---
title: "Installing OrderRules"
description: "How to install OrderRules from the Shopify App Store and get it running on your store in under two minutes."
contentType: "docs"
locale: "en"
localized: true
source: "https://orderrules.com/docs/getting-started/installing-orderrules"
slug: "getting-started/installing-orderrules"
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## Install from the Shopify App Store

Getting OrderRules onto your store takes about two minutes. No coding or theme edits required.

### Step 1: Open the OrderRules Listing

Go directly to **[OrderRules on the Shopify App Store](https://apps.shopify.com/orderrules-limit-sales)** — no search needed.

### Step 2: Install the App

1. Click **Install**
2. Review the permissions OrderRules needs (orders, products, customers, themes and checkout validations)
3. Confirm the install

Shopify handles all the technical setup behind the scenes.

### Step 3: Launch OrderRules

After installation, OrderRules opens automatically inside your Shopify admin. You will see the onboarding guide, which walks you through first-time setup.

If you navigate away, you can always reopen OrderRules from **Shopify Admin > Apps > OrderRules**.

## Enable the Theme Embed

This adds the store status banner to your storefront so customers can see whether you are open or closed.

1. Click **Open Theme Editor** from the onboarding guide
2. The theme editor opens with the OrderRules embed under **App embeds**
3. Make sure it is switched on
4. Click **Save**

## Confirm the Checkout Rule Is On

This is the most important step. Without it, your rules are visual only and can be bypassed.

OrderRules tries to turn its checkout rule on for you when you install. To confirm:

1. Click **Open Checkout Settings** from the onboarding guide
2. Scroll to the **Checkout rules** section
3. Make sure the OrderRules rule is turned **on**
4. Save if you changed anything

Back in OrderRules, you can click **Mark as enabled** on that step if the guide can't confirm it yet.

## Enable OrderRules

OrderRules starts in setup mode, so you can set up your schedule, limits and messages without affecting your store. When you're ready, click **Enable OrderRules** on the dashboard. Until then, nothing is enforced.

## The setup steps

| Step | What it does | Skip it and… |
|---|---|---|
| Install the app | Grants OrderRules the access it needs | Nothing works |
| Enable the theme embed | Adds the open/closed banner to your storefront | Rules still enforce, but customers get no warning |
| **Checkout rule on** | Makes rules enforceable server-side | **Rules become visual only and can be bypassed** |
| Enable OrderRules | Takes the app out of setup mode | Nothing is enforced |

The checkout rule is the one that matters most. Without it, an express checkout walks straight past every limit you set.

## Verify Your Installation

Back on the OrderRules dashboard, confirm you see:

- **Enable the theme app embed** is done in the setup guide, and the **Theme App Embed** card shows **Active**
- **Enable checkout validation rule** is done
- No "OrderRules is in setup mode" banner, and your store status showing as OPEN or CLOSED

You are now ready to configure your first rules. Head to the [Quick Start guide](/docs/getting-started/quick-start-first-rule) to create your first order limit in five minutes.

## Requirements

- Any Shopify plan (Basic, Grow, Advanced, or Plus)
- A modern theme that supports app embeds (all Online Store 2.0 themes)
- No other checkout validation apps required

## Related

- [Understanding the Dashboard](/docs/getting-started/understanding-dashboard)
- [Rules Not Applying](/docs/troubleshooting/rules-not-applying)