How To: Set Up a Promotion

  1. In the Administration panel, go to Marketing → Promotions.

  2. Click the + button in the top right corner and choose Add cart promotion or Add catalog promotion:

    • Catalog promotions are product discounts that are displayed on the catalog pages (the pages of products and categories).
    • Cart promotions include discounts on products and orders; bonus coupons; free shipping; free products; and so on. Cart promotions are displayed on the cart and checkout page.
    The "Marketing → Promotions" page allows you to create cart and catalog promotions.
  3. The promotion creation form will open. Fill in the information on the General tab:

    • Name—the name of the promotion as it appears to customers and in the Administration panel.

    • Detailed description—the full description of the promotion. It appears on a special page that lists all promotions in your store (index.php?dispatch=promotions.list).

    • Short description—the description of the promotion as it appears on the storefront when a customer views an order (My account → Orders).

    • Use available period—if you tick this checkbox, the promotion will only be available for a period of time that you specify:

      • Available from—the date when the promotion becomes available to customers.
      • Available till—the date when the promotion ends.
    • Priority—the order in which the promotions are applied. For example, 1 is a higher priority than 10; 0 is the highest priority. Promotions with higher priority will be applied first.

      Hint

      If two promotions have the same priority, they are applied in the same order as they are retrieved from the database.

    • Stop other rules—if you tick this checkbox, other promotions with lower priority won’t apply to an order when the current promotion is applied.

      Important

      The Stop other rules checkbox doesn’t affect the promotions with higher priority, or promotions of other types. For example, a cart promotion can’t stop a catalog promotion.

    • Status—the status of the promotion (Active, Hidden, or Disabled).

    The General tab of the promotion creation form in CS-Cart.
  4. Switch to the Conditions tab. This tab determines in what cases the promotion applies.

  5. Click the Add condition button and choose the condition from the dropdown list. Most conditions require you to enter additional information.

    Note

    You can create multiple conditions. Please note the phrase at the top of the condition list: If all/any of these conditions are true/false. By choosing between all and any, and true and false, you determine when the promotion applies.

    The Conditions tab determines when the promotion applies.
  6. Switch the Bonuses tab. This tab determines what bonuses are given when a promotion applies.

  7. Click the Add bonus button and select a bonus from the dropdown list. Most bonuses require you to enter additional information.

  8. Click the Create button.

    The Bonuses tab determines what happens when the promotion applies.