Hey there, I need some help getting custom barcodes from Order Printer Pro onto the Shopify order notification emails for Zapiet pickup orders.
I am currently printing custom packing slips for each pickup order with Order Printer Pro, and I want customers to be able to bring the barcode thats generated for their order into the store so we can quickly scan on the pos and fulfill the order. Since Order Printer Pro creates the barcode, i’m not sure how to get it into the Shopify order notification emails. If someone would be able to create some liquid code for that I would be extremely grateful.
It would also be best if that custom code were to only go off if it is a pickup order, so that customers arent receiving the “bring this code to the store to pickup your order!” text and barcode if their order is being shipped.
It’s possible that this would be doable. However, you would want to work alongside the third-party app developer of Order Printer Pro to see if they offer some of the following:
You will need to ensure each barcode is unique (dynamic) to each order. This should be possible within their app, but you will want to confirm with them if they support this. In addition, our email templates do allow you to insert dynamic content using Liquid. You would want to reach out to them to see if they have a particular liquid variable that you could use to fetch the unique barcode for each order and display it in the email. It’s possible their app might provide a way to generate a unique URL for each barcode image. You can use this URL within the email template to dynamically display the correct barcode image for each order.
Once you get this info and it’s possible, you can follow our guide on editing order templates to get it setup. If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.
I brought this answer to them and they responded with this:
“So the thing is that we do not keep any kind of records, so we don’t save the barcodes anywhere, they are generated each time a document is generated. They might think we pull the barcode as an image from records, but this is not what happens. You might want to tell them that you want to display the order number as a barcode in the emails, and that way they might be able to assist you better with this.”
So essentially I need a tool to display the order number as a barcode in the emails. I would be fine with a QR code solution for this as well, as long as it can be scanned by Shopify POS Go and the order can be pulled up. Thanks for the help, what would you recommend?
What do you mean exactly by converting the order number as a barcode? Is the barcode you want it to be converted to supposed to be one that has been generated by their app?
It comes down to having a dynamic liquid variable in the Shopify email that will correctly display and populate the correct barcode unique to that customers order.
As far as online tools go for covnerting text/numbers (order number) into a scannable barcode/QR code, there are a few:
Online Barcode Generator: Websites like Online Barcode Generator allow you to input text (such as your Shopify order number) and generate various types of barcodes, including Code 128, QR codes, and more.
Barcode Generator by TEC-IT: Barcode Generator by TEC-IT is a versatile tool that lets you create barcodes for different purposes, including order numbers, product codes, and more.
BarcodesInc: BarcodesInc offers a free online barcode generator that allows you to customize the barcode format and content, making it suitable for generating barcodes for Shopify order numbers.
BarcodeRobot: BarcodeRobot is another online tool that enables you to create barcodes by entering text, numbers, or URLs. You can customize the barcode type, size, and other parameters.
If there is anything else I can help you with, please let me know.
Basically Order Printer Pro turns the order number into a barcode which we can scan with Shopify POS Go, we need to provide these barcodes in the order notification email sent to customers. We would be fine using QR codes for this as well, as Order Printer Pro cant create these but can put them onto their packing slips.
Thanks for the app recommendations. Would any of them be able to automatically create a barcode/qr code when an order is created, which can then be placed into the order notification email?
We wouldn’t be able to advise specifically on how these apps function, @colcord , just because they’re third party applications created by development teams external to Shopify. With that being said, these development teams make themselves available for support requests, and are happy to take to prospective users via their contact channels in order to determine if their app would be a good fit for them. It would be wise to connect with the app teams directly to see if any of them are able to accomodate this specific need.