# Pre-order products using tags

If you have a product that is not yet ready to be shipped to customers, you can set it up as a pre-order product. Broadcast can replace the add-to-cart button with a pre-order button by using a `_preorder` tag.

![Convert the Add to cart button to Pre-order](/files/-MhUDsDlTcHEdhMeNtAR)

### How to use

* From your Shopify admin, choose 'Products'
* Choose the product you want to change into a preorder
* Add the tag `_preorder`
* Save the product

![](/files/-MhUEOYtx9NH91sarqVw)

When Broadcast sees a product with this tag, the 'Add to cart' button will automatically be changed to 'Pre-order'.

### Customize the button text

Use the language editor to customize the button text for pre-order.

<figure><img src="/files/L1KjsyBPTAUFoVtuFO1H" alt=""><figcaption><p>Choose 'Edit default theme contet' from the Actions button</p></figcaption></figure>

Search for `pre-order` in the Filter bar:

![Update value to change button text for any language](/files/-MhUH6pgS9G7rqMh49Km)

### Manually capture payment

Pre-orders require that you set up payment options to manually capture payments instead of automatically.&#x20;

From your Shopify admin, click Settings (bottom left), and then click Payments:

![](/files/-MiPVOe4OtdVDvQvTL6U)

Scroll down to find the Payment capture section, and choose Manage for Payment capture set to Manual:

![](/files/-MiPVtMzic284_F8ipYx)

Choose Manually capture payment for orders:

![](/files/-MiPWJo-ciTxrpXu5l9R)

Learn more about Capturing payments from Shopify:

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