📝 Getting Started with Dynamic Checkout Customizer

Before creating your first checkout customization, it’s helpful to understand the terminology used throughout Dynamic Checkout Customizer (DCC). This guide introduces the key concepts, customization categories, placement options, and the conditions you can use to control when each customization appears.

Key Terms

Term	Description
Dynamic Checkout Customizer (DCC)	A no-code Shopify Plus app that lets you customize the checkout experience with upsells, notifications, trust elements, custom fields, and other checkout enhancements.
Customization	A configurable checkout block that adds functionality or content to the checkout page. Each customization includes its own settings, conditions, priority, and status.
Category	The primary grouping of customizations, such as Upsells, Notifications, or Cart Item Details.
Upsells	Recommend additional or complementary products to increase average order value during checkout.
Notifications	Display banners, messages, images, trust badges, payment icons, and other informational content throughout the checkout.
Cart Item Details	Add functionality that enhances individual cart items, such as quantity editing, notes, and custom tags.
Type	A specific customization within a category. For example, Dynamic Upsell, Static Upsell, Banner, Content, or Form Elements.
Dynamic Upsell	Automatically recommends products using Shopify product metafields.
Static Upsell	Displays manually selected products as checkout upsells.
Banner	Shows promotional or informational banners with customizable styling and status indicators.
Content	Displays custom text, images, or other informational content within the checkout.
Form Elements	Adds interactive fields such as checkboxes and text inputs to collect additional customer information.
Edit Quantity	Allows customers to change product quantities directly from the checkout.
Add Notes	Lets customers attach notes to individual cart items during checkout.
Display Tags	Shows custom product or order tags within the checkout interface.
Placement	Determines where a customization appears on the checkout page. Every customization requires a valid placement location.
Dynamic Blocks	Standard checkout insertion points such as After Email, After Shipping, After Cart Items, After Discounts, and After Subtotal.
Static Blocks	Specialized checkout locations reserved for specific functionality, such as after a cart item or shipping option.

Conditions Reference

Conditions determine when a customization is displayed during checkout. You can combine multiple conditions to show content only for qualifying customers or carts.

Cart Conditions

Cart conditions evaluate the overall state of the customer’s cart.

Cart total
Cart subtotal

Line Item Conditions

Line item conditions evaluate the products currently in the cart.

Product title
Product vendor
Product tags
Line item property (key)

Customer Conditions

Customer conditions evaluate attributes of the customer completing the purchase.

Customer lifetime spending
Customer tags
Customer type (B2B or B2C)

Placement

Every customization must be assigned to a valid checkout placement before it can appear to customers.

Dynamic Blocks provide flexible locations throughout the checkout flow for banners, upsells, content, and custom fields.
Static Blocks are dedicated locations designed for specific checkout components, such as cart items or shipping options.

Choose the placement that best fits your customization so it appears naturally within the customer’s checkout journey.

Use conditions together with placements to display the right customization to the right customer at the right moment.

Dynamic Checkout Customizer is available exclusively for Shopify Plus stores that support Checkout Extensibility.

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📝 Getting Started with Dynamic Checkout Customizer

Key Terms

Conditions Reference

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Key Terms

Conditions Reference

Placement