Order limits, countdowns and “only N left”
Stop after N orders, show urgency in the widget, and what happens when the limit is hit.
Every offer's last step has a Limits & urgency section.
- Stop after this many orders: the offer pauses itself when the number of orders that used it reaches the limit. The Offers list shows “n/N orders”; when reached, a “Limit reached” chip and the Paused state. Raise the limit and switch it back on to continue.
- Live countdown: shows “Offer ends in 2d 04:12:33” in the widget, ticking every second until the end date set under Schedule. Hidden after the end date.
- “Only N left at this price”: the remaining orders under the limit, shown in the widget.
Timing details
Orders are counted from Shopify's orders/create webhook, a few seconds after checkout. Two customers finishing in the same second can both get the last slot. The storefront also hides an expired or exhausted offer on its own, before the next sync, and checkout stops applying it once the offer is paused.
Common problems
The countdown checkbox is disabled.
It needs an end date under Schedule. Choose “Schedule” and set Ends.
The limit was reached but the offer still shows.
The pause happens when the webhook arrives. If webhooks are delayed (Shopify retries for up to 48 hours) the widget hides it as soon as the metafield is updated; press Re-sync to force it.
More in Offer types
- Volume discounts (quantity tiers)
- Fixed bundles: set price, hidden parent product, inventory
- Buy X get Y: quantity or cart-amount condition, free or discounted reward
- Frequently bought together: automatic suggestions from your orders
- Mix & match: any N products from a set
- Featured offer on the home page or any other page
- Scheduling offers and pausing them
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