Free Shipping Bar

The Free Shipping Bar shows customers how close they are to qualifying for free shipping. It’s a simple but effective way to increase average order value as customers often add another item just to unlock free delivery. One config per store.

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Settings

Setting	Description
Status	Enable or disable the bar
Threshold type	Order total (price) or Order weight
Threshold amount	Minimum value to unlock free shipping
Message (before unlocked)	Text shown before the threshold is reached
Message (after unlocked)	Text shown once the threshold is met
Show progress bar	Display the visual progress bar
Recommended products	Toggle to show product suggestions below the bar
Recommended products list	Products to offer (only shown if price ≤ remaining threshold)
Conditions	Only show bar when cart matches conditions
Conditions operator	AND / OR logic between conditions

Use {amount} in the “before” message. The extension replaces it with the exact amount remaining.

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How to set up

1. Go to Free Shipping Bar in the app.
2. Choose Threshold type (order total or weight).
3. Enter the threshold amount.
4. Customise the before and after messages.
5. Toggle Show progress bar on or off.
6. Optionally enable Recommended products and select products to suggest. Only products priced at or below the remaining amount will be shown to the customer.
7. Add Conditions if needed.
8. Click Save.
9. In Shopify, add the Free Shipping Bar extension block via the Checkout Editor.

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Notes

• Works on checkout page.
• One config per store.
• When Recommended products is on but no products are selected, the recommendation section will not appear in the extension.
• Threshold type Order weight uses the store’s default weight unit.
• Threshold type Order total uses the store’s default currency.

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Use cases

Scenario	Conditions to set
Show bar to all customers (most common)	No conditions
Show only when customer has not yet qualified	Cart total is less than threshold (built-in, the bar handles this automatically)
Show only for domestic customers (free shipping not available internationally)	Country is your domestic country

Best practices

• Match the threshold exactly to your free shipping offer in Shopify’s shipping settings. A mismatch confuses customers.
• Use {amount} in the before-unlock message: “Add {amount} more to get free shipping!” is more compelling than a static message.
• Add 2–3 low-cost recommended products below the bar. Items priced just under the remaining amount work best.
• Update the threshold if you change your free shipping policy in Shopify as they are not linked automatically.
• A/B test threshold levels (e.g. $50 vs $75) using conditions to show different configurations to different cart segments.