How to Set Up Tipping Options on Shopify

If you want to use an offsite payment gateway, then you should have tested the online tipping experience first. This is because the offsite payment gateway might not recognize the tipping item and therefore reject it. There are ways that you can do this, for instance, you can do test orders or something else.

If you’re having trouble getting the offsite payment to work as expected, then you should contact support for the particular gateway. This could be PayPal, Stripe or Shopify.

You might try to change the gateway you use if you’re getting too many errors. Additionally, you might want to change the labels for tipping online to make it more clear to customers what they’re paying for.

You’re able to create up to three different tipping options. These are a percentage of the order’s subtotal. Or you can offer the customer to tip you a custom amount. The field for the custom amount is automatically created, so you don’t need to worry about this when you create a tipping option on your website.

Before setting up tipping options, it’s recommended to set up your store properly, including configuring your payment gateways and product information.

To set up a tipping option, use these options:

Log into your account using your credentials.

Now you need to go to the ‘Settings’ option in the dashboard and then select the ‘Checkout’ option.

There is a tipping option that is available within this screen and you need to tick the ‘Show’ option. Then under ‘Tip Options’ you can enter a percentage in the ‘Option’ field. You’re able to have three different values.

When you’ve added your values you can click on the ‘Save’ option.

After setting up tipping options, you can view a summary of your finances, including any tips collected. Additionally, you might want to consider taking deposits on Shopify for certain products or services, especially those with a longer lead time or higher upfront cost.