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Shopify displays default messages at checkout based on the purchase type. Which message your customers see depends on the Supercycle method they’re buying.
The card vaulting product is a $0 Shopify subscription product. If you have card vaulting enabled, Supercycle adds it to checkouts that need a card on file. This means even a pure Calendar rental will show the subscription messages below, including a recurring subtotal like “First payment $0.00, then $0.00 every 12 months”.
All the messages on this page are edited in the same place.
1

Open theme content settings

In your Shopify admin, go to Online Store > Themes. Click the beside the theme you want to edit and select Edit default theme content.
2

Go to checkout settings

Click the Checkout & system tab.
3

Find the field

Search for the field name given in each section below, edit or clear the text, and save your changes.

Resale and calendar methods

Deferred purchase message

Resale and calendar orders use Shopify’s deferred (pre-purchase) system, so checkout shows a default message above the Pay now button:
“One or more items in your cart is a deferred or subscription purchase. By continuing with your payment, you agree that your payment method will automatically be charged at the price and frequency listed on this page until it ends or you cancel. All cancellations are subject to the cancellation policy.”
This can confuse customers when there are no recurring charges. You can change it to something more appropriate for your store. For example:
“One or more items in your cart are rental or resale products. By continuing, you agree that you are paying in full upfront for these items and agree to the cancellation policy.”
To edit this message, search for the Buyer consent product field. You can also find it by searching for the default content, such as “One or more items”. To remove the message entirely, clear the field and save.
A similar label may also appear in your customer’s cart. You can find it by searching for “Buyer Consent Cart” in the same theme content editor.

Subscription and membership methods, and card vaulting

The messages in this section appear whenever the cart contains a Shopify subscription. That includes Subscription and Membership methods, and any checkout that includes the card vaulting product.

Auto-renewal disclosure

When the cart contains a subscription, Shopify displays this disclosure above the Pay now button:
“Your cart contains an automatically renewing subscription. By clicking “Pay now,” you expressly and affirmatively agree that you will be automatically charged the recurring amount(s) shown in your cart (plus shipping and taxes) until the subscription(s) ends or you cancel. You may cancel anytime by going to your account or contacting the store. Please see the cancellation policy.”
This disclosure can only be edited on Shopify Plus. On all other plans, you can only edit the cancellation instructions sentence (“You may cancel anytime by going to your account or contacting the store.”). The rest of the disclosure can’t be changed or removed. See Shopify’s subscription considerations for details on which text you can change.

Recurring subtotal text

The checkout order summary shows a “Recurring subtotal” line, for example:
Recurring subtotal First payment $0.00, then $0.00 every 12 months
With the card vaulting product this shows the vaulting plan’s $0.00 amount and interval, and the “every 12 months” wording can be confusing when the customer isn’t expecting a consumable subscription. This text can be edited on all plans. To edit it, search for “recurring totals”. The line is built from a few fields:
  • Checkout subscriptions recurring totals with policies first cycles contains the First payment {{ total_price }} part.
  • Checkout subscriptions recurring totals with policies contains the , then {{ total_price }} every {{ interval }} part.
Update the text around the {{ ... }} placeholders, then save your changes.
The ? tooltip next to the recurring subtotal (“Does not include shipping, tax, duties, or any applicable discounts.”) can also be edited. Search for “Recurring total tooltip” in the same theme content editor.

Recurring shipments label

Due to the nature of subscriptions, a customer is charged on a recurring basis. Shopify sees this as shipments, since it expects a consumable subscription rather than a rental. At checkout, this displays as “Recurring Shipments” followed by a shipping profile and amount (for example, “Economy $19.00”). Supercycle does not charge this amount for recurring charges, so the label can be misleading. You can edit the content to clarify it for customers. For example:
Any recurring shipments Economy $19.00
To edit it, search for the Checkout shipping shipping method recurring shipments group title field. The search can be tricky, so try searching for “Recurring shipment” first, then “Recurring Shipments”.
You can also change the frequency wording. Look for Checkout shipping subscription delivery description subscription delivery frequency day in the same theme content editor.