marykentQ: Daily order capacity limits and dynamic lead-time notices?
I have a very small side business and want to use Zylvie for fresh-made, made-to-order items (such as caramel apples in 6 different styles) where customers can select mixed quantities per order. Because of strict daily kitchen preparation limits and storage space, I need to cap the total number of orders requested by all customers per day (e.g., max 20 total apples daily). I need to dynamically inform buyers before they complete checkout what the absolute earliest available ready date is based on current order backlogs. Does Zylvie natively support daily order capacity limits and dynamic lead-time notices, or would that require external tool integrations?
Jay_from_Zylvie
Aug 24, 2026A: Hi there,
You can set this up as one product with 6 variants and quantity enabled, so customers can mix styles in a single order.
Zylvie does not natively support a shared daily kitchen cap (e.g. 20 apples total per day across all styles) or a dynamic “earliest ready date” based on current backlog.
Currently inventory limits are per variant and don’t reset each day.
Closest native approach would be this:
Pause or sell out the product when you hit capacity, and keep a ready-date note in the product description that you update yourself.
Fully automatic daily caps and live lead times would need something like Zapier/Pabbly or custom code on top of Zylvie, but it can certainly be done.
Hope this clarifies!
With thanks,
Jay
Also, would Zylvie allow customers to view all 6 caramel apple styles on a single product page and select mixed quantities across them (e.g., 2 of Style A, and 1 of Style B) before hitting the cart or checkout page, or does your checkout structure restrict buyers to single-item selections per funnel flow before they reach the cart?
I'm not interested in pausing or selling out the product for the day just because that day's apple inventory cap is reached. I'm looking for a way to keep the sale while having the posted delivery timeline automatically adjusted prior to checkout based on units sold that day. I guess I'll need to look into Zapier/Pabbly to see if it's doable, but I was honestly hoping to avoid complex solutions.