Before you begin
The Rewards bar shows live cart progress in checkout. Create each actual reward separately in Shopify discounts or shipping rates. The bar does not grant a discount, gift or free shipping by itself.
Choose the rewards and their qualifying amounts before building the block. Checkout app blocks require Shopify Plus.
Configure the bar
Open Upsell Strategies > Content blocks.
Select Create content block.
Choose Rewards bar.
Give the block an internal Name.
Choose what to Count using the table below.
Add a reward and enter its Amount or Items target.
Enter the Reward wording customers should see.
Add any further rewards, with each target higher than the previous one.
Write the Message, using the variable chips where the amount remaining or reward name should appear.
Review the appearance and keep the block in Draft until you are ready to show it.
Save the block.
You can add up to three rewards. For subtotal targets, use Set an amount for another currency when a market needs its own target. Check that each currency's actual discount or shipping rule uses the same threshold.
Choose what counts
Count | Progress comes from |
|---|---|
Cart subtotal | The counted cart value, with discount handling described below. |
Number of items | Item quantities, rather than the number of different product lines. |
Items with a product tag | Quantities of products matching any selected product tag. |
Where offered, Choose products limits the calculation to selected products. Count every product removes that selection.
For the whole-cart subtotal, order discounts can reduce progress. Product discounts already included in the subtotal are not deducted twice. When only selected products count, their discounted line totals are used without allocating an order-level discount across them. Quantity-based goals do not decrease just because a discount is applied.
Add the block to an offer
Open a checkout strategy.
Under Offer layout, select Add content block.
Choose the saved block.
Position it where the goal and products are easy to read together.
Save the strategy.
Normal strategies show content with eligible product offers. Use the supported continue-showing-content option or a correctly installed content-only strategy when the bar must remain without product recommendations.
Check progress and the reward
Preview the layout, then add suitable products to a cart and continue to checkout. Add and remove quantities, apply a discount, and cross each target. Check every currency or product restriction you use.
Confirm Shopify offers the actual reward under the same conditions. Reaching a displayed milestone is not proof that free shipping, a gift or a discount has been granted. No new order is needed to check the cart calculation and checkout rate.
If your block has a fixed Progress field
An older progress block can show Progress from 0 to 100%, Caption, Accessibility label and Tone. That percentage is fixed; it does not follow cart changes. Keep it only for a static illustration. Use a Rewards bar when the message promises a live cart goal.
If the bar is missing or the amount looks wrong
Check block and strategy status, checkout placement, device-width visibility, currency target, selected products or tags, and discounts. A strategy preview uses sample cart data; confirm a calculation with an actual checkout cart before changing the reward rules.