The preorder & restock playbook.
Strategy, teardowns and step-by-steps for selling before, during and after stock — from the team behind the app.
Klarna, Gift Cards and Buy X Get Y on Shopify Pre-orders
One setting decides what a pre-order checkout accepts Yes, a Shopify pre-order can take Klarna, Afterpay and gift cards when it's charged in full at checkout without Shopify's purchase option. In Timesact that's one s...
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When Only Some Variants Are Out of Stock on Shopify
One product page, three different answers A shopper opens a product where size 42 is in stock, sizes 38 and 40 sold out last ...
Shopify Preorders Across Multiple Inventory Locations
Which stock decides when a Shopify preorder starts? When your stock sits in multiple Shopify locations, Timesact adds up the ...
Enable the Timesact App Embed on Your Shopify Theme
What the App Embed does The Timesact App Embed is the switch that lets Timesact elements appear on your storefront. It is a t...
Shopify Preorders: Charge the Balance When the Order Ships
Can you charge a Shopify preorder balance when the order ships? Yes. On Timesact's PRO plan, a split-payment preorder can cha...
Back-in-Stock Emails on Shopify for Your Whole Catalog
How does a back-in-stock email get sent on Shopify? A back-in-stock email on Shopify goes out when the variant a shopper aske...
Back-in-Stock SMS on Shopify: Text Shoppers When It Returns
What is back-in-stock SMS on Shopify? Back-in-stock SMS on Shopify texts a shopper once the sold-out variant they signed up f...
Preorder Split Shipping on Shopify: How Mixed Orders Ship
Two boxes, two shipping lines, one customer A customer buys a jacket you have on the shelf and a hoodie that's still on preor...
Shopify Coming Soon Pages That Collect Emails
How do you create a Shopify coming soon page that collects emails before launch? You use two states together: Coming Soon put...
One Button at a Time: How Preorder Takes Over Add to Cart
How does a preorder button replace Add to Cart on Shopify? Timesact switches the existing button rather than adding a second ...
Shopify Preorder Deposits: When the Balance Gets Charged
Can you take a deposit on a Shopify preorder and charge the balance later? Yes. A Timesact preorder can split the product pri...
How Timesact Tags Preorder Orders (and How to Use the Tags)
How does Timesact tag preorder orders? Timesact tags every order that contains a preorder item automatically at checkout — yo...
Where Your Preorder Button and Badge Show Up on Shopify
What shows up when a product goes on preorder? When a product is on preorder, the Add to Cart button is replaced by a preorde...