# Shopify subscription discounts for the first few orders

To discount only the first three subscription orders, tick **Limit discount to specific recurring cycles** on the discount and enter `3` in **Number of cycles**. The discount then applies to the first order and the next two renewals, and the customer pays full price from the fourth order. [OneCode: Stackable Discounts](https://apps.shopify.com/rm-combo-discounts) has this setting on both codes and automatic discounts.

Without the setting, a code applies to the first subscription order only, and an automatic discount applies to every renewal.

Example: the code WELCOME20 gives 20% off with **Number of cycles** set to `3`. A customer subscribes to a $30 monthly coffee with the code. They pay $24 for each of their first three orders, and $30 from the fourth order on.

![The Subscription recurring limit card, with Limit discount to specific recurring cycles ticked and Number of cycles set to 3](/images/subscription-limit.png)

![WELCOME20 at checkout on order 1 of 3 of a monthly House coffee subscription. The $30 coffee is $24, and the total is USD $24.00.](/images/checkout-coffee.png)

## Set the number of cycles

1. Open the discount, or create a new one with the discount types you want.
2. In **Subscription recurring limit**, tick **Limit discount to specific recurring cycles**.
3. In **Number of cycles**, enter how many subscription orders get the discount:
   - `3` covers the first three subscription orders, counting the first order.
   - `1` covers the first order only.
   - `0` covers every renewal, with no limit.
4. Click **Save discount**.

If you tick the box and leave **Number of cycles** empty, the discount won't save until you enter a number or untick the box.

You still need a subscription app to sell subscriptions. OneCode decides which subscription orders get the discount, and the subscription app creates those orders.

## Leave subscription items out of a discount

To run a sale that skips subscriptions, open the product discount, click **Add exclusions**, and tick **Exclude subscription items**. One-time purchases still get the discount. Any item bought with a Shopify purchase option is left out, which includes subscriptions and preorders sold through purchase options.

![The Exclusions box on a product discount with Exclude subscription items ticked](/images/exclude-subscriptions.png)

## Discount only subscription items

To discount a product only when it is bought as a subscription, open the product discount, click **Add Condition** under **Per-Discount Conditions**, and set **Field** to **Item has subscription**, **Operator** to **Is**, and **Value** to **Yes**. One-time purchases of the same product stay at full price.

OneCode costs $9.90 USD every 30 days after a 7-day free trial, billed by Shopify. Install it from the [Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/rm-combo-discounts).