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Redeem Rules

Learn how to configure redeem rules to allow your customers to start spending their points

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Written by Kai Jensen
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πŸ† Configuring Redeem Rules in Your Loyalty Program

Redeem rules let customers spend their points on rewards, like discounts, free products, or free shipping.

This guide covers:

  • How to access and add redeem rules

  • What each redeem rule is for

  • A full breakdown of each rule's settings & what they do

  • The lowest pricing plan required to access the feature. If no plan name is provided in brackets, this will be available on all plans
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πŸ” Navigation

To manage earn rules:

  1. Go to Loyalty Program β†’ Earn & Redeem

  2. Click β€œAdd option to redeem” to start building a new rule

βž• Adding a Redeem Rule

  1. Click Add option to Redeem

  2. Select a rule type from the list

  3. Configure the available settings (see below for help)

  4. Save the rule

πŸ’‘ Some settings may not be available on all plans

🧩 Redeem Rule Options

🚚 Free Shipping

Configuration Options

  • Reward Value: How many points does this reward cost

  • Max Shipping Value: Set a cap on the shipping discount (e.g. up to Β£5).

  • Product Type Applicability: Apply to one-time purchases, subscription purchases or both
    ​Subscription Discount Guide β†’

  • Combinations: Allow this discount to be combined with other promotions or not.
    ​Discount Combination Guide β†’

  • Discount Code Prefix: Add a prefix for easier code recognition (e.g. REF-).

  • Memberships: Restrict to specific membership groups.
    ​Membership Guide β†’

  • Status: Enable or disable the rule.

  • Reward Title: Display name used in the widget, emails, and integrations.

  • Icon in Widget: Upload a 90x90px image to visually represent this rule in the widget.

    ⚠️ Larger files may impact widget performance

πŸ’΅ Fixed Amount Discount

Configuration Options

  • Reward Value:

    • Fixed amount of points: Users will spend x points on x discount

    • Increments of points: Users will decide how many points to spend on the reward (i.e 10 points for Β£10, would allow the customer to also redeem 30 points for Β£30 using the same discount)

      • Maximum points caps the total discount the user can redeem

      • Minimum points requires a minimum amount of points the user must redeem

  • Product Type Applicability: Apply to one-time purchases, subscription purchases or both
    ​Subscription Discount Guide β†’

  • Combinations: Allow this discount to be combined with other promotions or not.
    ​Discount Combination Guide β†’

  • Applicability:

    • Collections: Restrict the discount to certain product collections.

    • Minimum Order Amount: Require a minimum basket value for the discount to be used

  • Discount Code Prefix: Add a prefix for easier code recognition (e.g. REF-).

  • Memberships: Restrict to specific membership groups.
    ​Membership Guide β†’

  • Status: Enable or disable the rule.

  • Reward Title: Display name used in the widget, emails, and integrations.

  • Icon in Widget: Upload a 90x90px image to visually represent this rule in the widget.

    ⚠️ Larger files may impact widget performance

οΉͺ Percentage Discount

Configuration Options

  • Reward Value: How many points does this reward cost

  • Discount Value: What percentage discount the customers will be given

  • Product Type Applicability: Apply to one-time purchases, subscription purchases or both
    ​Subscription Discount Guide β†’

  • Combinations: Allow this discount to be combined with other promotions or not.
    ​Discount Combination Guide β†’

  • Applicability:

    • Collections: Restrict the discount to certain product collections.

    • Minimum Order Amount: Require a minimum basket value for the discount to be used

  • Discount Code Prefix: Add a prefix for easier code recognition (e.g. REF-).

  • Memberships: Restrict to specific membership groups.
    ​Membership Guide β†’

  • Status: Enable or disable the rule.

  • Reward Title: Display name used in the widget, emails, and integrations.

  • Icon in Widget
    Upload a 90x90px image to visually represent this rule in the widget.

    ⚠️ Larger files may impact widget performance
    ​

πŸ’ Point Donation

Configuration Options

  • Reward Value:

    • Fixed amount of points: Users will spend x points for x donation

    • Increments of points: Users will decide how many points to donate on the reward (i.e 10 points for Β£10, would allow the customer to also redeem 30 points for Β£30 using the same rule)

      • Maximum points caps the total discount the user can redeem

      • Minimum points requires a minimum amount of points the user must redeem

  • Status
    Enable or disable the rule.

  • Reward Title
    Display name used in the widget, emails, and integrations.

  • Icon in Widget
    Upload a 90x90px image to visually represent this rule in the widget.

    ⚠️ Larger files may impact widget performance

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I track donations?
Navigate to Earn & Redeem β†’ Donation Redeem Rule β†’ View Donators. You can also export the full list for reporting

Can customers donate to more than one charity?
Currently, each redeem rule allows selection of a single charity, but you can create multiple Donation Redeem Rules for different causes.

Does influence donate the money to the charity?
No. We provide the information of who has donated what points and you, as the merchant, are responsible for fulfilling the donation.

πŸ›’ Product Discount

Configuration options

  • Reward Value: How many points does this reward cost

  • Product Type Applicability: Apply to one-time purchases, subscription purchases or both
    ​Subscription Discount Guide β†’

  • Combinations: Allow this discount to be combined with other promotions or not.
    ​Discount Combination Guide β†’

  • Discount Code Prefix: Add a prefix for easier code recognition (e.g. REF-).

  • Memberships: Restrict to specific membership groups.
    ​Membership Guide β†’

  • Status: Enable or disable the rule.

  • Reward Title: Display name used in the widget, emails, and integrations.

  • Icon in Widget
    Upload a 90x90px image to visually represent this rule in the widget.

    ⚠️ Larger files may impact widget performance
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why has this not created a % discount within Shopify?

A % based product discount in Shopify will apply the % based discount to all matching products in the cart, which could result in 5 products all having a 100% discount. To avoid this influence calculates the monetary value of the defined % of one product at the time of redemption and creates a fixed amount discount.

🎁 Gift Card

Configuration Options

  • Reward Value: How many points does this reward cost

  • Discount Value: What the gift card will be worth

  • Memberships: Restrict to specific membership groups.
    ​Membership Guide β†’

  • Status: Enable or disable the rule.

  • Reward Title: Display name used in the widget, emails, and integrations.

  • Icon in Widget
    Upload a 90x90px image to visually represent this rule in the widget.

    ⚠️ Larger files may impact widget performance

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