{"id":4965,"date":"2026-11-02T07:39:45","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T07:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cartboss.io\/blog\/?p=4965"},"modified":"2026-11-07T07:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-11-07T07:39:55","slug":"shopify-abandoned-cart-settings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cartboss.io\/blog\/shopify-abandoned-cart-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopify Abandoned Cart Settings: Step-by-Step Setup Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>You&#8217;ve switched on Shopify&#8217;s recovery email, connected an SMS tool, and added a discount to bring shoppers back. Then you test a cart and receive competing reminders, or nothing at all. It&#8217;s hard to tell whether the problem is the audience, the timing, or the checkout itself.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Shopify abandoned cart settings work best as one connected system.<\/strong> Give each automation a clear audience and purpose, fix checkout barriers before paying for incentives, and test the complete customer journey before judging recovered revenue.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Table of Contents<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#shopify-abandoned-checkout-settings-and-setup-steps\">Shopify Abandoned Checkout Settings and Setup Steps<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#shopify-abandoned-cart-settings-and-defaults\">Shopify abandoned cart settings and defaults<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#set-up-the-automation-without-creating-duplicates\">Set up the automation without creating duplicates<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#why-checkout-friction-comes-first\">Why Checkout Friction Comes First<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#diagnose-the-exit-before-choosing-the-message\">Diagnose the exit before choosing the message<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#timing-and-discount-rules-for-recovery-messages\">Timing and Discount Rules for Recovery Messages<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#recovery-touchpoints-timing-and-incentives\">Recovery touchpoints, timing and incentives<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#preserve-full-price-purchases-before-adding-an-offer\">Preserve full-price purchases before adding an offer<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-add-sms-recovery-with-cartboss-safely\">How to Add SMS Recovery With CartBoss Safely<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#connect-the-store-and-review-the-message\">Connect the store and review the message<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#verify-permission-and-channel-exclusions\">Verify permission and channel exclusions<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#how-to-test-recovery-workflows-and-read-results\">How to Test Recovery Workflows and Read Results<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#sms-click-rate-bands-and-the-action-each-one-calls-for\">SMS click rate bands and the action each one calls for<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"#launch-your-recovery-flow-this-week\">Launch Your Recovery Flow This Week<\/a>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"#your-day-by-day-launch-checklist\">Your day-by-day launch checklist<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Shopify Abandoned Checkout Settings and Setup Steps<\/h2>\r\n<p>The main recovery control lives in <strong>Apps &gt; Messaging &gt; Automations<\/strong>, not in general notification settings. Shopify records an abandoned checkout after a shopper enters an email address and hasn&#8217;t completed the purchase after <strong>more than 10 minutes<\/strong>, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/help.shopify.com\/en\/manual\/promoting-marketing\/create-marketing\/abandoned-checkouts\">Shopify&#8217;s abandoned-checkout guide<\/a>. A product-page visit or anonymous cart addition doesn&#8217;t meet that trigger.<\/p>\r\n<p>Shopify&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/help.shopify.com\/en\/manual\/promoting-marketing\/create-marketing\/migrate-abandoned-checkout\">automation migration guide<\/a> limits this automation to <strong>Online Store and Buy Button<\/strong>, defaults recipients to email marketing subscribers, and gives a second abandoned-checkout automation a <strong>10-hour delay<\/strong>. Shopify POS, Shop, and third-party sales-channel checkouts don&#8217;t receive this recovery automation.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Shopify abandoned cart settings and defaults<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Setting<\/th>\r\n<th>Where it lives<\/th>\r\n<th>Default<\/th>\r\n<th>What to decide<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Abandonment trigger<\/td>\r\n<td>Shopify checkout record<\/td>\r\n<td>Email entered, no purchase after more than 10 minutes<\/td>\r\n<td>Know it before judging results<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Eligible sales channels<\/td>\r\n<td>Automation scope<\/td>\r\n<td>Online Store and Buy Button only<\/td>\r\n<td>Expect no recovery for POS or Shop carts<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Recipient group<\/td>\r\n<td>Automation recipient field<\/td>\r\n<td>Email marketing subscribers<\/td>\r\n<td>Choose all customers only after a consent review<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Second automation delay<\/td>\r\n<td>New automation settings<\/td>\r\n<td>10-hour delay<\/td>\r\n<td>Set your own delay to avoid overlapping messages<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Discount in recovery message<\/td>\r\n<td>Settings, Notifications, Orders<\/td>\r\n<td>No discount<\/td>\r\n<td>Percentage or fixed amount, applied through a pre-filled cart<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>Treat the recipient selector as an <strong>audience control<\/strong>, not a permission slip. Changing it to <strong>All customers<\/strong> changes who the workflow can target, but you still need to review whether your messages and consent arrangements are appropriate.<\/p>\r\n<p>The delay also needs an owner. If the store&#8217;s email marketer and SMS marketer each choose their timing independently, they can schedule messages that reach the same shopper almost together.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Set up the automation without creating duplicates<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Open Shopify admin, then Apps &gt; Messaging.<\/strong> The current abandoned-checkout automation lives there. Don&#8217;t start by editing a general order notification and assume you&#8217;ve activated recovery.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Choose Automations &gt; View templates.<\/strong> Look for the automation template, rather than an old abandoned-order email. Before adding anything, check whether another recovery workflow is already active.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Select Abandoned checkout and inspect the workflow.<\/strong> Read the trigger, conditions, recipient category, delay, and send action before changing the copy. Record what you find so you can distinguish your changes from existing settings.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Edit the message to match your store.<\/strong> Make the subject line recognizable and the checkout action clear. If you mention an offer, create the matching Shopify discount and configure its application. Typing a code into the message isn&#8217;t the same as attaching it to the recovery journey.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Set the recipient field deliberately.<\/strong> Keep email marketing subscribers selected unless you&#8217;ve reviewed the implications of using All customers. A test address outside the selected audience won&#8217;t prove that the workflow is broken.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Select Turn on automation.<\/strong> Saving an edited template doesn&#8217;t mean the workflow is sending. Check the live status after you finish, especially if someone else needs to approve the message.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Run a checkout test with an email you control.<\/strong> Add products, enter the email, and leave without paying. Confirm that the message arrives after your chosen delay and that its recovery link returns you to the intended cart.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>A healthy setup has an active automation, a defined recipient group, and a deliberately chosen delay. It also has no forgotten recovery app sending its own version of the same reminder.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><strong>Practical rule:<\/strong> Before you add a recovery workflow, name the existing workflow it replaces or the audience it serves differently.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>Keep checkout design changes separate from message edits so you can identify what helped. Use CartBoss&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartboss.io\/blog\/shopify-checkout-page-customization\/\">Shopify checkout page customization guide<\/a> when auditing the purchase experience itself.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Why Checkout Friction Comes First<\/h2>\r\n<p>A reminder can hide a checkout problem. <a href=\"https:\/\/baymard.com\/research-articles\/collections\/cart-and-checkout\">Baymard&#8217;s cart and checkout findings<\/a> report that <strong>17% of US online shoppers<\/strong> abandoned an order in the previous quarter because checkout was too long or complicated, while <strong>14%<\/strong> abandon when a phone number is required without an explanation.<\/p>\r\n<p>Sending more texts doesn&#8217;t remove those barriers. A discount might persuade someone to struggle through a confusing checkout, but you&#8217;ve reduced margin without fixing why they struggled.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Diagnose the exit before choosing the message<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Review payment events and failures.<\/strong> Open the abandoned-checkout timeline and inspect what happened around payment. A failed payment needs a different response from a shopper who left before attempting to pay.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Segment the drop-off.<\/strong> Compare device, country, channel, and checkout step. If mobile shoppers struggle while desktop shoppers complete the same journey, test mobile inputs, address entry, and payment behavior before rewriting your reminder.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Explain phone collection.<\/strong> Check whether the phone field tells shoppers why you need their number. If it&#8217;s for delivery updates, say so clearly. Don&#8217;t let a fulfillment explanation imply that shoppers have also agreed to marketing.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Choose recovery only after the diagnosis.<\/strong> Use email, SMS, or an incentive for shoppers whose remaining barrier the message can reasonably address. Don&#8217;t send a promotional nudge into an unresolved technical failure.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Say a shopper repeatedly encounters a payment error. A message offering a discount still sends them back to the same blocked purchase, unless someone fixes the payment issue or provides a workable alternative.<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>For some shoppers, the best recovery setting is no message at all until the checkout problem is fixed.<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>Keep checkout phone collection distinct from marketing permission, suppress opted-out contacts, and respect do-not-disturb windows. These controls belong in the recovery design, not in a later cleanup exercise.<\/p>\r\n<p>For a broader diagnostic checklist, use CartBoss&#8217;s guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartboss.io\/blog\/shopping-cart-abandonment-reasons\/\">shopping cart abandonment reasons<\/a>. Fixing the cause gives shoppers a better path to purchase without making every completed order depend on another reminder or discount.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Timing and Discount Rules for Recovery Messages<\/h2>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Recovery touchpoints, timing and incentives<\/h3>\r\n<p>Use this sequence as a coordination map, not a reason to send every message to every shopper.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Touchpoint<\/th>\r\n<th>Timing<\/th>\r\n<th>Incentive<\/th>\r\n<th>Sent by<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>First SMS reminder<\/td>\r\n<td>15 minutes after leaving the cart<\/td>\r\n<td>None<\/td>\r\n<td>CartBoss<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Second SMS reminder<\/td>\r\n<td>3 hours after leaving the cart<\/td>\r\n<td>Discount if the shopper has not ordered<\/td>\r\n<td>CartBoss<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Abandoned checkout email<\/td>\r\n<td>10-hour delay, second automation default<\/td>\r\n<td>Optional discount applied through a pre-filled cart<\/td>\r\n<td>Shopify<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Discount rule<\/td>\r\n<td>Set per automation<\/td>\r\n<td>Percentage or fixed amount<\/td>\r\n<td>Shopify discount settings<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>CartBoss sends the first SMS reminder <strong>15 minutes after a visitor leaves their cart<\/strong>. The second arrives <strong>3 hours after abandonment<\/strong>, not three hours after the first text, and includes a discount offer if the shopper still hasn&#8217;t ordered.<\/p>\r\n<p>That distinction matters when you map the schedule. Write down the abandonment time and calculate each touchpoint from the correct starting event.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Preserve full-price purchases before adding an offer<\/h3>\r\n<p>A simple first reminder lets someone resume without immediately giving away margin. Reserve the incentive for a later touchpoint, and don&#8217;t assume a larger offer is the right response to weak results.<\/p>\r\n<p>To configure the Shopify incentive, create a <strong>percentage or fixed-amount discount<\/strong>, then attach it through the abandoned-checkout notification under <strong>Settings &gt; Notifications &gt; Orders<\/strong>. <a href=\"https:\/\/help.shopify.com\/en\/manual\/discounts\/discounts-for-abandoned-checkout-recovery-emails\">Shopify&#8217;s recovery discount guide<\/a> explains that the customer receives a pre-filled cart at the reduced price and generally needs only to enter payment details.<\/p>\r\n<p>When a shopper follows a CartBoss reminder link, they return to their cart with an optional discount already applied. Test that destination rather than judging the offer from the message preview.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Limit the cart to one recovery incentive.<\/strong> Avoid competing codes across channels.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Keep the offer out of the first message.<\/strong> Give a straightforward reminder a chance before discounting.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Separate email and SMS hours.<\/strong> Don&#8217;t make shoppers receive competing prompts close together, and suppress later messages after purchase.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Use CartBoss&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartboss.io\/blog\/abandoned-cart-timing\/\">abandoned-cart timing guide<\/a> for timing tests. If Klaviyo also handles email, Securify&#8217;s guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/securification.ai\/article\/how-to-use-klaviyo-in-shopify\">connect Klaviyo to your Shopify store<\/a> is useful integration context before you audit which platform owns each send.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>How to Add SMS Recovery With CartBoss Safely<\/h2>\r\n<p>SMS gives you another way to reach a shopper who hasn&#8217;t noticed a recovery email. That makes coordination more important, not less: a fast reminder still needs permission, a working destination, and a clear stopping condition.<\/p>\r\n<p>Keep the checkout and phone experience connected when reviewing your setup.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnimg.co\/92ffc327-9296-4ff3-bd85-4be6e9f36fa8\/fd4a4a9b-6989-4239-b586-710b75f8a29d\/shopify-abandoned-cart-settings-sms-recovery.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A Shopify dashboard displaying sales analytics next to a smartphone showing an abandoned cart SMS recovery notification.\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Connect the store and review the message<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Connect Shopify to your CartBoss account.<\/strong> Confirm the connection is active before expecting reminders. Once live, our automated recovery engine works around the clock, so an inactive connection is an operational problem to resolve before changing copy.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Review messages and their delays.<\/strong> Messages come pre-written and translated, with automatic language detection. Check brand wording, sender identity, and the customer&#8217;s language rather than rewriting everything from scratch.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Choose the offer deliberately.<\/strong> You can set discounts in reminders or keep the message simple. Start with a clear return-to-cart action, and check that any later offer matches the discount you intended.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>A useful reminder identifies the store, explains why the shopper is receiving the text, and gives them a clear action. Avoid unsupported urgency, especially claims that products are reserved or about to sell out.<\/p>\r\n<p>The video provides another way to review the setup process.<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe style=\"aspect-ratio: 16 \/ 9;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cxzs-YzBTxA\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Verify permission and channel exclusions<\/h3>\r\n<ol start=\"4\">\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Check separate consent choices.<\/strong> Review the checkboxes for <strong>Cart Abandonment SMS consent, Marketing SMS consent, and Newsletter consent<\/strong>. CartBoss records whether these checkboxes were displayed, what content they concerned, and whether the shopper checked them. Make sure the wording describes the actual messages.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Test withdrawal of consent.<\/strong> A person can withdraw consent at any time by contacting CartBoss or using the unsubscribe link. Processing based on that consent then ends. Make the opt-out path easy to find and verify that it works.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<li>\r\n<p><strong>Exclude overlapping Shopify email sends.<\/strong> For shoppers receiving SMS for the same cart, use workflow conditions or audience exclusions to prevent duplicate recovery emails. If your setup can&#8217;t reliably distinguish those shoppers, pause the overlapping email workflow until you can coordinate the audiences.<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Use CartBoss&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartboss.io\/blog\/gdpr-and-ccpa-compliance\/\">GDPR and CCPA compliance guide<\/a> to support your review, without treating a software setting as a substitute for checking your obligations.<\/p>\r\n<p>Finish with a live test: receive the text, follow the recovery destination, and use the unsubscribe path. Don&#8217;t approve the flow solely because its dashboard says active.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>How to Test Recovery Workflows and Read Results<\/h2>\r\n<p>A test cart can reveal a broken checkout link before it costs you a sale. Check the full journey first, then use reporting to see how shoppers respond. A click in a dashboard does not confirm that the link opens the right cart or applies the intended discount.<\/p>\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnimg.co\/92ffc327-9296-4ff3-bd85-4be6e9f36fa8\/5f488c7a-fbe7-4c0f-a0fd-a058e9e3f38f\/shopify-abandoned-cart-settings-recovery-workflows.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"A graphic illustration detailing three simple steps to test recovery workflows for abandoned cart settings.\" \/><\/figure>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li><strong>Create a realistic test cart.<\/strong> Use a phone number and email you control, leave checkout, and record when each recovery message arrives.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Inspect the recovery destination.<\/strong> Check that the products, quantities, and discount match the cart and the message.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Open the link on a phone.<\/strong> Confirm the page is readable, the checkout button works, and you can complete the payment journey.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Record weekly outcomes.<\/strong> Track delivered messages, unique clicks, completed orders, conversion rate, and revenue per delivered message.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>For repeatable delivery checks, follow CartBoss&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartboss.io\/blog\/test-text-messaging\/\">text messaging test guide<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>SMS click rate bands and the action each one calls for<\/h3>\r\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.klaviyo.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360051110111\">Klaviyo&#8217;s SMS benchmark guidance<\/a> defines click rate as <strong>unique clicks divided by delivered SMS messages<\/strong>. It rates <strong>8.9%\u201314.5% as good<\/strong> and <strong>14.6% or higher as great<\/strong>. These campaign benchmarks offer context, not a guaranteed target for cart recovery.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\r\n<table>\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<th>Click rate<\/th>\r\n<th>Rating<\/th>\r\n<th>Next step<\/th>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>Below 8.9%<\/td>\r\n<td>Below Klaviyo&#8217;s good band. Working guideline<\/td>\r\n<td>Review timing, wording, and the link destination<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>8.9% to 14.5%<\/td>\r\n<td>Good<\/td>\r\n<td>Keep the workflow and test one variable at a time<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td>14.6% or higher<\/td>\r\n<td>Great<\/td>\r\n<td>Keep the settings and monitor revenue per delivered message<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/figure>\r\n\r\n<p>The below-good band is a working guideline for reviewing your own results, not a rating standard from Klaviyo. Start by checking whether the message arrives at the intended time and whether its link returns shoppers to the correct checkout. If checkout friction remains, changing the wording or adding a discount may not solve the problem.<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Use delivered messages, not total contacts, as the click-rate denominator.<\/strong> For recovery conversion rate, label the denominator clearly. Orders per click and orders per delivered message answer different questions.<\/p>\r\n<p>A strong click rate alone does not show whether a discount is profitable. Compare completed orders and revenue with clicks before deciding whether the offer should stay.<\/p>\r\n<p>One week of results can be noisy, especially with little delivered volume. Change one variable at a time and compare equivalent reporting periods so you can tell whether the adjustment helped.<\/p>\r\n<p>If no message arrives, check activation status first, then recipient eligibility and sales channel, followed by the CartBoss connection. A message that never sends cannot be improved by rewriting its wording.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h2>Launch Your Recovery Flow This Week<\/h2>\r\n<p>A controlled launch is more useful than activating every available reminder. Assign someone to own the schedule, permission checks, and test record so changes don&#8217;t get split across disconnected tools.<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<h3>Your day-by-day launch checklist<\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><strong>Day 1, capture the baseline.<\/strong> Record the current Shopify settings and confirm that the abandoned-checkout automation is active for eligible Online Store and Buy Button checkouts. Save the existing workflow details before editing.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Day 2, coordinate audiences and delays.<\/strong> Choose a recipient group and deliberate delay for each automation. Remove overlap with SMS and pause forgotten recovery workflows.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Day 3, prepare the incentive.<\/strong> Create the discount you intend to use and attach it to the second message only. Check eligibility, expiry, and combination rules before publishing.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Day 4, verify SMS readiness.<\/strong> Connect the recovery tool, inspect consent wording, and test the unsubscribe path. Confirm the first CartBoss reminder sends after <strong>15 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Day 5, test and log.<\/strong> Place test carts, inspect the recovery destination and discount, and start recording delivered-message results. Note any checkout errors separately from messaging issues.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>For further timing ideas, browse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cartboss.io\/blog\/\">CartBoss&#8217;s blog<\/a>, but resist changing several settings before you&#8217;ve collected a usable baseline. The first cart CartBoss recovers for a store is free of charge.<\/p>\r\n<p>Make one decision at your next review: <strong>keep the timing if click performance is in the good band, or test the delay or wording first if it&#8217;s critical<\/strong>. If delivery volume is too small to judge, keep collecting results rather than treating a handful of clicks as a verdict.<\/p>\r\n<hr \/>\r\n<p>CartBoss automates SMS cart reminders and returns shoppers to their carts with optional discounts already applied. 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