Set up Ship Later on Shopify

Open Setup (in Addora ↗) and choose Ship Later only to let customers collect paid purchases and ship them together. Choose Ship Later + pre-orders if you also sell products before they are ready. The checklist follows that choice.

PRODUCT WALKTHROUGH Example interface

1. Configure the selected path

Choose your plan. For Ship Later, set the checkout wording and eligible shipping coverage. For pre-orders, select products in Addora or use your configured tags/metafields, set expected availability and choose whether mixed carts are allowed. Saving a draft does not activate checkout.

2. Apply and connect

Review and apply the configuration. Connect either the customer-account Held Orders page or a storefront order page, then refresh verification. Pre-orders also need their purchase connection and product publication to be ready. A badge or saved product selection alone does not connect the purchase flow.

3. Activate, then test

Finish the review/launch step and turn on the selected features when you are ready for customers to use them. Billing approval, an applied setup and feature activation are separate. Update the confirmation email with the assistant (in Addora ↗), then test the full journey before announcing it.

Open Ship Later coverage in Settings. Stores using market-driven shipping select eligible markets and complete the displayed coverage/approval checks; legacy stores select delivery profiles and zones. Saved coverage is not necessarily verified or active. Check the product, destination and selected setup path before testing checkout.

Your first combined shipment

Place two controlled purchases with the same customer identity and choose Ship Later each time. Confirm that both appear as held in Operations and on the connected customer page. Select eligible ready quantities, review the shipping estimate and complete the later shipping checkout. Identify the physical shipment record for your configured mode, then verify picking, tracking and reconciliation on the originals. Also test ordinary shipping so customers retain the expected alternative.