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How to Hide Cash on Delivery (COD) for a Product Variant on Shopify

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Follow these simple steps to hide the Cash on Delivery (COD) payment option for specific product variants during checkout.

Step 1: Open the Checkout Rules App​

  • Click on the Checkout Rules app from your admin dashboard.

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Step 2: Access Payment Method Customization​

  • Once in the Checkout Rules app, click on the "Payment Method" section.

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Step 3: Create a New Payment Rule​

  • Click on the "Create Payment Rules" button.

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Step 4: Define the Rule Conditions​

  • In the new rule setup, you'll see two main sections: Condition and Action.
  • In the Condition section:
    • Select "Product variant Title" from the dropdown menu.
    • In the Operator section, choose either "Match regex" or "Not Match regex". These options allow you to use regular expressions to specify your conditions.
    • For example, if you want to hide COD for all "L" variant items, you can use the regular expression \\bL\\b.

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Step 5: Set the Action to Hide COD​

  • In the Action section:
    • Select "Hide payment method" from the dropdown menu.
    • In the Payment Method Name field, type "Cash on delivery".

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Step 6: Make Rule Active​

  • Change the status of the rule from draft to Active.

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Step 7: Save the Rule​

  • Save the created rule.
  • After saving the rule is Active you can test by going to your store checkout page.

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Operators Supported​

1. Equal or Not Equal​

Checks if a value exactly matches (or does not match) a specified value.

Example:

  • Equal: If the product variant title is exactly "Large", hide COD.
  • Not Equal: If the product variant title is not "Small", hide COD.

2. Contains or Not Contains​

Checks if a value contains (or does not contain) a specified substring.

Example:

  • Contains: If the product variant title contains the word "Limited", hide COD.
  • Not Contains: If the product variant title does not contain the word "Standard", hide COD.

3. Regex Match or Not Match Regex​

Uses regular expressions to check for patterns within a value.

Example:

  • Regex Match: If the product variant title matches the regex pattern \\bL\\b (indicating the presence of the standalone letter "L"), hide COD.
  • Not Match Regex: If the product variant title does not match the regex pattern \\bXL\\b, hide COD.

4. Empty​

Checks if a value is empty (contains no data).

Example:

  • Empty: If the product variant title is empty, hide COD.

5. Length is greater than​

Checks if the length of a value is greater than a specified number.

Example:

  • Length is greater than: If the length of the product variant title is greater than 10 characters, hide COD.

6. Length is less than​

Checks if the length of a value is less than a specified number.

Example:

  • Length is less than: If the length of the product variant title is less than 5 characters, hide COD.

And there you go! You've successfully set up a rule to hide the Cash on Delivery payment option for specific product variants. Now, when customers select those variants, COD will not be available as a payment method.

Feel free to customize and refine these steps further to fit your specific needs. If you have any questions or need more assistance, just let me know!