Before you start
- The exact label of the method, copied from your live checkout.
- Whether it should always apply, or only under conditions.
Watch it instead
Steps
1. Install Nex Reorder
Search Nex Reorder in the Shopify App Store, or use the button below. Approve the permissions and the app appears in your admin under Apps. There is a free trial, and it is free on development stores.
2. From the dashboard, choose Hide Payment Method — or Create rule → Payment → Hide.
3. Name the rule for what it does. Hide COD over $500 beats Rule 3.
4. Type the method name and select it. Add as many as the rule should cover, or switch on Hide all to remove every payment method.
Paste the label, don't type it
The rule matches the label your checkout renders. Cash on Delivery (COD) and COD are different strings — a near-miss saves cleanly, activates, and does nothing. Copy from the live checkout.
5. Add conditions if the rule should be selective. Skip this and it applies to every checkout.
6. Set Rule Status to Activated and save.
Verify it worked
- Build a cart that should trigger the rule and open checkout — the method is gone.
- Build one that should not — the method is still there.
The second check is the one people skip, and it is how an over-broad rule reaches live traffic.
Limitations
- Express buttons are a separate surface. See hiding express buttons.
- Rules do not run in Shopify POS.
- The admin draft order screen shows the unmodified list; the rule applies when the customer opens the checkout link.
- Shopify caps every store at 25 active payment customizations across all apps.
Common setups
| Goal | Conditions |
|---|---|
| Cap COD by order value | Cart subtotal ≥ your threshold |
| Remove a method in one market | Shipping country is one of … |
| Hide for fragile or pre-order goods | Product tag in cart is one of … |
| Wholesale-only restriction | Customer tag is one of … |
| Block checkout entirely | Hide all + your conditions |