---
title: "Weekly and Monthly Caps"
description: "Set weekly and monthly order limits to control your store's overall volume across longer time periods."
contentType: "docs"
locale: "en"
localized: true
source: "https://orderrules.com/docs/order-limits/weekly-monthly-caps"
slug: "order-limits/weekly-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 Monday through Sunday.

### How to Set It

1. Go to **Order Limits**
2. Enter a number in the **Weekly Limit** field
3. Click **Save**

```
Weekly Limit: 300 orders

Week starts:  Monday at midnight
Orders 1-300: Accepted
Order 301+:   Blocked
Resets:        Sunday/Monday 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. Enter a number in the **Monthly Limit** field
3. 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

| Limit | Window | Resets | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily | Midnight to midnight | Midnight, store timezone | A day's production capacity |
| Weekly | Monday to Sunday | Monday midnight | Weekly production or delivery runs |
| Monthly | 1st to last day | 1st at midnight | Allocation and subscription batches |

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 Friday 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 Monday, 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
- Leave a field blank to disable that limit type -- you do not have to use all three

## Related

- [Daily Order Limits](/docs/order-limits/daily-order-limits)
- [Automatic Counter Resets](/docs/order-limits/auto-reset)
- [Capacity Alert Emails](/docs/order-limits/email-alerts)