# Creating a discount

Marketing and promotions

A discount lowers a price automatically or with a coupon code. Every discount in GrandNode has the same parts: **what** it applies to (its type), **how much** (a percentage or an amount), **when** (dates), **for whom** (requirements) and **how often** (limitations). This article walks through creating one; the next articles go deeper into types, codes and rules.

### Where to find it

**Marketing → Discounts** lists all discounts with their type, value, dates, how many times they were used and whether they are enabled.

![The Discounts list with Coffee Bundle 20 percent, Free shipping over 75, KB Autumn 10%, Members 5 percent, Outdoor and Active 15 percent and Welcome 10 percent, their types, values, times used and enabled flags](https://grandnode.com/Plugins/Theme.GrandNodeCom/Content/kb/marketing/discount-list.webp)

Marketing → Discounts.

### Create a discount

1. Click **Add new**.
2. Enter a **Name**. Customers see it in the cart and on the order, so make it readable ("Autumn sale 10%").
3. Choose the **Discount type** - for example *Assigned to categories*. See [Discount types](https://grandnode.com/marketing-discount-types).
4. Set the value: switch **Use percentage** on and enter the **Discount percentage**, or leave it off and enter a fixed **Discount amount** in the chosen **Currency code**.
5. Optionally set **Start date** and **End date**, the stores it is **Limited to**, and a **Discount limitation**.
6. Tick **Is enabled** and save. For types that apply to something (products, categories...), open the new tab **Applied to ...** and add the items.

![The Discount info tab of KB Autumn 10%: name, discount type Assigned to categories, maximum discounted quantity, cumulative switch, stores, use percentage 10, maximum amount, currency, dates, coupon code switch and limitation](https://grandnode.com/Plugins/Theme.GrandNodeCom/Content/kb/marketing/discount-edit-info.webp)

The Discount info tab.

### Fields

| Field | What it does |
|---|---|
| Is enabled | Switches the discount on and off without deleting it. |
| Use percentage, Discount percentage | A percentage off. With **Maximum allowed discount amount** you cap it, for example 10% but at most 50. |
| Discount amount, Currency code | A fixed amount off, in the currency you choose. |
| Maximum discounted quantity | For product-level types: how many units of a product get the discount (0 = all). "10% off, max 2 per order". |
| Cumulative with other discounts | If off, the customer gets the best single discount. If on, this discount can add up with other cumulative discounts. |
| Calculate by plugin | Lets a discount plugin compute the amount instead of the fixed value. |
| Start date, End date | The period in which the discount works. Empty means no limit. |
| Requires coupon code | The discount applies only after the customer enters a code. See [Coupon codes and limits](https://grandnode.com/marketing-coupon-codes-and-limits). |
| Discount limitation | No limits, N times only, or N times per customer. |
| Limited to stores | On a multi-store installation, the stores in which the discount works. |

### Usage history

The **Usage history** tab lists every order that used the discount, with the date and order total. Delete an entry to give a use back to a limited discount, for example after a cancelled order.

![The Usage history tab of Members 5 percent with four orders, dates and totals](https://grandnode.com/Plugins/Theme.GrandNodeCom/Content/kb/marketing/discount-usage-history.webp)

Usage history: which orders used the discount.

### Tips and common mistakes

- Test a new discount with a customer account before you announce it; check the cart, not only the product page.
- Leave **Cumulative** off unless you mean it; two stacked percentage discounts are easy to forget about.
- Expired discounts stay in the list; disable or delete them to keep the list readable.

### Related

- [Discount types](https://grandnode.com/marketing-discount-types)
- [Discount rules](https://grandnode.com/marketing-discount-rules)

- [Web page](https://grandnode.com/marketing-discounts)