# Installation - Discountline 1.x documentation

> Install Discountline from WordPress.org and publish your first discount rule in a few minutes.

Discountline is free and listed on WordPress.org, so you can install it straight from your dashboard.

## Install the plugin

1. Make sure WooCommerce is installed and active. Discountline won't activate without it.
2. Go to **Plugins → Add New Plugin** and search for **Discountline**.
3. Click **Install Now** on "Discountline – Discount Rules for WooCommerce", then **Activate**.

If you have the zip file instead, use **Plugins → Add New Plugin → Upload Plugin**, choose the file, then **Install Now** and **Activate**.

Nothing changes on your store yet: Discountline only gives discounts through rules you publish.

## Create your first rule

1. Go to **Marketing → Discount rules** and click **Add discount rule**. There's also a **Rules** link under Discountline on the Plugins screen.
2. Give the rule a name, such as "Autumn sale". Customers see it in the cart unless you set a different **Display name**.
3. Pick a **Rule type**: Product discount, Quantity discount or Order discount.
4. Set the discount in the **Discount** box, and choose what the rule covers in **Applies to**. Leave Applies to empty to cover every product.
5. Check the **Summary** box on the right: it describes the rule in plain words as you type.
6. Click **Publish**.

![The rule editor with quantity tiers and the Summary box](https://storage.extendiment.com/media/942/screenshot-2.png)

Open a product the rule covers: a product discount shows as a sale price, a quantity discount as a price table above the Add to cart button. Add it to the cart to see the discount applied.

> [!TIP]
> Not ready to go live? Click **Save Draft** instead of Publish. Drafts never apply; publish the rule when you are ready, or use **Turn on** in the rule list.

## Next steps

- **How discount rules work** explains what happens when several rules apply to the same product or order.
- **Sale prices and badges** covers the store-wide display settings under **WooCommerce → Settings → Products → Discount rules**.

Source: https://extendiment.com/plugins/discountline/docs/1.x/installation