Answers to common questions about applying rules, features, and billing for RuffRuff Selling Periods. When more detail is needed, the answer points to a related article.
Yes. Selling period rules can be applied per variant, so you can run a pre-launch announcement or limited-time sale per variant.
For details, see About selling period rules.
Yes. In Products, select multiple products, then apply a rule in bulk. You can also filter by collection, product tag, or product type first.
For details, see Apply / Remove rules from products.
No. Applying a rule to a collection is not supported. In Products, filter by collection to show the products, then apply the rule in bulk.
For details, see Apply / Remove rules from products.
There is no limit on how many selling period rules you can create, or how many products you can apply a rule to. By Shopify's specification, you can enable up to 25 checkout rules for the whole store, including rules from other apps.
No. Each rule can have one start date and time and one end date and time. Weekly or monthly repeats are not supported. For regular sales, create and apply a rule each time.
No. Dates are not inserted automatically. Enter text in the product message, or insert variables for the start and end date and time.
For variables, see Display product message dynamically (variables).
Yes. In Settings, under "Cart button state outside the selling period," choose "Disable" to keep the button visible but unusable. The default is "Hide."
For the steps, see Change the cart button state outside the selling period.
Labels on product cards can be shown with product card badges. The countdown timer is on product pages only. Product messages can also appear on listing pages that have an add-to-cart form, such as quick add.
For badges, see About product card badge.
No. This app does not discount prices, show sale prices, or limit purchase quantity. For quantity limits, see RuffRuff Order Limits.
If the theme hides the cart button and shows Sold out when inventory is 0, this app cannot find where to insert the product message. If the rule is enabled, checkout blocking still runs. If the theme can keep the cart button visible when sold out, the app can control the button outside the selling period and show the message.
For other checks, see App isn't working.
It targets a standard add-to-cart form. If the submit button is outside the form, or the variant ID is stored differently from the standard field, the app may not control the button.
For what to check, see App isn't working.
No. Variables work only in product messages. You cannot insert them in alert messages.
For details, see Display product message dynamically (variables).
It depends on how the bundle is created. Static bundle products created with Shopify's Shopify Bundles app have been confirmed to work.
Static bundle products: Created in advance as a product. You can apply a selling period rule
Dynamic bundle products: Built on the fly on the online store. They do not work
If you use a third-party bundle app, check its behavior against the above.
No. The app does not control crawling by search engines.
To stop a page from appearing in search results, see Shopify Help Center: Hiding a page from search engines.
Yes. Outside the selling period, dynamic checkout buttons such as Buy it now are hidden, in addition to the add-to-cart button.
Yes. Customers can still view the product page. Outside the selling period, the app controls the cart button, checkout purchases, and messages on the product page. The published state of the page does not change.
Through the theme app embed, the app loads a script on the online store. It is used for product page messages, cart button control, and product card badges. If you disable the app embed, these features do not run.
No. There is no way to stop the paid plan and keep the app installed. To stop using it, uninstall the app. Uninstalling also deletes saved selling period rules. Billing is on a 30-day cycle, with no daily proration.
For the steps, see Cancel subscription.
The plan from the development store is not carried over to the live store. After you migrate, subscribe to a plan again on the live store.
For details, see About development stores.
No. Phone and online meeting support are not available.
If you have a question, contact us through the contact form.