# Pre-Order

Pre-order shows a purchase notice on the product page for eligible variants.

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### How it works

This feature uses one product page block and two variant metafields.

* **Pre-order** — a `true` or `false` value that marks the variant as pre-order.
* **Pre-order date** — the expected shipping date for that variant.
* **Pre-order notice** — the product page block that controls how the message displays on the PDP.

### Before you start

The variant must still be purchasable.

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If inventory is tracked, enable **Continue selling when out of stock**. If inventory is not tracked, the variant can already be added to cart. If neither applies, the pre-order variant cannot be purchased.
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### Set up a pre-order variant

1. Open the product in Shopify admin.
2. Select the variant you want to sell on pre-order.
3. Set **Pre-order** to `true`.
4. Set **Pre-order date** to the shipping date.
5. Save the variant.

### Configure the pre-order notice

Open the product template and add or edit the **Pre-order notice** block.

Choose one of these detail modes:

* **No detail** — shows `On pre-order`.
* **Estimate** — converts the selected date into relative text such as `this week` or `next week`.
* **Precise** — shows the formatted date, for example `February 6, 2026`.

### Example

If the shipping date is set to February 6 and that date falls in the next week, **Estimate** shows `next week`.

If you move the date earlier into the current week, **Estimate** changes to `this week`.

### Notes

Pre-order works at the variant level. One variant can show the pre-order notice while another variant on the same product stays available normally.


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