From an artisan brewery arranging home delivery to a interior decorators scheduling pick-up of mixed paint - allowing your customers to select a delivery date or pick-up date in Wix Checkout has been a highly requested feature for years. Including this feature in your online store can increase sales conversion, significantly benefit business operations and increase customer satisfaction - it is fantastic that you can finally add this essential feature to your Wix Store with a few methods.
The TLDR here is to see what the DeliverOn App has to offer...but I would say that, I developed the app and have a large interest in you purchasing it! This bias a-side, I run through the free and premium options available to you, evaluating their merits and value. I definitely encourage you to explore the features Wix includes for free these, after-all if they suit your online store needs then it might be the perfect solution!
Customise Wix Checkout Form
Pros
Free
Easy to Setup
Cons
It is simply a date-picker in checkout
Cannot restrict selectable days
No supporting features
Overview
Being able to customise your Wix Checkout to suit your business needs is a fantastic feature Wix released added to allow store owners to take more control of the checkout information securely to suit their business needs. You can add titles, text, text inputs, dropdowns and more to capture vital optional and required information from customers in your orders. You can even add conditional rules to these fields to fit your purpose - it is a well welcomed enhancement to the checkout process and great to know about, perhaps to meet a different checkout customisation requirement.
This option is free, and easy to setup but the major drawback is that all future dates are available for the customer to select: and unless your store can satisfy delivery and pick-up everyday of the year, without holidays or weekends then it really it not a practical solution.
How to Setup
Follow this detailed help article from Wix Help Center to add a date picker to your Wix Checkout by customising the Wix Checkout form.
Add Slots for Local Delivery
Pros
Free
Exclude days of the week you cannot deliver
Add multiple time slots
Next day cut-off time
Cons
Local delivery only
Difficult to setup appropriate delivery regions
No option for pick-up
Cannot block out holidays or closures
Flat rate shipping fee
No control on maximum days
No supporting features
Overview
A very interesting new release to the Wix Stores Shipping settings, the local delivery slots option is well worth a look, if it suits your store needs then it will be an excellent free option; but from the longer list of 'cons', it falls short of capturing universal store requirements.
Being able to exclude days of the week which you cannot deliver on, add a next day cut-off time and define multiple time slot options for your local delivery customers are fantastic features and great additions as Wix continues to grow as an industry leading eCommerce platform. Intended for local delivery, the single flat rate shipping fee; no provision for holidays; and no control over how far in advance a customer can select make its suitability very limited. Only being able to define your local delivery region by radius, or postal codes make for a complicated task attempting to leverage this feature cover an entire country.
How to Setup
Follow this detailed help article from Wix Help Center to add delivery slots to your local Wix delivery settings.
DeliverOn App
Pros
Easy to setup
Delivery and pick-up dates with separate settings
Advanced settings suited to store needs
Block days of the week and holidays
Set minimum and maximum days, and cut-off time
Dedicated logistics dashboard grouping orders by delivery dates
Cons
Premium app with 14-day free trial
Overview
DeliverOn goes beyond Wix’s free solutions, offering powerful features to streamline your store’s logistics. Fully integrated with Wix Checkout and Orders, the app can be installed and set up in seconds. It enables customers to select a delivery or pick-up date at checkout, enhancing their shopping experience while optimizing your order management.
With flexible store settings, you can configure delivery and pick-up options individually with preview calendars for validation. Easily exclude specific days of the week, and block out holidays or store closures. Set minimum and maximum selectable dates, apply cut-off times for orders next-day delivery, and control the behaviour - whether optional or required - with fully integrated validation and customisable messaging.
Selected dates are stored directly in Wix Orders, included in store and customer email confirmations, and organized in a dedicated logistics dashboard which groups orders by date for efficient fulfilment.
DeliverOn is the perfect solution for Wix store owners looking to offer seamless delivery and pick-up scheduling. DeliverOn is premium app, but very affordable and offers significant value with a wealth of features and supported updates. You can try it free for 14 days and experience the difference in your store’s operations!
Watch this promo video, showcasing the DeliverOn apps key features.
How to Setup
Watch this in-depth "Getting Started" video covering the all settings and setup
Code Your Own Solution
Pros
Full control of anything built
Cons
Very expensive
High skill level or experience required
Overview
One of the best attributes of the Wix platform is the accessibility to adding bespoke functionality; from little code snippets to deliver enhanced experiences, to fully bespoke enterprise level websites - Wix is as a developer platform is an amazing blank canvas. Should you have the requirement to, you can code your own delivery date solution to your exact needs with Wix Velo. This tutorial from Wix details one approach to collecting a delivery date in Wix cart and for a long time, this approach was the only option. Rudimentary, unreliable and out-dated, the example in that tutorial merely scratches the surface for a solution.
Hiring an expert Wix developer from the Wix Marketplace could be a fantastic option, allowing full creative and functional control by building your own solution. This will easily require a budget of tens of thousands of dollars, and finding a developer with the advanced skills required to build such functionality properly. The lifetime cost of the DeliverOn App would be a fraction of this, and really shows how quality premium apps from the Wix App Market can deliver inside affordable budgets for owners and developers a-like; it is always worth browsing available apps.
Conclusion
It's incredible to finally offer delivery and pick-up date selection—a vital feature for so many online stores. Whether you can make use of Wix’s built-in options or benefit from DeliverOn’s advanced capabilities, the fact that this essential functionality is now just a few clicks away is a huge win for store owners and customers alike.
As eCommerce continues to evolve, businesses expect more powerful features by default, and it’s exciting to contribute to that progress. I can’t wait to see the diverse range of stores using DeliverOn to enhance their operations and grow their businesses.
If you need any support or have feedback, I’d love to hear from you! Feel free to reach out at support@phoedesign.co.uk.
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