Show & Hide Date Picker by Product, Location or Method
Control when the date selection is available for customers by product, shipping method, rate or customer location at checkout..
Not every product, shipping method or location needs delivery date selection. Some brands offer nominated delivery as a premium service - express or local delivery gets date selection, standard delivery is simple 3 to 5 working days with no date choice. Some regions have the operational setup for date selection while others do not. Digital products and gift cards ship instantly with no date needed. Show and hide rules let you offer date selection where it makes sense - as a premium feature, for specific product types, or in markets where you can operationally deliver on it - while keeping checkout simple everywhere else.
How Flare Solves It.
Show or hide by product, collection or tag
Control which products trigger date selection. Hide the picker for digital products, gift cards or items tagged instant-ship. Show it only for made-to-order, pre-orders or perishables that need nominated delivery. Rules work with any product attribute - tags, collections, SKUs, metafields or product type.
Offer date selection as part of your premium shipping service. Show the picker for express delivery, local delivery or next-day shipping methods where customers choose their date. Hide it for standard or economy shipping where delivery is a simple 3 to 5 working day estimate without date nomination.
Show or hide by customer location or country
Enable date selection in regions where you have the operational capability and hide it in markets where you do not. Show picker for UK customers but hide for international orders. Offer date selection in major cities where you have local delivery but keep it simple for remote areas with standard carrier shipping only.
Offer date selection as a premium shipping feature
Position delivery date nomination as a value-add for premium shipping methods. Customers paying for express or local delivery get to choose their date. Standard shipping customers get a simple delivery estimate - no unnecessary date selection for a service level that does not support it.
Digital products, gift cards and instant-ship items move through checkout faster when customers are not asked to select an irrelevant delivery date. Keep checkout clean for products and methods where date selection does not apply.
Expand to new markets at your operational pace
Launch date selection in regions where your operations can support it. Keep it hidden in markets you are still building out. Add locations to date selection progressively as your fulfillment capabilities expand - no all-or-nothing deployment.
See Real Examples.
Time4sleep
Cut-off times, postcode rules, product lead times and shipping rates by date.
EXALT.
Cut-off times, subscription recurring order logic and Express Payment option compatibility.
44 Farms.
Shipping methods and transit days by zip code, available dates by shipping method and shipping rates.
Who This is For.
Used by 700+ Shopify brands across categories like:
How to Setup.
Assign date picker rules by products, shipping method or customer location.
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How is this different from Shopify's native shipping options?
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Can I offer date selection in some countries but not others?
What happens if a cart has a mix of products with different show and hide rules?