Two settings on your Checkout Settings page let you choose whether buyers see "This is a gift" at checkout, and whether they must tick "I agree to the subscription terms" before they can place a subscription order. Both apply to your own storefront's checkout. Nothing changes until you change them.

In This Article

  • Where to Find the Settings
  • Gift Option
  • Terms Checkbox
  • When the Settings Don't Apply
  • Common Questions

Where to Find the Settings

  1. Go to Platform Settings > Checkout.
  2. Find Gift Option and Terms Checkbox, below Gift Message.
  3. Make your change and click Save.

Your checkout uses the new setting from the next time a buyer opens it.

Gift Option

Show (the default) keeps the "This is a gift" box on your checkout, as it is today. Hide removes it, so buyers check out for themselves only.

  • Gift codes your buyers already have still work.
  • A buyer who ticked "This is a gift" on a checkout page that was already open when you chose Hide can still finish that order as a gift.

Terms Checkbox

Tick Require buyers to agree to the subscription terms to add a required box above your Checkout button on any checkout with a subscription in the cart.

  • The box reads "I agree to the subscription terms". The ? beside it shows your Billing Disclaimer, the text you set on the same page.
  • Buyers must tick it to place the order. If they don't, nothing is charged and they see "Please check “I agree to the subscription terms” to place your order."
  • If you offer Apple Pay and Google Pay at the top of checkout, those buttons ask buyers to tick the box first.
  • Checkouts with only one-time items, and gift redemptions, don't show the box.
  • A buyer who already had your checkout open when you turned it on can finish that order without the box.

When the Settings Don't Apply

  • If your theme replaces Cratejoy's standard checkout page with a page of its own, neither setting changes it. Edit your theme instead.
  • If your theme adds its own gift box to checkout, Hide doesn't remove that one.
  • Stores on the older gifting setup don't see the Gift Option setting.
  • Orders on the Cratejoy Marketplace aren't affected.

Common Questions

Is the buyer's tick saved on each order?
No. While the setting is on, no subscription order can be placed without it, so your orders from that point on are the record.

How do I change the terms buyers agree to?
Edit your Billing Disclaimer on the Checkout Settings page. The same text shows beside "Plans automatically renew" at checkout.

Does turning it off affect anything else?
No. Your checkout goes back to how it was, with no box.