Order matters more than it looks. The first option carries most of the volume, so promoting a lower-fee method is one of the few checkout changes with a direct margin effect.
Before you start
- The exact labels of the methods you want to position, copied from your live checkout.
- The order you want them in.
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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 Reorder Payment Method.
3. Name the rule.
4. Add the methods you want to position. You only need the ones you care about.
5. In Display Order, drag the rows using the handle on the left. The top row appears first at checkout. Prefer typing? Use Edit positions manually.
6. To push something down instead, use Move to bottom — it pins last and shows a Last badge.
7. Add conditions if the order should differ by market or customer.
8. Set Rule Status to Activated and save.
Unlisted methods are not removed
Anything you leave out still appears at checkout — just after the methods you ordered. Reordering never hides anything.
Verify it worked
Open checkout and confirm the sequence. If you used conditions, check a non-matching cart still shows your normal order.
Limitations
- Wallets cannot be reordered at all. Shopify allows removing them from the Express or payment section, but not repositioning them. That covers PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay and Shop Pay.
- In the US and Canada, non-Plus stores cannot reorder the credit card option — the operation is ignored at checkout with no error. See Shopify limitations.
- Express buttons sit above the list entirely and are not part of this ordering.
- Rules do not run in Shopify POS.
Common setups
| Goal | How |
|---|---|
| Push customers toward a lower-fee method | Put it first |
| Deprioritise COD on high-value carts | Move to bottom + Cart subtotal ≥ threshold |
| Local method first per market | One rule per country group, Shipping country condition |
| Promote wallets | Move express payments to the top |