Weekend orders accumulate while the warehouse is closed and create a Monday backlog. Without flagging them, staff cannot easily distinguish weekend orders from early Monday orders, making it harder to manage fulfilment priorities and customer expectations.
OrderBadger can automatically flag all orders placed on Saturday or Sunday.
Stores that do not fulfil orders over the weekend, or those that want to track weekend ordering patterns for scheduling and staffing decisions.
How it works
Checks the day of the week when the order was placed using the store's local timezone. Saturday and Sunday orders are badged so your team can manage the weekend backlog effectively on Monday morning.
Use the weekend badge to prioritise the Monday fulfilment queue. Consider setting customer expectations via order confirmation emails that weekend orders will be dispatched on the next business day.
Rule template
Write this (or something similar) in the OrderBadger rule builder. The AI compiler turns it into executable logic automatically.
Make it yours
- If your warehouse operates on Saturdays, edit the rule text to 'The order was placed on a Sunday' so only true non-working-day orders are badged.
- Add 'and order total is over £100' to focus the badge on high-value weekend orders worth prioritising first on Monday morning. The order was placed on a weekend and order total is over £100
- Add 'and shipping is international' to flag weekend international orders separately, since they may miss Monday carrier collection cut-offs. The order was placed on a weekend and shipping is international
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When this rule does not match
Good to know
- Weekend detection uses the WordPress timezone setting. Ensure it matches your actual operational timezone.
- Day-of-week uses 0 for Sunday through 6 for Saturday. If your business operates on weekends and closes on other days, this rule will not match your schedule.
Frequently asked questions
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Which timezone is used to determine if an order is placed on a weekend?The WordPress timezone setting configured in Settings > General. Ensure this matches your operational timezone so that orders near midnight are classified correctly.
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My business operates on Saturdays - can I flag only Sunday orders instead?Not with this rule as-is. Edit the natural language text to specify 'placed on a Sunday' instead of 'on a weekend', then recompile. This will narrow the match to Sundays only.
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Will a Friday evening order placed at 11:55pm be flagged as a weekend order?No. The rule checks the calendar day in your store's timezone. A Friday order remains a Friday order regardless of the time. Only Saturday and Sunday calendar days are matched.
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