A plumber has a quote with 14 lines. A maintenance buyer reorders the same 25 spares every month. A workshop has a list from a job sheet. None of them wants to search 14 times, open 14 product pages and press “Add to cart” 14 times.
For these buyers, the fastest store is the one that accepts the list.
What a quick order form does
The buyer pastes or types lines like:
6204-2RS, 10
HB-M8-40-A2, 200
fc 2210, 4Example codes are made up.
The form reads each line, finds the product for each code, shows the matches with quantity, price and stock, and adds them all to the cart in one step.
What makes it work in practice
Accept the list as it comes. A comma, a tab (pasted from a spreadsheet) or a space between code and quantity, or “4 x code”. A line with no quantity means one.
Match codes the way search does. Buyers copy codes from quotes, emails and old invoices, in any format. fc 2210, FC-2210 and fc2210 should find the same product. Your SKU, the maker’s number and other part numbers should all work.
Show before adding. The buyer should see what each line matched before anything goes into the cart, and be able to change quantities.
Never guess. If a code fits several products (two pack sizes, or the same number in two product lines), list them and let the buyer choose. A wrong guess on a bulk order is expensive for everyone.
Be clear about what wasn’t found. Show the line exactly as typed, marked as not found. The buyer can correct it or search for it, and the rest of the list still goes through.
Respect the store’s own rules. Prices and stock come from Shopify at the time of ordering. The form fills the normal cart; checkout is unchanged.
Where to put it
- A page called “Quick order” linked from the main menu or the account area.
- A link in the search box, for buyers who type several codes.
- Your order confirmation emails for trade customers, as a way to reorder.
How Tolra handles it
Tolra’s quick order block (on the Pro plan) adds a “part number, quantity” form to any page through the theme editor. It uses the same part number matching as the search, including other part numbers, and tries codes like 5Q0 698 151 as one number when the split reading matches nothing. A code that fits several products is listed, not guessed. Matched lines go into the normal Shopify cart. On other plans the block hides itself.
For making the codes themselves reliable, see how to make part numbers searchable on Shopify.
Questions
Is quick order only for B2B stores?
It helps anyone who orders many lines at once: contractors, maintenance teams, workshops and resellers. Many of them buy from normal retail storefronts.
What happens with a line that doesn't match?
It should be shown clearly as not found, with the line the buyer typed, so they can fix it or search for it. The other lines can still be added.
Does quick order replace the cart?
No. It fills the normal cart. Checkout, discounts and shipping work as usual.
Examples use made-up brands and part numbers unless a real format is needed to show the point. Try them in the interactive demo.