Payment customization apps: rename, reorder, and hide payment methods

Some apps in the LaunchMyStore marketplace use payment customizations to reshape the payment-method list shoppers see at checkout. This article explains what to expect when you install one.

What it does

A payment customization app modifies your payment-method list at the moment it's about to be shown to the shopper. The app can:

• Hide a payment method for specific carts or destinations — for example, hide cash on delivery for orders over a threshold or for international shipping.
• Rename a method — for example "Stripe" becomes "Credit / debit card".
• Reorder methods — promote your preferred or lowest-fee option to the top of the radio list.

Your underlying payment providers configured in Settings → Payments are unchanged. The app only changes how the list appears at checkout, per cart.

Examples

• Hide cash on delivery when the order total is over $500, where COD refusal rates spike.
• Hide regional methods (Razorpay, iDEAL) when the ship-to country doesn't match.
• Rename "Stripe" to "Credit / debit card" so shoppers see a familiar label.
• Add a fee disclosure to a method name: "Cash on delivery (+$2 handling)".
• Promote your highest-converting method to the top of the list.

What you'll see

On the checkout's Payment step, the shopper sees only the customized list — methods you hid are gone, renames replace the built-in labels, and the order matches what your customization app produced.

If a stale checkout tries to submit a hidden method, the order placement is rejected server-side with a clear message ("Payment method '<name>' is not available for this order"). The shopper can't get past the hide by manipulating the page.

Installing an app that uses this

1. Open Apps → Marketplace in your admin.
2. Browse payment apps and open one that fits your need.
3. Review the permissions and click Install.
4. Configure the rules (cart-total thresholds, country conditions, rename labels) in the app's settings.
5. Test with carts that match and don't match each rule to confirm the right methods appear.

Limits and tips

• You can have up to 5 payment customization apps active at once. They run in install order. If two apps try to rename the same method, the last one wins; a hide from any app removes the method entirely.
• Never hide every method. If no payment method is available for a cart, the shopper literally can't pay. Always leave at least one method available for any reachable cart.
• Rename text shows up everywhere on checkout — keep labels short so they don't wrap badly on mobile.
• Customizations don't change how charges work. Renaming "Stripe" to "Credit card" only changes the radio label; the payment still processes through the underlying provider exactly as configured.
• Removing the app reverts the list. Your methods reappear with their original names and order on the next checkout.

For developers

If you want to build an app that uses a payment customization function, see the developer documentation at docs.launchmystore.io.