The Pre-order Settings section in the Notify Me app lets you control how products are sold on pre-order — including payment options, product eligibility, and customer notifications.
How to Access Pre-order Settings
Open the Notify Me app in your Shopify admin.
Click the Pre-order tab from the left-hand menu.
Select Settings under Preorder Functionality.
Set Product Applicability
In the Applies to section, choose:
“All out-of-stock products with “Continue selling when out of stock” enabled, except:”
This applies pre-order functionality to most out-of-stock items while letting you exclude specific products.
Under Exclusions, search for and select individual products you do not want to be available for pre-order.
After making your selections, click Save to apply changes.
Note: You can find more details here.
Pre-order Notifications
Send customized notifications to customers after they place a pre-order:
Email and SMS formats supported
Customize content and appearance
Note: For Full explanation, read this article.
Pre-order Logic Settings
Set rules for how pre-orders behave:
Billing Policy: Charge full or partial payment at checkout (Article)
Discounts: Enable or disable pre-order discounts (more details)
Delivery Fulfillment Trigger: Define when pre-orders are marked as “Unfulfilled.” (more details)
Inventory Reserve Preference: Choose when inventory is reserved — at purchase or at fulfillment (more details).
Pre-order Limits
Prevent overselling by limiting how many units can be pre-ordered:
Use the
preorder-limit-counttag to set a product-level maximum (How?).
