JV PRO LABS GUIDE · UPDATED OCTOBER 27, 2026

Set up full-payment preorders on Shopify with Ahead

Check purchase-option eligibility, show an expected shipping date and full-payment terms, then test the preorder checkout and buyer management flow. Compare Ahead’s recurring and attributed-sales fees.

Install Ahead on Shopify Check plans and limits

Watch the Ahead demo — see the shopper experience in under a minute.

Check eligibility and the shipping promise

Install Ahead from its Shopify App Store listing and check your store’s purchase-option eligibility and supported payment setup. Use a compatible USD store and Online Store 2.0 theme with app blocks. Start in a duplicate theme with a product whose availability and delivery schedule you control.

This release collects the full product price at checkout. It does not collect deposits or a later balance. Set a realistic expected shipping date and explain your cancellation and refund policy before taking an order. You remain responsible for fulfillment and communicating changes.

Prepare the product and display the terms

Open Ahead in Shopify admin. Choose the product variant, expected shipment date and quantity added per preorder. Review the campaign and enable it when you are ready to accept orders.

Add Ahead’s preorder app block to the product template and its cart-terms block to the cart. Preview the selected product and verify the date, quantity and full-payment terms. Check that the correct purchase option and terms remain attached through cart and checkout.

Test the order and buyer management flow

Before publishing, follow the complete shopper flow in your authorized test setup. Verify the selected variant, quantity, full amount due and expected shipment date. A displayed button or an added cart line alone does not prove a completed payment.

Use Ahead’s shipment-date management workflow when the schedule changes. Buyers receive a private management link for eligible cancellations before fulfillment. Review the order, fulfillment and cancellation status before taking action. Pausing a campaign stops new preorders; it does not cancel orders that customers already paid for.

Compare the recurring and usage fees

Free has a $0 subscription plus 1.50% of verified app-attributed net product sales, with no usage fee cap, and allows 10 tracked interactions per calendar month. Growth is $12 USD every 30 days plus 0.75% of verified app-attributed net product sales, with no usage fee cap. Growth removes the monthly tracked-interaction limit; both plans support up to 100 campaigns.

Tracked interactions are app actions, not a count of paid orders or unique shoppers. Review Shopify’s full plan terms before approval. Compare completed, fulfilled orders and margin after app fees, payment fees, refunds and your product costs. Attributed sales alone do not prove additional revenue.