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One system for every reason an order waits.

A product can wait for stock. A customer can wait to ship. Addora connects the promise, holds, readiness, release, and fulfillment without turning them into separate operational stories.

TWO REASONS TO WAITaddora

01 / PRODUCT

You aren’t ready.

Pre-order until stock or a release date is ready.

02 / CUSTOMER

They aren’t ready.

Ship Later until the customer releases a shipment.

ONE READINESS JOURNEYWaiting → Ready → Shipping

From promise to parcel

One clear story at every step.

The shopper and the fulfillment team should never have to reconstruct what an order means.
01

Make the promise

Tell shoppers whether the product waits, they wait, or both—and what happens after payment.

  • Pre-ordersKeep selling before stock arrives, with clear dates and deliberate release rules.
  • Ship LaterLet customers hold eligible purchases, keep shopping, and release one shipment when ready.
02

Keep readiness clear

Separate waiting work from normal fulfillment while customers see the same underlying truth.

  • ReadinessShopify holds and lifecycle labels keep every waiting reason out of the normal packing flow.
  • Customer accountShoppers see what is ready, what is waiting, and what they can ship together.
03

Release with context

Give operations the next action and apply the right shipping rules when eligible items move.

  • OperationsTeams see pending demand, lifecycle state, release actions, and shipment progress.
  • Shipping feesRules handle base fees, country fees, discounts, and shipping credits.

The product in context

The same readiness truth, shown to the right person.

Real Addora surfaces across checkout, the customer account, product recognition, and operations.

Checkout

Customers choose Ship Later before paying.

Checkout Customer choice
Ship to

Alex Rivera
142 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn NY

Shipping is deferred here, not waived. The customer pays shipping when they ship held orders together.
1

King Gizzard - Flight b741
Splatter LP · Pre-order

$34.00
1

Khruangbin - Mordechai
Translucent Red LP

$28.00
Subtotal · 2 items$62.00
Shipping$0.00
Total$62.00

Customer portal

Shoppers select what is ready to ship.

Customer account Live readiness

Ready to ship (4 items)

  • Fleetwood Mac - Rumours Standard LP $32.00
  • Miles Davis - Kind of Blue 180g LP $29.00
  • Khruangbin - Mordechai Translucent Red LP $28.00
  • Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly 2LP $34.00

Waiting to be released (2 items)

Taylor Swift - Phantom Clear 2LP Order #SR-1058 Available from June 14, 2026
King Gizzard - Flight b741 Order #SR-1058 Awaiting supplier confirmation

Operations

Teams see what is held and what is released.

Operations Synced with Shopify
OrdersAnalyticsAudit log
Pending orders42
Items held118
Ready to release9
State: PendingHeld items: Any2 filters active

#SR-1043Shipping Pending· Alex Rivera

2 held · $61.50 · US

#SR-1039Dispatching· Maya Chen

2 released · $72.00 · US
#SR-1043 detailsHeld buckets
HoldingHeld - release date · Release on Jun 14
HoldingHeld - supplier confirmation

Preorders

Delayed products get release logic.

Product recognition Pre-orders

Pre-orders & supplier items

Mark records that aren't ready to ship yet, and set the dates they release.

SetupProducts

Classified products

Mark products as pre-orders or supplier orders so Addora knows to hold them and release them when they're ready.

Taylor Swift - The Tortured Poets Department

Pre-ordertag: addora-preorder

Daft Punk - Discovery

Suppliertag: supplier order

Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (180g)

In stockdefault

Before you launch

Practical questions deserve direct answers.

Important platform constraints and rollout details, without hiding them in fine print.
01Can we name the shipping method ourselves?

Paid plans can fully customize the shipping method name and description. No Addora marker is required, and Addora detects Ship Later orders regardless of the name you choose.

02Is the checkout acknowledgement available on every Shopify plan?

No. The core Ship Later flow works without Shopify Plus, but the full checkout opt-in UI extension depends on Shopify Plus or checkout-extensibility access.

03How do teams identify held orders in Shopify?

Addora uses fulfillment holds, lifecycle metafields, labels, and tags so teams can identify what should wait, what is dispatching, what belongs to billing, and what has shipped.

04Can every mixed order be split automatically?

No. Split behavior depends on fulfillment mode and whether Shopify's fulfillment-order topology can be safely split. Addora falls back when splitting is not safe.

PRE-ORDERS. SHIP LATER. BETTER TOGETHER.

Make every waiting order clear.

Start with Pre-orders, Ship Later, or both—and keep one readiness story from promise to fulfillment. Free plan available · Personal setup help