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OrderRules Shopify Help: Store Hours, Daily Caps and Delivery Slots

The OrderRules Shopify app, from EFOLI, controls when your store takes orders and how many. It sets store hours and holiday closures, caps daily orders by product, collection or customer, limits units per customer, and on its top plan adds a delivery date and time-slot picker. Limits are enforced at checkout through Shopify Functions. As of October 2026, the free plan covers up to 100 orders a day. See the App Store listing . It fits stores with a hard ceiling on what they can fulfill each day. The skilled part is turning real capacity into caps and slots, then making sure online, express checkout and counter sales all draw from the same numbers. As of October 2026, 5 experts carry the OrderRules badge on shopexperts: 2 agencies and 3 freelancers, based in the United States, Canada, Argentina and Pakistan. Start with your daily capacity, your delivery area and any pickup locations.
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OrderRules setups that need a careful hand

Every rule here either turns customers away or lets through orders you can't fill. Getting the numbers right is the job.

Daily caps that match real output. Caps can sit on a product, a collection or a customer, and they reset at midnight in the store timezone. Set that timezone in the Schedule section before anything else.

Per-customer limits for drops. On the Pro plan, logged-in buyers are tracked by customer ID and guests by a hashed email. Strict login closes the guest loophole but also blocks guest checkout. That is a business call, not a setting.

Delivery dates and time slots. The Advanced plan adds a picker on product and cart pages, time slots with their own capacity caps, and blackout dates. An expert sizes each slot to what your drivers or kitchen can handle.

Pickup at several locations. Scheduled in-store pickup works across multiple locations. Someone has to decide which slots each location offers and test the flow at each one.

Counter and web on one count. POS and online orders draw down the same limits in real time. Staff need to know what a sold-out slot looks like before a customer asks. POS setup specialists cover that side.

Shipping inside Japan. OrderRules exports orders in Yamato, Sagawa and Japan Post layouts and can import tracking to create fulfillments. Worth an expert if your team ships domestically there.

Too small to outsource. Store hours, a holiday calendar and one daily cap on the free plan take minutes. Set them yourself.

Choosing someone to configure OrderRules

The right person thinks in capacity first and settings second. A few questions show which way round they work.

Ask how they would set your first cap. A good answer starts from how many orders you can actually pack, bake or deliver per day and per slot, then picks the plan. A weak one starts from the plan limits.

Ask about the last slot. OrderRules says two shoppers checking out in the same second can both take the final slot. Someone who has read that will suggest keeping a small buffer on busy dates.

Ask how cancellations are handled. A refund alone doesn't give the place back. Canceling the order does. Your support team needs that rule written into their process.

Ask how they will test. Listen for test orders through regular checkout, Shop Pay and express checkout, plus one at the counter if you use POS.

Where they lose credibility. Proposing custom checkout code for limits the app already enforces. Not asking whether you sell in person. Ignoring the guest checkout question on a limited drop.

A low-risk first job. Hours, holidays and one daily cap, tested on every checkout path and written up with the settings used.

How OrderRules enforces limits, and where it can slip

Checkout does the blocking. Rules run as checkout validation extensions built on Shopify Functions, so they apply on Shop Pay and express checkouts as well. That makes this partly Shopify Functions territory when something misbehaves.

A small race window. Validation reads a snapshot of bookings. Two buyers in the same second can both get the last slot, which the vendor calls rare.

Plan gates. As of October 2026, the free plan allows 100 daily orders, 3 product limits and 7 days of analytics. Pro at $9.99 a month removes those caps and adds per-customer limits, 90-day analytics and CSV import. Advanced at $19.99 adds the delivery picker, slots, per-slot caps, blackout dates and scheduled pickup. Paid plans have a 14-day trial and save 20% yearly.

No Plus requirement. The app works on Shopify Plus but doesn't need it.

A new app. OrderRules launched on the App Store in April 2026. Check the changelog before quoting a feature that isn't on the listing yet.

OrderRules badge holders: skills and locations

All 5 badge holders list store setup, the core of an OrderRules project, and most pair it with development.

Store setup and management

On all 5 profiles: hours, caps, slots and pickup settings

Shopify development

4 of 5 list it, for checkout rules and storefront placement

Technical support

2 list it, for tracing a cap that blocks the wrong orders

Design, UX and branding

2 list it, for the picker and remaining-today counter

Firm size

Split between 2 agencies and 3 freelancers

Countries and languages

United States (2), Canada, Argentina, Pakistan; Arabic, German and Spanish spoken

OrderRules Shopify questions: plans, POS and guest buyers

Is OrderRules free to use?

There is a free plan. As of October 2026, it covers store hours, a holiday calendar, up to 100 orders a day and up to 3 product limits. Per-customer limits need Pro at $9.99 a month, and delivery dates and time slots need Advanced at $19.99. Both paid plans start with a 14-day trial.

Does OrderRules need Shopify Plus?

No. The vendor says it works with Plus but doesn't require it. Limits are enforced at checkout through Shopify Functions on standard plans too, including Shop Pay and express checkout. Run a delivery-slot test order during the 14-day trial before committing to the Advanced tier.

Do in-store sales count toward OrderRules limits?

Yes. POS and online orders draw down the same daily limits in real time, so a product capped at 50 a day can't sell 50 online and another 50 at the counter. Train staff on what they see when a limit is reached.

Can guests get around a per-customer limit?

Partly. Guests are matched by a hashed email address, so a different email counts as a different buyer. Strict login enforcement closes that gap by requiring an account, but it also blocks guest checkout for everyone. Decide which matters more for each drop.

What should I send an OrderRules expert first?

How many orders you can fulfill per day and per delivery slot, your opening hours and holidays, delivery areas, pickup locations, and whether you sell on POS. Mention any limited releases coming up. Those set the timeline.

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