A merchant on Shopify’s Advanced plan is attempting to modify checkout field titles on the one-page Shop Pay checkout, specifically for “Ship To,” “Shipping Method,” and “Payment Method” sections.
Current situation:
Successfully changed the “Shipping Method” title via theme content editing
Unable to modify “Ship To” and “Payment Method” titles using the same approach
Using Dawn theme
Key limitations identified:
“Ship To” and “Payment Method” labels are part of Shopify’s secure checkout environment and cannot be edited on non-Plus plans
These fields are not accessible through theme content strings in the theme editor
Customization of these elements requires Shopify Plus with checkout editor tools or Checkout UI Extensions
Additional request:
The merchant also wants to keep the Shipping Methods box expanded by default so customers can view all options, but this is not possible. Shop Pay’s checkout flow is entirely controlled by Shopify for speed and security, with no customization options available for layout or behavior modifications.
Summarized with AI on October 29.
AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
Hi all, this is a long shot but figured I’d try. I’m on the advanced plan so I know very little checkout customization is possible, however, I’m trying to change the titles on the one-page Shop Pay checkout for the Ship To, Shipping Method and Payment Method.
I was able to successfully update the Shipping Method title by editing the theme content but the Ship To and Payment Method titles are not changing even when updated in the theme content. Is there some other method?
Also, what I’d really love is to keep the Shipping Methods box open on Shop Pay checkout so customers can see all the options but from what I’ve read that is not possible.
Shopify’s checkout is super locked down unless you’re on Plus, and even then it’s pretty limited unless you’re using the checkout extensibility features they just started rolling out.
So for the part about editing the “Ship To” and “Payment Method” titles—unfortunately those two aren’t part of the theme content strings you can edit through the theme editor. They’re part of the secure checkout environment and Shopify doesn’t let you touch those labels unless you’re on Shopify Plus and using the new checkout editor tools or Checkout UI Extensions. That’s why your change to “Shipping Method” worked but the others didn’t.
Shop Pay is even more restricted because it’s its own thing, so keeping the Shipping Method box open or editing the structure of that flow isn’t possible right now. It’s totally controlled by Shopify and meant to be fast and secure, so they don’t give us much room to change the layout or behavior.