You aren’t ready.
Pre-order until stock or a release date is ready.
FEATURES
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
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.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.
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.
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.
Example customer and merchant views, from checkout to held orders and shipping.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.
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King Gizzard - Flight b741
Splatter LP · Pre-order
1
Khruangbin - Mordechai
Translucent Red LP
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 next month
King Gizzard - Flight b741 Order #SR-1058 Awaiting supplier confirmation
USPS 9400 1118 4264 UPS 1Z 999 AA10
Operations
Teams see what is held and what is released.
Operations Synced with Shopify
OrdersAnalyticsAudit log
Pending orders42
Items held118
Ready to release9
Search by customer email or SKU...
State: PendingHeld items: Any2 filters active
#SR-1043Shipping Pending· Alex Rivera
2 held · $61.50 · US#SR-1039Dispatching· Maya Chen
2 released · $72.00 · USHoldingHeld - 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
EXPLORE BY PROBLEM
Start where the current workflow breaks.
You can run both paths or begin with only the one your store needs today.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?
Name and describe Ship Later in your own words on every plan. Setup checks help you choose a clear name.
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?
Ready items can ship separately in supported fulfillment setups. Otherwise, the order stays together. We can help you check your setup before launch.
PRE-ORDERS. SHIP LATER. BETTER TOGETHER.