Made to Order Sell made-to-order, without holding stock.
Take orders for items you make on demand — no inventory to track. Set a lead time, keep the product buyable, and ship when it's ready.
Made to orderMade to order — ships in 3–4 weeks. Full payment at checkout.
See the flow ↓- Decided per
- Variant
- Shows when
- Out of stock, or regardless of stock
- Shipping date
- Best set as a period, e.g. 3–4 weeks
- Payment
- Full amount, or a deposit
- Fulfilment
- Deferred until you ship
- Order tags
- Pre-order
From product page to checkout — every step.
Here's exactly what a shopper sees — a real product page on our demo store, running this experience.
This is a real product page on our demo store, running this experience — the badge, the button, the message and the payment terms are read live from the Timesact configuration behind it. Scroll it, add to cart, and open the cart. Open it full-size ↗
See the annotated walkthrough
Made to orderThis is where Shopify's secure checkout takes over — payment happens natively. It's disabled here because this is a demo.
Important notice Cart pop-up
By placing this order you agree to our shipping, terms and refund policy. This item ships 3–4 weeks.
Timesact marks each element the app adds. Start over ↺
Made to Order, in detail.
Always available to buy
The product stays purchasable regardless of stock levels, because you make each one to order.
Set a clear lead time
Tell customers up front how long it takes — e.g. “made to order, ships in 3–4 weeks.”
Full payment or a deposit
Charge in full, or take a deposit now with the balance collected later — through Shopify checkout.
Orders tagged automatically
Made-to-order orders are tagged so you can spot them and manage production separately.
No code, per-variant
Enable it per variant; it renders natively in your theme with the setup handled for you.
Live in four steps.
Here's how you set it up. Prefer a hand? Our team will do it with you on a free call.
Enable the App Embed
Switch on the Timesact App Embed in your theme — that's the one activation step.
Choose the product
Add a product or a single variant from the Products tab and assign it this experience.
Set the lead time & payment
Write the “made to order, ships in X” message and choose full payment or a deposit up front.
Publish
It goes live on your theme, styled to match. Preview the customer experience anytime.
One step in the whole lifecycle.
Every experience lives in the same app and hands off to the next as your stock changes. See the whole lifecycle →
Made to Order, answered.
Do I need inventory for made-to-order items?
How do customers know the lead time?
Can I take a deposit on a made-to-order item?
Will these orders be easy to spot?
Ready to capture demand before stock arrives?
Install free and try a small setup first — or let our team do it with you.