Weekly and Monthly Caps

Control Volume Over Longer Periods

In addition to daily limits, OrderRules lets you set weekly and monthly caps. These are useful when your capacity planning spans more than a single day.

Weekly Limits

A weekly limit sets the maximum orders from Sunday through Saturday. Weekly and monthly limits are included on the Pro and Advanced plans.

How to Set It

1. Go to Order Limits
2. Tick Weekly Order Limit
3. Enter a number in Maximum orders accepted per week
4. Click Save

Weekly Limit: 300 orders

Week starts:  Sunday at midnight
Orders 1-300: Accepted
Order 301+:   Blocked
Resets:        Saturday/Sunday midnight

Best for: Businesses with weekly production schedules, weekly delivery windows, or subscription services that batch by week.

Monthly Limits

A monthly limit caps orders from the 1st through the last day of the month.

How to Set It

1. Go to Order Limits
2. Tick Monthly Order Limit
3. Enter a number in Maximum orders accepted per month
4. Click Save

Monthly Limit: 1200 orders

Month starts:   1st at midnight
Orders 1-1200:  Accepted
Order 1201+:    Blocked
Resets:          1st of next month at midnight

Best for: Monthly subscription caps, limited production runs, and seasonal business models.

Daily, weekly and monthly compared

Whichever limit is reached first blocks checkout, so a weekly cap can stop orders on Thursday even when that day's daily count is well under.

Using Multiple Limits Together

You can combine daily, weekly, and monthly limits. OrderRules enforces all of them simultaneously, and whichever limit is reached first blocks orders.

Example configuration:
  Daily:   50 orders
  Weekly:  300 orders
  Monthly: 1200 orders

Scenario: It is Thursday and the weekly count is at 298.
  Daily:   42/50 (OK)
  Weekly:  298/300 (OK)
  Monthly: 892/1200 (OK)
  Result:  Store is open, but only 2 more orders accepted this week.

Two more orders come in:
  Weekly:  300/300 (LIMIT REACHED)
  Result:  Orders blocked until Sunday, even though daily limit is not hit.

Strategy Tips

• Use daily limits to manage day-to-day capacity
• Use weekly limits as a safety net so no single busy week overwhelms you
• Use monthly limits for overall volume control and business planning
• Untick a limit to turn it off -- you do not have to use all three
• The daily limit can't be higher than the weekly or monthly limit, and the weekly can't be higher than the monthly

Related

• Daily Order Limits
• Automatic Counter Resets
• Capacity Alert Emails