Setting up order limits and cart limits in Shopify

DC Order Limits allows merchants to enforce various types of limitations on customer purchases, including restrictions based on quantity, price, product eligibility, and customer eligibility. These limits help manage inventory, promote fair purchasing practices, and encourage order values that align with business goals.

Getting started

To begin using DC Order Limits, navigate to the DC Order Limits section within your store's administration dashboard. Here, you can create new rules, edit existing ones, or delete them as your business needs evolve.

Creating a new order limit rule

To set up a new order limit rule, follow these steps:

1. Access the form

Go to the Order Limits page.
Click on Create New Order Limit Rule to open the rule configuration form.

2. Fill out rule details

Rule information

Title: Enter a descriptive name for the rule. This title is used internally to identify the rule.

Quantity Limits

Minimum Quantity: Specify the minimum number of items a customer must purchase. (Leave blank if not required.)
Maximum Quantity: Specify the maximum number of items a customer can purchase. (Leave blank if not required.)

3. Configure grouping options

Choose how the limits apply:

Any Item: Limits apply to the entire cart collectively.
Product: Limits apply separately to each product type.
Product Variant: Limits apply to specific variants of a product.

4. Define product eligibility

Select which products are affected by the rule:

All Products: Applies the rule to every product.
Products with Specific Tags: Limits the rule to products tagged with specific keywords.
Preorders Only: Restricts the rule to preordered items.
Selected Products: Applies to individually selected products.

5. Determine customer eligibility

Choose which customers the rule affects:

All Customers: Affects every customer.
Logged Out Customers: Only applies to customers who are not logged in.
Logged In Customers: Only affects customers who are logged in.
Customers with Specific Tags: Applies only to customers tagged with specific keywords.
Selected Customers: Affects individually selected customers.

6. Determine market eligibility

Choose which market the rule affects:

All markets: Affects all markets.
Specific market regions: Affects one or more market regions.

7. Save and activate

Click "Save" to apply the settings. Once saved, the rules are live immediately, unless you set a future start date.

Once a rule is created, a summary of the rule's settings is displayed on the right side of the form for existing rules. This summary helps you review and confirm the rule's configurations before making further changes.