Just wondering if there are any Shopify themes or setups that let customers checkout without paying?
I’m setting up a separate website for wholesale and would prefer to calculate shipping manually, then send out an invoice afterwards. Open to using apps or workarounds if that’s the way to go, just wondering what others have done in similar situations.
Thanks!
Hello @kaorimtodd
You actually don’t need a special theme. Shopify’s built-in “manual payment method” will do exactly what you need. Here’s the quick setup:
Now at checkout your wholesale customers can pick “Pay by Invoice” and complete the order without entering card details—their order will show as pending in Shopify. You can then calculate shipping, open the order in your admin, and click Create invoice (or use a draft order) to send them an actual pay-now link via email.
If you want to automate those invoices, check out a free app like Order Printer Pro (it lets you email a PDF invoice directly from Shopify) or use Shopify’s draft-order email feature. But the core “checkout without payment” is just that one manual payment method; no need for a custom theme or heavy app.
Hey there @kaorimtodd Generally, I believe that Shopify does not have provisions for what you are looking for but there are third party apps like the cash on delivery app which can help facilitate postponing payment till after checkout.
Perfect, thanks so much! I’ll give this a go 
Thank you!
Hi!
The manual payment method is definitely the right approach here.
Just to add, if you’re planning to invoice customers after calculating shipping, you might want to look into tools like Sufio. It can automatically create and send invoices for your orders, and customers can pay them online via a link on the invoice, which can make the whole process feel a bit more seamless. It can also help keep everything organised.
Could be a useful option as you build out your workflow.