Discount Center: Importing and duplicating codes

When you need a lot of discount codes, you won't create them one by one. There are two tools for bulk codes: Import codes for codes that come from somewhere else, and the code duplicator for generating fresh codes from an existing one. They solve different problems.

Which one do I want?

Importing codes

Import codes is on the Discount codes list, under the actions menu.

• Click Import codes.
• Paste your codes into the box — one per line, or separated by commas.
• Set the Discount value and choose whether it's a fixed amount (kr) or a percent (%). For a fixed amount, that value is also used as the minimum order.
• Set Times each code can be used (0 means unlimited).
• Click Import.

Each pasted code becomes a standalone discount code that applies to all products. You'll get a summary of how many were imported, and how many were skipped because they already existed.

Imported codes are deliberately simple — they apply to all products with no schedule. If you need targeting or conditions on them, open the individual codes afterward and adjust.

Duplicating codes

The duplicator generates a batch of brand-new unique codes that copy an existing code's discount, conditions, and schedule. Use it to hand out a different code to each customer while keeping the same offer.

It's available on a discount code's detail page when the duplicator is enabled for your store.

• Open the code you want to base the new ones on.
• Open the Duplicate discount code option.
• Set:
• Number of codes — how many unique codes to generate.
• Prefix (optional) — a fixed start for every code, like VIP-. Letters, numbers, hyphens and underscores only.
• Random length — how many random characters follow the prefix. The dialog shows a live example code and the total length.
• Send file to — the email address that receives the generated file.
• Click Generate.

The codes are generated in the background. You can close the window — when it's done, the file is emailed to the address you gave, and you'll get a notification in the control panel.

Every generated code carries the same discount value, conditions, and schedule as the original. Only the code string itself is new and unique.

Tips

• Use a prefix on duplicated codes so you can tell at a glance which campaign they belong to (SPRING-, VIP-).
• Generating a large batch takes a moment — that's why it runs in the background and emails you rather than making you wait.
• Importing is for codes you already have; duplicating is for codes you want the store to invent. If you're typing codes in, it's import; if you're asking for "500 random codes", it's duplicate.