Which plan do I need?

Delivery features are on the Advanced plan. A 14-day free trial applies when you upgrade on the Subscription Plan page.

Does the picker slow my storefront?

No. The picker reads its dates from a snapshot stored in a shop metafield, so it renders without waiting on a call to OrderRules' servers.

Can different items have different delivery dates?

Yes. Under More options → Delivery date behavior, set Delivery date scope to Per item, and a date picked on a product page applies to that item. Choose One date for the whole order if you want a single date per order.

How do I add a delivery date picker to Shopify?

Install OrderRules, upgrade to the Advanced plan, then enable the OrderRules Delivery app embed and add the Delivery date picker block to your product and cart templates under Online Store → Themes → Customize. Turn on delivery dates and create one availability rule with lead time, a cutoff, deliverable weekdays and max days ahead, and the picker appears on your storefront. It takes about ten minutes and needs no code and no Shopify Plus.

Do I need to edit theme code to add the picker?

No. The picker installs as a theme app block, which you add through the theme customizer rather than by editing Liquid. Because it is an app block it also survives theme updates. If the block doesn't show up, see Theme app block setup.

Can customers choose a time slot as well as a date?

Yes. Build a time slot template — for example 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–16:00 — give each window a Cap/day, and attach the template to an availability rule. Once a window is full it shows as Full and can't be picked, and the OrderRules Shopify Function rejects it at checkout.

Set up the delivery date picker

4 min read · Facts checked October 12, 2026

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 turn on one app embed, 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 on the Subscription Plan page — a 14-day free trial applies.
You have at least one product to test with.

1. Turn on delivery dates

Open OrderRules from your Shopify admin (Apps → OrderRules).
Go to Delivery Dates. The page opens on the Setup tab.
Under Delivery dates, turn on Offer delivery date selection on your storefront. No extra permissions are needed for this. OrderRules asks for order-write or fulfillment permission only when you turn on order tagging or apply tracking.

2. Add the theme app block

The storefront picker runs through an app embed plus a theme app block, so it stays inside your theme and survives theme updates.

In Shopify admin go to Online Store → Themes → Customize.
Open App embeds and turn on OrderRules Delivery. This powers the picker.
Open a product template. Choose Add block in the main product section and pick Delivery date picker (it appears under Apps).
Repeat on the Cart template. For a cart drawer, turn on Show the picker in the cart drawer / mini-cart in the OrderRules Delivery embed settings instead.
Save. (Setup detail: see Theme app block setup if the block doesn't appear.)

3. Create your first availability rule

Back in OrderRules, Delivery Dates → Availability rules → Add rule.
Under Applies to, pick All products, or narrow to a product, a collection, or products with a tag. Choose the Fulfillment method: Delivery & pickup, Delivery only, or Pickup only.
Set:
- Lead time (days) — the earliest a customer can request (e.g. 2 days).
- Cutoff (HH:MM) — after this time, today stops counting (e.g. 14:00).
- Max days ahead — how far ahead customers can book (e.g. 30 days).
- Deliverable weekdays — which days you deliver.
(Optional) Tick Require a delivery date at checkout to force a selection.
Save rule.

Availability rule settings at a glance

Setting	What it controls	Example
Lead time (days)	Earliest date a customer can pick	2 days
Cutoff (HH:MM)	After this, today stops counting	14:00
Deliverable weekdays	The days you actually deliver	Tue–Sat
Max days ahead	How far ahead customers can book	30 days
Applies to	Which products the rule covers	Collection: Cakes
Fulfillment method	Delivery, pickup, or both	Delivery only
Require a delivery date at checkout	Forces a date selection	On

4. Add time slots (optional)

Open More options → Time slot templates. Load a carrier preset (Yamato / Sagawa / Japan Post) or Add custom template with windows such as 10:00–12:00 and 14:00–16:00. Set Cap/day on a window if you want it to sell out. Then pick the template in the rule's Time slot template field. Full slots show as Full and can't be picked.

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 rejects a missing (when required), sold-out, or blacked-out selection. Place a test order and check it in admin. If you turned on order tagging, it's also tagged delivery:YYYY-MM-DD and slot:HHMM-HHMM.

Next steps

Availability rules · Time slots · Capacity limits
Blackout dates & holidays · Estimated delivery date
Carrier CSV export · In-store pickup
Limits by delivery date — once dates are on, count a product's daily limit against the date the customer picks
See the Delivery dates feature overview.
Where to put the picker: product page, cart, or checkout · Best Shopify delivery date picker apps compared

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