<\/strong>\u201d section and \u201c<strong>add a percentage<\/strong>\u201d to your offer from the \u201c<strong>Value<\/strong>\u201d section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/bv9hqP1jeWqbTQanK_HL_M8DFRpv-dtX3pAdcCoqmMcGPoUUbGiqjv1W1upBQhNW2UpNWS5BRbYX9c_vmKbIDPTyjmeqw_467_KibfwxvLrOTg89DyQUzuBiBxSlZN0eGw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, if you want to set a fixed amount discount,&nbsp; select the\u201c<strong>Fixed amount<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>add a discount value<\/strong>\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/O6fEKYXjsAeQkQvpFKpcGT0BQZzYzzFBL5U86dgFN2zS9S-PxT31C0Q-6tJdo0w7QPnjmKcI8IddIctYFU9gQ7rWDRbZkyG03KeLrDZBGjCjUNBP3cGrUALAWcTF8yodVA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 6<\/strong>: If you want to set a discount for all the products then select \u201c<strong>All products<\/strong>\u201d from the \u201c<strong>APPLIES TO<\/strong>\u201d section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/bfKqqS1yfnEDGyrS4yOFZwlGQ6J13faeHv36hfxeHbVYH6-x1udGxLerG2Ud5Wh8ynSz6IGx9cl9__l5IzpZEA9LOvKvg2BN_2IYPw3lrb3nIhf6CFe6eeRR1MJuM5e9xA\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, you can create an automatic discount for any \u201c<strong>Specific collections<\/strong>\u201d of your Shopify Store. Select your collection name by clicking on the \u201c<strong>Browse<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/65Zb5SEghfplJ_s9smbLGW1Ou6-K59zRQDudhMg5Gl3L9xgb9zEnU50e9_pr3IdiqMBZGgpUnx_93lbdwlbmZo2__yoaaWyENp_I1REScz-FXuYr1KV522-FRQaex2EYzg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the \u201c<strong>Collection Name<\/strong>\u201d and click on the \u201c<strong>Add<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/LRjQCs2r_pQ3QLE08Mr4I5g8umvpNPzItzKPC68wnvKDOIMBmtK7jJjQ2JZY0D2akVX6082Gria5qYi6eGvKgRpXBzxBq4RGGFfBqL87_BmhWbu-HxODDRR6Q6pmkSpmIw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, you can create an automatic discount for <strong>Specific products<\/strong> of your Shopify Store. Select your collection name by clicking on the \u201c<strong>Browse<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/5KotE2FahM6O02RyFWTXaLCIOP9nOInDzrvEU3Nb_VsAg8WzrNvVgOMl-f0IJUuIX_P7Ljh-35U7fFdSBDQE2ByyNgCjIVDzJ0pgMIbHnMFtIaoDCBA48SXklCBTmooRkw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From here, you can select a single SKU for your product variation. Select your <strong>products <\/strong>from <strong>product variation<\/strong> and \u201c<strong>Add<\/strong>\u201d them to set automatic discounts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/cSTZm3GMOT0HAohfn2F-ouRRbES7yzGbgEVj8tpt_Au2DcOPXA0jijb1N9Xe6GlEtqJIrdfMl88Mu7tiwglbvqEQuwb9akjJAnQyhf0I5GzrKCvHg5HKroH9VDtyiEKPjQ\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 7:<\/strong> After selecting your choice from <strong>APPLIES TO<\/strong> section, Now set the \u201c<strong>Minimum requirements<\/strong>\u201d there are two types of requirements one is \u201c<strong>Minimum purchase amount ($)<\/strong>\u201d and another one is the \u201c<strong>Minimum quantity of items<\/strong>\u201d. Select any of them and jump to the next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/DpokKmmYluX4FvjPyVngS5RnoAZ-AbGNP1q6vjgeA6OpdPsvHFoKHqwu0LRv207xAa-iWpsFmcXx7mtVETSTnteaEDGSs3Ex38k5Yykss-BHjZEGq9rC33jH9QIWbGzONw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh3.googleusercontent.com\/eAP-FYHF6THhegzP3GLbDYKVxfakt-fQoOEJTGrbL1ygeUw8nMKH1yvEWg10CsqfrDrx0tTOZQO88B4MbgemuW4ChR2ww6YA5MbFmyTPo3Zjx4jeL0Tuq5ZCFtaKQvSvMg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 8:<\/strong> Another automatic discount is \u201c<strong>Buy X get Y<\/strong>\u201d. You can create two types of \u201c<strong>Buy One Get One<\/strong>\u201d discounts from here.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can offer your customer if they buy 1 product then they will get a Percentage of discount for another product. To run this, you have to select the selected products from Specific collections or Specific products selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-xPwPm2QaBjRbqsUIqBicEdoMqI18fN87em4auSMzJ0zQEjR-pM9X6jW_ObZMAxlWoOIiEVyzD54gDOkP5-uiiflE9b9OP6y4IIfRRnzkMSj_1JWsSWY_NGJQlMBF9Tvjg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To \u201c<strong>buy one get one<\/strong>\u201d free offer, you have to select the \u201c<strong>Free<\/strong>\u201d option from \u201c<strong>AT A DISCOUNTED VALUE<\/strong>\u201d and you can set a maximum number of uses per order for your customer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/ejoH1WrrTESM0MRMG_-Fx065bcA-4SgSouMV6-Cv8v4AqDJca3leP58eeM3q__zZvGiepGRWTI0k5MoJSdulE3F1OwWJBJnFlQ2NgvyMpF4YedD9_Ll3MJze2CCXmEy22g\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Step 8<\/strong>: Next is your automatic discount time scheduling. Set a \u201c<strong>Start Date<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>End Date<\/strong>\u201d with \u201c<strong>Start time<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>End time<\/strong>\u201d from the \u201c<strong>Active Dates<\/strong>\u201d section for your discount offer running time. Now click on the \u201c<strong>Save discount<\/strong>\u201d button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh4.googleusercontent.com\/aTx0I3N39_lGqEanmvJQZRhLnSR6w3OFLPXgRstk9DUf-GK0LNfjGytkbP56gofP0Srq7mlxiIVXzzh2Q6nO7Un94YRYuEYeFBNdNhWNcO0KP1tRhq7v_zzB4BuGGu7fmw\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Your automatic discount code is set. You can check the status of your discount from the \u201c<strong>Automatic discounts<\/strong>\u201d tab.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/n2kSBAMCxczUJlwnt97qC5oV0oecJdNnMC5JPwVojhsvOa0QUFveQ3Z2d2ACPIfgtomRvqKsCLtjr5nFNnkE_EsXJBer7AxMT93tYdn60siV_UkgErhhhqPrrycoz_kxzg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, your customer will get automatic discounts after adding the products to the cart and can enjoy their shopping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To sum up, the Shopify discounts section provides their sellers with an easy tool for setting these up automatically. You can update and manage existing discounts from the <strong>Discounts page<\/strong> in Shopify. Remember, for Automatic Discounts, you can only have one discount active at a time. 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