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How to set discounts with coupons

Create a coupon code that gives a discount only to the customers you share it with — perfect for targeted promotions, loyalty rewards or influencer campaigns.

🖥 Web ▶ Video walkthrough

A coupon is a discount with a code attached. Unlike a storewide discount that everyone sees, a coupon only rewards the customers you choose to share the code with — which makes it ideal for targeted campaigns: a loyalty thank-you, an influencer's audience, or a "first 50 customers" launch offer.

Coupon vs storewide discount

If you want every shopper to get a price cut automatically, use a discount instead. Reach for a coupon when the saving should be conditional on knowing a code. Same discounting engine — the difference is who gets it.

Building your coupon

In the coupon builder you'll set:

  • Coupon code — what customers type at checkout (you can also generate one).
  • How it applies — discount the whole cart, or only specific products.
  • Discount value — a percentage or a fixed amount off.
  • Optional limits — a maximum discount cap, a minimum cart value, and valid-from / valid-to dates so the offer expires on its own.

Click Create coupon and the code goes live straight away.

Tip: Set a valid-to date when you build a flash sale, so the coupon stops working automatically the moment the promotion ends — no need to remember to switch it off.
A short walkthrough of this flow, recorded from Crate's live admin.
  1. 1
    Open Coupons

    From the dashboard sidebar, open Marketing → Coupons. This is where every shareable discount code lives.

    How to set discounts with coupons: step 1 (web)
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  2. 2
    Start a new coupon

    Click New coupon in the top-right corner to open the coupon builder.

    How to set discounts with coupons: step 2 (web)
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  3. 3
    Set the code and how it applies

    Enter a coupon code customers will type at checkout — something memorable like SUMMER10. Then choose whether it discounts the whole cart or only specific products.

    How to set discounts with coupons: step 3 (web)
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  4. 4
    Choose the discount value

    Pick the discount type — a percentage (e.g. 10% off) or a fixed amount — and enter the value. You can optionally cap the maximum discount and set a minimum cart value.

    How to set discounts with coupons: step 4 (web)
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  5. 5
    Save the coupon

    Click Create coupon to save. Your code is live immediately — share it, and only customers who enter it at checkout get the discount.

    How to set discounts with coupons: step 5 (web)
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