Changelog
Version 2.1 –
🚀 New Features
Qikify Custom Product Options Integration – Pre-orders meet unlimited product customization
- Seamless integration with Qikify Custom Product Options enables pre-orders on fully customized products
- Sell personalized items before they're in stock – capture demand for engraved jewelry, custom apparel, personalized gifts, and made-to-order furniture even during stockouts
- K1 Pre-Order button appears naturally alongside all Qikify customization fields with automatic price calculations for add-ons and deposit amounts
- All customization details carry through from cart to order confirmation to fulfillment
- Offer deposits on high-value custom orders to reduce friction on expensive personalized items
Learn more: K1 Pre-Order & Qikify Integration Partnership
Version 2.0 –
🎉 Major Release: K1 Pre-Order V2 is here!
Version 2.0 represents a complete transformation of K1 Pre-Order, introducing flexible payment options and significant architectural improvements. This is our most substantial update yet, leveraging Shopify's Deferred Purchase Options API to unlock capabilities that weren't possible before.
🚀 New Features
Split Payments & Deposits – Revolutionary payment flexibility for pre-orders
- Create multiple payment options within a single pre-order rule: full payment, percentage-based deposits (e.g., 30%), or fixed amount deposits (e.g., $50)
- Customers choose the payment option that works best for them at checkout
- Lower barrier to entry for high-ticket items increases conversion rates and reduces cart abandonment
- Automatic balance collection handled by Shopify according to your schedule
- Dynamic messaging with variables shows customers exactly what they pay today and when balance is due
- Payment-specific order tagging enables workflow segmentation based on chosen payment method
- Improved cash flow management: collect deposits immediately to fund production or procurement
- Supported payment gateways: Shopify Payments, PayPal Express Checkout, Adyen on Shopify, Stripe (limited availability)
- Full payment option with button replacement continues working with any payment gateway
Enhanced Widget Customization – Complete control over payment option display
- Customize display order of payment options to highlight your preferred choice
- Set default selection for which payment option is pre-selected on product pages
- Create custom labels for each payment option to communicate value (e.g., "Secure with Deposit", "Pay in Full—Save 5%")
- Dynamic messaging per payment option using variables to show exact amounts and dates
- Visibility controls to show or hide specific payment options based on campaign strategy
Native App Block Integration – Code-free widget placement
- Add pre-order widgets directly from the Shopify theme editor without touching code
- Drag-and-drop positioning for exact placement on product pages
- Universal compatibility with any Shopify theme supporting App Blocks (OS 2.0+)
- Embedded widget option remains fully supported for existing implementations
Redesigned Homepage Experience – Faster setup and better navigation
- Cleaner onboarding flow for new users setting up their first pre-order rule
- Improved navigation and faster access to payment option configurations
- Enhanced rule management interface for stores running multiple pre-order campaigns
🛠 Improvements
Settings Reorganization – Enhanced flexibility and control
- Order Tag and Inline Item settings moved from rule level to Payment Options section
- Payment-specific workflows and automations now possible
Performance Enhancements – Built for high-volume stores
- Advanced caching layer ensures faster page loads and widget rendering for large catalogs
- Database optimization with improved query performance and indexing strategies
- Enhanced high-load handling for reliable performance during product launches and traffic spikes
- Faster storefront experience keeps customers engaged during checkout
- Smoother admin interface when managing hundreds or thousands of pre-order rules
Version 1.12 –
🛠 Improvements
Product Data Retrieval – Optimized API requests and reduced server load
- Enhanced product link verification before data retrieval significantly reduces unnecessary API requests to Shopify
- Improved validation ensures the app receives accurate product data on the first request, eliminating retry cycles caused by incorrect links
- Lower server load and faster response times across all stores, especially during catalog updates and rule activation
Order Tagging Reliability – Enhanced Shopify API communication for stable tag assignment
- Improved API communication logic ensures order tags are applied correctly even during Shopify platform high-load periods
- More reliable order and product status retrieval prevents tagging errors caused by delayed or incomplete API responses
- Consistent tag assignment for pre-order tracking and fulfillment workflows
Theme Compatibility – Minor storefront display improvements
- Enhanced compatibility and display stability across various themes
- Improved visual consistency for pre-order elements on storefront pages
Version 1.11 –
🛠 Improvements
Inventory Data Reliability - Enhanced synchronization with Shopify inventory system
- Significant system improvement for inventory handling ensures stable and accurate inventory data retrieval from Shopify
- The app now proactively verifies exact inventory values before order placement, eliminating issues caused by delayed inventory updates from Shopify API
- Enhanced stability prevents pre-order overselling and ensures accurate stock availability across your storefront
Interface Loading Optimization - Faster app performance
- Optimized interface loading times deliver faster page rendering and improved responsiveness throughout the app
- Enhanced user experience when managing rules, viewing analytics, and navigating between app sections
Version 1.10 –
🛠 Improvements
Pre-Order Identification - Improved order tagging reliability
- Enhanced pre-order identification system ensures all orders placed through pre-order rules receive the correct order tags automatically
- Resolved issues where some pre-order transactions were not properly tagged in the order list, improving order tracking and fulfillment workflows
- More reliable order segmentation for reporting and automation based on pre-order tags
Application Performance - Enhanced stability under high traffic
- Improved application performance during peak traffic periods and high-load scenarios
- Better resource management ensures consistent response times even when processing large volumes of concurrent requests
- Enhanced reliability during sales events and promotional periods
Version 1.9 –
🚀 New Features
Email Notifications - Track your pre-order operations and app activity
- Get alerts when you're approaching your pre-order usage limits so you can upgrade before hitting caps
- Stay informed about your pre-order activity without constantly checking the dashboard
Custom Theme Detection - Automatic compatibility warnings and guidance
- The app now automatically detects when you're using a custom or unsupported theme
- Receive clear warnings about potential display risks before activating pre-order rules
- Proactive notifications help you avoid storefront display issues before customers see them
🛠 Improvements
Storefront Filter & Sort Compatibility - Pre-order badges persist through product filtering
- Pre-order badges now remain visible when customers use filters and sorting on collection and search pages
- Enhanced storefront experience ensures pre-order information stays visible regardless of how customers browse your catalog
Translation Character Limits Removed - Unlimited message length
- Character restrictions removed from Inline Item and Pre-Order Message translations for better multilingual support
Theme Compatibility - Reformation theme support added
- Full support for the Reformation theme ensures pre-order content displays correctly across all storefront pages
🐞 Fixes
- Complex collection counting: Resolved an issue where products in complex collections (with multiple filters or conditions) were counted incorrectly, ensuring accurate product counts and reliable rule scope
Version 1.8 –
🛠 Improvements
Collection Product Count – See collection size when adding to rules
- View the number of products in each collection directly when adding it to a rule, helping you understand rule scope before applying it
- Make informed decisions about which collections to include without manually checking product counts in Shopify
Metafield Performance – Faster storefront display with background processing
- Metafield updates in rules now process in the background, significantly improving how quickly dynamic metafield values appear on your storefront
- Enhanced overall app performance ensures pre-order content displays instantly without slowing down your store
Large Collection Support – Full smart collection and high-volume collection handling
- Rules now fully support smart collections and regular collections with 10,000-20,000+ products without performance degradation
- Automatic dynamic synchronization keeps product states accurate in real-time, even for high-traffic stores with massive catalogs
- Reliable rule activation and state management for large collections ensures pre-orders apply correctly across your entire inventory
🐞 Fixes
- Rule preview: Fixed an issue where rule preview remained accessible when the app embed was disabled; preview is now correctly disabled when the app is not active in your theme
- Badge and ribbon display: Resolved minor display issues with badges and ribbons to ensure consistent visual presentation across all storefront pages
Version 1.7 –
🚀 New Features
Dynamic Metafield Variables – Insert product-specific information automatically
- Create metafields in Shopify (like delivery dates, materials, or dimensions) and reference them directly in your pre-order messages and inline item text
- Metafield values automatically display for each product without manual updates or creating separate rules
- No more maintaining hundreds of individual rules or constantly changing dates in messages when product information updates
- Simply reference a metafield once (e.g., {product.custom.delivery_date}), and the correct value appears dynamically for every product
- Full multilingual support ensures metafield values adapt to your storefront language – dates automatically format according to the selected language (e.g., "June 15, 2025" in English, "15. Juni 2025" in German)
Version 1.6 –
🛠 Improvements
Performance Optimization – Enhanced backend processing for high-traffic periods
- Product and collection updates are now processed through an optimized queue system, significantly improving app performance during catalog changes
- Faster storefront display times during high-load periods ensure pre-order buttons and badges appear instantly even when multiple stores experience peak traffic simultaneously
- Reliable performance during Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and other high-traffic sales events means your pre-orders display correctly when it matters most
Theme Compatibility – Full integration with Motion and ARCHΞTYPE themes
- Complete support for Motion and ARCHΞTYPE themes ensures pre-order buttons, badges, and messaging display correctly across all storefront pages
- No manual configuration needed – the app automatically adapts to these themes' unique structure and styling
🐞 Fixes
- Large collection handling: Resolved an issue preventing collections with more than 250 products from being added to pre-order rules correctly due to Shopify API credit limits – rules now process large collections reliably
Version 1.5 –
🚀 New Features
Multilingual Translation – Translate pre-order content into any language your store supports
- Manually translate all customer-facing elements (button text, badge text, cart labels, and rule-specific messages) into any language published in your Shopify store
- Reference default language text as you translate to maintain consistency with your original messaging
- Translations automatically fall back to your default language when missing, ensuring customers always see complete pre-order information
- Manage all translations from a centralized interface with clear status indicators showing which languages are fully translated
- HTML formatting support in rule messages allows you to maintain bold, italic, and other text styling across languages
Version 1.4 –
🛠 Improvements
Enhanced Rules Management Interface – Streamlined rule actions and status controls
- Perform common actions (preview, edit, duplicate, delete) directly from the rules list without navigating to individual pages
- Quickly enable or disable rules using a toggle switch for rapid testing and bulk management
- Preview rules directly from the edit page to test configurations before publishing
Theme Activation Guidance – Clear alerts when app embed is disabled
- Receive warnings when the app embed is disabled so you understand why rules aren't displaying on your storefront
- Visual step-by-step guide for enabling the app in your theme
- Automatic prompt to enable the app embed when creating your first rule
Version 1.3 –
🚀 New Features
Continue Selling When Out of Stock – Automatic inventory control for pre-orders
- Automatically manage Shopify's "Continue selling when out of stock" setting for products in your pre-order rules
- Choose to enable the setting automatically when rules activate, or keep your current inventory settings unchanged
- Rules with 50+ products show live progress during activation and deactivation
- System restores original inventory settings when rules end, or optionally forces them off
- Smart queue management processes multiple rule changes sequentially to ensure reliability
🐞 Fixes
- Scheduled rule activation: Fixed an issue preventing manual activation of scheduled rules
- Automatic reactivation: Rules now automatically reactivate when conflicts are cleared, enabling pre-orders for previously conflicting products
- Conflict messages: Improved clarity of conflict notifications throughout the app
Version 1.2 –
🐞 Fixes
- Scheduling checks: Disabling a rule no longer triggers start date validation. Start‑date validation now runs only on Activate/Reactivate, resolving cases where an active, previously scheduled rule could not be disabled due to an erroneous validation message.
- Conflicts CSV: Resolved a problem that prevented the conflicts CSV from displaying/downloading correctly; the file now opens with proper headers and complete rows.
- Variant rendering after product rename: Fixed a bug where pre‑order display failed for certain variants if the product name was changed outside the app; variant‑level rendering now remains stable after product title updates.
Version 1.1 –
🚀 New Features
Order Tagging – Customizable Order Tags for Pre‑orders
- Automatically apply merchant‑defined tags (one or multiple, comma‑separated) to orders containing pre‑order items from this rule
- Tags from multiple rules are merged without duplicates, enabling Shopify views, filters, and automations for fulfillment and reporting
Inline Cart – Customizable Inline Item Note
- Display a clear, editable note right under each pre‑order line in Cart and Checkout so customers know what’s a pre‑order and when to expect it
- Supports dynamic variables such as {pre-order_message} to insert product‑specific messages without manual duplication
- To hide the inline note, disable Show inline item or save an empty message; no inline text will be displayed
🛠 Improvements
- Design: new font size control for the Pre‑order button/badge — improve readability and match your brand
- Rules list: faster search by product & SKU to find and manage rules quickly in large catalogs