Add-on price display settings

The six store-wide settings that decide how add-on prices are shown to customers on the product page.

The price you set determines what the customer pays. These settings control what the customer sees while making selections.

All of them are under Settings > Settings > Add-on price. They are store-wide and apply to every option set.

All the add-on display settings in one place, applied store-wide.

The settings

Setting	Default	What it does
Add-on money format	Without currency	Whether the amount includes your currency code. Without currency gives $5.00; With currency gives $5.00 USD.
Add-on label format	(+ {{addon}})	The wrapper around the amount. {{addon}} is replaced by the price.
Show add-on for inputs	On	Whether input-type options show their add-on — Text, Textarea, Number.
Show add-on for options	On	Whether selection-type options show theirs — Select, Radio, Checkbox, Button, Color swatch, Image swatch.
Show add-on message	On	Whether a summary message appears telling the customer the selections will add to the price.
Add add-on price to the product price	On for new stores	Whether the product price shown on the page increases as they choose, or the add-on is shown separately.
Merge Main product & Add-on products	On for new stores	Cart presentation. See Merge main product and add-ons.

Add-on label format

The format string surrounds the amount. {{addon}} is replaced by the price.

Format	Customer sees
(+ {{addon}})	(+ $5.00) — the default
+{{addon}}	+$5.00 — tighter
{{addon}} extra	$5.00 extra
Add {{addon}}	Add $5.00
{{addon}}	$5.00 — no wrapper at all

Keep the format short. It is displayed beside every priced value, so a long phrase is repeated for each one.

The wording of the add-on message is set separately, and can be edited for each storefront language under Settings > Translations. See Translate widget text.

Add add-on price to the product price

This setting controls whether the add-on amount is included in the product price displayed on the page.

Off	On (new stores start here)
The product price stays as listed. Each add-on shows its own amount beside the option	The product price shown updates as the customer chooses
Customers see the base price and the extras separately	Customers see one running total
No surprise about what the product itself costs	Fewer numbers to add up mentally
Better when most customers buy without add-ons	Better when most configurations are paid

When this setting is on, an option with a default value that has an additional price increases the product price as soon as the page loads. This can cause customers to wonder why the product costs more than the advertised price.

To avoid confusion, either avoid using priced default values or set the default value to a free option. See Required field and default value.

Show for inputs and Show for options

There are two settings, one for each group of option types:

Switch	Covers
Show add-on for inputs	Text, Textarea, Number — where the price is on the option
Show add-on for options	Select, Radio, Checkbox, Button, Color swatch, Image swatch — where the price is on each value

Turning a setting off does not remove the charge. It only hides the amount on the product page. The customer is still charged and will see the charge at checkout.

This can be useful in some cases. For example, a per-character engraving fee may be confusing before the customer enters any text. If you hide the price, mention the charge in the option's help text so customers know what to expect.

Worked configurations

A shop where most items are personalized and paid for

Setting	Value
Add add-on price to the product price	On — one running total
Show add-on for inputs / options	On
Add-on label format	+{{addon}}
Show add-on message	On

A shop where add-ons are occasional extras

Keep Add-on price added to product price off so the listed product price remains unchanged. Keep both display settings on and use the default label format.

A shop that charges for engraving per character

Turn Show add-on for inputs off, and state the rate in the option's help text, for example: Engraving is $0.50 per character.

Notes

• All of these settings are store-wide. They cannot be configured per option set.

• These settings only affect how prices are displayed. The actual charge is applied at checkout. See How pricing is applied.

• Amounts follow your Shopify money format.

• The add-on message wording, including "Selections will add {{addon}} to the price", is configured under Settings > Translations for each language.

• Amounts use your Shopify money format.

• The add-on message wording, including the "Selections will add {{addon}} to the price" text, is set under Settings > Translations for each language.