How to Use Product and Category Combination Conditions in Discount Rules
Dynamic Pricing and Discount Rules let you build discounts around more than one product or category at a time. The Product combination and Category combination conditions check whether a cart contains a specific set of products (or products from a set of categories), and whether they meet a quantity you set.
For example, you could require a cart to contain at least 2 of Product A and at least 2 of Product B before a discount applies — or require the combined quantity of both to reach 2.
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Benefits
Combination conditions can help:
- Build bundle-style discounts that require multiple products in the cart together
- Apply a discount based on categories instead of listing every product one by one
- Choose whether each item needs to hit the quantity on its own, or the total across items counts
How to Add a Combination Condition
Step 1: Choose the condition type
On the Discount Rules for checkout screen, click + Add Rule, then choose Product combination or Category combination from the condition dropdown.
Step 2: Choose the match mode
Pick Each or Combine:
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Each | Every selected product (or category) must individually meet the quantity condition on its own. |
| Combine | The combined quantity across all selected products (or categories) must meet the condition together. |
Step 3: Select products or categories
Use the Select a Product field (or category field, for Category combination) to choose which products or categories the condition applies to.
Step 4: Set the comparison and quantity
Choose a comparison — less than, greater than, greater or equal to, or not equal to — and enter the Quantity to compare against.
Example Use Cases
Requiring a full bundle: Select Each, add Product A and Product B, set the comparison to "Greater or Equal to" with a quantity of 2. The cart must contain both products, with at least 2 of each.
Rewarding a combined quantity: Select Combine with the same products and quantity. The cart qualifies once the combined quantity of A and B reaches 2, even if it's 1 of each.
Discounting a whole category mix: Use Category combination with Combine to discount carts once the customer's combined quantity across two categories, like shirts and jackets, hits your threshold.
Conclusion
Product and Category combination conditions let you build discounts around more than one item at a time. Choose the condition type, pick Each or Combine depending on whether items should be checked individually or together, then set the comparison and quantity.
FAQs
1. Where do I find these conditions?
They're in the condition dropdown when you add or edit a rule on the Discount Rules for checkout screen — choose Product combination or Category combination.
2. What's the difference between "Each" and "Combine"?
"Each" requires every selected product or category to individually meet the quantity. "Combine" adds up the quantity across all of them and checks the total against the quantity you set.
3. What's the difference between Product combination and Category combination?
Product combination matches against specific products you select. Category combination matches against any product belonging to the categories you select.
4. Can I select more than two products or categories in one condition?
Yes