Display Stock Level Options
There are different ways to display stock on the product page.
To change the Stock level display option edit a product and click the STOCK tab and set your Display Stock Level dropdown.
Options Available
| No Quantity Displayed | Do not show a stock level quantity |
| Out of Stock Message if applicable | Will display Quantity In Stock: Out Of Stock if stock <=0 |
| In Stock or Out of Stock Message | Will display only In Stock or Out of Stock |
| Low Stock if one | Will display Out of Stock or Low Stock (if only 1 item) |
| In Stock Message Only | Will only display an In Stock Message |
| Graph Items Left | Displays a bar graph showing qty in stock as a % of replenish stock level , shows Items Left label. |
| Graphs Items Sold | Opposite of above e.g. fills the bar as stock runs out, shows Items Sold label. |
| Quantity Number | Show qty as a number |
| Quantity if > 0 | Only show qty if qty is greater than 0 |
| Quantity plus Backorder Quantity | Show qty plus backorder amount e.g. 2 plus 8 available on backorder |
| Show PO Qty if OOS | If out of stock and you have an active Purchase Order set in the CMS for the product, show the amount on order e.g.
No in-store stock. Order now for estimated dispatch on 6 June |
| Show low count if under redorder point | If an reorder level is set show low count if qty under amount |
| Show count 5+ if over | Display 5+ if more than 5 items in stock. |
| Hidden if 0 | Only show qty if qty is greater than 0 |
Setting a Display Stock Level option globally
You can set globally across all product via E-COMMERCE > DISPLAY OPTIONS (Product View Options button) > Availability Format dropdown.
More From This Section
Do you need to hide a product temporarily or just prevent people buying it with a message saying temporarily out of stock? Or do you want to prioritise the products on the page?
Quantity in stock reduces automatically when an order is placed.. Learn more about the logic of competition for buying the last item.
If you want to remove the quantity dropdown box, in the shopping setup area, go to display options, then you can change the quantity format to be a free text field. Then users can enter 0.5 or 0.75 or 21 as valid quantities.
You can now control stock levels and pricing at the product option level.
Enabling product level back-order option to allow buyers to buy items even it goes out of stock.
Stock availability notifications can now be fully automated
There are different ways to display stock on the product page.
Purchase orders can be created and emailed to your supplier.
Mark items on a purchase order as received.
Information on the Stock Control settings in the Product > Stock Tab
Information on the Supplier Details / Make settings in the Product > Stock Tab
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