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Pre-order Products (Delivery Date Range)

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Pre-order products allow you to sell items that will be delivered later within a specific delivery window (example: Receive Mar 10 – Mar 15). This helps customers clearly understand when they will receive the product, and prevents checkout issues caused by mismatched delivery schedules.


How to Enable Pre-order (Admin side)

To enable Pre-order mode, you must set a Delivery Date Range for the product.

Steps

  1. Go to your Admin Dashboard

  2. Open Products

  3. Select the product you want to configure

  4. Click "Specific date ranges" under the Delivery section

  5. In the calendar, set:

    • Delivery Start Date

    • Delivery End Date

  6. Save

Once saved, the product is automatically treated as a Pre-order product.


What Customers Will See

Delivery date range on the product page

Customers will see the delivery window directly on the product page, for example: Receive Mar 10 – Mar 15

This makes it clear that the product will not be delivered immediately.


How Customers Can Checkout

✅ Checkout allowed

Customers can checkout successfully when

1) Pre-order product + regular product

When checking out a pre-order product together with a normal product, the delivery date can now be selected based on the override date.

2) Multiple pre-order products share a common delivery date

If customers add multiple pre-order products, checkout is allowed only if their delivery date ranges overlap.

Example (allowed):

  • Product A: Mar 10–20

  • Product B: Mar 15–18

Common overlap exists → checkout is allowed.


Checkout Blocked

Checkout will be disabled when:

Multiple pre-order products have no overlapping delivery range

If there is no shared delivery date between pre-order items, checkout is disabled.

Example (Blocked):

  • Product A: Mar 10–12

  • Product B: Mar 15–18

No overlap → checkout disabled.

One of the pre-order products must be removed before proceeding.


Important Notes & Best Practices

Pre-order delivery dates override store schedule

If a product has a delivery date range, customers will follow the product’s delivery range even if your store has a different delivery schedule configured.

Plan pre-order launches carefully

If you plan to sell multiple pre-order products in the same campaign, make sure their delivery date ranges overlap so customers can purchase them together.

Recommended use cases

Pre-orders work best for:

  • seasonal products

  • clearance

  • limited drops

  • restock campaigns

  • made-to-order items

  • supplier arrival products

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