Campaign Type: Scheduled Discount

A Scheduled Discount is the most common and straightforward type of campaign. It allows you to apply a direct price reduction (either a fixed amount or a percentage) to products for a specific, pre-defined period.

This is the perfect tool for running classic sales events like:

• Weekend Flash Sales
• Holiday Promotions (e.g., Black Friday, New Year's)
• Seasonal or End-of-Season Clearance Sales

This guide will walk you through creating a Scheduled Discount step by step.

Step 1: Set Core Campaign Details

To begin, navigate to CampaignBay → Add Campaign. The first step is to define the campaign's name, its core logic, and its initial state.

• Campaign Title: Give your campaign a clear and descriptive name. This is essential for identifying it later in the "All Campaigns" list. Example: Summer Weekend Sale.

• Select Discount Type: For this guide, choose Scheduled Discount from the dropdown menu. This configures the campaign to apply a simple, direct price reduction.

• Select Status: This determines the state of your campaign upon saving.

  • Active: The campaign will be live as soon as its start time is reached (or immediately if no future start time is set).
  • Inactive: The campaign will be saved as a draft and will not run until you manually activate it later.

TIP

For scheduled campaigns, it's best to set the Status to Active. The system will intelligently change the status to Scheduled if you set a start date that is in the future.

Step 2: Set the Discount Target

This crucial step defines which products in your store are eligible for the discount.

The DISCOUNT TARGET dropdown provides powerful options to control the scope of your campaign, such as applying it to the entire store, specific products, or categories.

Learn More About Targeting

The "Discount Target" setting is a powerful feature shared by all campaign types. We've created a dedicated guide to explain all of its options and conditional fields in detail.

Read the Full Guide: Targeting & Conditions →

Step 3: Define the Discount Value

This is where you set the actual discount amount the customer will receive.

1. Choose the Mode: Use the toggle button to select between:

   • Percentage %: The discount will be a percentage of the product's price (e.g., 20%).
   • Currency ৳: The discount will be a fixed amount deducted from the product's price (e.g., 5.00৳).

2. Enter Value: In the input field, enter the numeric value for your discount (e.g., 20 for a 20% discount).

Step 4: Set Other Configurations (Optional)

This section provides additional rules for your campaign.

• Exclude Sale Items: Check this box if you do not want this campaign's discount to apply to products that are already on sale in WooCommerce. This is useful for preventing "double discounting."

• Enable Usage Limit: Check this box to set a maximum number of times this campaign can be used across your entire store. Once the limit is reached, the campaign will automatically become inactive.

Step 5: Set the Schedule (Optional)

For a Scheduled Discount, setting the duration is essential. This section controls when your campaign will automatically start and end.

• Start Time / End Time: Use the date and time pickers to set the exact moment for the campaign to activate and expire.

Timezone Information

All dates and times are based on the timezone you have configured in your main WordPress settings under Settings → General → Timezone. The system automatically handles all UTC conversions for you.

Learn More About Automation

The status of your campaign is closely tied to the scheduling system, which uses WordPress Cron to automate activation and expiration.

Read the Full Guide: Scheduling & Automation →

Step 6: Define Display Configurations

This optional section allows you to customize how the discount is communicated to the customer on the product page.

• Display As Regular Price: This setting is for display purposes only and is less common for scheduled sales. It changes the visual price on the product page.

• Discount Message Format: Enter a custom message to be displayed on the product page when this discount is active. You can use placeholders like {percentage_off} and {amount_off} which will be automatically replaced with the discount values.

Step 7: Save the Campaign

Once you have configured all the options, click the Save Campaign button at the top right or the Save Changes button at the bottom of the page. After saving, you will be redirected back to the "All Campaigns" list, where you can see your new campaign.

Next Steps

Now that you've mastered the Scheduled Discount, learn how to create campaigns that reward customers for buying in bulk.

• Creating a Quantity Based Discount →