Shipping Incentives Features for Shopify Plus

Overview

⚠️ ShipperHQ's Shipping Incentives checkout blocks are currently in BETA and available for Enterprise merchants with Enhanced Checkout enabled. If you find either option does not fit your site, you can remove the app blocks within your Shopify Plus dashboard.

The recently released shipping incentives feature for Shopify Plus merchants using ShipperHQ is designed to increase conversions, drive higher order values, and encourage customers to complete their orders within a specified timeframe.

Shipping Incentives include the following capabilities:

Shipping Deadline: Displays a checkout banner with the time a shopper needs to order by to receive their purchase by the estimated delivery date
Free Shipping Minimum: Displays a checkout banner with the amount needed to qualify for free shipping

This setup guide helps you quickly enable and configure ShipperHQ Shipping Incentives features on your Shopify Plus store.

Overview
Shipping Deadline
Requirements
Setup Instructions for Shipping Deadline Feature
Custom Configuration Options
Special Formatting Options
- Supported Format Options
Free Shipping Minimum
Shopify Plus Setup

Shipping Deadline

The Shipping Deadline feature rewards prompt checkout by displaying a timer that indicates orders completed by the deadline will receive free, next-day shipping. Installed as a checkout block in Shopify Plus, you can add and tailor this feature with specific messaging for the checkout.

Requirements

There are three requirements for using the ShipperHQ Shipping Deadline checkout block:

Shopify Plus Plan
ShipperHQ Enterprise Plan. Please contact us for more information about upgrading your ShipperHQ plan
ShipperHQ's Enhanced Checkout Advanced Feature

Setup Instructions for Shipping Deadline Feature

To enable the Shipping Deadline for your Shopify Plus store, follow these two steps in the ShipperHQ dashboard:

ShipperHQ Setup

Enable ShipperHQ’s Delivery Date & Time Advanced Feature.
Set a cut-off time for same-day dispatch on your origin(s).
Enable the Shipping Incentives Advanced Feature.

To enable these features, log in to your Shopify store and navigate to Apps > ShipperHQ.

Inside your ShipperHQ account, navigate to the Advanced Features page using the left navigation menu. Toggle each feature to enabled if they are not already.

Date and Time Settings

To enable a cut-off time for same-day dispatch, apply a simple time to each origin in your ShipperHQ account under the Date and Time tab. This is handy for merchants who use a unified cut-off time across all carriers. Scroll and set the applicable cutoff time or manually type it into the text field.

💡 We recommend reviewing your global settings to ensure the correct time zone is set. This ensures there’s no confusion about the time of day displayed at checkout. See here for details on accessing your ShipperHQ Global Account Settings.

Enabling Shipping Deadline in Shopify Plus

From the Shopify Plus dashboard, navigate to Settings then Checkout.
To add the ShipperHQ Shipping Deadline app block, click Customize on the checkout page.
In the lower-left corner, select Add app block to view all available checkout blocks for ShipperHQ in Shopify Plus.
Once the available checkout Blocks are displayed, click Shipping Deadline to add it to the App Blocks Available for this Page section.

Custom Configuration Options

After adding the Shipping Deadline checkout block, several options are available to tailor the feature to your needs.

A text field is provided for displaying a call to action at checkout. It is blank by default, but a preview of the checkout block is available to see how the field will display.

Include the variable tag in your text to display the cut-off time set on your origin's settings.

For example:
Next day delivery available if you order by

Choose how the checkout block will be displayed: Banner-style, as a block, or as plain text.

Once these settings are applied, preview your site by adding products to the cart and proceeding to checkout.

Special Formatting Options

Apply special formatting in the promotional text to highlight the incentives being offered.

Supported Format Options

Bold Text: Use double asterisks (**) to bold text.

Example:
Next Day Delivery available if you order by
Italic Text: Use a single asterisk (*) to italicize text.

Example:
Next Day Delivery available if you order by

Combine Bold and Italic tags for emphasis:
Next Day Delivery available if you order by __

Free Shipping Minimum

There are four requirements for using the ShipperHQ Free Shipping Minimum checkout block:

ShipperHQ Enterprise Plan
Shopify Plus plan
ShipperHQ's Enhanced Checkout Advanced Feature
A Free Shipping Rule created in ShipperHQ based on order value

To enable the Free Shipping Minimum feature for your Shopify Plus store, follow these steps within the ShipperHQ dashboard:

Enable the Shipping Incentives Advanced Feature.
Create a Free Shipping rule in ShipperHQ using a filter to set the desired order value.

Example: Free Shipping rule with a $100 threshold for order value.

Shopify Plus Setup

From the Shopify Plus dashboard, navigate to Settings then Checkout.
To add the Free Shipping Minimum app block, click Customize on the checkout page.
In the lower-left corner, select Add app block to view all available checkout blocks for ShipperHQ in Shopify Plus.
Select Free Shipping Minimum to add it to the App Blocks Available for this Page section.

After adding the Free Shipping Minimum checkout block, tailor it to your needs using the provided text field for calls to action at checkout. This field is blank by default, but a preview of the checkout block is available.

Include the variable tag to display the remaining amount needed to reach Free Shipping.

Example:
"Free shipping for orders over $100. Add to get free shipping!"