How can I apply a site-wide discount easily?

[WholesomeBoy]

Hey guys!

I am looking for an app or way to apply a store wide 20% discount, that also displays on all pages (like how the "compare at" price does).

I'm trying to avoid going into all products and changing the "compare at" prices.

The app or method also needs to be free or have a free option!

[StephensWorld · Accepted solution]

Hey WholesomeBoy,

You can certainly set a site-wide automatic discount code for 20% off, but it wouldn't tell your customers by default -- you'd need to manually add messaging somewhere on your site (usually the 'announcement bar' at the top of the site is a good place to put it). 

https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/discounts/discount-types#automatic-discounts

Admin > Discounts > Create Discount > Amount off order > select "automatic discount" > put in your name & percentage > save changes.

Almost all themes have an 'announcement bar' built into them, but if your theme doesn't, you can always add the Hextom Quick Announcement Bar app (https://apps.shopify.com/quick-announcement-bar-always-keep-your-customers-informed) to gain this functionality. 

If you want the message to appear on the product page (rather than being a message across the top of the site), you can also try adding a 'text' section to your "product information". 

Admin > Online Store  > Themes > Customize > go to a product page within the theme editor > click into "Product information" on the left hand menu > add block > text > put in your message about the discount > drag-and-drop it to the position you want > save changes. 

I hope the above helps point you in the right direction! 🙂

Cheers,

Stephen

[PrimoCollab]

This is really poor user experience for customers still having to add the discount code. And customers who weren’t able to get a discount and later on finding out they are entitled a % discount often complain about the prices. Why does Shopify make it hard for both merchants and customers when there should be a way to set this up site wide?

This is why at some point Shopify is failing because it’s not getting improved UX wise. This has been a common request for shop owners and there’s just no action from Shopify’s end for years

[StephensWorld]

This post doesn't make sense. 

If you followed the instructions from my previous post, the discount would apply to all products site-wide, and it would automatically be added at checkout (so the customer wouldn't have to manually enter the code). 

[PrimoCollab]

You only see the discount on checkout, that's not the best way to offer these promotions?

As a customer, you would like to see the price gets slashed off with the new -20% off price. And without having to use any code on checkout to avail the discount even if it was automatically added on checkout.

That is why it is bad user experience, as you have to find that detail that says youre having a sale for a customer to figure out. Like do you expect everyone to see the top banner saying the 20% off?  or even if that was added on the product description itself? lol 

[CheckoutLinks]

Hi there!

If using a banner to communicate the store-wide discount is good for you I would also recommend giving Checkout Links a look!

You can create storefront links that will automatically apply any kind of discount (or free gifts) together with a banner mentioning your promotion.

This also doesn't use discount codes so you don't have to worry about your discount code leaking, the discount will be tied to the link you send out to your customers.