Set up the delivery date picker

This guide gets a working delivery date & time-slot picker onto your product and cart pages in about ten minutes. No code required — you'll add one theme app block and create one availability rule.

Before you start

• You're on the Advanced plan (delivery features are Advanced-only). If you're on Starter or Pro, upgrade from Settings → Plan — a 14-day free trial applies.
• You have at least one product to test with.

1. Turn on delivery dates

1. Open OrderRules from your Shopify admin (Apps → OrderRules).
2. Go to Delivery → Availability rules.
3. Click Enable delivery dates. OrderRules requests the extra permissions it needs (locations, orders, fulfillment) only now — never at install.

2. Add the theme app block

The storefront picker renders through a theme app block, so it stays inside your theme and survives theme updates.

1. In Shopify admin go to Online Store → Themes → Customize.
2. Open a product template. In the left panel, choose Add block (or Add section) in the main product area and pick OrderRules — Delivery date (it appears under App blocks).
3. Repeat on the Cart template (and cart drawer, if your theme uses one). On most themes OrderRules auto-detects the cart; add the block only if the picker doesn't appear.
4. Save. (Setup detail: the block is a mainSection-targeted app block — see Theme app block setup if your theme hides app blocks.)

3. Create your first availability rule

1. Back in OrderRules, Delivery → Availability rules → Add rule.
2. Set:
   • Lead time — the earliest a customer can request (e.g. 2 days).
   • Cutoff time — orders placed after this ship the next eligible day (e.g. 14:00).
   • Delivery weekdays — which days you deliver.
   • Horizon — how far ahead customers can book (e.g. 30 days).
3. Scope the rule: All products, or narrow to a product / collection / tag, and optionally a country. Choose the fulfillment method: delivery, pickup, or both.
4. (Optional) Require a date/slot at checkout to force a selection.
5. Save.

4. Add time slots (optional)

In the rule, add time slots (e.g. 10:00–12:00, 14:00–16:00). Set a per-slot capacity if you want windows to sell out. Full slots grey out for shoppers automatically.

5. Test it

Open your test product in the storefront. You should see a date picker (and slots, if configured). Add to cart and start checkout — the OrderRules Shopify Function blocks any missing, sold-out, or blacked-out selection. Placed test orders are auto-tagged delivery:YYYY-MM-DD and slot:HHMM-HHMM — check the order in admin.

Next steps

• Availability rules · Time slots · Capacity limits
• Blackout dates & holidays · Estimated delivery date
• Carrier CSV export · In-store pickup
• See the Delivery dates feature overview.