If you want customers to type one code and get both money off and free shipping, use OneCode: Stackable Discounts. One OneCode code can hold a product discount and a shipping discount, each with its own rules. For example, BFCM20 can take 20% off every item and make shipping free on carts of $50 or more.
Shopify’s own discount codes each hold one kind of discount. A percentage off products and free shipping are two kinds, so without an app the offer is two codes, and the customer has to know about and enter both.
What the customer gets with BFCM20
- An $80 cart (a $50 shirt and a $30 tote) gets $16 off the items, costs $64, and ships free.
- A $40 cart gets $8 off, costs $32, and pays the normal shipping rate, because it is under $50.
The $50 minimum is checked before the 20% comes off, so the $80 cart gets free shipping even though the customer pays $64 for the items.
Your options
| Setup | How it works | Trade-off |
|---|---|---|
| OneCode | One code holds the product discount and the shipping discount | $9.90 USD every 30 days, after a 7-day free trial |
| Two Shopify codes, both set to combine | The customer enters a percentage code and a shipping code | Customers have to find and enter both codes |
| Shopify free shipping on every order, plus a Shopify percentage code | The customer enters one code, and shipping is free with or without it | Customers who never use the code also get free shipping |
With OneCode, free shipping is part of the code’s offer, so only customers who use the code get it.
What the shipping part can do
The shipping discount can be free shipping, a percentage off, or a fixed amount off. It can apply to all rates, to the cheapest paid rate, or only to rates you name, such as Express Shipping.
You can also make shipping depend on the product discount. With the condition Match Another Discount’s Rules, shipping is discounted only when the product discount on the same code applies. For example, a code can give 10% off accessories and half-price Express Shipping, but only when the cart has accessories in it. See cheaper shipping only when the product discount applies.
To change the offer by country, add a Shipping Country condition to each discount type, for example free shipping only for GB and 10% off only for US. See different discounts for different countries.
If you also run a separate free shipping discount, Shopify applies only one shipping discount per order across separate discounts, and it uses the one that saves the most.
Set it up
The step-by-step version is 20% off and free shipping in one Shopify discount code. Choose an automatic discount instead of a code if nobody should have to type anything. The editor below shows a similar code, SUMMER25, with 20% off one collection and free shipping.
OneCode costs $9.90 USD every 30 days after a 7-day free trial, billed by Shopify. You can install it from the Shopify App Store.
