How to set daily order limits and capacity caps
Cap how many orders can book each delivery date. Fully booked dates close automatically — customers see the next available slot without contacting your team.
A bakery preps 20 cakes daily. A florist delivers 40 bouquets. A meal kit service packs 60 boxes. Without capacity limits, a busy day becomes an overloaded day — rushed preparation, late deliveries, and quality that doesn't match what the customer paid for. Shopify's inventory tracks product stock, but it doesn't cap orders by delivery date. There's nothing stopping 100 orders placing for the same Tuesday.
Flare lets you set a maximum number of orders per delivery date. When the cap is reached, the date closes automatically — customers see the next available date instead. If an order is later cancelled, the slot reopens. No manual monitoring, no spreadsheets, no forgetting to close a date during a rush. For the full feature detail, see the order capacity feature page.
This guide covers how to set daily limits, configure different limits per day of week, and adjust capacity for specific dates.
Set order limits for your delivery dates
Set a global limit, then fine-tune per day of week or specific date if needed.
Configure daily order limits
Limits are set in the Flare dashboard. Each day of the week can have its own cap, and you can override individual dates for promotions or closures.
- Open the Flare app from your Shopify admin
- Go to Calendar Configuration
- Scroll to the "Order limits" section
- Set a default daily limit — the maximum number of orders that can book any single delivery date (e.g. 30 orders per day)
- To set different limits per day of week: enable day-specific limits and set each day individually (e.g. 40 on weekdays, 20 on Saturdays)
- To adjust a specific date: find the date in the calendar view and set a custom limit (e.g. increase to 60 for a holiday promotion, or reduce to 10 during a training day)
- Use the preview to verify — check that dates close correctly when the limit is reached
- Click Save
Capacity tracked automatically — date by date
Each delivery date fills independently. Full dates close. Customers book the next available slot.
Order limits — answered
Shopify inventory tracks product stock — it doesn't cap orders by delivery date. Without Flare, there's no way to prevent 100 orders placing for the same Tuesday delivery slot. Flare adds date-level capacity limits that close automatically when reached — regardless of whether the product is in stock.
Yes. Each day of the week has its own capacity limit configured independently. Weekdays might allow 50 orders, weekends 30, and prep days 10. The limit for each day is evaluated against orders already placed for that specific date — not total order volume.
The date closes automatically in the calendar. Customers see the next available date instead — no error message, no confusion. If an order for that date is later cancelled, the slot reopens automatically.
Yes. Increase or decrease capacity for a specific date directly in the Flare dashboard — for example, opening extra slots for a holiday rush or reducing capacity during a team training day. Changes apply immediately to the date picker for all new orders.
Cap your delivery dates. Stop overselling your fulfilment capacity.
Set a limit per day. Full dates close automatically. Customers book the next available slot — no manual monitoring needed.
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