Digital Vs. Physical Product Liquid Code for Confirmation Email

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1

Hey there!

I am trying to update the out-of-the-box Order Confirmation email to display a specific message if a customer purchases a digital product only OR a specific message if a customer purchases a digital product and a physical product.

Has anyone added this kind of customization to their Order Confirmation email before and if so, what code did you use?

Thanks!

2

Hello! Were you ever able to figure this out, i see the post is from awhile ago but I have the exact same question - looking for code to copy & modify. Thanks so much if you’re able to provide!

3

Hey guys - issue is there’s no way to check for whether a product is digital or not in Liquid, but there are a few options:

  1. Check line_item requires_shipping
  2. Interrogate the order’s shipping methods to see if it didn’t need shipping
  3. Use a metafield that you can set to reflect which products are digital, and check that per item in the cart.

Whatever way you choose, use an {% if condition %} to show one message or the other.

Example, may or may not work:

{% assign has_digital_and_physical_products = false %}
{% assign count_physical_items = cart.items | map: ‘requires_shipping’ | where: true %}

{% if count_physical_items > 0 and count_physical_items != cart.item_count %}
{% assign has_digital_and_physical_products = true %}
{% endif %}

or probably easier to use:
{% assign has_digital_products = false %}
{% assign has_physical_products = false %}
{% for item in cart.items %}
{% if item.requires_shipping %}
{% assign has_physical_products = true %}
{% else %}
{% assign has_digital_products = true %}
{% endif %}
{% endfor %}

{% if has_digital_products and has_physical_products %}
Your package is on its way! Also look for an email.
{% elsif has_digital_products %}
Check your email!
{% else %}
Your package is on its way!
{% endif %}