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  • โฐ How to Set Delivery Rates by Time
    Offer express morning delivery, or charge a little extra for late-evening drop-offs? ๐ŸŒ™ The Delivery Rates By Time rule lets you offer a delivery rate that only applies within a specific time window of the day. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin โœ… Youโ€™ve created a delivery zone โ€” see How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones? โœ… You know the time window your special rate should cover โ„น๏ธ Time rules live in the Advanced Rates section of the zone form, alongside product and day rules.Few readers
  • โš–๏ธ How to Set Delivery Rates by Weight
    Heavy orders cost more to deliver โ€” so why charge the same for a 200 g parcel and a 20 kg one? ๐Ÿ“ฆ The Delivery Rates By Weight rule lets you set a delivery charge based on the total weight of the order. Light carts get a cheap rate; heavy carts pay their fair share. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin โœ… Youโ€™ve created a delivery zone โ€” see How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones? โœ… Your products have weights set in Shopify (rates can only be as accurate as your product weights) โœ… YouFew readers
  • ๐Ÿท๏ธ How to Set Delivery Rates by Product
    Some products are just harder to deliver โ€” fragile items, oversized gear, or things that need special handling. ๐ŸงŠ The Delivery Rates By Product rule lets you charge a specific delivery rate based on the SKUs in the customerโ€™s cart. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin โœ… Youโ€™ve created a delivery zone โ€” see How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones? โœ… Your products have SKUs set in Shopify โœ… You know which SKUs need a special rate โ„น๏ธ Product rules live in the Advanced Rates secFew readers
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ How to Set Delivery Rates by Price
    Want to charge less for delivery when customers spend more โ€” or offer free delivery above a certain order value? ๐Ÿ›’ The Delivery Rates By Price rule lets you set a delivery charge based on the order total. Itโ€™s perfect for setups like โ€œโ‚น50 delivery under โ‚น500, free delivery above โ‚น500โ€. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin โœ… Youโ€™ve created a delivery zone โ€” see How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones? โœ… You know the order-value ranges you want to charge for **โš™๏ธ Step 1 โ€” Open thFew readers
  • ๐Ÿ“… How to Set Delivery Rates by Day
    Want to offer speedy same-day delivery โ€” and charge a premium for it? โšก The Delivery Rates By Days rule lets you set a delivery rate based on delivery speed, choosing between same-day delivery and a custom option. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin โœ… Youโ€™ve created a delivery zone โ€” see How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones? โœ… Youโ€™ve decided whether you offer same-day delivery in this zone โ„น๏ธ Day rules live in the Advanced Rates section of the zone form, alongside product and tiFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ How to Add an Additional Details Field
    Want to collect a little extra information from customers when they pick their delivery or pickup slot? ๐Ÿ“ With the Additional Details field in Hoppy Delivery Dates, you can show a text box alongside the slot picker on your Cart page. Customers can use it to leave notes like gate codes, delivery instructions, or a preferred drop-off spot โ€” and the details are saved with their cart attributes. ๐Ÿ“Œ Before You Begin Hoppy Delivery Dates is installed and the app embed is enabled inFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ How to Customize Heading, Placeholder, and Error Messages of the Slot Picker
    The default wording of the slot picker works for most stores โ€” but sometimes you want it to speak your store's language ๐Ÿ’ฌ Whether you want friendlier text, a different tone, or a full translation, the Fields Text and Translations card lets you rewrite the heading, placeholders, and error messages โ€” separately for Desktop and Mobile. ๐Ÿ“Œ Before You Begin Hoppy Delivery Dates is installed and the app embed is enabled in your theme The slot picker is visible on your Cart pageFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ How to Customize Spacing Around the Slot Picker
    Sometimes the slot picker sits a little too close to the elements around it โ€” or feels cramped inside its own container. A few pixels of breathing room can make it look right at home on your Cart page ๐Ÿ“ With the Spacing settings in Hoppy Delivery Dates, you can adjust the margins around each part of the picker โ€” separately for Desktop and Mobile. ๐Ÿ“Œ Before You Begin Hoppy Delivery Dates is installed and the app embed is enabled in your theme The slot picker is visible on yFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ How to Customize Widget Colors
    The slot picker should feel like a natural part of your store โ€” and color is the quickest way to make that happen ๐ŸŽจ With the App Widget Colors settings in Hoppy Delivery Dates, you can match the picker's buttons, highlights, and text to your theme โ€” separately for Desktop and Mobile. ๐Ÿ“Œ Before You Begin Hoppy Delivery Dates is installed and the app embed is enabled in your theme The slot picker is visible on your Cart page You're logged in to your Shopify adminFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ How to Position the Slot Picker on the Cart Page
    Every theme lays out its Cart page a little differently โ€” so the slot picker should sit exactly where it makes sense for your store ๐Ÿ“ With the Position settings in Hoppy Delivery Dates, you can control where the slot picker appears on the Cart page, how it's aligned, and how wide it is โ€” separately for Desktop and Mobile. ๐Ÿ“Œ Before You Begin Hoppy Delivery Dates is installed and the app embed is enabled in your theme You're logged in to your Shopify admin (Optional)Few readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ How to Set Up Delivery, Pickup, and Shipping Options in Delivery Dates
    Just installed Hoppy Delivery Dates and not sure where to start? You're in the right place ๐Ÿ™Œ This guide walks you through the complete first-time setup โ€” from enabling the app in your theme to creating your first location โ€” so customers can start choosing Store Pickup, Local Delivery, or Standard Shipping (with dates and time slots) right from your cart page. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin Make sure you have: โœ… The Hoppy Delivery Dates app installed on your Shopify storeFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones
    Want to charge different delivery rates based on where your customers live, what they order, or when they order? ๐Ÿ“ฆ Thatโ€™s exactly what the Rates page in Hoppy Delivery Dates is designed for. With Delivery Zones and rate rules, you can: ๐Ÿ“ Create zones for specific zip codes or countries ๐Ÿ’ฐ Set rates based on order value, weight, products, time, or day ๐Ÿงฉ Combine multiple conditions into one advanced rate ๐Ÿ›Ÿ Add a fallback zone so customers always see a delivery option This guidFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Location How to Block Specific Dates and Times
    Holidays, maintenance days, private events โ€” sometimes a location simply can't take orders ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ“… With Blackout Slots you can block whole date ranges, or just specific hours within them, so those times disappear from the date picker for customers. In this guide, you'll learn how to: ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Block a full date range โฐ Block only certain hours within a date range ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Manage and remove blackout entries ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin You've created a location and set up its time slots (seeFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Location How to Configure Fulfillment Type
    Not every branch works the same way โ€” some deliver, some only offer pickup, and many do both ๐Ÿšš๐Ÿ›๏ธ The Fulfillment type tab lets you decide exactly what each location offers, set minimum order values, and restrict delivery to specific zip/postal codes. In this guide, you'll learn how to: โœ… Enable Local Delivery and/or Store Pickup (Takeaway) ๐Ÿ’ฐ Set a minimum order value per method ๐Ÿ“ฎ Limit delivery to specific zip/postal codes ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin You've createdFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Location How to Create and Manage a Location
    Locations are the heart of Hoppy Delivery Dates ๐Ÿ“ Each location represents one of your stores, warehouses, or pickup points โ€” and carries its own time slots, prep time, blackout dates, and product overrides. This means you can offer different delivery and pickup schedules per branch, all from one place โœจ In this guide, you'll learn how to: โž• Create a new location โœ๏ธ Edit a location ๐ŸŸข Enable / Disable a location ๐Ÿ—‘๏ธ Delete a location ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin Hoppy DeliveFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Location How to Set Prep Time and Availability
    Your team needs time to prepare an order โ€” and customers shouldn't see slots you can't possibly fulfill โณ The Prep time & availability tab controls two things: how much preparation time you need before a slot becomes available, and how many days ahead customers can see. In this guide, you'll learn how to: โš™๏ธ Choose between Simple and Advanced availability conditions โฐ Set a cut off time for same-day orders ๐Ÿ“… Define preparation days and working hours ๐Ÿ”ข Control how manFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Location How to Set Product-Based Overrides
    Some products play by different rules โ€” a custom cake needs two days of prep, or fresh flowers can't be delivered on Mondays ๐ŸŽ‚๐ŸŒธ Product Overrides let you apply special scheduling rules to specific products, identified by their Shopify product tags, without changing the location's general settings. In this guide, you'll learn how to: ๐ŸŸข Enable a product override ๐Ÿท๏ธ Target products using tags โš™๏ธ Configure each override type ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin You've created a locatioFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Location How to Set Time Slots and Order Limits
    Time slots decide when customers can schedule their delivery or pickup โฐ With the Time slots & limits tab you can offer simple date-only selection, exact times, or time ranges โ€” and cap how many orders fit into each slot so your team never gets overwhelmed. In this guide, you'll learn how to: ๐Ÿ”˜ Choose a slot type (date only, time, or time range) ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Configure slots per day of the week โšก Generate a full day of slots in one click ๐Ÿ”ข Limit the number of orders per slotFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Location How to Set Up Address and Availability Status
    Every location needs two basics before it can work for you: whether it's visible to customers, and where it actually is ๐Ÿ“ The Location setup tab covers both โ€” and it takes less than a minute to fill in. In this guide, you'll learn how to: ๐ŸŸข Enable or disable a location for customers โœ๏ธ Give the location a recognizable name ๐Ÿ  Enter the full address and contact details ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin You've created at least one location (see *Location: How to Create andFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Standard Shipping How to Limit the Number of Orders per Slot
    Some shipping slots can only handle so much โ€” maybe your courier picks up a fixed number of parcels, or your packing table gets crowded after 20 orders ๐Ÿ“ฆ With the Limit number of orders per slot option in Hoppy Delivery Dates, you can cap exactly how many orders each Standard Shipping slot can accept. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin Make sure: โœ… Standard Shipping is turned on in Settings โ†’ Standard Shipping โœ… The Enable slots (Optional) checkbox is ticked โ€” the limit liveFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Standard Shipping How to Set Cut-off Time and Number of Days Shown to Customers
    Two small settings in the Slot Availability Conditions card make a big difference for shipping: โฐ Cut off time for orders โ€” stops customers from booking a slot you no longer have time to fulfill ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Number of days slots are shown to customer โ€” controls how far ahead customers can plan their shipping date Let's set both up โš™๏ธ ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin Make sure: โœ… Standard Shipping is turned on in Settings โ†’ Standard Shipping โœ… The **Enable slots (Optional)Few readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Standard Shipping How to Set Up Simple vs Advanced Slot Availability Conditions
    Not every store works the same hours โ€” and your shipping slots shouldn't pretend otherwise ๐Ÿ• The Slot Availability Conditions card in the Standard Shipping tab comes in two flavors: โšก Simple โ€” one cut-off time, done ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Advanced โ€” tell the app exactly which days you prepare orders and your working hours This guide explains both modes and helps you pick the right one. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin Make sure: โœ… Standard Shipping is turned on in **Settings โ†’ Standard ShFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Standard Shipping How to manage Blackout Dates
    Closed for a holiday? Warehouse maintenance next week? Courier on strike? ๐Ÿšซ๐Ÿ“ฆ Blackout Slots let you block specific dates (or even specific hours on those dates) so customers can't pick them for Standard Shipping โ€” no awkward "sorry, we can't actually ship then" emails afterwards. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin Make sure: โœ… Standard Shipping is turned on in Settings โ†’ Standard Shipping โœ… The Enable slots (Optional) checkbox is ticked, so the Blackout Slots card is visFew readers
  • ๐Ÿš€ Standard Shipping How to set Minimum order value and Generate Time Slots
    Want to offer date and time slots for your regular shipping orders โ€” and make sure they're only available on orders above a certain value? ๐Ÿ“ฆ That's exactly what the Standard Shipping tab in Hoppy Delivery Dates is built for. With this setup, you can: ๐Ÿšš Turn Standard Shipping on or off with a single click ๐Ÿ’ฐ Require a minimum order value before customers can pick a shipping slot ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Enable time slots and generate a full day of slots in a few clicks This guide walks youFew readers
  • ๐Ÿšซ How to Exclude Specific Zip Codes from a Zone
    Sometimes you deliver to a whole area โ€” except a few zip codes. Maybe a couple of pin codes are too far out, or a carrier doesnโ€™t service them. ๐Ÿ“ Instead of listing every zip code you do cover, Hoppy Delivery Dates lets you exclude the handful you donโ€™t with the Zip Codes to Exclude (Optional) field. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin โœ… Youโ€™ve already created (or are creating) a delivery zone โ€” see How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones? โœ… Your zone uses **Select based on zip coFew readers
  • ๐Ÿ›’ How to Show the Delivery Widget on the Cart
    The Delivery Dates widget lets customers pick how and when they want their order โ€” right from the cart page ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Getting it live takes just two things: enabling the app embed in your theme, and turning on the Show on cart toggle in the app. This guide covers both, plus what the widget actually looks like for your customers. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin Make sure you have: โœ… The Hoppy Delivery Dates app installed on your store โœ… Access to Online Store โ†’ Themes inFew readers
  • ๐Ÿ›Ÿ Setting a Fallback Delivery Zone
    What happens when a customerโ€™s zip code doesnโ€™t match any of your delivery zones? Without a fallback, they may see no delivery option at all โ€” and that often means an abandoned checkout. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ A fallback zone catches those orders. It acts as your safety net: if no other zone matches, the fallback zoneโ€™s rates are offered instead. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin โœ… Youโ€™ve created at least one delivery zone โ€” see How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones? โœ… You know what โ€œdefaultโ€ rate youFew readers
  • ๐Ÿงฉ How to Set Up Multi-Condition Delivery Rates
    Sometimes one condition isnโ€™t enough. Maybe you want free delivery โ€” but only for orders over โ‚น500, under 10 kg, placed on weekdays, before 6 PM. ๐Ÿคน The Multi Condition Rates rule combines cart value, weight, delivery speed, time window, days of the week, and product SKUs into a single rate that applies only when everything matches. ๐Ÿ“‹ Before You Begin โœ… Youโ€™ve created a delivery zone โ€” see How to Setup Delivery Rates and Zones? โœ… Youโ€™ve picked your Weight formatFew readers

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