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Rule types

Understand how product, variant, and collection rules work.

MOQ Manager supports three target types. Each rule has a title, a minimum quantity, and one or more targets.

Product rules#

A product rule targets a specific product. The minimum quantity applies to the combined total of all variants of that product in the cart.

Example: A rule with MOQ 10 on "Custom Circle Stickers": if the customer adds 6 Regular and 5 Laminated, their total is 11 and they pass.

Best for: Enforcing a blanket minimum on a single product regardless of variant.

Variant rules#

A variant rule targets one specific variant of a product. Only that variant's quantity counts toward the minimum: other variants of the same product are unaffected.

Example: A rule with MOQ 10 targeting only "Laminated sticker": adding 6 Laminated fails, but adding 10 Regular stickers (a different variant) is unaffected.

Best for: Wholesale tiers where specific finishes, sizes, or options have their own minimum.

Collection rules#

A collection rule applies to every product in a collection. Products are linked to a collection rule via an internal metafield (moq.rule_id) that the app sets automatically when you save the rule.

Best for: Enforcing minimums across a large catalogue without configuring each product individually.

How multiple rules interact#

There is no priority system. All matching rules are evaluated independently. If a product is covered by both a variant rule and a product rule, both will be checked at checkout and either can produce an error.

Warning:

If a product belongs to multiple collections, each with their own rule, both rules will fire independently. A customer who doesn't meet either minimum may see multiple error messages.

Disabling a rule#

There is no per-rule toggle: a saved rule is always active. To stop enforcing a rule, delete it from the MOQ Rules page.

Note:

To pause all MOQ enforcement temporarily, deactivate the Minimum Order Quantity Manager configuration under Shopify Settings > Checkout. Reactivate it with one click from the app's Settings page.

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