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Order Editing Rule Examples

Practical examples of Order Editing Rules for shipping deadlines, testing, B2B, weekend orders, and product restrictions.

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Order Editing Rule Examples

Use these examples as starting points when configuring Order Editing Rules.

Same-day shipping cutoff

Use this when orders close to your same-day fulfillment cutoff should not be editable.

Conditions

  • Shipping method contains Same Day, Express, or Local Delivery
  • Order created during your same-day cutoff window

Editing timeline

  • Immediate block, or a short custom deadline

Customer message

This order is being prepared for same-day fulfillment, so editing is no longer available.

Overnight editing extension

Use this when orders placed after the warehouse closes will not be fulfilled until the next morning.

Conditions

  • Order created after warehouse close
  • Optional: exclude express or same-day shipping methods

Editing timeline

  • Scheduled deadline for the next morning

Customer message

Your order was placed after our warehouse closed. You can make changes until fulfillment starts tomorrow morning.

Weekend order extension

Use this when your warehouse does not operate on weekends.

Conditions

  • Order created Friday evening, Saturday, or Sunday

Editing timeline

  • Scheduled deadline for Monday morning

Customer message

Weekend orders can be edited until our warehouse reopens on Monday morning.

Express shipping short window

Use this when express orders need to move into fulfillment quickly.

Conditions

  • Shipping method contains Express, Overnight, or 2-Day

Editing timeline

  • Custom deadline, such as 10 minutes after order creation

Customer message

Express orders move into fulfillment quickly, so editing is only available for a short time.

Gift card or fraud-sensitive orders

Use this when certain products should not be edited by customers.

Conditions

  • Product title, product tag, or SKU matches gift card or another restricted product

Editing timeline

  • Immediate block

Customer message

This order contains items that cannot be edited online. Please contact support if you need help.

Staff-only testing

Use this while setting up Order Editing before launching to customers.

Conditions

  • Staff order condition, staff email, or customer email/domain condition

Editing timeline

  • Default deadline or custom testing deadline

Optional settings

  • Keep the app in draft mode while testing.
  • Use staff email domains so only approved testers can access checkout editing.

B2B company-specific rule

Use this when different B2B companies or company locations need different editing rules.

Conditions

  • B2B order is true
  • Company name or company location matches the customer account

Editing timeline

  • Default deadline, scheduled deadline, or custom deadline depending on the account agreement

Customer message

Your company account has a custom order editing window.

Pickup orders

Use this when pickup orders should have restricted editing options.

Conditions

  • Pickup order is true

Editing timeline

  • Immediate block or short custom deadline

Optional settings

Orders with free items

Use this when customers should not remove paid items and leave only free items on an order.

Conditions

  • Contains free items is true

Editing timeline

  • Default or custom deadline

Optional settings

  • Restrict product removal or cancellation-related features.

Bundle contract rule

Use this when products added or removed during an edit should keep bundle behaviour intact.

Conditions

  • Product title, tag, SKU, or collection matches bundle products

Editing timeline

Contracts

  • Attach a contract that adds included products, removes related products, or protects bundle items during cancellation.

Customer message

Bundle items may be adjusted together so your order stays correctly configured.

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