Label Translations
Cart Reserve displays text labels on your storefront for timers, buttons, warnings, and status messages. All labels are fully customizable through the Shopify theme editor.
How to Edit Labels
- Go to Online Store → Themes → Customize
- Open App embeds
- Click on CartReserve
- Edit the label fields listed below
- Click Save
To translate labels into other languages, use Shopify's Translate & Adapt app. All labels defined in the app embed are automatically available for translation.
Cart Labels
These labels appear while Cart Reserve syncs inventory and manages checkout flow.
| Label | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Syncing | Syncing cart... | Shown on the checkout button while the cart syncs with the reservation server. |
| Checkout | Checkout | Checkout button text once the cart is synced and ready. |
| Adjusting | Adjusting quantities... | Shown while Cart Reserve adjusts item quantities to match available inventory. |
Timer Labels
These labels control the countdown timer that shows customers how long their items are reserved.
| Label | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Timer Title | Items Reserved | Main heading displayed on the reservation timer. |
| Timer Subtitle | Complete checkout to secure your items | Supporting text shown below the timer title. |
| Time Remaining | TIME REMAINING | Label displayed above the countdown clock. |
| Expired | Reservation Expired | Shown when the countdown reaches zero. |
| Expired Subtitle | Items returned to inventory | Supporting text shown when the reservation expires. |
| Renewals Reached | renewals reached | Appended to the timer when the customer has used all available extensions. |
Reserve Button Labels
These labels appear on the reserve button shown on product pages and in the cart when reservations expire.
| Label | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Reserving | Reserving... | Button text while a reservation request is in progress. |
| Reserve Again | Reserve Again | Button text to re-reserve items after a reservation expires. |
| Reservation Expired | Reservation Expired | Status text shown when a reservation has expired. |
| Reserve Failed | Reserve Failed - Try Again | Button text when a reservation attempt fails. |
| Max Renewals | Cannot Reserve - Limit Reached | Button text when the customer has reached the maximum number of reservation renewals. |
Restricted Session Labels
These labels appear when a session is blocked by fraud protection or blocklist rules.
| Label | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted | Reservation Unavailable | Main message shown to restricted sessions. |
| Restricted Subtitle | This session cannot proceed to checkout | Supporting text for restricted sessions. |
Quantity Warning Labels
These labels appear when Cart Reserve enforces inventory limits on cart quantities.
| Label | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Max Quantity | Maximum available quantity | Shown when a customer reaches the maximum available stock. |
| Quantity Limit Message | Only {available} available | Inline warning when quantity is limited. Use {available} as a placeholder for the actual number. |
| Quantity Adjusted | Adjusted to {available} available | Toast notification when Cart Reserve auto-reduces a quantity. Use {available} as a placeholder. |
| Reduce to Checkout | Reduce quantity to checkout | Shown under a line item when checkout is blocked because the requested quantity exceeds available stock. |
Extend Timer Labels
These labels appear on the timer extension button, which allows customers to add more time to their reservation.
| Label | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Extend Timer | Extend Timer | Button text to extend the reservation timer. Appears when the timer enters warning or urgent state. |
| Extending | Extending... | Button text while the extension request is in progress. |
Dynamic Placeholders
Some labels support dynamic placeholders that are replaced with real values at runtime:
{available}— Replaced with the actual available quantity for that product variant. Used in Quantity Limit Message and Quantity Adjusted labels.