Discounts

Discounts | Scheduling & Reporting

Start and end promotions automatically, then read which codes actually earned their discount — usage counts and dates do the bookkeeping.

1 min read0viewsUpdated 11 August 2026Orbit Commerce

Promotions have lifetimes and performance. Both are managed from the Discounts list and the discount's own settings.

Scheduling

The Active dates section sets when a discount starts and ends. Schedule the Black Friday code on Tuesday, sleep through Friday midnight, and it switches itself on and off exactly on time. A discount with no end date runs forever — set one unless you truly mean forever.

Reading performance

The list shows each discount's usage next to its limit (0 / ∞ until you set one). That count, per code, is your campaign report card:

  • Give every channel its own code (EMAIL20, INSTA20) and usage tells you which channel earned it.

  • A code with near-zero usage was promoted nowhere — or somewhere broken. Check before concluding the offer was wrong.

Drafts

Save a discount as a draft while you think — drafts never apply at checkout. Prepare the whole quarter's calendar as drafts, then flip them active on schedule or by hand.

Tips

  • End dates are non-negotiable for shared codes — coupon sites never forget, and an ancient live code leaks margin for years.

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