scheduling recurrence

Start a campaign immediately

Learn how to start a campaign immediately with a safe Juniper & Trail example, shopper impact, options, and recovery checks. Immediate uses Apply now. Badgy records the activation before background work applies the selected changes; monitor the campaign until each phase succeeds.

Before you begin

• Confirm the shop timezone displayed in Basics
• Choose when the offer applies
• Choose automatic or manual revert

Keep the campaign in Draft while you verify the configuration. Use a private storefront window where the guide changes shopper-facing behavior.

Step-by-step setup

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1. 1

   Name and describe the campaign so teammates can identify its purpose.

2. 2

   Choose whether the campaign runs once or repeats on a schedule.

3. 3

   Set when the campaign should begin.

4. 4

   Choose whether the campaign ends automatically or stays open.

5. 5

   Save the basics and continue to the next wizard step.

1. Choose One-time campaign in Basics.
2. Set Applies to Right away; any retained start date is ignored while this choice is active.
3. Choose At a set time for automatic end or Manually for an open-ended run.
4. If using At a set time, enter a future End date and End time.
5. Save, review the resolved summary, launch once, and monitor until Active.

Immediate uses Apply now. Badgy records the activation before background work applies the selected changes; monitor the campaign until each phase succeeds.

Juniper & Trail example

Juniper & Trail applies start a campaign immediately to a weekend promotion in the shop timezone. An owner checks the resolved start and revert instants before launch. The documentation fixture uses realistic products, inventory states, variants, collections, and protected exclusions so the preview exercises the same decisions as a merchant catalog.

What shoppers will see

The offer is visible only after activation finishes and remains eligible until the configured revert or a manual stop. Check the relevant result from product through cart where applicable. For shopper-facing work, compare desktop and mobile and verify both an eligible and an ineligible item.

Common mistakes and troubleshooting

• Acting on the wrong shop. Confirm the Shopify store and campaign before following Start a campaign immediately.
• Trusting a stale preview. Refresh after catalog, schedule, discount, theme, locale, or market changes.
• Repeating a background command. Read status and History first; retry only when Badgy presents a recoverable failure.
• Skipping the consequence check. Confirm what changes for shoppers and what the end or restore path will do.

If the status reports revoked authorization, reconnect Shopify before retrying. If the result still differs from the preview, preserve the campaign ID and approximate time, then open support from this identified shop. Never send customer data, access tokens, or full catalog exports in feedback.

Related guides

• Choose a one-time campaign schedule
• Run an open-ended campaign
• Plan a recurring campaign

Options reference

| Option | Use it when | Consequence | | --- | --- | --- | | At a set time | Immediate fixed window | Automatic full end | | Manually | Immediate open-ended offer | Requires explicit stop | | Retained start fields | Switch back to Scheduled later | Ignored while Right away is selected |

Badgy behavior in this guide is reviewed against the repository's shipped UI, service rules, and feature design documents. Shopify-owned theme, Markets, Flow, billing, and discount behavior can also depend on the store's Shopify configuration; consult the Shopify Help Center for that platform configuration.