Unlock cart rewards by spend or by item quantity

The Unlock by setting decides what the Reward bar counts: Cart total counts money and Item quantity counts items. It applies to every tier on the bar, so you can't mix the two.

Change it

1. In Shopify admin, open Apps → Section Store → Cart Drawer.
2. Click Edit on your cart.
3. Under Body, open the Reward bar card.
4. Next to Tiers, set Unlock by.
5. Check each tier. The threshold field now reads Min price or Min quantity.
6. Click Save.

Cart total

• Thresholds are in your store's currency.
• By default the count is the subtotal before discounts. Codes, bundle discounts and automatic discounts don't lower it.
• To count what shoppers pay, tick Count cart total after discounts, under Unlock by. This covers the bar and free gifts. Free shipping and order discount tiers still count before discounts at checkout.
• Other currencies convert at Shopify's rate. You can set your own with Per market.

Item quantity

• Thresholds are whole items.
• The count adds up the quantity of every counted line.
• The Per market button hides, since a count needs no currency.
• The remaining amount in your message shows items, not money.

What never counts

• Free gift lines.
• Order addons, unless you tick Include in reward threshold in that block.
• Products you exclude with Exclude products from being counted.

Lines from bundles and subscriptions count like any other line.

Can I use both?

No. One bar has one Unlock by. Only one cart can be live, so a store has one bar at a time.

If it doesn't work

• The bar counts too many items: exclude products, or check Include in reward threshold on your addons.
• The bar shows an odd amount: see the article below.

Related

• Why does the reward bar show the wrong amount?
• Exclude products from the cart reward bar count
• Set per-market thresholds on the cart reward bar

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