Custom Display Templates allow you to control exactly how shipping method names and descriptions appear in your Shopify checkout.
Note!
This is an advanced feature that uses Liquid, Shopify's template language, combined with dynamic variables that automatically fill in shipping details like carrier name, service point address, distance, and translated terms. Test thoroughly to make sure that your shipping methods are available for your customers.
Sorting criteria for shipping methods are:
Price: the lowest price first
Delivery method name: sorted in the alphanumeric order
When to Use This Feature
Custom templates are especially recommended when:
You sell to foreign markets where your primary carrier subcontracts local carriers for last-mile delivery
You operate multiple Shopify Markets with different languages and want to provide localized shipping options
Setting Up Custom Templates
1. Enable the Feature
Go to Apps > Shipmondo and navigate to Shipping Methods.
Select a shipping method (must have a Shipping Product selected) and check Enable custom display templates.
The template fields will appear, and Additional Information will be hidden as custom name and description templates are taking over instead.
2. Choose Your Template Style
You can fill the Custom name template and Custom description template based on your needs. You can write plain text or use Liquid variables.
Plain text example:
DHL Express - Home delivery
Dynamic example:
{{ carrier_name }} - {{ home_delivery | capitalize }}
Examples
Example 1: Static name and description
Scenario: You ship with postal service and want to have a static text.
Custom name template:
Postal delivery
Custom description template:
To door or nearest pick-up point
Result:
Example 2: Service Point Pickup
Scenario: You want your shipping methods through service points to be more "call to action" and include the service type in the name.
Note! It is important to include both service_point_name and distance in custom name template when your shipping method type is service_points to ensure that multiple service points are listed and sorted correctly.
Custom name template:
{{ collect_at | capitalize }} daoSHOP {{ distance }} - {{ service_point_name }} Custom description template:
{{ service_point_address }}, {{ service_point_zipcode }} {{ service_point_city }} 
Result:
Example 3: Service Point with a different Last-Mile carrier
Scenario: You use GLS to ship to Sweden, but DSV handles final delivery.
Custom name template:
DSV Ombud {{ distance }} · {{ service_point_name }} Custom description template:
{{ service_point_address }}, {{ service_point_zipcode }} {{ service_point_city }}
Result:
Example 4: Home delivery with a different Last-Mile carrier
Scenario: You use PostNord to ship to Germany, but DPD handles final home delivery.
Custom name template:
DPD {{ home_delivery | capitalize }}
Result:
Available Variables
Data Variables
These pull actual shipment information:
Variable | Description | Example Output |
| Carrier name without country code | dao, GLS, PostNord, Bring |
| Name of pickup location | Netto Vesterbrogade |
| Street address | Vesterbrogade 45 |
| Postal code | 1620 |
| City name | København V |
| Distance to service point | (2.3 km) |
| Service point number (1, 2, 3...) | 1 |
Translated Terms (21 Languages)
These automatically translate based on customer's checkout language:
Variable | English | Danish | German | Swedish |
| collect at | afhent hos | abholen bei | hämta hos |
| home delivery | hjemmelevering | hauszustellung | hemleverans |
| business delivery | erhvervslevering | geschäftslieferung | företagsleverans |
| pickup point | udleveringssted | abholpunkt | utlämningsställe |
| parcel shop | pakkeshop | paketshop | paketombud |
| parcel locker | pakkeboks | paketautomat | paketbox |
| nearest | nærmeste | nächste | närmaste |
| delivery | levering | lieferung | leverans |
| shipped with | sendes med | versendet mit | skickas med |
Supported Languages
English (en), Danish (da), Swedish (sv), Norwegian Bokmål (nb), Norwegian (no), Finnish (fi), Icelandic (is), German (de), Dutch (nl), French (fr), Italian (it), Spanish (es), Portuguese (pt), Polish (pl), Faroese (fo), Estonian (et), Latvian (lv), Lithuanian (lt), Czech (cs), Slovak (sk), Hungarian (hu), Romanian (ro)
Fallback to English if customer's language isn't supported.
Liquid Filters
Format your text dynamically:
Capitalize
Capitalizes the first letter:
{{ collect_at | capitalize }}Output: Collect at (from "collect at")
Upcase
All uppercase:
{{ carrier_name | upcase }}Output: GLS (from "gls")
Downcase
All lowercase:
{{ carrier_name | downcase }}Output: gls (from "GLS")
💡 Expert tips - do's & dont's
Keep it short: Shopify checkout has limited space. Aim for under 50 characters for names.
Test multiple languages: If selling internationally, check how your template looks in different locales.
Use descriptions wisely: Add helpful details like delivery time, address, or opening hours.
Combine filters:
{{ collect_at | capitalize }}is more natural than{{ collect_at }}Don't use HTML: Templates are plain text only - no <strong> or <br> tags.
Don't overload with info: Too many variables make names cluttered and hard to read.
Don't forget validation: Invalid Liquid syntax will prevent the shipping method from appearing in checkout.
Character Limits
Custom Name: Maximum 100 characters
Custom Description: Maximum 200 characters
Shopify may truncate long names depending on theme and device.