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How Do I Add a Stock Status in WooCommerce?

Last updated on January 21, 2023 @ 11:50 am

It’s important to keep your customers up-to-date on the status of their orders. WooCommerce makes it easy to do this by allowing you to add a stock status for each product. Here’s how:

  1. Log in to your WordPress site and go to WooCommerce > Settings.
  2. On the Settings page, select the Inventory tab and then click on the Stock statuses link.
  3. On the Stock statuses page, you’ll see a list of the default stock statuses. To add a new stock status, click on the Add stock status button.
  4. On the Add stock status page, enter a name. This will be the name of your new stock status (e.g., “Backordered”). Then, enter a slug (this is what will be displayed in the URL). Finally, enter a description. This is optional, but it can be helpful to include a description of what this stock status means.
  5. Once you’ve entered all the information for your new stock status, click on the Add Stock Status.

Your new stock status will now be displayed on the list of stock statuses. You can now add it to any products that need it!

PRO TIP: If you are planning to add a stock status in WooCommerce, be aware that this may adversely affect your inventory levels. This is because WooCommerce will take into account the stock status when calculating available inventory.
Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.