By DiscountLime · Reviewed
How to Use the DiscountLime Extension
DiscountLime automatically creates daily Etsy sales for you — no more repeating the 4-step “Run a Sale” wizard. Set it once → click Start → watch it do the routine.
Step 1. Sign up at Discount Lime and generate a License Key.
Step 2. Install the Chrome extension.
Step 3. Open Etsy Sales & Discounts page to activate the plugin and paste in your license key.
Step 4. Fill out the information and run the plugin to generate sales.
- Select: Discount %
- Choose to apply it to the entire shop or to a specific section. Please double check the spelling of section names if you use them!
- Set Days to the number of days for which you want DiscountLime to create daily sales.(Example: Days = 3 → creates 3 separate 24-hour sales, day after day.)
- Choose the start date from which DiscountLime should begin creating daily sales.
Press Start and enjoy 😊 No mouse clicking needed.
Important
- Don’t click or switch pages while it runs.
- It’s fast.
- You will see it creating the sales automatically.
- Watch the demo video on the homepage.
Continue from where you left off
After the process is complete, the extension remembers where it stopped. Click the saved record/history item to continue scheduling the next days with the same settings — fast and convenient.
Time saved
Time saved depends on how often you run sales and the number of sections you manage. Compare a small automated run with your usual manual setup.
FAQ
Where do I see the DiscountLime widget?
Etsy Shop Manager → Marketing → Sales and discounts (bottom-right).
What should I enter in Section name?
The first word of the section name. Add more words if multiple sections match.
Should I click anything while it runs?
No. Avoid clicking or switching tabs until it finishes.
What does Days=3 mean?
It creates 3 separate 24-hour sales for 3 days in a row.
Before you start: browser, account, and license
Use Google Chrome on a desktop computer and sign in to the Etsy shop you intend to manage. Create a DiscountLime account, accept the service terms, and generate your license in the dashboard. Copy that key into the extension once and use Save & Check. Keep the key private: it connects extension activity to your account. If you manage more than one browser profile, check which profile contains both the extension and the Etsy session.
Estimate credits with a small example
Start with a short test rather than a long sequence. For example, Days = 3 creates three separate daily sales for the selected scope. At the current rate of one credit per generated sale, that sequence needs three credits. A second sequence for another section has its own cost. Compare the extension’s required balance with the credits in your dashboard before pressing Start, and avoid creating overlapping promotions for the same listings.
Check section selection and existing promotions
A section name is a selector, not a new section that the extension creates. Confirm that the intended section exists in Etsy and that similarly named sections are not accidentally included. Review current and scheduled sales before adding another sequence. If you only want to promote a seasonal collection, choose that section instead of the entire shop. You can review the final listing selection in Etsy’s sale workflow.
Keep the setup page available until the run finishes
DiscountLime carries out setup in the browser you are using. Avoid clicking fields, navigating away, or closing the tab while it is creating the sales. After it finishes, open Etsy’s sale list and confirm the dates and discount. The sales already created are stored in Etsy; the extension is not a promise of a background cloud service that resumes an interrupted browser task on its own.
If something stops or looks different
Check whether Chrome disabled the extension, whether your license check succeeds, and whether your Etsy session is still signed in. If Etsy changes the page or a run stops halfway, first inspect the sales that were actually created. Do not repeatedly restart the same date range without checking for duplicates. The credit usage log can help connect a deduction to a run; share the date and visible error with support, without sending account credentials.
Review the result before your next cycle
After a test, check the listings a customer would see as well as the seller-facing sale summary. Confirm that the price, selected products, and start and end times match your plan. Keep a simple record of the run dates and scope so you can distinguish a section test from a whole-shop promotion. For your next cycle, use the saved settings as a starting point, then review them against current inventory and existing Etsy sales.