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Create a Subscription Fixed Bundles Plan in Subi

Learn how to set up a Subscription Fixed Bundle in Subi to group multiple products and sell them on a recurring basis.

Why Use Subscription Fixed Bundles?

  • Promote complementary products together

  • Boost average order value

  • Encourage repeat purchases through subscriptions

You can offer bundles with:

  • Percentage discount (e.g., 20% off)

  • Fixed discount (e.g., $10 off)

  • No discount (full price)

💡 Display Tip: The bundle widget appears on product pages of all included items by default. You can also embed it elsewhere using Shopify's theme editor.
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Where Does the Bundle Widget Appear?

By default, the bundle widget appears on:

  • Product pages of all items included in the bundle

To show it on other pages:

  • Use Shopify’s theme editor to manually embed it

  • Use Shopify’s customization tools to control visibility

Why is my new Fixed Bundle already filled in?

When you create a Fixed Bundle plan from the Plans page and your store already sells a live Subscribe and save plan, Subi opens the new plan already filled in from your newest one, so you can save it right away. A blue banner at the top, We filled this in from your shop, names the plan the values came from.

  • The bundle name, the products (each at quantity 1) and the delivery frequency come from your Subscribe and save plan.

  • Its subscription discount, a percentage or a fixed amount, is set on the bundle's subscription option. The one-time purchase discount stays off.

  • If your Subscribe and save plan sells all products, a collection, or only individual variants, the page opens empty, because a bundle needs named products.

  • Saving publishes the plan and adds the bundle as a product in your store.

You can change any of these values before you save, and you can close the banner. If your store has no live Subscribe and save plan, Subi takes the products and the frequency from your newest live Build-a-Box, Fixed Bundle or Volume Discount plan instead, with no name and no discount carried over. If it has none of these either, the page opens empty, as before.

Can I create more than one Fixed Bundle?

Yes. Your Subi plan doesn't limit how many Fixed Bundle plans you create. In Plans, click Create plan, choose Fixed Bundle and click Create.

The Create fixed bundle page opens filled in from a plan you already sell, as described above, so it can look like a bundle you already have. It is a new plan: change its name and products, then click Create plan. Your other bundles stay as they are.

How to Create a Subscription Fixed Bundle

1. Open the Bundles Tab

  1. Go to your Subi Dashboard

  2. Go to Plans (Subscription Plans page)

  3. Click Create Plan

  4. Select Fixed Bundle

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2. Select Fixed Bundle

  • Choose Fixed Bundle as the type

  • This creates a new product in Shopify that represents the bundle

3. Add Products to the Bundle

  • Click Browse to select products

  • Set quantities and choose variants (e.g., size, color)

Delivery Settings

Setting

Behavior

Included in all billings & deliveries (Default)

Product is included in every subscription order

Included only in first billing & delivery

Product is only included in the first order (e.g., for trial items)

How do I add a free gift or starter item to the first order only?

A Fixed Bundle can carry an item that is charged and shipped once, with the first order, while the rest of the bundle repeats every cycle. This works on every Subi plan.

  1. In Plans, create or open a Fixed Bundle plan and choose its Purchase type first. Switching Purchase type to Subscription clears any first-order setting on the products.

  2. Add the gift or starter product to the bundle with your recurring products.

  3. On the gift's row, open the three-dot menu, choose Customize Delivery & Billing, select Included only in first billing & delivery and click Done. The row shows the badge First billing and delivery only, and its quantity is set to 1.

  4. Save the plan and make sure it is active.

Good to know:

  • The bundle discount does not apply to a first-order-only item, so the customer pays that product's own price. For a free gift, set the gift product's price to 0 in Shopify.

  • Make a product used only for this gift, never one you also sell on its own: at a price of 0, every shopper would get that product free. Shoppers can still buy the gift product alone for 0 from its own page, so leave it out of your collections and menus. Keep it published and in stock, or the bundle itself cannot be bought.

  • The gift is added only when a shopper buys the bundle. Subscribing to a single product through the regular subscription widget does not add it.

  • Subi's free shipping for subscriptions covers the subscription items. The gift ships as a one-time item under its own Shopify shipping profile, so if checkout should stay free, put the gift product in a shipping profile with a free rate (Shopify admin, Settings, Shipping and delivery).

  • For a lower price on the first order only, without a gift, set the plan's Offer discount to the first-order amount, then turn on Adjust price after specified number of orders and set Change to 0% After 1 payments. On a Flat rate plan, set the flat rate to the first-order price instead, and enter the regular price in Change to, never 0, or every renewal is free. Adjust price after specified number of orders is not on every Subi plan. See Adjust Price or Discount After X Subscription Payments.

4. Add a Discount (Optional)

  • Choose between:

    • Percentage discount (e.g., 20% off)

    • Fixed discount (e.g., $10 off)

    • No discount

5. Enter Bundle Details

  • Disable bundle product creation (if linking to an existing product)

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  • Enter a Bundle Name (e.g., "Skincare Essentials")

  • Edit product details in Shopify (description, images, etc.) as needed

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  • Choose the Purchase type, right under Bundle Name: Subscription & one time purchase(Both) lets shoppers either subscribe to the bundle or buy it once, while Subscription sells it by subscription only. New bundles start on Both.

  • To give shoppers who buy the bundle once, without subscribing, a lower price, keep Purchase type on Both and turn on the switch in the One-time purchase discount box under it. Then choose the Type (Fixed amount or Percent off) and enter the Discount Amount. The box only appears when Purchase type is Both.

6. Set Up Subscription Plans

  • Choose billing intervals (e.g., weekly, monthly)

  • Apply subscription discounts

💡 New Feature: Recurring Discounts

  • Offer tiered discounts over time:

    • e.g., 10% off for the first 2 orders

    • Then 15% off from the 3rd order onward

Final Steps

  • Click Save

  • Toggle the plan to Active to publish it in Shopify

⚠️ Important:

  • Do not delete or unpublish the generated product — it powers the subscription

  • Deactivating the plan:

    • Discards unsaved changes

    • Leaves a draft product in Shopify for future use

Need Help?

Reach out to the Subi Support Team:

  • Live Chat: Available via our website or the Subi admin panel in Shopify

  • Email: [email protected]
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