For Capricorn Preferred Suppliers
At the trade counter, Capricorn members quote their member number and you invoice on account. Trade Account Checkout brings that exact flow to your Shopify Plus store — member number captured and validated at checkout, pinned to the order, ready for your existing Capricorn invoicing process.
Install on ShopifyRequires Shopify Plus · Free plan available
Quick answer
Yes — Capricorn members can use their member number on your Shopify store. Trade Account Checkout adds a validated "Capricorn member number" field to Shopify Plus checkout. The number is saved to the order as a pinned metafield, the order is auto-tagged, and you invoice through your existing Capricorn supplier process. Setup takes about five minutes, no developer needed.
The Gap
Thousands of workshops across Australia and New Zealand buy through Capricorn from preferred suppliers. In-store, it's one sentence at the counter. Online, there's been nowhere to put the number.
Members phone in orders or email after checkout to quote their number. Your team re-keys references by hand, chases missing ones, and matches invoices to orders manually. Some members simply buy from a supplier whose site takes their number — and that sale never shows up in your missed-order report.
The member ticks the trade account option, enters their Capricorn member number, and completes checkout. The number is validated against the format you set, pinned to the order as a metafield, and the order is tagged — ready for the same invoicing run as your counter sales.
At Checkout
Your label, your helper text, your validation. "Capricorn member number" is just the configuration — the same field handles PO numbers or any other reference on the same store.
Order information
Ordering on your Capricorn account? Add your member number.
Capricorn member number
Example configuration. Field label, placeholder, validation pattern, and error message are all set from the app's settings — no theme code.
Setup
Four steps, about five minutes, no developer.
One-click install from the Shopify App Store on your Plus store. The free plan covers your first trade orders.
Label it "Capricorn member number", add helper text, and set a regex pattern so invalid numbers are rejected before the order is placed.
Add a Shopify manual payment method named "Capricorn / Trade Account" so members can place orders without a card — orders arrive as Payment pending.
Every order carries the member number. Run your existing Capricorn invoicing process exactly as you do for counter sales.
One thing the app deliberately doesn't do: it doesn't connect to Capricorn's billing systems or charge the member's account. It's a field-capture checkout extension — the online equivalent of the member quoting their number at the counter. Your invoicing relationship with Capricorn stays exactly as it is, which means there's nothing new for your accounts team to learn and no integration to break.
In Shopify Admin
Filter trade orders in one click, export them for your invoicing run, or trigger a Shopify Flow automation the moment a member order lands.
Tags — auto-applied at checkout
trade-accountMetafields — pinned, visible to your team
FAQ
What preferred suppliers ask before going live.
Yes. With Trade Account Checkout installed on a Shopify Plus store, members tick the trade account option at checkout and enter their Capricorn member number. The number is validated, saved to the order as a pinned metafield, and the order is auto-tagged — ready for your existing Capricorn invoicing process.
Install the app, label the field "Capricorn member number", add regex validation matching the member number format, and optionally pair it with a Shopify manual payment method so members can place orders without a card. Orders arrive as Payment pending with the member number attached.
No. It's a field-capture checkout extension, not a payment method or an integration with Capricorn's billing systems. It captures and validates the member number on the order; you invoice the purchase through your existing Capricorn supplier process, the same way you handle a member quoting their number at the trade counter.
Yes. Configure multiple fields, each with its own label, validation, helper text, and required/optional setting — for example a required member number plus an optional PO or order reference.
Yes. Checkout UI extensions that add fields inside the checkout are a Shopify Plus capability, so the app requires a Plus plan.
If you set a validation pattern, the field rejects input that doesn't match before the order is placed and shows your custom error message — so you stop chasing typos after the fact.
Install Trade Account Checkout, configure your member number field, and take on-account orders from the very next visit.
Install on Shopify