Date, with lead time and rush charges

A made-to-order shop has two dates: the one production comfortably reaches, and the one the customer needs. The date field handles both.

You describe how your shop runs, and the field works out the earliest free date. Days before that date can be sold, each speed with its own charge. A rush order pays for the room it takes.

This is a Pro field type. On the free build, a date field is a plain date box with no lead time and no charges.

Set the free date

1. Edit the product and open Product options.
2. In Add a field…, choose Date, with lead time and rush charges. The Dates and turnaround panel appears.
3. Fill in the settings below.
4. Press Update.

The settings describe your shop:

• Normal lead time. Working days you need. That date costs nothing extra.
• Order cut-off. A time of day, such as 12:00. Later orders count from the next working day.
• Bookings open for. How many days past the free date you take orders. Empty means no limit.
• Closed on. The weekdays you don’t work. They never count as lead time and are never offered.
• Also closed on. One-off holidays, written as 2026-12-25. Separate them with commas or new lines.

A gift shop can stay open all year. A caterer can close the diary a month out.

Beside the box, the shopper reads: “The earliest date available is Wed, September 9.” That date is free.

A shopper who never touches the field pays nothing. The calendar starts empty, so nobody buys a rush by accident.

Sell the days before the free date

1. Under Rush charges, press + Add a speed.
2. In Working days sooner, type how many working days before the free date this speed reaches.
3. Type a Percentage of the item price, a Smallest charge, or both.

With both, the shopper pays whichever is larger. A percentage on a cheap item still meets your minimum.

Two working days early pays the two-day speed. One day early pays the one-day speed. The free date and later cost nothing.

The charge is per item. Ten rushed plaques pay the rush ten times, like any other per-item option.

As you type, Shoppers will see checks your setup: “The earliest free date is Wed, September 9. The soonest with a rush charge is Mon, September 7.”

A speed your lead time can never reach says so straight away. For example, a lead time of 2 working days can never offer 3 days sooner.

Calendar or turnaround list

What the shopper picks sets how the same rules are shown:

• A date on a calendar. A date box with the earliest free date beside it. Closed days and days too soon can’t be picked. A rush date names its charge: “Sooner than usual: £6.00 for each item.”
• A turnaround from a list. A dropdown that opens on the free choice. Each faster speed shows its date and charge, such as “Mon, September 7, +£6.00”.

Trade shops tend to sell turnarounds, and gift shops sell dates. Both price the same way.

Clear a picked date

The calendar box shows a cross once a date is in it. The Delete or Backspace key does the same.

This matters most on an optional field. A shopper who tries a rush date and changes their mind can clear it. The charge comes off the total straight away.

A turnaround list doesn’t need a cross. The shopper picks the free choice again.

What the order shows

The picked date goes with the cart line and the order. It shows in the cart, at checkout, in the order confirmation and on the admin order screen. The rush charge sits beside it.

Which dates can be sold

The earliest date anyone can buy is the free date, brought forward by your fastest speed. Closed days are skipped. Your shop works out every charge from your settings, never from the browser.