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title: "Set product pre-order for shopify 2.0"
description: "**Shopify pre-order setup in Shopify 2.0** allows you to keep selling products even when they are out of stock. By enabling pre-orders and allowing backorders, you can continue generating sales without losing customers. This feature is especially useful for high-demand…"
url: "https://www.adornthemes.com/knowledge-base/set-product-pre-order-for-shopify-2-0/"
updated: "2026-04-28"
category: FAQs
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# Set product pre-order for shopify 2.0

**Shopify pre-order setup in Shopify 2.0** allows you to keep selling products even when they are out of stock. By enabling pre-orders and allowing backorders, you can continue generating sales without losing customers. This feature is especially useful for high-demand products, upcoming launches, or restocks. In this guide, you’ll learn how to enable pre-orders in Shopify 2.0 and optimize your store to [boost conversions.](https://adornthemes.com/avone/)

Please read full shopify article here which is very well written : **[Allow Product Pre-Order](https://help.shopify.com/en/themes/customization/products/add-to-cart/allow-pre-orders#authorizing-payment-for-pre-orders-sectioned-themes-specific)**

**Step 1 :** **Authorizing payment for pre-orders**

When selling products as pre-orders, you should not capture payment immediately unless the customer is aware that they are purchasing a product that is not currently available. Instead, you can authorize a payment without capturing the funds immediately. Authorizing a payment at the time of checkout allows you to capture the funds at a later date, when the product is available and you are ready to fulfill the order.

- From your Shopify admin, go to **Product**.
- Click the name of the product you want to make available for pre-order.
- Check **Continue selling when out of stock**:

![Shopify pre-order setup](https://adornthemes.com/documentation/optimal/images/pre-order-2.png)