---
title: "Order discounts"
description: "Take a percentage or fixed amount off the whole order, or limit the order discount to items from specific collections."
url: https://jxngqfpxd.us.gleap.help/en/articles/8-order-discounts
collection: "Discount types"
updated: 2026-11-06
language: en
---

# Order discounts

Take a percentage or fixed amount off the whole order, or limit the order discount to items from specific collections.

**In short:** An **Order Discount** takes a percentage or a fixed amount off the order subtotal. Click **Limit to collections** to calculate it on items from chosen collections only.

## Set one up

1.  In the **Discount Types** card, click **Add Discount Type** and set **Discount Type** to **Order Discount**.
    
2.  Choose a **Value Type**:
    
    -   **Percentage:** for example `10` takes 10% off the order subtotal.
        
    -   **Fixed Amount:** for example `15` takes $15 off the order, once.
        
3.  Optional: click **Limit to collections** to discount only items from certain collections (see below).
    
4.  Optional: add **Per-Discount Conditions**, for example **Cart Subtotal** greater than or equal to `100`.
    

![An Order Discount with Value Type Fixed Amount and an Amount of 10 USD](https://staticfiles.us.gleap.ai/p6ae440349b260bc5e19963ea/TfUubX4BG3pGlPCJQypdE9oT68I4BNrKYNaoQWf4QSHkfpaEiVVvZsAI9Q4nsdBf29fNVrfkF2W.png "An Order Discount with Value Type Fixed Amount and an Amount of 10 USD")

## Limit an order discount to collections

1.  In the order discount type, click **Limit to collections**.
    
2.  Under **Only apply to collections**, click **Browse** and pick one or more collections.
    
3.  The discount is now calculated on items from those collections only. Other items aren't part of this order discount, though they can still get product discounts.
    
4.  Two extra conditions become available: **Included Items Subtotal** and **Included Items Quantity**. They only count items from the chosen collections.
    
5.  To remove the limit, click the red trash icon. Any Included Items conditions are removed with it.
    

![An order discount of 15% limited to the Gift Sets collection, when Included Items Subtotal is at least $75](https://staticfiles.us.gleap.ai/p6ae440349b260bc5e19963ea/WymrYoul30KgquImFvWOs51kKeuNniKgrOcCqLg45nQOh3TS9jqGWQMe3J5NY04C0MOSrAkFvMI.png "An order discount of 15% limited to the Gift Sets collection, when Included Items Subtotal is at least $75")

### Worked example

15% off, limited to Gift Sets, when **Included Items Subtotal** is at least $75. A customer buys $80 of gift sets and a $40 candle:

-   Gift sets reach $75, so the discount applies.
    
-   15% of the $80 gift sets: $12 off.
    
-   The candle isn't part of this discount.
    

If the cart has no Gift Sets items, this order discount doesn't apply.

## Order discount or product discount?

Both can take money off the same items. The difference:

-   A **product discount** is shown next to each discounted item and can be limited by quantity or exclusions.
    
-   An **order discount** is shown once, on the order subtotal.
    

**Tip:** for "$10 off when you buy anything from a collection", use an order discount with a fixed amount and **Limit to collections**. A product discount with a fixed amount takes the amount off **each** item instead.

## Good to know

-   Only one order discount type in a code is used. If several qualify, the customer gets the one that saves the most. Separate order discounts in your store can still stack if their **Combinations** allow it.
    
-   Order discounts don't have a **Cart Quantity** condition of their own. For "$10 off when you buy 3 items", add **Cart Quantity** under **Global Conditions**, or use **Limit to collections** with **Included Items Quantity**.
    
-   Order discounts never come off gift cards. Gift cards still count toward conditions like **Cart Subtotal**, but not toward **Included Items** conditions.
    
-   Shopify takes order discounts off the subtotal after product discounts. A $15 order discount on a cart that's already had $20 of product discounts comes off what's left.
    
-   A fixed amount is entered in your store's currency and converted for customers paying in other currencies. See [Using OneCode with multiple currencies](https://jxngqfpxd.us.gleap.help/en/articles/17.md).
    
-   At checkout, customers see the discount code (or the title, for automatic discounts) on the order discount line.

## Related

- [Product discounts](https://jxngqfpxd.us.gleap.help/en/articles/5-product-discounts.md)
- [Limit how many items get a discount](https://jxngqfpxd.us.gleap.help/en/articles/6-limit-how-many-items-get-a-discount.md)
- [Sale items and subscription items](https://jxngqfpxd.us.gleap.help/en/articles/7-sale-items-and-subscription-items.md)
- [Shipping discounts and free shipping](https://jxngqfpxd.us.gleap.help/en/articles/9-shipping-discounts-and-free-shipping.md)