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Does WooCommerce Not Show Out of Stock Products?

Last updated on October 1, 2022 @ 2:20 pm

WooCommerce is a popular eCommerce plugin for WordPress. It is user-friendly and offers a lot of features to help you run your online store. However, one thing it doesn’t do well is show out-of-stock products.

If you have products that are out of stock, they will not be shown on your WooCommerce store. This can be frustrating for customers who are looking for a specific product and can’t find it. It can also lead to lost sales.

There are a few ways to workaround this issue. One is to use the “Hide Out of Stock Items” setting in WooCommerce.

This will hide all out-of-stock products from your store front. Customers will still be able to see them if they search for them or navigate to the product page directly, but they won’t be displayed on your main shop page.

PRO TIP: If you are using WooCommerce to sell products on your website, you may have noticed that out of stock products are not shown by default. This can be frustrating if you have a lot of products and want to keep track of which ones are out of stock.

There is a setting in WooCommerce that allows you to show out of stock products, but it is not enabled by default. To enable this setting, go to WooCommerce > Settings > Products and check the box next to “Show out of stock products.”

Keep in mind that enabling this setting will make your WooCommerce product pages very long, so you may want to consider using a pagination plugin to break them up into smaller chunks.

Another option is to use the “Stock Reducer” plugin. This plugin allows you to set a minimum stock level for each product.

Once the stock level reaches the minimum, the product will be hidden from your store front. This is a great option if you have products that go in and out of stock frequently.

The last option is to create a “Coming Soon” page for out-of-stock products. This page can include information about when the product will be back in stock, as well as other relevant information such as pricing and features. This is a good way to keep customers interested in a product even when it’s not available.

There is no perfect solution for showing out-of-stock products in WooCommerce, but these workarounds should help you keep your customers informed and reduce lost sales.

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.