Checkout Links adds an item to the More actions menu on the admin pages you already work on. Open it and a small window appears with everything needed to build a link — products, destination, promotions — and the link is created without leaving the page.
Where to find it
There are two menu items, and which one appears depends on the page.
Create Checkout Link
- A product page — starts with that product in the cart.
- The Products list — open More actions with nothing selected to start from scratch, or tick several products first and the link starts with all of them.
- A customer page — starts empty and personalised to that customer. You can create it without adding any products, since the point is the customer.
Create Reorder Link
- An order page — starts with that order’s items and its customer.
- A customer page — starts with the items from that customer’s most recent order.
A customer page carries both items, because “a link for this customer” and “a link to reorder what they last bought” are different jobs.
On a reorder link the original items appear as a read-only Reorder items list, and anything you add yourself goes under Additional products below it.
What you can set
- Name — for your own reference. Most entry points fill this in for you, such as
Reorder - #1001. - Link — the end of the URL, shown after your store’s domain. A Shortcode is generated for you and can’t be edited here.
- Cart — search for products or click Browse. Click Edit on any product to set its quantity, give it a percentage discount, choose a purchase option if it has subscription plans, or add line item attributes.
- Promotions — the same promotions as the full editor: discounts, free shipping, free gifts and discount codes, with conditions on cart quantity or cart total. See Promotions.
Click Create link and the window switches to Your link is created! with the finished URL and a button to open it. Edit link takes you into the full editor, and Done closes the window.
What you can’t set here
Quick create covers the common ground. Everything else is a click away — create the link, then use Edit link:
- Passcode and require login
- Schedule (start and end dates)
- Usage limits
- Order tags
- Attribution and UTM parameters
- QR code and link preview
- Popup and scripts
Links made this way are active as soon as they’re created.
Tips
- Start from the Products list with nothing selected when you want a blank form without leaving the admin.
- Reorder links are personalised to one customer, so send them to that customer rather than posting them publicly.
- Rename the link before creating it if you’ll be looking for it later — the generated names are useful, but they all look alike in a long list.