make change and little coding in checkout page

Topic summary

Request centers on Shopify checkout changes: make Cash on Delivery (COD) the default payment method, combine shipping and payment on one page, and get a full site audit with improvement suggestions.

Response provides a step-by-step to enable manual COD in Shopify: Settings → Payments → Payment providers → select Manual Cash on Delivery → add Additional details and Payment instructions → Activate, plus a link to Shopify’s help guide. It does not confirm how to force COD as the default option or whether shipping and payment can be merged onto a single page.

Site improvement recommendations include: add a proper logo and high-quality banner images with clear calls to action; redesign homepage to showcase trust indicators, new arrivals, and top sellers; add a blog; display customer testimonials and trust signals. Improve SEO, usability, and performance; check PageSpeed Insights, especially for mobile.

UI/content tweaks: reduce footer size, place collection descriptions at the top, improve product name readability, add a Contact Us menu item, and consider a promotional/informational popup. Several screenshots illustrate layout suggestions but aren’t necessary for the COD setup.

Status: COD activation addressed; defaulting COD and combining shipping/payment pages remain unresolved; no confirmed outcome.

Summarized with AI on February 19. AI used: gpt-5.

I need to make a change in the checkout page, I need to make the default payment method is COD, not Credit Card and

the second thing I need to make the shipping and payment in the same page is that possible,

Third I need a full check of y site and give me some suggestions to improve my site

www.youlya.com

@yasser1977 ,

To enable cash on delivery manually

Alternatively, you also have the option to set up cash on delivery manually on your Shopify store. This might take you a little longer than using the app as it involves a series of steps.

Here’s what you need to:

  • Go to Setting → Payments from your Shopify admin
  • In the Payment providers section, select Manual Cash on Delivery
  • Go to Additional details to enter any information you want to display next to the payment method
  • Add Payment instructions for the customer to follow to pay for an order
  • Click Activate

If you’re activating cash on delivery manually on your Shopify store, we recommend going through these instructions carefully: Setting up cash on delivery manually.

Hope you are doing good. Here are a few suggestions.

Logo: For Brand identity, you need a proper logo to represent your business as it’s missing on your website. It’s a basic or important foundation for branding your business.

Front Images: Use good quality featured banner images with call to action buttons to captivate user attention.

Homepage: Homepage designs guide your visitors around your website. To engage visitors you need to work on homepage layout design. Include trust indicators on the homepage. Homepage content should be strategically decided. You can add ‘Call to action banner’ ‘New arrivals’, ‘Top selling products etc. on the homepage to engage users.

Add Blog: You know creating/adding blogs gives you a great way to generate fresh content on a website and provide a catalyst for email marketing, social media promotion to drive search traffic to your website.

Trust Signals: Show off trust signals and customer testimonials to boost conversion. Customer testimonials and trust Signals build customer’s trust and help customers to feel more secure in their buying decision.

Improve SEO, links, usability, performance score for increase more conversion & sale (Your page could be better)

Check your site in page insight, your site score can be better.

Footer :

The purpose of a website footer is to help visitors by adding information and navigation options at the bottom of web pages.

Your footer is taking more space as it has less content.

Can create a small and good footer layout.

This collection description can be added on top of the collection. It will look more good.

Product name should be more ridable.

Add contact us button as in navigation menu.

You can add popup.

A popup should have some kind of informational or promotional offer that displays on top of your content, designed to capture your users’ attention quickly.

Check you store with Page insight tool to get the score. because the low mobile score can kill the website traffic.

For more details please check the link below.

https://www.oscprofessionals.com/shopify-performance-optimization/

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