Customers choose
With Ship Later on, customers pick ready items to ship and leave the rest held.
Pre-orders in Addora
Supplier stock shipping. Pack only what’s arrived.
Sell supplier stock and backorders before they reach your warehouse. Addora keeps waiting items on hold, shows customers why they wait and releases what has arrived.
Free plan includes pre-orders and backorders
How it works
A simple receiving routine.
- Setup
Mark supplier products
Use product tags or metafields, then test a few products.
- Sold
Held, with a reason
Supplier items wait under a Shopify hold. Customers see them as waiting.
- Delivery arrives
Mark what came in
Check the goods and mark that quantity ready. The rest stays held.
- Release
Ship what’s ready
Ready items move on, following your mixed-order setting.
Pre-orders
Good to know.
Not an ordering tool
You still order from suppliers and confirm arrivals. Addora handles the customer’s order while it waits.
No supplier feed sync
Marking an item as supplier stock doesn’t connect to a supplier’s inventory feed.
Estimates aren’t promises
A supplier estimate isn’t a guaranteed dispatch date. Update customers when it changes.
Compare
Order notes vs. Addora
| By hand | With Addora |
|---|---|
| Staff piece together why an order waits | The waiting reason stays with the order |
| Customers email to ask what has arrived | Customers see ready and waiting items |
| Partial deliveries mean re-checking many orders | Mark the quantity that arrived; the rest stays held |
Common questions
Straight answers.
01Does Addora order stock from my supplier?
No. Your purchasing and receiving stay as they are; Addora handles the customer’s order while it waits and when it’s released.
02Can I ship what arrived and hold the rest?
Yes, when the items are eligible and your fulfillment setup allows a partial release. Some orders have to stay together.
03Is supplier stock the same as a preorder?
Not quite. A pre-order usually has a release date; supplier stock can be ordered but still has to reach your warehouse.
04Where can customers check progress?
In Shopify customer accounts or your storefront Held Orders page. Reminder and shipping-update emails start on Starter.
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