Creating a Coupon Code
1. Go to Marketing › Coupon Codes. Your existing and sample coupon codes will be displayed.
2. Click Create a coupon code.
3. Fill out the coupon code details:
Coupon Name and Code
- Coupon code — the code entered at checkout e.g. FREESHIPPING
- Coupon name — the name of the coupon (for reference) e.g. Free Shipping over $50
Coupon Discount Details
- Discount type — choose from the options provided
- Dollar amount off the order total
- Dollar amount off each item in the order
- Percentage off each item in the order
- Dollar amount off the shipping total
- Free shipping
- Discount Amount — the percentage or dollar amount to take off (for all discount types except free shipping)
Coupon Restrictions
- Minimum Purchase optional — the minimum amount a customer must spend in one order to be able to apply the coupon
- Number of uses — use this to limit how many types the coupon can be used
- Limit total number of uses limits how many times a coupon can be used at all in your store
- Limit number of uses per customer limits how many times a single customer (based on customer ID or email address) can use the coupon
Coupon Enablement/Expiry
- Exclude Cart Level Discounts — check this to make sure that this coupon will not apply additional discounts to an order that qualifies for a Cart-Level Discount
- Enabled — check this for the coupon code to work in your store. Uncheck to keep the coupon settings saved but not enable it.
- Expiry Date optional — after this date, the coupon will be disabled automatically
When does the coupon expire? The expiry time is 11:59:59 of the day you enter here based on the timezone set in your store’s Date Settings.
4. Select which categories or products to limit your coupon to. If you do not want to limit it, select All Categories from the category list.
- Limit to specific categories — select This coupon code can be used with these categories
- Limit to specific products — select This coupon code can be used with these products, then click Add a Product and navigate to your products
Selecting a category will not automatically select its subcategories. Click the + to expand it and select the subcategories.
5. Choose any advanced settings if desired, then save your changes.