How to change and translate the preorder button text
EZ Preorder & Back In Stock shows its preorder button with the text "Pre-order" in English until you change it. You change the wording, and add a translation for each language your store sells in, in Configuration → Pre-order Button Text: choose a language, type the text in Custom add to cart label, and save. One text per language applies to every preorder button in your store.
Available on: All plans (Free, Core, Growth, Professional and Scale).
Where to find it: EZ PreOrder → Configuration → Pre-order Button Text.
Steps
- In EZ PreOrder, open Configuration. Pre-order Button Text is the first tab under General.
- In the Translation card, choose a language in Languages. Your store's default language is selected when the page opens.
- Type the button text in Custom add to cart label, for example "Reserve now".
- Click Save in the save bar.
- To translate it, choose the next language in Languages, type the text in that language, and click Save. Repeat for each language.
Save each language before choosing another one. Choosing a different language replaces the text box with that language's saved text, so anything you typed and did not save is lost.
Always enter some text. An empty field shows the error "This field is required".
Which languages you can translate the button into
The Languages dropdown lists the languages published in your Shopify store, in Shopify admin → Settings → Languages. A language you have added but not published does not appear. Regional languages, such as Portuguese (Brazil), are listed separately from the base language.
Shoppers see the text for the language they are browsing your store in.
What shoppers see in a language without its own text
When no button text is saved for the shopper's language, what they see depends on where the button is:
| Where the button is | Text shown when the language has no saved text |
|---|---|
| Product page | "Pre order" |
| Quick add popups and product card buttons on collection pages | "Pre order" |
| Your theme's featured product sections | "Pre order" |
| Preorder Featured Product block | Your English text, or "Preorder" if there is none |
| Custom preorder page | Your English text, or "Pre-Order" if there is none |
On the product page, collection pages and featured product sections the fallback is the fixed text "Pre order", not your English text. If you changed the English text to "Reserve now" and did not translate it, French shoppers see "Pre order". Translate the button into every published language to keep the wording consistent.
Where the preorder button text is used
The Pre-order Button Text wording appears on:
- The preorder button on product pages.
- Preorder buttons on collection pages and in quick add popups (Growth plan and above). See How to show the preorder button on collection pages and featured product sections.
- The preorder button in your theme's featured product sections (Growth plan and above).
- The Preorder Featured Product block (Growth plan and above). See How to use the featured preorder section.
- The buttons on the custom preorder page (Growth plan and above). See How to set up the custom preorder page.
It does not change:
- Your theme's add to cart button on products that are not on preorder.
- The Notify Me button for restock alerts, which has its own text. See How to customize the Notify Me button.
- Preorder badges on collection pages, which have their own text. See How to set up preorder badges on collection pages.
- The deposit option labels shown when partial payments are on. See Partial payments and deposits.
- The disabled "Sold out" button shown to shoppers in countries where a preorder is not offered. See How to offer preorders only in specific countries or markets.
Limitations
- One text per language. The button text is store-wide. You cannot give one product a different button text; use the custom note for product-specific wording. See How to add a custom note to preorder products.
- Plain text is safest. On product pages and collection pages the text is inserted as HTML, but the Preorder Featured Product block and the custom preorder page show it as plain text, so tags such as
<strong>would appear as typed there. - Styling comes from your theme. The preorder button copies the classes of your theme's add to cart button, so its color and font follow your theme.
Troubleshooting
The button still says "Pre order" in one language. No text is saved for that language. Choose the language in Languages, type the text, and click Save.
My translation replaced the text in another language. The text box was not saved before you chose another language. Choose each language in turn, fix its text, and click Save before moving on.
A language is missing from the dropdown. Only published languages are listed. Publish the language in Shopify admin → Settings → Languages, then reload the Configuration page.
The button text changed in the admin but not on the store. Reload the product page without the browser cache. If the button still shows the old text, check that you saved the language the store is showing.
Frequently asked questions
What is the default preorder button text?
The default preorder button text is "Pre-order" in English. Languages without their own saved text show "Pre order" on product pages and collection pages until you translate the button.
Can each product have different button text?
No. The preorder button text is one setting per language for the whole store. Use a custom note to add product-specific wording near the button.
Does the button text change the theme's add to cart button?
No. EZ Preorder only uses the text on its own preorder button, which replaces the add to cart button on variants that are on preorder. Other products keep your theme's wording.
Can Shopify Sidekick change the button text?
Yes, for your store's default language. Sidekick fills in the new text on the Configuration page and you click Save to apply it. Other languages are changed in the app. See How to use EZ Preorder with Shopify Sidekick.
Can I use emoji in the button text?
Yes. Emoji display the way you type them, as long as your theme's font supports them.
Related articles
- How to add a custom note to preorder products: wording for one product or variant.
- How to set up your first preorder: the full setup.
- How to show the preorder button on collection pages and featured product sections: other places the text appears.
- How to use the featured preorder section: the block's button text.
- How to set up the custom preorder page: the page's button text.
- How to use EZ Preorder with Shopify Sidekick: change the text by asking Sidekick.