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For shops that want to collect email addresses for a new product before it goes on sale. A signup is not a purchase guarantee — it is a way to tell people when pre-orders begin. Learn what to say, how to build the schedule, how to test the notification and what to check after the start.
For shops thinking about moving to a different pre-order app. Learn how to record open orders and promised shipping dates, test only with new orders, and switch safely with a responsibility-scoped checklist.
For stores comparing Shopify pre-order apps: when customers pay (in full at order, a deposit first, or at shipping) plus selling rules, notifications and pricing — SellRules compared with 3 pre-order apps on the same criteria.
For stores that set up a pre-order in SellRules but don't see the button on the product page. The order to check the app embed, schedule status, dates, and target products, a symptom-by-symptom chart, and what to include when contacting support.
For stores selling pre-orders to customers in multiple languages. Learn how to check your published Shopify languages, review product-page wording and notification emails per language, and test by switching languages.
What to do when a pre-order product and a regular product end up in the same cart. How to decide between shipping together or splitting, what to say before purchase, how to check shipping fees, test orders and follow-up messages.
For shops that keep taking pre-orders but can't decide what to change next. How to run a weekly review: check sales, open orders, inventory and intake limits under the same conditions, then pick one setting to adjust.
Want to take orders before a product arrives? See how SellRules switches between pre-orders and regular sales, what to try first, and what it costs.
Not sure whether to accept pre-orders or offer restock alerts after a Shopify product sells out? Learn how to choose based on the restock plan and automate the switch with SellRules.