Free · No coding · Set up from your Shopify admin
Close your Shopify store for Shabbat and Yom Tov, automatically
Shabbify closes your store before Shabbat and Yom Tov at sunset-based times you control, tells shoppers when you'll be back, and reopens on its own afterward. Free on the Shopify App Store.
Closed for Shabbat
Text me when you reopen
What you get
What Shabbify does
Stop selling over Shabbat and Yom Tov without touching your store every week.
Sunset-based Shabbat schedule
Closes a set number of minutes before sunset on Friday (18 by default) and reopens a set number of minutes after sunset on Saturday night (60 by default), worked out for your store's location. You can also close at midday (chatzot).
Yom Tov, added for you
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, Pesach, Shavuot and more come from the Hebrew calendar each year, with one or two days of Yom Tov depending on whether your store's time zone is in Israel. Turn any holiday off, change its times, or add your own closures.
Cart and checkout blocking
Block add to cart, the cart's checkout button, checkout itself, or the whole site. Checkout blocking uses a Shopify checkout rule that Shabbify turns on for you, so orders are stopped by Shopify itself, not just hidden on the page.
A clear closed message
Show a banner with your message and a live countdown to reopening, or a full-page closed screen. Shoppers who reach checkout see a closed message there too.
See it before Friday
The Theme setup page shows whether the app embed and each block are in your live theme, and previews your banner, popups and closed screen with your own colours and text, on desktop and mobile. Nothing changes on your store.
Close by hand any time
Closing early, or for a fast day or an emergency? Manual close shuts the store straight away until you reopen it. You can also set exact closing and reopening times for one window.
Your shoppers' language
The admin, storefront messages, checkout message and emails come in English, Hebrew (right to left), Spanish, French, Russian, Portuguese and German.
Reopening alerts with Klaviyo
Optional. Shoppers who visit while you're closed can leave their phone number, and when you reopen Shabbify triggers your Klaviyo flow to text them.
Ask Shopify Sidekick
Ask Sidekick "Is my store closed?" or "When do we close this Friday?" Shabbify answers with your status, schedule, checkout-blocking check and setup progress. Sidekick can read your Shabbify settings but not change them.
- English
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Español
- Français
- Русский
- Português
- Deutsch
Your settings
Set it up your way
The times and the blocking are yours to choose.
Timing and location
Closing times are based on sunset where your business is.
Your store address, by default
Shabbify uses your Shopify store address and time zone to work out sunset.
A custom location
Follow another community's times by setting a different location.
Minutes before and after
Close up to 120 minutes before sunset and reopen up to 180 minutes after it, or close at midday (chatzot) instead.
What gets blocked
Pick one or combine them.
Block checkout
Shoppers can browse, but Shopify won't let them complete an order.
Block add to cart and the checkout button
Shoppers can look around, but can't add items or start checkout.
Block the entire site
Shoppers see your closed message and countdown instead of your store.
Four steps
How it works
A setup guide inside the app checks each step for you.
Step 1: Install
Add Shabbify from the Shopify App Store. It's free, and the year's holidays are set up when you install.
Step 2: Add it to your theme
Turn on the Shabbify app embed in your theme and add a closed banner. The app links you to the right place and confirms when it's done.
Step 3: Turn on checkout blocking
Shabbify adds its checkout rule in Shopify when you install, so checkout stays shut while you're closed. If it's ever off, one click turns it back on.
Step 4: Check your times
Confirm your location and minutes before and after sunset, and preview what shoppers will see. From then on Shabbify closes and reopens every week.
FAQ
Questions merchants ask
Is Shabbify free?
Yes. Shabbify is free on the Shopify App Store.
How are the closing times worked out?
From sunset at your store's location, or at a custom location you choose. You set how many minutes before sunset to close and how many minutes after sunset to reopen, or close at midday (chatzot). Shabbify follows the settings you choose; please check that they match your community's practice.
Which holidays are included?
Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot (including Chol Hamoed and Hoshana Rabbah), Pesach (including Chol Hamoed), Shavuot, Purim and Tisha B'Av, calculated from the Hebrew calendar. You decide which ones close the store, can change any holiday's times, and can add your own closures.
What do shoppers see while the store is closed?
Whatever you choose: a banner, a full-page closed screen, disabled add-to-cart and checkout buttons, and a message at checkout. Your message can show when you reopen and a live countdown. If you leave the message blank, shoppers see a default in their language.
Can I see what shoppers will see before the first Shabbat?
Yes. The Theme setup page previews your banner, cart warning, contact form or full-page closed screen with your theme's own settings, on desktop and mobile, for a Shabbat, Yom Tov or closed-by-hand closure. In the theme editor, each block has a Theme editor preview setting that shows it as closed; that setting never affects your live store.
Can I close the store at other times?
Yes. Manual close shuts the store straight away until you reopen it, and you can add custom closures on the Holidays page.
Can I ask Shopify Sidekick about Shabbify?
Yes. Ask Sidekick whether your store is closed, when it closes this Friday, what's coming up this week, why customers can still check out, or what's left in setup. Sidekick reads your Shabbify settings and schedule but can't change them; it links you to the right page for that.
Will I know when the store closes and reopens?
Yes. Shabbify emails you when the store closes and when it reopens, and the app's activity log keeps a record. You can turn the emails off in Settings or from any email; the log keeps recording either way.
Does Shabbify slow down my storefront?
No. On an open day Shabbify adds nothing to the page. Its scripts and styles load only near and during a closure, when the closed message is needed.
Who do I contact for help?
Email the Shabbify team at shabbify@strongerecommerce.com, or read the Shabbify help center at shabbify.org/help.
More detail in the Shabbify help center, or email shabbify@strongerecommerce.com.
Blog
From the blog
What's new in Shabbify, and guides to closing a store for Shabbat.
How Shabbify works out when to close your store
Sunset, candle lighting, nightfall, chatzot, Israel versus the diaspora: how Shabbify turns your location and your minhag into the exact minutes your Shopify store closes and reopens.
Preview your closed store before Friday
The Theme setup page now shows whether each Shabbify block is in your theme, and previews your banner, popups and closed screen with your own colours and text, on desktop and mobile, any day of the week.
Why blocking checkout has to happen at Shopify, not in your theme
Hiding the checkout button closes the front door and leaves the back door open. Here's how Shabbify uses a Shopify checkout rule to stop orders on Shabbat for every shopper, on every device, and what each blocking option actually does.
Awareness campaign
Support the Shabbify awareness campaign
Shabbify is free to install. A sponsorship helps spread the word, so more Shopify stores can close for Shabbat and Yom Tov.
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Ready for this Shabbat?
Install Shabbify free and follow the setup guide in your Shopify admin.
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