You can manually control how many units of a product are available for ordering by setting a stock count. This helps prevent overselling and ensures customers can only order items that are currently in stock.
How to Enable Limited Stock for a Product
Go to Orders then select Products
Click on the specific product you want to manage
Open the Availability section
Toggle Limited Stock ON
Enter the available stock quantity for the product
Note - Once the allocated number of items has been sold, the ordering widget will report that there are no more available. To add more availability, you will need to update this page.
Difference Between 'Is it Shown?' and 'Is it Currently Available for Purchase?
There are two view options under the 'Availability' section (and other options that will be discussed in later lessons):
- 'Is it Currently Available for Purchase?' - the item will still be displayed to the customer, but it will not be available for purchase. When you run out of stock or want to tease your customers, this is the 'Product' to use.
- 'Is it Shown?' - completely obscures the item from view.
How Limited Stock Works
Each time a customer places an order, the stock count is automatically reduced.
Once the last item is sold, the product’s availability will reach zero.
When stock reaches zero, the product will no longer be available for sale and will be hidden from customers.
Re-Adding Stock
Stock levels are not automatically replenished.
When the product becomes available again, you must manually update the stock count.
After adding new stock, the product will be available for ordering once more.
Why Use Limited Stock?
Prevents selling items that are out of stock
Helps manage daily or limited-quantity products
Improves customer satisfaction by avoiding order cancellations