Troubleshooting MOQ Manager
Fixes for common MOQ Manager issues, including rules not enforcing, the inactive validation rule, widget not showing, collection limits, and draft order behaviour.
The issues merchants actually hit, roughly in order of frequency, with fixes.
Rules aren't being enforced at checkout#
Nine times out of ten this is the Shopify validation rule still switched off:
- Open the app's App Setup page. Step 2 must show complete.
- If not: click Activate Now right there on the Settings page. Enforcement normally activates itself on install, so this is rare.
This is a one-time activation Shopify requires merchants to do themselves: the app can't flip it for you. Full walkthrough in Getting Started.
A specific product isn't validating#
- Confirm the product is actually targeted: open the rule and check its Restricted Items.
- Collection rules: check the product is still in the collection. Products removed from a collection stop being covered.
- Variant rules only count that variant: 10 units of a different variant won't satisfy a variant rule. See Rule Types.
The customer sees two error messages at once#
Working as designed: rules are evaluated independently, so a product covered by both a product rule and a collection rule can fail both. If that's noisy, consolidate. One scope per product is usually enough.
The storefront badge isn't showing#
- The badge block must be added in the theme editor (Online Store > Themes > Customize > product template > MOQ Product Badge).
- The badge only appears on products with an active rule: it's invisible everywhere else.
- Variant rules aren't shown in the badge or cart validator (checkout still enforces them). Same for collection rules on the cart page: the cart API doesn't expose collections. See Storefront Widget.
"This rule would exceed your plan limit"#
Your rules' combined coverage exceeds the plan's product limit (Free 3 · Standard 10 · Pro 50 · Unlimited ∞). Collection rules count every product in the collection, up to 250 per collection. Trim the rule or upgrade; see Plans & Billing.
Draft orders and POS ignore my rules#
Expected: the Cart Validation Function applies to online checkout only. Draft orders and Shopify POS bypass it by design, because Shopify doesn't run cart validation functions there.
I want to pause enforcement temporarily#
Deactivate the Minimum Order Quantity Manager configuration in Shopify Settings > Checkout, and reactivate from the app's Settings page when ready. Your rules in the app stay saved.
Still stuck?#
Email info@lubbelabs.com with your store URL, the rule setup, and what the customer saw. We usually reply within one business day.
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