---
title: "Daily Schedules"
description: "Set up per-day open and close times to control when your store accepts orders."
contentType: "docs"
locale: "en"
localized: true
source: "https://orderrules.com/docs/store-hours/daily-schedules"
slug: "store-hours/daily-schedules"
---
## Define When Your Store Accepts Orders

OrderRules lets you set independent business hours for each day of the week. Orders are only accepted during your configured hours, and checkout is automatically blocked outside those times.

## How to Set Your Schedule

1. Go to **Schedule** from the dashboard
2. For each day of the week:
   - **Status** -- **Custom hours**, **Open all day**, or **Closed all day**
   - For **Custom hours**, the opening time -- when you start accepting orders (for example, 9:00 AM)
   - And the closing time -- when you stop accepting orders (for example, 6:00 PM)
3. Click **Save**

### Example Schedule

```
Monday:    Custom hours    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday:   Custom hours    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday: Custom hours    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday:  Custom hours    9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday:    Custom hours    9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday:  Custom hours    10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Sunday:    Closed all day
```

## What Happens During Open Hours

- Checkout works normally
- No closed banner shows
- If you've set an order limit, the product page can show how many orders are left
- Products are available for purchase

## What Happens When Closed

- Online checkout is blocked at the server level, including Shop Pay and express checkouts
- The banner displays your custom closed message
- Customers see when you reopen if your closed message says so

### Open versus closed, at a glance

| | Store open | Store closed |
|---|---|---|
| Checkout | Works normally | Online checkout blocked server-side |
| Storefront banner | None | Your custom closed message |
| Products | Available for purchase | Still visible; checkout is what stops |
| Customer sees | Orders left today, if you set a limit | Your closed message |

## Using Close Time as a Cutoff

If you run a same-day or next-day delivery business, set your close time as your order cutoff.

**Example:** Close at 2:00 PM so you have time to fulfill same-day orders. Customers who arrive after 2 PM see your closed message, so write something like "Orders for next-day delivery must be placed before 2:00 PM."

## Timezone

All hours use your store's configured timezone (**Settings → Timezone → Store Timezone**). If you are in New York and set open hours to 9 AM, that means 9 AM Eastern regardless of where your customers are located.

## Tips

- Match your schedule to your actual production or fulfillment capacity
- Use the [Calendar](/docs/store-hours/holiday-calendar) for one-off schedule changes like holidays
- Changes take effect immediately after saving -- no delay

## Related

- [Multiple Open Windows](/docs/store-hours/multiple-windows)
- [Custom Closed Messages](/docs/store-hours/custom-closed-messages)
- [Daily Order Limits](/docs/order-limits/daily-order-limits)