Displaying estimated shipping times by variant

Technical Q&A
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Topic summary

Goal: show estimated shipping times per product variant (e.g., “Ships in 24 hours” for in‑stock Medium; “Ships in 1–4 days” for back‑orderable Large) displayed next to the variant selector/cart rather than buried in the description.

Request: asks whether a Shopify app/plugin can handle variant‑specific messaging or if custom development is required; open to developer contact.

Responses:

  • One reply states this requires custom theme development; no off‑the‑shelf app recommendations were provided.
  • Another participant seeks confirmation if an app solution was found.

Key points/terms:

  • Variant: a specific option of a product (e.g., size or color) in Shopify.
  • Desired behavior: dynamic message updates when a variant is selected, based on stock or supplier lead time.

Status: no concrete app named; no implementation details shared. The thread remains open with the prevailing view leaning toward custom development to implement variant‑level shipping time display. No code snippets or attachments provided.

Summarized with AI on December 26. AI used: gpt-5.
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Im looking to display estimated shipping times respective of a specific variant. For example, if we have a size Medium in stock, it would display some thing like “Ships in 24 hours” when the variant is chosen. Then if another variant, size Large for example, is not in stock but can be ordered from manufacturer and shipped in a few days, it would display something like “Ships in 1-4 days”. Are there any apps or plug-ins that can do this or is a developer required? If you are a developer and are familiar with a project like this, please contact. Currently, we’ve had to simply write out each variant’s shipping time in the description and it would be much more visible to buyers if it were placed by the variant selections/cart, and displayed each shipping time depending on variant chosen.

2

Hello @ecombros_1 ,

Yes you need developer for tis customization.
Please drop an email to discuss further.

Thanks

3

Hi Ecombros,

We are looking for the same solution - please let me know if you were able to find a suitable app.

Thanks