Codes come from Shopify
Loto Cart doesn’t create discount codes. It shows and applies codes that already exist under Discounts in your Shopify admin, so create the code there first. Shopify still decides whether a code is valid and what it takes off.
The discount code field
The Discount feature is on by default. Shoppers type a discount code or gift card into the cart and click Apply. Applied codes appear as chips with an × to remove them.
The code is checked before checkout, and the message appears right under the field:
- the code doesn’t exist,
- the code is valid but none of the items in the cart qualify, or
- a better automatic discount was applied instead.
On the feature page you can place the field Below all items or Sticky with totals (pinned above the totals while shoppers scroll), and set the colors of the input, the Apply button and the chips.
Discount links
Discount links apply a code that arrives in a link, and show it in the cart right away. Open Features → Discount links and switch on Apply discount codes from links. Both link formats work:
- any store link with
?discount=CODEadded, for exampleyourstore.com/products/tote?discount=WELCOME10 - Shopify’s own
yourstore.com/discount/CODElinks
Paste a code into the page and it builds share-ready links you can copy into emails, social posts or ads. The code is applied once per visit, and skipped if it is already on. You can also show a short confirmation message and open the cart after the code is applied.
Active deals
Active deals lists your current offers inside the cart. Shoppers apply one with a single tap. You write each deal yourself on the Active deals page:
- Discount code: type it or click Choose to pick one of your store’s code discounts.
- Title and an optional Description.
- An optional End date. The deal hides itself after that day, and shows an Ends soon tag in its last 24 hours.
Choose whether the deals section sits at the top of the cart or above the checkout button, set its heading, and decide whether to show the code chip.
Discount progress bar
The discount progress bar shows shoppers how far they are from a spend goal that unlocks a discount. Set the Spend goal (progress uses the cart total before discounts) and, optionally, a Discount code to apply. The code is applied automatically when the goal is reached and removed if the cart drops back under it. Leave the code empty for a purely motivational bar.
You can also import the goal from one of your Shopify discounts that has a minimum purchase. As with the free shipping bar, the import is a copy: if you change that discount in Shopify, update the goal here too.
