Hide, rename or reorder payment methods

Payment rules change the payment step of checkout. Hide a payment method, like cash on delivery on big orders or invoice for customers without a tag, rename one, change the order they’re listed in, or hide express checkout buttons. A rule applies to every checkout, or only when your conditions pass.

Plan: Free (as its one customization), Deals & Rules or Buddy. Works on all Shopify plans, except Hide accelerated checkout payment methods, which needs Shopify Plus. There’s nothing to add to your theme or the Checkout Editor: a rule works as soon as you save it.

Function	What it does	Shopify plan
Hide payment method	Removes a payment method from checkout	Any
Rename payment method	Changes the name customers see	Any
Reorder payment method	Changes the order methods are listed in	Any
Hide accelerated checkout payment methods	Hides express checkout buttons such as PayPal or Google Pay	Shopify Plus only

Set up a payment rule

1. In Checkout Buddy, open Customizations. On the Checkout rules tab, click Create customization, choose Payment methods, then Hide payment method, Rename payment method or Reorder payment method. Hide accelerated checkout payment methods has a card of its own.

2. Fill in the setting, starting with the Payment method name, such as Cash on Delivery. Type it the way Shopify names it, which isn’t always what checkout shows: a card is your card provider’s name, not “Credit card”.

3. Under Conditions, keep Apply to all checkouts, or choose Apply only when conditions pass, pick a Condition set and click Add condition. To hide cash on delivery on big orders, add Cart subtotal is more than 500.

4. Click Save. A new rule is Enabled from its first save; turn it off under Status.

Saved rules also show in Shopify admin under Settings → Payments → Payment customizations.

Two templates under Templates start you off with Hide payment method:

• Hide cash on delivery over $500: hides methods named “Cash on Delivery” when the order subtotal is over $500, so big orders pay upfront.
• Hide card payments for companies (B2B): hides Shopify Payments and saved cards (CreditCard) for company buyers. With another card provider, type its name instead. See how payment methods are matched.

For a full walkthrough, see payment methods for certain customers. If a rule doesn’t do what you expect, see a payment, shipping, or checkout rule isn’t working.

How payment methods are matched

You type a payment method’s name, and Checkout Buddy looks for payment methods whose name contains that text. Matching ignores capitals and spaces at either end, so cash matches “Cash on Delivery (COD)”.

Type the payment method’s name as Shopify passes it to the function, which isn’t always what checkout shows:

• Cards: your card provider’s name, such as Shopify Payments, Stripe Card Payments or Adyen Payments - Credit Cards. “Credit card” matches nothing.
• Wallets: Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Venmo. Amazon Pay is amazon_pay.
• PayPal: PayPal (Shopify often calls it “PayPal Express Checkout”, which still contains it).
• Gift cards: Gift card. Store credit and Shop Cash share one method, Redeemable payment method.
• Manual payment methods: the name you gave them in Shopify’s payment settings, such as “Bank Deposit”.

One payment method per setting

Hide and rename change only the first payment method that matches, in the order checkout lists them. If Pay matches both “PayPal” and “Shop Pay”, only whichever comes first changes. To change them all, tick Hide every matching payment method or Rename every matching payment method.

Hide payment method

• Payment method name: The first payment method including this name is hidden.
• Require exact name match: Match the whole name instead of part of it (capitals and outer spaces are still ignored). Use it when one name contains another, such as “Card” and “Gift card”.
• Hide every matching payment method: Hide every method that matches, not only the first.

The method is hidden everywhere it appears, including as an express checkout button.

Examples

• Hide “Cash on Delivery” when the cart total is more than $500.
• Hide “Invoice” unless the customer is tagged net30 (use Customer tags does not include net30).
• Hide a method for orders shipping outside your country.

Rename payment method

• Payment method name: The method to rename. The first payment method including this name is renamed.
• Require exact name match: Match the whole name instead of part of it.
• Rename every matching payment method: Rename every method that matches, not only the first.
• New payment method name: What customers see instead.

For example, rename “Bank Deposit” to “Pay by bank transfer (ships once payment clears)”.

Reorder payment method

A reorder function has one setting with a list of Rank and Name rows. Click Add ordering to add a row.

• Rank: 1 is the top of the list. Lower numbers come first.
• Name: Text to match, using the same “contains” matching as above.
• Require exact name match: When on, the whole name must match (capitals and outer spaces are still ignored). Turn it on when one name contains another, such as “Card” and “Gift card”.
• Order all other options to the end / to the start: Where to put payment methods that don’t match any row.
• Order by highest ranks first (default): Matching methods are sorted by rank, then followed by (or preceded by) everything else. If a method matches more than one row, the first row it matches is used.
• Order strictly by rank: Each rank is a fixed position in the list. Rank 3 is the third method shown, even if nothing is at 1 or 2 yet. Methods that don’t match fill the gaps. In this mode the “other options” setting has no effect.

Hide accelerated checkout payment methods

Requires: Shopify Plus.

This function controls the express checkout buttons at the top of checkout, not the regular payment list.

Hide all express payment methods, except: Tick the wallets to keep. The other wallets in this list are hidden.

• PayPal Express Checkout
• Venmo
• Amazon Pay
• Google Pay
• Shop Pay
• Apple Pay

For example, tick only Shop Pay to show Shop Pay as the only express button. Venmo is separate from PayPal, so tick both to keep both. The function only hides the other wallets from the express checkout area, not from the regular payment list.

This function also has a Markets setting, so you can limit it to certain markets.

Note

Shopify only lets apps change the express checkout area on Shopify Plus stores, so this function isn’t offered on other plans.

Conditions available: Cart products, Line item product title, Cart attribute key and value, and Customer tags. For example, use Cart products to hide express buttons only when a certain product, like a repair service, is in the cart.

Caution

Express wallets that Shopify lists as extra Shopify Payments methods are always hidden, even if you tick them. Check your express buttons at checkout after saving.

Conditions for payment functions

Hide, rename, and reorder have two condition sets. Choose the condition set when you create the function; it can’t be changed later.

Condition set 1 covers most needs:

• Cart products, Cart total, Cart subtotal
• A line item subscription exists / does not exist
• Line item product title
• Cart attribute key and value
• Customer has an account, Customer tags
• B2B customer exists / does not exist
• Shipping country, province, zip/postal code, city
• Shipping address company exists / does not exist
• Selected shipping option title, Delivery method type

Condition set 2 is for B2B and product tags:

• Company location metafield
• Line item product tags

Company location metafield in Condition set 2

Company location metafield in Condition set 2 offers is equal to, is not equal to, is more than and is less than. is empty, is not empty, includes and does not include aren’t offered, because the function can’t read them. An older customization that uses one shows “Not supported by this customization. Choose another comparison.” under it: with is empty or is not empty the whole function doesn’t work until you change it, and includes and does not include never match. To check for a missing value, use is equal to with a blank value. To check that it’s set, use is not equal to with a blank value.

See conditions for functions for how each condition matches.

Things to know

• Credit cards in the US and Canada need Shopify Plus. On other plans, Shopify doesn’t let payment functions hide, rename or reorder credit card options there; other payment methods work as usual. See Shopify’s help.
• Payment functions can’t see everything a block can. They can’t read the email address, line item properties, product types, or the chosen payment method. To hide a payment method based on something only a block can see, use the checkout attribute workaround.
• Customers see the change instantly. Conditions are checked again as the customer changes their address, shipping method, or cart.
• Only one cart attribute key per function. If you add two Cart attribute key and value conditions with different keys, only the first key is read, and the editor warns under the condition that won’t work. Create a separate function for the second key.
• Settings add up. Every setting whose conditions pass is applied.
• Older functions named “Hide payment method (B)”, “Rename payment method (B)” or “Reorder payment method (B)” are the same as Condition set 2. They keep working.