How to Set Up a Percentage Discount on Shopify

Set It Up in 6 Steps

1. 1

   Open Create Promo from the Dashboard

   Sign in to PromoOS and click Create Promo in the header. The Create Promotion dialog opens on the Promo Type step. Every promo, whatever its type, starts here.

   

2. 2

   Choose Discount Code

   The first step asks how the promo should apply. Choose Discount Code: shoppers enter a code at checkout, and product-page prices stay unchanged until then. You can add an optional revenue goal here, then click Next.

   

3. 3

   Name it and set the dates

   In Basic Information, enter the Promo Name, leave Promo Type as Discount, then set the Start Date, End Date and times. PromoOS uses these to activate the promo and to end it, so the dates are the schedule.

   

4. 4

   Choose Percentage and enter 20

   In Discount Configuration, click Percentage (%) under Discount Type and type 20 in Discount Value. Leave Minimum requirement on No minimum, keep Discount Method on Requires a code, and type WINTER20 in Discount Code or click Generate.

   

5. 5

   Choose what it applies to

   In Target Audience, keep All Products for a sitewide sale. Specific Collections and Specific Products open a picker if you want to narrow it. The code only works on the items you choose here.

   

6. 6

   Add a banner, then click Create Promo

   The Placements step is optional. Toggle an Announcement Bar or Hero Section on any store page to show Winter Sale 20% Off on your storefront, or leave every placement off. Click Create Promo. A future start date saves the promo as Scheduled and PromoOS activates it on time.

   Note

   Banners need the PromoOS theme block added to your theme once. The Placements step links to the instructions, and the Help Center walks through it.