How to set up Kai

1. Turn Kai on in your theme

Kai needs its app embed switched on before anything shows in your store. You only do this once.

1. In your Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Themes and click Customize.
2. Click the App embeds icon in the left sidebar.
3. Switch on Kai, then click Save.

Kai's home page has a button that opens this screen for you. If you change your theme later, switch the embed on in the new theme too.

2. Create a campaign

A campaign is one offer with one or more goals, called tiers. For example: free shipping at $50, a free gift at $80 and 15% off at $120.

1. Open Kai and click Create Campaign. Give it a name only you will see.
2. Under Discount Tiers based on, pick how progress is counted:
   • Value: the cart total, like “spend $50”.
   • Quantity: the number of items, like “buy 3”.
3. For each tier, enter the goal and choose a reward. Click Add New Tier for the next goal.
4. Choose which products count: all products, or only some products and collections. You can also exclude products.

Rewards you can give

You can mix rewards in one campaign, like free shipping first and a gift at the next tier.

3. Choose where the bar shows

Open the Design tab and switch on the places you want. You can use several at once.

For each place, pick a template and set the colours and fonts to match your store. The preview on the right updates as you go.

4. Write the bar text

Each tier has two messages: one while the shopper is still working towards it, and one when they reach it. Kai fills in the numbers for you with these tags:

You write: Spend {Trigger - Current} more to get {Value}
Shoppers see: Spend $12.00 more to get Free Shipping

5. Preview and publish

1. Open the Preview tab to see the bar at different cart amounts.
2. Click Publish Campaign to make it live. To keep working on it later, click Save Draft instead.
3. Visit your store and add a product to the cart to see it in action.

You can pause or edit a campaign at any time from the campaign list. Changes show in your store within a few seconds.

How free gifts work

• When the cart reaches a gift tier, Kai adds the gift to the cart for free.
• If you offer more than one gift, shoppers pick theirs in a pop-up.
• If the cart drops below the goal again, the gift is taken out.
• Gifts that are out of stock aren't offered. Keep some stock on gift products.

Advanced options

Everything here is optional. You'll find it in the Advanced Options tab.

Schedule

Set a start and end date, for a weekend sale for example. Kai turns the campaign on and off for you.

Markets

Use different goals for each market, such as €45 in Europe and $50 in the US.

Customers

Show the campaign only to certain customers, for example by tag. Needs the Pro plan.

Shipping methods

Make only some shipping methods free, like Standard free and Express full price. Needs the Pro plan.

Combine with other discounts

Choose whether Kai's rewards can be used together with your other discount codes and offers.

Other languages

If your store sells in more than one language, open the Translations tab and add the bar text for each language. Shoppers see the bar in the language they're browsing in.

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