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Don't take more orders than you can fulfil.
A bakery that can make 150 items a day. A clinic that can see 20 patients. A florist that can ship 15 bouquets. Set a daily ceiling on orders, items, or both — separately for each weekday, with one-off overrides for specific dates. The storefront stops accepting new orders against that fulfilment date once the cap is hit and resumes the next day automatically.
What it does
Two company-level caps you can set independently: total orders per day, total items per day. Either cap can be left at 0 (unlimited) so you can use just one. Defaults apply to every day; weekday overrides take precedence; date-specific overrides take the highest priority. Counts are checked against the customer's chosen fulfilment date — pre-orders for next Sunday count against Sunday's caps, not today's. As capacity tightens, the storefront shows a yellow notice banner with live remaining counts; once a cap is reached, cart additions and order submissions for that date are blocked.
Who it's for
Made-to-order merchants where capacity is the constraint, not stock. Bakeries, cake studios, florists building bouquets, clinics with appointment slots, beauty salons with chair time, restaurants with kitchen throughput. Anyone whose problem isn't "running out of ingredients" but "running out of hours in the day".
How it works
- Enable Daily Limits in Settings > Apps. Open Apps > Daily Limits and set a default order limit and/or default item limit (0 = unlimited on either).
- Override per weekday where it differs (e.g. lower caps on Saturday, higher on Friday). Add date-specific overrides for holidays, promo days, or reduced operations.
- Customers see the yellow remaining-capacity banner as caps run low; once a cap is hit, cart additions and order submissions for that fulfilment date are rejected. Counts reset at midnight in your time zone.
When to use it
Use Daily Limit when overselling means delivering bad work — a rushed cake, a missed appointment slot, a half-attended customer. Use Stock Management instead when you need per-item quantity caps (e.g. only 24 sourdough loaves), since Daily Limit caps the total orders or total items, not specific products.
Frequently asked questions
Can I set different caps for different days?
Yes — set per-weekday overrides (lower mid-week, higher on weekends, or vice versa). Add date-specific overrides for one-off days like holidays or promo events; date overrides win over weekday rules, which win over the default.
When does the count reset?
At midnight in your company's configured time zone. The reset is automatic.
Can a customer still book pickup tomorrow if today's cap is full?
Yes — caps are checked against the customer's chosen fulfilment date. If a customer schedules pickup for next Sunday, that order counts against Sunday's limits, not today's. Important for bakeries, caterers, and others taking advance orders.
Can I cap a specific item per day (e.g. only 30 of one product)?
Not with Daily Limits — it caps total orders and total items per day across the whole catalog, not a specific product. For per-item daily caps, use Stock Management with the qty set fresh each morning.
Can I lift the cap for one specific day?
Yes — add a date-specific override for that date and set the higher value (or 0 for unlimited). Date overrides win over weekday and default settings, so you can give yourself extra room on a known busy day without disabling the whole feature.
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