Question 1

Stop customers skipping the date with Buy it now

Accepted Answer

Some customers can skip the cart page with Shopify’s “Buy it now” and express payment buttons (Dynamic Checkout). When that happens, they never see the date picker, and the order arrives with no delivery, pickup or local delivery date. This guide shows you how to turn off Dynamic Checkout so every customer chooses a date before they pay.

| Available on all plans

❓ Why do orders sometimes have no date?

Dynamic Checkout adds buttons such as Buy it now, Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay under Add to cart. They send customers straight to checkout, so they skip the cart page and any date picker that lives there.

⚙ How to Turn Off Dynamic Checkout Buttons

Step 1: Open the Theme Editor and go to Products

In your Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Themes. Click Customize on the theme you use. At the top of the editor, open the page menu (it shows “Home page”) and click Products.

Theme editor page menu with Products highlighted

Step 2: Choose your product template and open Buy buttons

Select Default product, or the product template that has the Calla date picker (for example, “cake”). In the left panel, under Product information, click Buy buttons.

Product template with the date picker and Add to cart button

Step 3: Turn off the dynamic checko

Question 2

Translate the date picker for your customers

Accepted Answer

Multi-language Support

| Available on all Plans

❓What is Multi-language Support?

Calla now covers language on both sides for your customers, and for you.

Storefront translation (customer-facing): Show up in your store's exact language, no barrier. The date and time picker on your product page, cart, and checkout automatically translates into your store's language - free on every plan.

It works with Shopify's Translate & Adapt app, automatically detecting the customer's locale and adjusting the language accordingly.

Case 1 - Single-language store: If your store's language matches the customer's locale (i.e., you only run one storefront language), auto-translation handles it on its own. No need to install Shopify's Translate & Adapt app.
Case 2 - Multi-language store: If your store has multiple languages set up, you'll need Shopify's Translate & Adapt app. Once it's installed, storefront translation uses it to adjust the calendar and fulfillment picker so they match whichever of your store's languages the customer is browsing in.

Supported storefront languages (15):

English (en) – default
Spanish (es)
French (fr)
German (de)
Portuguese (pt)
Italian (it)
Dutch (nl)
Japanese (ja)
Chinese Simplified (zh)
Chinese Traditional (zh-tw)
Korean (ko)
Arabic (ar)
Vietnamese (vi)
Hindi (hi)
Turkish (tr)

Admin language: Prefer to manage Calla in your own language? Switch your admin language anytime - **free on eve

Question 3

Add the date picker to your cart drawer

Accepted Answer

| Available on Pro and Elite plans.

Let customers choose a delivery, local delivery, or pickup date right inside your cart drawer, so every order has a date before they reach checkout.

❓ What is the cart drawer date picker?

A cart drawer (also called a slide-out cart, mini cart, or side cart) opens when a customer adds a product, without leaving the page. The cart drawer date picker puts your fulfillment options in that drawer: Delivery, Local Delivery, and Pickup, with a date and time slot for each. Why it helps:

Customers pick a date at the moment they add to cart, with no extra step.
You can require a date, so no order comes through without one.
Your cart drawer matches your store's look, with custom calendar themes and button colors.

⚙ How to set up the cart drawer date picker

Step 1: Open Cart Drawer settings

In the app, go to Settings. Find Cart Drawer (marked PRO) and click Modify.

Step 2: Choose your Fulfillment Type

Open the Fulfillment Type menu and choose how customers receive their orders: | Fulfillment Type | What customers see in the drawer | | ---- | ---- | | Delivery | The Delivery option with date and time slot | | Pickup | Store location, date, and time slot | | Both | Delivery, Local Delivery, and Pickup together, with switching between them | This setting is also used

Question 4

See your orders on a calendar

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See every order on a calendar, placed on the date your customer picked. This guide shows you how to switch the Calla dashboard from table to calendar view and spot your busy days at a glance.

| Available on Pro and Elite plans.

❓ What is Calendar view?

Calendar view shows every order on the date your customer selected. Instead of scrolling through a list, you see your whole month in one grid, so you can plan each day with ease.

⚙ How to Switch to Calendar View

Step 1: Open the Dashboard

Open the Calla app and click Dashboard.

Step 2: Open the View menu

Click View in the top-right corner, then select Calendar.

Step 3: Read your calendar

Each order appears as a blue tag with its order number on the date your customer chose.

Today: the current date is highlighted in light blue.
Today button: click it to jump back to the current month.
Arrows (‹ ›): move to the previous or next month.
Month selector: set how much time the calendar shows.

Step 4: Update and Manage

Click on specific dates to view order details and

Question 5

Enhance Customer Communication with Special Info Messages

Accepted Answer

Special Info Messages let you show an Info, Warning, or Alert message in your date picker. This guide shows how to add a message so customers know about delays, closures, or delivery conditions before they choose a date.

| Available on all plans

❓ What are Special Info Messages?

A Special Info Message is a short notice with a title and content that appears with your date picker. You choose its tone (Info, Warning, or Alert) to match how important the message is.

Example: A florist expects severe weather to delay deliveries this week. They add a Warning message, so customers see the notice before they pick a date.

⚙️ How to Set Up Special Info Messages

Step 1: Open the General Date Picker settings

In Shopify admin, go to Online Store → Themes → Customize and open the Default product template.
Select the General Date Picker block, then scroll to Info Message.

Step 2: Choose a message type

Under Message Type, select Info, Warning, or Alert.

Message Type set to Warning

Alert: emphasizes urgent updates that need immediate attention.

Step 3: Ent

Question 6

Close delivery on certain weekdays

Accepted Answer

Closed on certain days? Turn off those weekdays so customers can only pick days you can fulfill. You can set different closed days for Delivery, Pickup and Local Delivery. | Available on Pro and Elite plans.

❓ What is Weekly availability?

Weekly availability lets you block whole weekdays in your date picker. Blocked days cannot be selected at checkout. Example: Your bakery is closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Disable both days, and customers will not see them as options.

⚙ How to Set Up Weekly Availability

Step 1: Turn on Weekly availability

Open the Calla app and go to Settings > Schedule. Under Fulfillment schedule, find Weekly availability and click Turn on.

Note: Select the fulfillment type you want to disable weekdays for: Delivery, Pickup or Local Delivery.

Step 2: Select the days and save

Choose Delivery, Pickup or Local Delivery, then tick the weekdays under Disable Weekdays. Click Save.

🛠 Troubleshooting & FAQs

Can I set different closed days for Delivery and Pickup? Yes. Each fulfillment type has its own tab. Select the tab, then choose the days for that type.
**What happens to the weekday settings i

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