Setting Up Pre-Orders

How to enable a "Pre-Order" label for selected products using metafields in Shopify Admin and display them using Plain Jane

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What You’ll Learn

How to enable a "Pre-Order" label for selected products using metafields in Shopify Admin and display them using Plain Jane

1. Create the "Preorder" Metafield

To classify products as pre-orderable, start by creating a metafield:

  1. In your Shopify Admin, go to Settings
  2. Click Custom data from the sidebar, then choose Products
  3. Click Add definition in the top right
  4. Fill out the fields as follows:
  • Name: Preorder
  • Namespace and key: custom.preorder
  • Type: True or False
  1. Click Save to create the metafield.

2. Add Preorder Info to a Product

Now that the metafield is set up:

  1. Navigate to the Products section in your admin.
  2. Select any product you’d like to enable for preorder.
  3. Scroll down to the Product Metafields section.
  4. You should see the new preorder metafield.
  5. Set the value to True to activate preorder status for this product.

💡 Tip: You can toggle preorder status on and off for any product anytime using this field.

3. Theme Output

Once a product has preorder: true, the OpenSpaces theme will automatically:

  • Display a "Pre-Order" button on the product page
  • Tag the product with a "Pre-Order" label wherever it appears (featured, collections, etc.)

⚠️ Warning: Ensure the product is in stock or available for backorder so customers can actually complete checkout.

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