The three actions
- Credit card
-
Cash on Delivery Hidden -
PayPal
| Action | What it does | Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Hide | Removes a method from checkout | Hide payment methods |
| Rename | Changes the label only; processing is unchanged | Rename payment methods |
| Reorder | Sets which methods appear first | Reorder payment methods |
Each rule performs exactly one action on one method type. Need to hide one method and promote another? That is two rules, and they stack.
Two surfaces, not one
Accelerated checkout · separate surface
Payment method list
- Credit card
- PayPal
- Klarna
- Cash on Delivery (COD)
A rule aimed at the blue list never reaches the red row. PayPal appears in both — which is why hiding it once is rarely enough.
Checkout shows payment options in two separate places, and they are controlled independently:
| Surface | What lives there |
|---|---|
| Accelerated row, top of checkout | Apple Pay, Google Pay, Shop Pay, PayPal Express |
| Payment method list, below it | Credit cards, COD, Klarna, bank transfer, gateways, PayPal |
Hiding a wallet from the list does not remove its express button. This catches nearly everyone once — see hiding express buttons.
What each action can and cannot touch
Rename has the most restrictions
Wallets and any method named by a logo — Shop Pay, Apple Pay, Google Pay — cannot be renamed, nor can the Shopify gift card field. Wallets also cannot be reordered, only removed.
And the big one: in the US and Canada, non-Plus stores cannot hide, rename or reorder the credit card option at all — Shopify ignores those operations silently. All platform limits, not app limits. See Shopify limitations.
Hiding and reordering have no such exceptions: anything in the list can be hidden, and anything can be moved.
Targeting who sees the change
Every rule takes optional conditions — cart value, customer, products, destination, discounts. With no conditions, the rule applies to every checkout.
See how conditions work for all 23.