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Markets and locations in Timesact

In Timesact, Select market scope applies a Customer Experience either to every market (Global, the default) or only to the countries the merchant picks (Specific countries). Select inventory scope decides which stock a Customer Experience reads: All locations, the default on every plan, adds up stock from every location, and Specific locations (PRO) counts stock only from the locations the merchant picks. Picking specific countries is a PRO option; on CORE and Free a Customer Experience applies in every market.

How does Timesact limit a Customer Experience to certain countries?

  • Timesact matches the country Shopify has set for the shopper's visit, from the store's country selector or Shopify's own detection, both on the storefront and at checkout.
  • On PRO, different countries can get different Customer Experiences, for example one pre-order template for the United States and another for the United Kingdom.

How does Timesact decide which locations' stock counts?

  • On CORE and Free, a Customer Experience works from the combined stock across all of the store's locations.
  • Picking more than one location adds their stock together, which gives a market a fallback warehouse; picking one location bases the experience on that warehouse's stock alone.
  • With When Pre-order shows set to Only while Shopify stock lasts and one location picked, the pre-order follows that location's live stock, so no quantity has to be entered by hand.
  • With Specific locations, the picked locations' stock also decides when Back in Stock, Coming Soon and Low Stock show, and when back-in-stock alerts go out against their threshold.
  • The inventory scope only changes which stock number Timesact reads; Shopify inventory stays the source of truth.

Which Markets & locations settings does Timesact have?

Where: Experiences > your template > Admin > Markets & locations

Setting What it does Plan
Select market scope Choose which markets this Customer Experience applies to.
  • Global (all markets): Apply this experience to all markets and countries
  • Specific countries (ISO codes) (PRO): Pick the countries this applies to.
 Every plan
Select countries PRO
Select inventory scope Choose which locations count towards a product's stock.
  • All locations: Adds up stock from every location.
  • Specific locations (PRO): Counts stock only from the locations you pick.
 Every plan
Select inventory locations PRO

Frequently asked questions

Can Timesact show a pre-order only in some countries?

Yes. In Timesact, Select market scope applies a Customer Experience either to every market (Global, the default) or only to the countries the merchant picks (Specific countries). Picking specific countries is a PRO option; on CORE and Free a Customer Experience applies in every market.

Can different countries see different Timesact pre-order terms?

Yes. On PRO, different countries can get different Customer Experiences, for example one pre-order template for the United States and another for the United Kingdom.

Which country does Timesact use for a shopper?

Timesact matches the country Shopify has set for the shopper's visit, from the store's country selector or Shopify's own detection, both on the storefront and at checkout.

Can Timesact base a pre-order on the stock at one warehouse?

Yes. With When Pre-order shows set to Only while Shopify stock lasts and one location picked, the pre-order follows that location's live stock, so no quantity has to be entered by hand. Picking more than one location adds their stock together, which gives a market a fallback warehouse; picking one location bases the experience on that warehouse's stock alone.

Does Timesact reserve stock at the location I pick?

No. Timesact never moves or reserves stock at a location. The inventory scope only changes which stock number Timesact reads; Shopify inventory stays the source of truth.

Which warehouse ships a Timesact pre-order?

Which location fulfills an order is decided by Shopify's order routing rules, under Shopify admin > Settings > Shipping and delivery > Order routing.

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Last checked against the app on 5 November 2026.